BOWHILL, Selkirk

Originally the seat of the Douglas family, it later became the home of the Scotts and was then reunited with the Douglases. The present house dates from 1812 and was built to the designs of William Atkinson (1773 - 1839), William Burn (1789 - 1870) and David Bryce (1803 - 76).

DRUMLANRIG, Dumfriesshire

Built by William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry, between 1679 and 1691. In 1810, the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch inherited Drumlanrig through his grandmother, Lady Jane Douglas, daughter of the 2nd Duke of Queensberry, who married Francis, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch.

DALKEITH PALACE, Edinburgh

Built in its present form by Anne, Duchess of Monmouth and Duchess of Buccleuch, around the original Douglas castle at Dalkeith.

Dalkeith Palace
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The above properties are currently owned and used by the Duke of Buccleuch and his family. However, over the years there have been many houses and properties associated with or belonging to the Buccleuch and Montagu families:

Adderbury, Oxfordshire

Bought in 1766 by the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, the house was previously owned by the 3rd Duke of Argyll.

Barnwell, Northamptonshire

The Castle was built in the thirteenth century by Berengarius le Moyne, and was acquired by Sir Edward Montagu in 1540. The Montagus built the adjacent Elizabethan house, and the 3rd Sir Edward Montagu was certainly in residence there between 1613 and 1617 when he wrote several letters from the house. Dr William Stukeley mentions dining with John, 2nd Duke of Montagu, at Barnwell, and that the Duke 'much laments that his father pulled it [the castle] down'.

The Palace House, Beaulieu

This was inherited by Ralph, 1st Duke of Montagu through his marriage to Lady Elizabeth Wriothesley (d. 1690), daughter of the 4th Earl of Southampton. Beaulieu was acquired by Sir Thomas Wriothesley, later 1st Earl of Southampton in 1538, who created a modest manor house, which was rebuilt in the early eighteenth century. It was from Beaulieu that John, 2nd Duke of Montagu, planned his abortive expedition to colonize the West Indian islands of St Vincent and St Lucia and developed Montague Town (Bucklers Hard). The house passed eventually into the Buccleuch family and was rebuilt again in 1871 to the designs of Sir Arthur Blomfield (1829-99) for Lord Henry Scott, 2nd son of the 5tth Duke of Buccleuch.

Clitheroe, Lancashire

A ruined Norman castle, probably built in the late eleventh century. The property belonged to the Duke of albemarle and was acquired by Ralph, 1st Duke of Montagu, through his marriage to Elizabeth Dowager Duchess of Albemarle, in 1692. The outer bailey was rebuilt in the 1740s to designs by John, 2nd Duke of Montagu, which survive in two albums of architectural drawings at Boughton. They are a very early example of the revival of interest in medieval architecture.

Caroline Park, Edinburgh

Inherited by the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch in 1794 from his mother, Lady Caroline Campbell, the eldest of the co-heiresses of the 2nd Duke of Argyll.

The Cockpit, Whitehall

This was occupied by Ralph, 1st Duke of Montagu in his official capacity as Master of the Wardrobe to Charles II and William III.

Deene Park, Northamptonshire

Acquired in 1514 by Sir Robert Brudenell (1461 - 1531), it was the home of Lady Mary Montagu, Countess of Cardigan, daughter of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu. At his death the Boughton and Deene estates merged for a generation. Deene is still the home of the Brudenell family. Each generation of the family has made alteratins and additions to the house.

Ditton Park, Buckinghamshire

Inherited by Ralph, Lord Montagu, later 1st Duke; in 1688 from his mother's family the Winwoods. Ralph Montagu's grandfather, Sir Ralph Winwood was principal Secretary to James I. The oldest part was a tower said to have been built by Sir John de Molines in the reign of Edward III of Richard II, and the house was thought to have been rebuilt by Sir Ralph Winwood. Described in 1813 as 'spacious and convenient' but possessing 'no other claim to notice', the earlier house was destroyed by fire in April 1812 and rebuilt for Elizabeth Dowager, Duchess of Buccleuch, to the designs of William Atkinson (c. 1773 - 1839)

Hemington, Northamptonshire

One manor of Hemington was purchased by Thomas Montagu, the father of the 1st Sir Edward Montagu, in 1486. Sir Edward had acquired the other two manors by 1540. It was the home of Elizabeth Harrington, widow of the 2nd Sir Edward Montagu. Only one wing of the Jacobean manor house survives today.

Hinchingbrooke, Huntingdon

Acquired by Sir Henry Montagu, Earl of Manchester (1563 - 1642), grandson of the 1st Sir Edward Montagu, in 1627 from the Cromwell family and occupied by his brother Sydney Montagu and his descendants, the Earls of Sandwich. Sold to Huntingdon County Council in 1962, and from 1970 the home of Hinchingbrooke School.

Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire

Acquired by Sir Henry Montagu, Earl of Manchester (1563 - 1642), in 1615 and rebuilt by Charles Montagu, 4th Earl and 1st Duke of Manchester (1660 - 1721), using designs by Henry Bell of King's Lynn, John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. Sold to Kimbolton School in 1950.

Montagu House, Blackheath

A property of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu, situated on Dartmouth Hill. The original house was demolished in 1815.

Montagu House, Bloomsbury

The first house was designed by Robert Hooke for Ralph Montagu and his first wife, Elizabeth, daughter of the Earl of Southampton and widow of the Earl of Northumberland, in 1675. It was largely destroyed by fire in 1686 and was rebuilt to the designs of a French architect, Mr Pouget. In the 1730s the 2nd Duke of Montagu moved to Montagu House, Whitehall, and in 1755 Montagu House House, Bloomsbury, was taken over by the British Museum. It was demolished in the 1840s to make way for Robert Smirke's new building.

Montagu House, Whitehall

In 1731-3 John, 2nd Duke of Montagu, 'erected a large and substatial house with outhouses and appurtenances thereto belonging', with the assistance of Henry Flitcroft (1697 - 1769). In the next ten years the site was extended to include the adjacent Thames foreshore and a river terrace was constructed. It was further extended in 1806. The house was rebuilt in 1853-9 by the 5th Duke of Buccleuch to the designs of William Burn (1789 - 1870) in the French Renaissance style. It was demolished after the first world war to make way for the present Air Ministry.

Painting of Montagu House

Moor Park, Hertfordshire

The original house was built 1678-9 for James, Duke of Monmouth. It was reconstructed in 1720 by Sir James Thornhill and Giacomo Leoni.

New Hall, Essex

Property belonging to the Dukes of Albemarle, which was acquired by Ralph, 1st Duke of Montagu, through his marriage to Elizabeth Dowager, Duchess of Albemarle in 1692. It was inherited by John, 2nd Duke of Montagu, on the death of his stepmother in 1734.

Buccleuch House, Richmond

This riverside property, located adjacent to the Petersham boundary, was in the possession of George Brudenell, 4th Earl of Cardign by 1761, when he built a new mansion on the site. That was inherited in 1790 by his daughter, Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleuch. In 1842, the 5th Duke of Buccleuch entertained Queen Victoria and Prince Albert there.

Sudbrook Park, Richmond

The estate was purchased by John, Duke of Argyll, in 1731 and inherited by his daughter Lady Caroling Campbell, Baroness of Breenwich, who extended the estate by purchasing additional land from the crown in 1784. It was sold for the executors of Charles William, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, in 1819 and a copy of the sale catalogue dated 3 August 1819 survives in the archives at Boughton.

Smeaton, Scotland

Smeaton was purchased by Anne Duchess of Buccleuch in 1707 and descended in the Buccleuch family

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