Balintore Castle Restoration Project

Sunday, 24 November 2019

Large and Slow Service

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I was told, by someone who caters for shoot banquets in the area, that posh china is required for visitors to Balintore Castle. The building...
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Saturday, 16 November 2019

Handrails

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Work has been proceeding on the staircase leading from the entrance hall to the great hall at Balintore Castle. When I bought the castle, th...
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Thursday, 7 November 2019

Winter Has Come

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Given the current weather and the end of the "Game of Thrones" TV series, I think one can with some justification say "Winter...
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Wednesday, 6 November 2019

Drawing Room Fireplace Mystery

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The matching pair of white marble fireplaces in the drawing room at Balintore Castle have long since gone. It is likely that these were amon...
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Thursday, 24 October 2019

Treading on a Fortune?

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One of my rugs caught the eye of some lovely visitors of Persian extraction. Apparently, though the Arabic script is difficult to understand...
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Saturday, 12 October 2019

Women Servants' Bed Room

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This blog entry is a somewhat "dry" or to be more accurate "dry-rotten". :-) However, it reflects the genuine everyday ...
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Thursday, 8 August 2019

Mezzanine Tower Bedroom

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One of the current tasks at the castle is smartening up the accommodation in the entrance tower. Permission has been formally obtained from...
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