[6] The 'Pink Palace' of Drumlanrig,[7] constructed between 1679 and 1689 from distinctive pink sandstone,[8] is an example of late 17th-century Renaissance architecture.

[10] In 1984, aerial photography revealed the outline of a substantial Roman fort some 350 yards (320 m) to the southeast of Drumlanrig Castle.

He failed to return and the duke instead employed a Dutch gardener named Cornelius van Nerven.

[13] The castle is home to part of the Buccleuch art collection which includes Rembrandt's An Old Woman Reading,[10] and Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna of the Yarnwinder, which was stolen in 2003 and returned in 2007 after being found in Glasgow,[14] and many other paintings, tapestries and objects of art.

The castle features attractions for both tourists and local residents, situated in the former stable yard, and in an off-section of the rear gardens.