Balintore Castle Restoration Project

I've just had a couple of hands-on days at the castle as my summer holiday - hurrah! There's nothing like the satisfaction of actua...

Now that Balintore Castle has been rendered wind- and water-proof, the long outstanding task of reconditioning the remaining windows has beg...

Let There Be Light Further work on the attic room today, namely wiring and plaster-boarding. I have some brave friends who will be attempti...

Yesterday, I helped my builder construct a stud wall on the east facing gable end of the attic room in the entrance tower. The day before (M...

Today (Sunday) my friend Andrew and I assaulted the outstanding roof insulation at top of the entrance tower of Balintore Castle. I was stil...

Returning from my Christmas break was considerably more traumatic than expected. I drove the 300 km from my friends' in Norfolk to my ...

Best wishes for the festive season, and for the new year of 2012 that lies ahead. It serves us well to reflect on the changes that the last...