An earlier structure on the site, also known as Broxmouth House, was used by Cromwell as his battle headquarters and Cromwell’s Mount, a mound from where he commanded the battle, is in the gardens.
It is said that Cromwell, watching Leslie’s army’s ill-judged descent from Doon Hill through his spyglass, exclaimed the ’Lord hath delivered them into my hands’. 3,000 Scots fell that day, including Sir William Douglas, whose gravestone still stands in the grounds.
Queen Victoria visited Broxmouth in August 1878 and planted the cedar tree to the south west of the house during her stay.
The iron staircase leading to the balcony of the bow fronted dining room is said to have been installed to give her private access from her room to Cromwell's mount and the grounds.
View extracts from Queen Victoria's diary on her visit to Broxmouth in 1878.
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