Thirlestane Castle

The Thirlestane Castle shoot is on the South West edge of the Lammermuir hills around 30 minutes drive South of Edinburgh.

Situated next to the Royal and Ancient Burgh of Lauder, the shoot starts at around 700 feet above sea level and rises quickly to around 1100 feet.With mature woodland and bracken banks Thirlestane lends itself to showing tremendous sporting birds and all of the drives provide a range of shooting for all abilities to enjoy the sport.

New for the 2019 season there will be luxury accommodation within the castle,with its rose-pink sandstone and fairy tale turrets Thirlestane Castle is one of the oldest and finest inhabited castles in Scotland.This magnificent castle has held a key strategic role in the military and political history of Scotland and has been home for the Maitland family since the 16th century. A selection of unique dining spaces and several luxury apartments within the castle complete this historic house.

Drives such as The Face,Michaels,and the Spur are famous for both the quality and the quantity of birds they provide.

Thirlestane Castle is next door to our shoots at Longcroft,Lylestane,Burncastle and Tollishill enabling us to provide several days of back to back shooting if required.

With the new shooting lodge at lylestane just completed and perfectly situated in the middle of the shoot.We now have the perfect accommodation to complement the fabulous shooting.Lylestane House has been finished to the very highest quality and is the perfect place to stay,comfortably accommodating up to 8 couples in fabulous luxury.You are looked after exceptionally  by house manager Carolyn Campbell and her staff and you can't fail to have a great experiance.

In addition to Lylestane house we also have the option of another magnificent lodge,owned by the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland,Burncastle Lodge is a bespoke lodge which sleeps up to 10 couples in superb comfort in a stunning location only a few hundred yards from some of the best drives in the country.

We also have several excellent hotels within 30 minutes drive with The Roxburghe Hotel and Golf course,Tillmouth Park,The Dryburgh Abbey and Burts being the pick of the bunch.

As welll as the fabulous Driven shooting that we can provide at Thirlestane we also have some great Rough shooting with good mixed bags and usually a lot of Woodcock in December and January.

We can also provide some excellent Roe Deer Stalking which can be combined with Pigeon shooting both in late Summer and Spring.