Raby castle

Two great houses, rich with fascinating history and beautifully apportioned, put the county on the map

Glamis Castle, Angus, part 2 The seat of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Arundel Castle, West Sussex

Home to a marquess and an RAF air crew – and believed to be the birthplace of a Queen – this red-brick Jacobean mansion contains stories spanning centuries

The interior designer Katharine Pooley has taken her father’s mantle as caretaker of their lovingly restored 16 th-century Scottish retreat, Forter Castle

Discover how the UK’s country houses defied the odds to survive as historic monuments and cultural centres