News — Restoration

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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Dunans Castle Clearance Continues in Kitchen & Library: More Images

Posted by Anne MacPhail on Oct 22, 2019

The clearance of the back two compartments of the castle has taken much longer than the others, simply because they aren’t accessible by the minidigger and there’s not enough room for more than a couple of workers. Our luck continues with the floors, which are all concrete, making clearance much much easier than suspended floors. … Continue reading

Bluebells at Dunans in this Months' Newsletter!

Posted by Charles Dixon-Spain on May 29, 2019

With new offers on Tartan and our wonderful fine wool stole, as well as an update on restoration progress and the glorious floral and arboreal display, our monthly newsletter has just been sent out. To subscribe, please follow the link at the bottom of the page!

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Tags: Bluebells, Newsletter, Progress, Restoration

Monthly newsletter just published!

Posted by Charles Dixon-Spain on Feb 04, 2019

Every month we send out our email newsletter to over 40,000 Lairds and Ladies! Are you receiving it? Or have you stopped receiving it? Let us know and we can add your email to this list, or reactivate it. Email us at help@scottishlaird.com or join by clicking here and filling out the form! What can you expect? Well, every month you'll receive an email with news on our progress on the recovery of the castle, the bridge and the grounds - and the essential links to catch up with where we are! We're presently working on phase one of the castle restoration, the Clearance and Consolidation...

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The Next Step at Dunans: A New Welcome!

Posted by Charles Dixon-Spain on Jan 25, 2019

If you are a subscriber to the ScottishLaird Newsletter (here) you will already know that we are planning big things at Dunans this year. One of these is a new reception and office building at the top of the drive which we will be making out of recovered containers.

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Tags: Bridge, Castle, Facilities, Office, Plots, Reception, Restoration, Tours