Oxenfoord Castle School
Pupils and teachers of Oxenfoord Castle School outside the school building in 1963
Oxenfoord Castle School was a girls' private boarding school, based at Oxenfoord Castle, Pathhead, Midlothian, near Edinburgh in Scotland.
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Oxenfoord Castle School building and some students in 1964
The school was founded in 1931 and closed in 1993.[1][2] It was founded by Lady Marjorie Dalrymple,[1] sister of John Dalrymple, 11th Earl of Stair.[3]
Alumni
- Celia, Viscountess Whitelaw of Penrith[4]
- Juliet Wilson, chef[5]
- Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange[6]
See also
- Blairmore School, closed in same year as Oxenfoord.
- Cademuir International School
- Rannoch School
- St Margaret's School, Edinburgh
References
- 1 2 "Oxenfoord Castle: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ (2014) Oxenfoord Castle Gazeteer for Scotland, Retrieved 22 October 2014
- ↑ Martine, Roddy (April 2012) Oxenfoord Castle - A Fine Ancestral Home Scotland Magazine, Issue 62, Retrieved 15 October 2014
- ↑ Davison, Phil (15 December 2011) Obituary: Vicountess Whitelaw of Penrith, former ATS volunteer who, as wife of Tory MP, devoted herself to charity campaigns The Scotsman, Retrieved 22 October 2014
- ↑ Ventura, Steven (2002) Sex & Chopping Daily Record, Retrieved 22 October 2014
- ↑ Dalyell, Tam (12 March 2005) Baroness Strange, Lords 'original' who championed war widows The Independent, Retrieved 22 October 2014
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