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The Library

Sir Robert Lorimer formed this room from a principal bedroom and dressing room. It is lined throughout with natural sycamore wood.

The focal point of this room is the magnificent portrait by Philip de Laszlo of Duchess Eileen. Born Lady Eileen Butler, elder daughter of the Earl of Lanesborough, she married the 5th Duke of Sutherland in 1912. The Duchess, who was Mistress of the Robes to Queen Mary, died in 1943.

On the opposite wall hangs a portrait of the 5th Duke painted in 1901 when he was Marquess of Stafford. This portrait was a gift from the tenantry of Dunrobin Estate to mark Lord Stafford's coming of age. The Library houses over 10,000 books, many of them fine and rare editions.

The Duke's Study

The Duke's Study is panelled in Scottish larch, and contains many fine family portraits. A small balcony enabled the 5th Duke to watch his piper playing on the terrace in the mornings.

Through secret doors and stairways, the room connects to Duchess Clare's bedroom, the Green and Gold Room and the Ladies' Sitting Room.

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