tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post573211228560326300..comments2023-09-29T11:23:31.078+01:00Comments on Witterings: Culzean CastleSandy's witteringshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009803939431014995noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post-76679517089833362592012-02-17T19:57:52.526+00:002012-02-17T19:57:52.526+00:00Lovely castle, and the grounds are beautiful :)Lovely castle, and the grounds are beautiful :)Zia Wolf-Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095942099328532022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post-77378799298878104032012-02-16T21:00:32.719+00:002012-02-16T21:00:32.719+00:00You got some great pictures that day Sandy.Our wal...You got some great pictures that day Sandy.Our walking group will be passing by on our summer programme. Wonderful area.The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post-31875467955081600542012-02-16T18:28:49.060+00:002012-02-16T18:28:49.060+00:00awesome pictures. my Grandpa Gilmour was born in N...awesome pictures. my Grandpa Gilmour was born in Newton Stewart in 1903. He died here in Canada in 1967. I was surfing trying to get a feel for the place and I came across your pictures. I've never been there but it is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post-73742466577874214192012-02-16T11:58:02.792+00:002012-02-16T11:58:02.792+00:00Shundo, now I look at it, it does rather have post...Shundo, now I look at it, it does rather have postcard all over it (I wonder if they want to buy it )<br /><br />I don't think it's lived in now Dave. It was given to the National Trust in 1945 in order to avoid inheritance tax. Often in these cases, one of the conditions is that the family is allowed to continue living in the building in an apartment (that may have been mentioned in the Treasures in Trust series). The only stipulation here is that an apartment be made available General Eisenhower - he stayed here 4 times (once when he was president)<br /><br />Welcome Anonymous, I glad you enjoyed your visit.Sandy's witteringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05009803939431014995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post-52973735388716105492012-02-16T05:41:04.483+00:002012-02-16T05:41:04.483+00:00Sandy thanks for the trip down memory lane. As a c...Sandy thanks for the trip down memory lane. As a child I grew up with the electric brae and visits to Culzean. I loved walking along the coat line there and the grounds are beautiful. You make me want to arrange a visit this summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post-79594683869416954612012-02-16T02:23:41.501+00:002012-02-16T02:23:41.501+00:00Wow! Does anyone still live there or is this now ...Wow! Does anyone still live there or is this now part of the National Trust? We had a TV show here for a while called "Treasures of the Trust" that visited many great houses of Britain.Dave Wenninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555100455489601593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post-35835729403993210762012-02-15T22:53:40.003+00:002012-02-15T22:53:40.003+00:00That's a pretty fancy pile, on what looks like...That's a pretty fancy pile, on what looks like a glorious summer's day - I could swear the main building shot is a postcard.Shundohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626305350101368912noreply@blogger.com