Inside A Castle Home, Restored After 430 Years | WSJ Mansion

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  • @howardmckenna
    @howardmckenna Рік тому +273

    That castle couldn't have had better owners. Beautiful.

  • @dima97
    @dima97 Рік тому +201

    Finally someone who keeps the beauty of these historic places and doesn't just paint the whole house white.

    • @-OBELUS-
      @-OBELUS- Рік тому +12

      ...or gray.

    • @dima97
      @dima97 Рік тому +6

      @@-OBELUS- seriously

    • @geoffdundee
      @geoffdundee Рік тому +1

      @dima97 ......many historic places were originally painted pink or bright ochre yellow/orange.

    • @dima97
      @dima97 Рік тому

      @@geoffdundee I'm talking about white or gray not orange or pink. Please learn to read

    • @geoffdundee
      @geoffdundee Рік тому

      @@dima97 ......whites boring..............better with traditional colours like i mentioned previously.

  • @infraredthomas
    @infraredthomas Рік тому +300

    I applaud the owners on their ingenuity, dedication and hard work that brought this building back from being lost. From the decor to exterior, they really considered what was appropriate for the house/castle and grounds - no garish upgrading/modern elements. And to think, most, if not all, of their work was done without followers on social media.

  • @mickhughes6327
    @mickhughes6327 Рік тому +148

    It's evident that a lot of blood, sweat, tears and love have gone into the renovation of this stunning home. A true credit to the owners' commitment and skills.

  • @godfreyberry1599
    @godfreyberry1599 Рік тому +48

    This family's commitment to preserving something quite special is of the highest order imaginable. Lives truly well lived.

  • @motoflyte
    @motoflyte Рік тому +26

    I love it when real people restore something, working hard to do so.

  • @elephantintheroom5678
    @elephantintheroom5678 Рік тому +66

    It's so refreshing to see a castle (or chateau) renovation that has eschewed modernisation in favour of period pieces of furniture, stoves etc, and art. I almost weep when I see some of them.

    • @timothyj1966
      @timothyj1966 Рік тому +4

      For sure... sometimes it's just Criminal! Was pleasantly surprised. This Family got it just right!

  • @6ixConfessions
    @6ixConfessions Рік тому +87

    I hope it's heritage listed. It would be a crime if the next owners were to destroy the integrity of such a glorious & faithfully restored beautiful old home.

    • @bluelagoon1980
      @bluelagoon1980 Рік тому +58

      I looked it up, it has an A listing (only 8% of such properties in Scotland are grade A). And they won an award for the restoration work in 1973, so they did it to a very high standard.

    • @6ixConfessions
      @6ixConfessions Рік тому +30

      @@bluelagoon1980 Good to know, thank you. It is a beautiful home by any standard.

  • @twisted_void
    @twisted_void Рік тому +166

    Honestly. 1.26 mil is a lot of money but for a place like this, it is a steal. In London, for same amount you would get a spacious apartment. Here you get a mini castle in amazing condition.

    • @forward_ever_ever2595
      @forward_ever_ever2595 Рік тому +33

      Not to mention a healthy environment

    • @pedrosaulmx
      @pedrosaulmx Рік тому +11

      Whats an Yearly estimated cost for a place like this... including a cleaning service. LOL

    • @CommanderStarblaster
      @CommanderStarblaster Рік тому +15

      Or not so spacious apartment depending on the part of London you're talking about.

    • @kaibrunnenG
      @kaibrunnenG Рік тому +13

      LOL. 1.26mil is a bargain for the castle, guess house and the full huge garden. The only reason it's that low price because it's so far away from amenities have fun doing grocery when you are so far away. Probably more ideal for a vacation rental than a live in.

    • @craigthescott5074
      @craigthescott5074 Рік тому +4

      I would have guessed a lot more for this work of art.

  • @peterbellini6102
    @peterbellini6102 Рік тому +34

    Beauty and commitment; a rare thing indeed. But oh those stone stairs! Hats off to the Ellingtons...

  • @mrs.anonymous6291
    @mrs.anonymous6291 10 місяців тому +4

    This truly is one of the most beautiful, elegant, whimsical, enchanting, breathtaking re-models that I have ever seen!!!! Bravo to you and your family for not compromising the History nor the original woodwork, fireplaces, stair cases and moldings etc, etc ...

  • @channel.INSPIREDINSIGHT
    @channel.INSPIREDINSIGHT Рік тому +57

    It's a very beautiful castle! It's nice to look at houses like this! *A real work of art*

  • @carltwidle9046
    @carltwidle9046 Рік тому +56

    Stunning castle. All the hard work has payed off. I hope it will be looked after in time and remain the beautiful building it is.

