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The Hirsel

Scottish Borders, United Kingdom

The Hirsel is a Category A Listed stately home near Coldstream, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders council area. It has been a seat of the Earls of Home since 1611, and the principal seat following the destruction of Hume Castle during the mid-17th century. It was the home of the British prime minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, who was the 14th Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963 and Baron Home of the Hirsel from 1974 to 1995.

Country house data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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