Exploring an Abandoned Medieval Estate from 1927 - Elda's Castle
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- Located deep in the woods is a Medieval Scottish Castle. The owner, famous outdoorsman and entrepreneur David Abercrombie. Long after he created his company with his lawyer friend Fitch, he served in World War 1 and after he came back home he built the perfect outdoor getaway in the New York wilderness. He stayed in the home with his wife until they passed away. The contents inside the home were auctioned off and another family bought the property. After a fire the family left the castle for good. It's been abandoned for over 20 years and today we explore it.
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It makes me angry and sad that so many people feel the need to destroy something so beautiful with graffiti and vandalism.
they always make such ugly az graffitis that no one wants to see.
Yes
@@milkman713 It's not likely that you have kids, considering that you're approx. 12 - 14 years old.
There are different levels of humans, and right now we have an overabundance of very low vibrational beings on the planet. I live in a very scenic area, and the streets are littered horribly with fast food trash people throw out of their cars. I believe the new "cool" thing to do must be to go grab something to eat, eat it in the car, then throw all the trash out the window. Save the planet? Are you kidding me? These people only care about where to get the money to go buy more fast food and gasoline so they can repeat the process.
@@williamjeffreys2980 I wish those people would be forced to live in a landfill for a week, perhaps a month. Then maybe they'll have a better appreciation for not littering.
Believe it or not I am old enough to close my eyes and see the house as it was. To me 50 years isn't that long ago. A blink of an eye. You do such lovely footage. 🌏♥️
I'm not as old as you are, however, I have a love and respect for this kind of thing, and it angers me to see how some people who have nothing better to do does this crap. I love the the way this house looks, so majestic so magical only to be ruined by POS who need to be locked up.
I completely agree! LIFE in general , goes by faster than you can Imagine! So try to focus on every happy moment in your every day life! It’s IMPORTANT !☺️❤️
I'm living that now, 65. Life feels Forever to 18, and 20's Bulletproof, 30's Nothing Feels Impossible, 40s Need a Plan, 50's Push Back on that Senior Thing, 60's Oh No It's Here.
@@rome79735 I agree with you 🙄 such a mesmerising place that holds a whole history behind it ruined by a bunch of delinquents... I hope they get what they deserve.
@@cathy1523 Wasn't the case for me unfortunately.
I turned 18 and I fail believe it's 2022 already... I'm still stuck in 2019 , how come 3 years passed in a flash 😬 I lost track of time at this point , months go by and everything feels so recent... I miss the days where i felt every minute of my day... I feel like the older I get the worse it becomes😪
Oh my god! Why on earth would anyone destroy someone else’s property like that, abandoned or not? Just the books alone could’ve been saved for other book lovers, donated to a library or school. So much of that estate could’ve been saved to rebuild a gorgeous home. The stone work is simply amazing. It just doesn’t make any sense. Thank you for sharing your trip there with us.
Am I the only other person who would love to see this place restored.
@all 72
Are you "the only other person who would love..."
You might be the only other person to have not read any other comments. But, I doubt it.
Total restore @ 5 ,000,000
@@beaumontmichaels3575
Here Beaumont, hold my beer!
yes it is a shame it is trashed with all that nasty graffetti
Yes only if it was in another state
Can you imagine the time it took not only to gather all the rock, but to fit each one together for ascetics and structure???? Such beauty and grandeur reduced to ruins because no one cares. 😢😢
It's such fantastic architecture it really should be restored and registered as a historic site.
They saved the Vanderbilt mansion in rhodeisland
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It's Tartarian, Old World,. look up Tartaria and The Mud Flood.
Thanks for saving me some tapping. I LOVE dry rock fencing. The choice of rock has to be perfect to work without Any mortar or cement. It's a rare skill & I don't have it. Just honour them with photos and beginning to paint them too.
That place can still be saved...but time is of the essence!
Someone should start a go fund me to restore the place ; maybe a nearby historical society could undertake the property?
Abercrombie’s extended family doesn’t have the money to restore it. But, it’s selling for 3.2 million dollars and because it’s in NY state, it’s property taxes are 109k a year. If I had Bruce Wayne’s or Tony starks money, I would definitely take it on.