  • @XxXenosxX
    @XxXenosxX Рік тому +12

    Great work by the owners bringing that back to life

  • @HeyMJ.
    @HeyMJ. Рік тому +19

    An incredible, historic property that’s move-in ready.. Beautiful!

  • @cmvdoo
    @cmvdoo 8 місяців тому +1

    Work of a lifetime, a lifetime of work. Big compliment with the achievement.

  • @mesovogue
    @mesovogue Рік тому +5

    Magnificent. I am so glad there are people who can preserve these places.

  • @hansfranklin5070
    @hansfranklin5070 6 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for sharing your magnificent home! Above and beyond in renovating it in it's original splendor!

  • @incyphe
    @incyphe Рік тому +11

    Bless these wonderful folks

  • @cw7422
    @cw7422 Рік тому +11

    What a fantastic thing to do. I went to a lot of castles in Scotland during my 7.5 years there when I was a Navy brat and a sailor myself. Great video.

    • @Movieman1965
      @Movieman1965 Місяць тому

      You should have acquired one! Just 10,000 payments, and it's all yours free and clear! 😅😂😅

  • @CallMeJAR1
    @CallMeJAR1 Рік тому +12

    Man, those castles were built to last generations.

  • @rethundralegna4138
    @rethundralegna4138 Рік тому +4

    So beautiful. I hope the castle continues to be well-kept for the next humdreds of years and never let destructive modernization touch it.

  • @I-Know-Best
    @I-Know-Best Рік тому +15

    this video literally made me book a ticket to Aberdeen in September just to see this place

    • @Dogasaurus
      @Dogasaurus Рік тому +5

      Pack for cold & rain. It can be glorious at that time of year & the days are still amazingly long - you could read a newspaper in the garden at 10pm at my grandmother's house in August - but, to relocate & paraphrase the famous Twain observation, the longest winter many will ever experience is a summer in Scotland, never mind autumn. Winter ?! Fuhgeddaboutit...... My brother & I used to spit on the inside top windowpane at night so we'd know how cold it had been by how far down the spittle got before freezing.Looking at all that exposed stone & the vaulted ceiling at Towie Barclay makes me shiver, whether from sense memory or fear of the heating bill, I can't say. No wonder whisky translates as water of life. Just a poetic description of antifreeze.( And yes, I know that whisky doesn't actually keep you warm. Spare me your dreich Sassenach science.)

    • @I-Know-Best
      @I-Know-Best Рік тому +3

      @@Dogasaurus Im from SoCal so Im ready for some cooling winds to get away from this dry heat

    • @Dogasaurus
      @Dogasaurus Рік тому +3

      @@I-Know-Best I'm quite sure you'll experience some "cooling" winds off The North Sea or The Cairngorms...lol.. Also quite sure you'll be enchanted in spite of the weather.

    • @kindlydude
      @kindlydude Рік тому

      @@Dogasaurus 😉😆🤣 ...when did (Mark?) Twain's quote end and yours begin? That was quite a description of Scotland's weather!

    • @Dogasaurus
      @Dogasaurus Рік тому +1

      @@kindlydude Once experienced, never forgotten...lol...Not familiar with Shania's work, but I believe it was Mark who wrote that the coldest winter he ever spent was a summer in San Francisco. Witty, but not quite as evocative as the spit story, if I do say so myself.

  • @zapfanzapfan
    @zapfanzapfan Рік тому +11

    What a fantastic little castle!

  • @user-tt5xj5ib1e
    @user-tt5xj5ib1e Рік тому +9

    It's such a warm and inviting home, you can see all the work and love they put into the place :) 😃😍😃

  • @tammywilliams2035
    @tammywilliams2035 Рік тому +8

    Absolutely fantastic video. Loved it. Thank you

  • @tonics7121
    @tonics7121 Рік тому +2

    Magnificent. What vision the two of you had. A gift, certainly.

  • @PhD777
    @PhD777 Рік тому +8

    Absolutely beautiful home! A gorgeous fortified manor/tower house! Ya'll should be very proud to have and to have restored such a piece of history! Wonderful!

  • @MagdalenaTabor-s5i
    @MagdalenaTabor-s5i 11 днів тому

    A true labor of love! I would never leave. 🌲❤️🌲

  • @joshhoffman1975
    @joshhoffman1975 Рік тому +21

    What a incredible legacy Ms Ellington and her hard work, wonderful eye and taste have left! The timber ceiling are wonderful, but I like the dining room the best! 🎉❤😃

    • @TheBTG88
      @TheBTG88 Рік тому +1

      That ‘timber’ ceiling is actually sandstone.

