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Selkirk, Borders, Scotland; the estate was granted to the Douglas family in 1322 and reverted to the Crown in 1450 as a favourite hunting ground; in 1550 the Scott family became the owners and after a marriage in 1720 between the Scotts and the Douglases the land was restored to the Douglas-Scott family. The present owner is John, 9th Duke of Buccleuch; the present house was built in 1812 with additions in 19th century; an excellent collection of paintings by Gainsborough, Reynolds, Canaletto, Guardi, Van Dyck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bowhill House<\/a> by Iain Lees<\/a> is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bowhill, house, lawn, heather bank, topiary<\/a> by David Hawgood<\/a> is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bowhill House, lawns – and auto-mower<\/a> by David Hawgood<\/a> is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bowhill House with lambs on estate<\/a> by David Hawgood<\/a> is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Selkirk, Borders, Scotland; the estate was granted to the Douglas family in 1322 and reverted to the Crown in 1450 as a favourite hunting ground; in 1550 the Scott family became the owners and after a marriage in 1720 between the Scotts and the Douglases the land was restored to the Douglas-Scott family. 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