News — DunansCastleLtd

Posted by Dixon-Spain on Jun 26, 2020

This week I was asked to update the Adventures in Preservation Volunteers (or jammers) on our projects for 2021, so on Friday at 5pm I livestreamed from the bridge and then took my viewers on a short walk to the castle to give them a flavour of what the project would consist next year. The … Continue reading #Instagram #Live for #AIP #Jammers: Repairing #DunansBridge and #DunansCastle

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#LatestNews from #DunansCastle in #December #video from #theLairdHimself

Posted by Dixon-Spain on Dec 04, 2019

Including a tour of the cleared castle and news on the ongoing works for the restoration.

#Cross-stitch Experiment for #DunansCastle with #flyingbuttress & #virginiacreeper

Posted by Dixon-Spain on Nov 20, 2019

After several requests, and given that we are nearing the festive season, I thought I would finally try my hand at developing a cross-stitch pattern! The results can be found here and below is a gif of the unrestricted palette version (you’ll need 95 colours!!).

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Spinning Castles in the Air

Posted by Dixon-Spain on Nov 18, 2019

Rough and ready take of overflying Dunans, showing the cleared castle and practicing for detailed aerial survey! Unfortunately the quality is also rough and ready, but you’ll still get a feel for the height and shape of the castle as well as the plan of the interior!

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Packaging ScottishLaird’s Most Prestigious Decorative Title

Posted by Dixon-Spain on Nov 11, 2019

Graphic and product design has always been a passion of mine, particularly in relation to restoring Dunans (of course!). Our new red boxes are spectacularly lovely, and I just wanted to share the design (and the rest of the package) which includes a square foot of the castle itself. If we can sell every square … Continue reading