    • @kindlydude
      @kindlydude Рік тому +1

      @@TheBTG88 Perhaps he meant in the library ...but my favorite room (we only saw the kitchen, library, a smallish bedroom and the Great Hall) ...was the Great Hall with its vaulted sandstone ceiling. I wish they had said exactly how old the castle was ...or perhaps I missed it.

  • @dyinteriors
    @dyinteriors Рік тому +4

    I adore this home! Just fabulous!

  • @carmenslee6234
    @carmenslee6234 Рік тому +5

    What a wonderful building.

  • @puddysue
    @puddysue Рік тому +2

    You have done a spectacular job! Thank you for restoring such a stupendous place!!!!!!

  • @deniseroe5891
    @deniseroe5891 Рік тому +2

    This is a fantasy of mine. It is beautiful! Would love to be able to take a old Manor home and restore it. Congratulations on a beautiful castle.

  • @Catcrazy333
    @Catcrazy333 Рік тому +1

    Now enjoy the fruits of your labor .. .Just Lovely ‼️

  • @fernandsimard4112
    @fernandsimard4112 Рік тому

    This is beautiful... Bravo.... That castle couldn't have had better owners. Beautiful.Beautiful and beautiful.... Thanks....

  • @8ballphil150
    @8ballphil150 Рік тому +4

    the home is magnificent .

  • @olgabolesny4673
    @olgabolesny4673 Рік тому +5

    Love this castle, well done🌹🌹🌹

  • @claiborneeastjr4129
    @claiborneeastjr4129 11 місяців тому

    I must say your restorative skills are beyond awesome. This castle is absolutely awesome in all respects, and I really admire (and envy) your work, time, labor, skills, devotion, and patience in restoring this magnificent castle. What an architectural masterpiece. You should be so proud of your accomplishments.

  • @kv7654
    @kv7654 Рік тому +4

    Wow! What a great price !!!

  • @cloisterene
    @cloisterene 11 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for preserving this estate with all the love you put into it, and for sharing its enchanting beauty with us.

  • @dilshaddealwis6543
    @dilshaddealwis6543 Рік тому

    What a wonderful restoration that can be carried on for generations. Absolutely wonderful labour of love. I pray the new owners will care for it the way you have and be the custodians of this magnificent home.

  • @cathyreardon8979
    @cathyreardon8979 11 місяців тому +1

    Very sorry about the loss of your husband,father. 😔. Beautiful castle.❤ God Bless. Cathy, Ohio,U.S.A. 🇺🇲

  • @Most_like_of_1st_start_builder

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  • @TKOin2life
    @TKOin2life Рік тому +2

    The perfect castle. I love it.

  • @peterjensen1455
    @peterjensen1455 2 місяці тому

    Stunning restoration. I commend you for retaining a beautiful piece of history.

  • @EleyReiHer
    @EleyReiHer 11 місяців тому

    I love that they handle the treasure with special care! It is impossible to do every part of the preservation by the owner but voila - boy would it ever be lovelier than this! The setting of the garden compliments the whole look

  • @Adrian_Conradie
    @Adrian_Conradie Рік тому +6

    Wow! Beautiful 😍 👌🏻

  • @davidwayne9982
    @davidwayne9982 Рік тому

    It's GORGEOUS--- as long as it's warm in winter and cool in summer- it's PERFECT!!! I'd love to have one like that over here somewhere..

  • @stratobee
    @stratobee 11 місяців тому +1

    Nice mid-atlantic/scottish dialect from the daughter. Hadn't heard that hybrid before.

  • @rickenbacker472
    @rickenbacker472 Рік тому +5

    Awesome house.

  • @DonAl9114
    @DonAl9114 11 місяців тому

    What a wonderful place to be. Let’s hope the right new owner moves in and preserves these beautiful buildings. 😊😊

  • @andrewsdrmike
    @andrewsdrmike Рік тому +4

    Beautiful

  • @sophiesacaben
    @sophiesacaben Рік тому +5

    Magnificent!!! 👏

  • @Krakow86-j4p
    @Krakow86-j4p Рік тому

    Good to see a couple who truly care about the home they have, a great lesson for those who make the stupendous mistake of trying to modernise a Castle. They are called "Castle's" for very good and obvious reasons.

