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Discover Dunans Castle: Charles's Presentation to the Forbes House Museum
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Charles's hit presentation to the members of Forbes House Museum in NY, USA.
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Tours at Dunans Castle in 2025 in Full Swing
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Our venerable tour guide Gordon continues to guide Lairds, Ladies and their friends around the grounds of Dunans Castle, with historical anecdotes, tales of the project and future plans. This is an unmissable hour which always finishes at the plots of the Lairds and Ladies as well as a Q&A which Laird Charles. If you would like to come to Dunans and go on a tour, then please use the links above in 'Events & Visits'. Please note all visits are by appointment.
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Storm Eowyn sets us on our Heels
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Well, the last fortnight has been .... interesting. And distressing. And exhausting. And unexpected. It all started with Storm Éowyn barrelling in from the west across the Atlantic and hitting us in the morning of 24th January. At about 12.20 the first major tree came down – across the drive. This is the second of the five planted by the Fletchers in c1850 to come down. The idea was that this group of standard exotics, three West Coast Cedars, a Monkey Puzzle (or Chilean Pine) and a Noble Fir would provide a suitable half-avenue to grace the approach to the...
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The Ultimate Adventure in Preservation at Dunans this September!!
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In the third week of September Dunans hosted volunteers from Adventures in Preservation who worked tirelessly to finish the repointing of the curtain wall - a project which we have been working on since 2022 with our jammers! if you would like to get involved with our sessions in 2025 please visit the Adventures in Preservation website here.
Defending the Bridge – a new way to support the protection of Dunans Bridge
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Over the last six months the bridge has come under threat both physically and in law. ScottishLaird has therefore decided to create a line of products based on artwork created by the Laird. The personalised items include certificates, t-shirts and canvas wall art. Simply search for 'defender' in the search box to learn more.
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Packaging ScottishLaird’s Most Prestigious Decorative Title
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