Monday, April 03, 2006

The first castle I saw was called "Cairnhill" or the "Buchanan" castle near Drymen. We nicknamed it "Ted's Castle" because Ted was brought there to recoup as a WWII soldier, straight after his service in Asia. It has special significance to him (and us) for that reason. It looks very different now! The owners burned off the roof in the 1950s to avoid paying a roof tax. Thus, it has fallen into ruin. It looks Romantic, don't you think? We snuck into the castle and explored it's overgrown beauties...moss grew everywhere and trees were rooted into its tumble-down towers. We toured around the whole thing--climbing up the dirt-packed staircases, peaking through silhouetted windows, and minding our steps carefully for fear of falling through the floor! It was exciting to wander all about this little-known sanctuary, uninhibited by tourists or tour-guides.
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