  • @annaelisavettavonnedozza9607
    @annaelisavettavonnedozza9607 9 місяців тому

    They truly put blood, sweat, & tears into that place. They love & respected it ❤❤❤

  • @Kim.E347
    @Kim.E347 Рік тому +1

    What a beautiful job you did restoring it and making it into a perfect home! ❤

  • @dan49781
    @dan49781 Рік тому +4

    What a dream.

  • @Novilicious
    @Novilicious Рік тому +2

    Hope the new owners will take care of it as beautifully as the old owners have

  • @camfrancisco
    @camfrancisco Рік тому +3

    Spectacular

  • @DanaDakota
    @DanaDakota Рік тому +3

    Magnificent ❤️👑

  • @reejoyce6305
    @reejoyce6305 Рік тому

    Oh my goodness, this place is AMAZING ..thankyou for sharing

  • @carolweaver3269
    @carolweaver3269 Рік тому +1

    Spectacular Castle and have to say, you both have done a splendid job restoring it and it is sad your family could not continue on holding on to this lovely castle!
    Wish I had this money, as it is not really asking too much I do not feel, and if you wanted to stay on and enjoy all your days here, but with others taking over the work and the part of taking care of it all, You love this castle and have worked hard with your husband and positive you miss him and it is hard, but even if you lived in one of the smaller areas that visitors would use normally would maybe something that would be of interest and you would desire to know you wer home and able to spend many more years here and help the owners if they have questions? Some people would maybe write a book, as so many do.
    It takes so much money an time of course and people need to realize this when they buy it as they will want to be sure to keep it up properly and it is interesting what more they will think to do, as one would want to keep most all of it quite the same. But truly with a castle there is always more needing to be done.
    Ther is a thing now called " Work a ways', and people who are, in between jobs, or they would like to. exchange work for living with a room and bathroom and to eat, would work for you. But they would need very good vetting of course.

  • @fionasaunders7646
    @fionasaunders7646 Рік тому

    Very tastefully done and a enormous credit to you and your late husband, though I am sad that your leaving it. All the very best to you and your family.

  • @JJ-er1ng
    @JJ-er1ng Рік тому +5

    Wish my HoA would allow me to renovate my place to be like this.

  • @mgithaiga1
    @mgithaiga1 Рік тому +3

    I wish I quarantined in the Towie Barclay Castled during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • @janedoe5229
    @janedoe5229 Місяць тому

    It's so beautiful! Thank you for sharing it with us.

  • @yrokelyod3471
    @yrokelyod3471 Рік тому +1

    Amazing restoration job. If I had the money, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

  • @victorortiz193
    @victorortiz193 Рік тому

    Omg the arches in the hall, beautiful...

  • @connection7405
    @connection7405 Рік тому +4

    Looks beautiful, especially the outdoors. I wonder how it smells inside? These usually have that old smell somehow

  • @riaanpotgieter475
    @riaanpotgieter475 Рік тому

    😳 Super awesome!!! Truly awesome job that these homeowners have done to restore this Castle. ❤️🌹

  • @alliedavidson4175
    @alliedavidson4175 Рік тому

    Oooooooooooo, chills up my spine. I want this place!

  • @agyozdowski1382
    @agyozdowski1382 Рік тому +2

    wow beautiful

  • @dusty7264
    @dusty7264 Рік тому +10

    Having done something similar with a 2000 sq foot house I want to know what they did for a living to be able to afford to do that.

    • @kelleykarnes792
      @kelleykarnes792 Рік тому +6

      Adjusting for inflation, their $5160 would be like spending just under 40k in 2023.

    • @bluelagoon1980
      @bluelagoon1980 Рік тому +5

      ​@@kelleykarnes792that's for the purchase only. With renovations and acquisitions that took years to complete, the final cost would be much higher.

    • @G94-u4c
      @G94-u4c Рік тому +5

      @@bluelagoon1980 did you not watch the video? They did the work themselves, plus antiques were a lot cheaper to buy in the 70s and 80s.

    • @bluelagoon1980
      @bluelagoon1980 Рік тому +4

      @@G94-u4c yes, I did indeed watch the video. The renovation would have required tools and materials beyond just the stone at the site. They filled the whole large house with antiques (plus transporting and the labor costs of getting it inside), and cheaper or not, that's still a lot more than just the purchase price.

    • @gimmejr
      @gimmejr 11 місяців тому

      Her husband was a musician, google is your friend.

  • @LMays-cu2hp
    @LMays-cu2hp Рік тому +3

    Looking very nice...

  • @paulpowell4871
    @paulpowell4871 10 місяців тому

    Blessings to you and your family. what a great couple and life you had.

