The nation’s most historic lending library has become home to a near priceless collection of classic Scottish books.

The library and school at Innerpeffray were founded by David Drummond, 3rd Lord of Madertie, in around 1680.

The forward-thinking Lord Madertie made it the first free public lending library in Scotland and made the books available to ordinary people.

It was an unprecedented step by a member of the landowning elite and he went further by endowing his library with money through which his successors could support it.

Though Lord Madertie’s funds were eventually exhausted, visitor income and fundraising now supports the library.

Today, it contains a rich collection of books on subjects as diverse as witchcraft, history, farming and medicine, as well as important works of fiction.

Books continue to be donated to the collection every year and visitors are welcome to view any of the books on display when they visit.