  • @keithss67
    @keithss67 Рік тому +4

    Wonderful

  • @a.z.2707
    @a.z.2707 Рік тому +14

    Sale agreed on 1.1m euro, what a bargain deal the new owner got. In Scotland 1m euro houses are not even close to what this castle offers

    • @kindlydude
      @kindlydude Рік тому +3

      Darn!! Has it been sold? ...I was counting on winning the lottery to buy it. 😜😉☺

  • @sanyun1257
    @sanyun1257 Рік тому +4

    Wowowowow😊

  • @brintonsdad
    @brintonsdad Рік тому +1

    Amazing, what a wonderful family.

  • @warninghamburg
    @warninghamburg Рік тому

    What a wonderful house. So much history.

  • @veronicaroach3667
    @veronicaroach3667 Рік тому +9

    Oh wow - selling this will be such a wrench for this lady - I hope the next buyer will include her in their plans - let her visit if she wants to - be kind- she has done so much for this building & history in general, it's a wonderful life's work ! I wish i could buy it myself, it is a beautiful place ! I like it a lot becasuse it is such a reasonable size, so many ancient places like this are huge beyond belief & must be very uncomfotable to live in really & almost nobody can afford servants as in days of yore !

    • @kindlydude
      @kindlydude Рік тому

      Assuming she is staying in Scotland (if both daughters still live there she probably will) ...if I had the money I;d rent it out as a b& b and hire her to greet the guests and book them into their rooms and give her the choice of which room or cottage to live in. One would need a cook/chef, gardener/maintenance man, and cleaning lady for laundry, etc. to make a go of it.

  • @deepwaters2334
    @deepwaters2334 Рік тому

    Honestly that is a steal for a property so large with so much history.

  • @YoutubeCrittic
    @YoutubeCrittic Рік тому

    What a beautiful place to grow-up..I'm so jealous. 🏰

  • @Stardusted1
    @Stardusted1 Рік тому

    Oh thank you! This is wonderful, I feel like I belong there! Love it!!❤

  • @johnklinekurtz
    @johnklinekurtz 8 місяців тому

    Hard to pick a favorite part of the great job, but I like the Ceiling Trusses in the Carriage Room a lot!!!

  • @lisaburke6331
    @lisaburke6331 9 місяців тому

    what a beautiful, imaginative place to grow up🥰

  • @spinnetti
    @spinnetti Рік тому

    Dang... What a dream! If I thought I could keep it up myself, I'd love to buy something like that.

  • @josebey7808
    @josebey7808 4 дні тому

    The LOVE Castle .❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @thelongdarkteatimeofthesou4497

    Tbh... they did such a good job with this. Hope the next owners respect the place just as much.

  • @majorneptunejr
    @majorneptunejr Рік тому

    Truly beautiful and charming. Absolutely love it.

  • @steffan1830
    @steffan1830 10 місяців тому

    Beautiful. What a labor of love

  • @josebey7808
    @josebey7808 4 дні тому

    Thank you .....soooo beautiful . ❤

  • @joe-vl3nd
    @joe-vl3nd Рік тому +1

    Beautiful 👍🇬🇧

  • @Huvvuv
    @Huvvuv Рік тому

    This castle is beautiful. Thanks for the look inside

  • @monicagaitor6751
    @monicagaitor6751 Рік тому +1

    Please sell it to someine who LOVES it! ❤ It is beautiful..

  • @_PJW_
    @_PJW_ 10 місяців тому

    Glorious. What a triumph!

  • @Holidaygal
    @Holidaygal Рік тому +3

    Marc Ellington’s music career was accelerating when he left Oregon US to avoid the draft. He recorded a series of solo albums and collaborated with Fairport Convention and The Byrds.

    • @kindlydude
      @kindlydude Рік тому +1

      I miss the old fashioned hippie anti-war liberals ...who were actually anti-war. There's no organized opposition to the current neo-con/neo-lib fiasco (a handful worth of Vietnams ...several hundreds of thousands of needless dead) ...happening now. 🤨😒🙄🤕😢

    • @Spock_Rogers
      @Spock_Rogers Рік тому

      ​@@kindlydudeChris Hedges, Code Pink, Noam Chomsky and others are still fighting. The whole country has shifted to the pro-war right wing, but there are still people fighting. We can't give up. 🕊️

  • @HankGallows
    @HankGallows 11 місяців тому +1

    That would be a dream to live in. The heating Bill must be insane though

  • @Padoinky
    @Padoinky Рік тому +1

    Must have had tremendous patience, foresight and of course, moola