@@endofsociety they should spend less and restore the place. abercromb turns in his grave because grandkids have spend his all billions
@@endofsociety New York is Broke, you would have to be an idiot to invest any money in that crap hole state . The commies in that state have ruined it, and now they take their stupid anti God anti-US democrat/communist politics with them as they leave their blue states into red states... idiots....
@@endofsociety that’s why nobody wants to be in NY any more
It hurts me to see how this beautiful castle is ruined like this by vandals. They have no respect. Thank you two guys for taking us with you.
Rich people buy up tons of land and then don't properly remove the buildings and no one else can live there because the rich own it all and you're mad at paint on rocks
@@bitter-bit i think you should watch this again. This is a piece of history.
So sad to see such a magnificent, old place destroyed like this. I guess I’ve never understood what makes certain people need to wreck something just because they can.
How does this even happen ? Makes me so sad someone couldn’t have saved this place
They still could. Just takes time, dedication and money. ☹️
Rich people don't care, they just build new houses.
Results of a shitty family that desires money over blood.
@Emmanuel Goldstein THANKS EMMANUEL!!
IF I SET UP A PATREON ACCOUNT, WOULD YOU HELP US?
THANKS
Mr. Bowen
Real Estate Designer, Developer & Investor
BowenOrg@gmail.com
@@BowenOrg Was on the market last year as is $3.2 million 55 acres abandoned for years due to multiple tragedies & deaths in the family www.priceypads.com/abercrombie-fitch-cofounders-abandoned-1920s-castle-drops-to-3-2m-photos/
It pisses me off when people vandalize stuff like this.
One..ghost..hunter..UA-camr..was..saying..that..you..don,t..get..this..in..Europe..and..they..don,t..wreck..and..vandalize..the..abandoned..buildings..Only..in..England.
*I too really hate the vandalism. It destroys the historical value and looks of what was an absolutely beautiful home.*
@@elsiemarina2572 This was America I'm pretty sure but yes in England and Scotland is bad also
We should diagnose the root causes. MUCH NICER THAN TODAYS SOCIETY.
PLUS. THAT COST A FOUTUNE TO BUILD.
Mr Abercrombie had no clue that decades later, his beautiful castle would be completely decimated.
It really angers me that idiots have no respect for such an amazing piece of art and history. This castle is an absolute gem.
Great job! (I'm newly subscribed and have seen two vids so far). Love your content and cant wait to see so much more! Thanks!
I hope someone restores it, it would be a magical place for weddings and formal occasions.
I hate, hate, hate when punk kids destroy such amazing beauty, it's really heartbreaking, Thanks for bringing this video to us, very interesting, but damn those vandals
I agree, it makes me sad to see vandalism and graffiti everywhere in this place. I'm glad he made this video shared this marvelous home with us though.
Amen. This estate is a true gem and it makes my stomach churn to see it trashed by stupid kids with nothing better to do.
Kids don’t care these days all they believe in Is destruction
Same! It pisses me off! 😤🥺
This estate should be restored.
Been here a bunch of times, most recently 2019. I've been in contact with alot of the family members and past owners. It sucks to see what it's become even in the last 2 years. It's insane how trashed it is.
@@BowenOrg The back taxes are the killers. Good luck at hunting down the owners. You can go to House of Deeds for the area and they will tell you the people who paid the taxes last on the place. There should be a title place as well. Just check those two places out and you will get the info you seek. Remember there is no real road to the place I think. You have to remove all the trees. The court house should know the address's of the Titles and also the taxes are paid at the court house. You just need the address.
@@BowenOrg scammer
The biggest tragedy is the vandalism. There's so much of it. Those who do this have no respect for others, and they have no self respect... I'm sure at one point, this place was magnificent and beautiful.
That’s the same year my grandmother was born - this castle literally is still standing and outlived our grandparents that’s just amazing. Thank you so much for always having some kind of history or story for the explore I loved this castle
Thank you for treating these places with respect. It's obvious that several previous visitors did not.
You know you have reached the pinnacle of success when you can build a castle for your home. It's a shame to see such a wonderful place abandoned a decaying. Good job, thanks for sharing this amazing estate.
This place is absolutely beautiful. I can just imagine the original owner relaxing in each area you showed.
Such a sad thing to see, it was clearly incredible not too long ago. Upstate NY has/had many unique homes like this built by wealthy business moguls in the early 20th century. The beautiful NY mountains were one of several east coast seasonal getaway playgrounds for them. People buying these properties today then letting them succumb to weather & vandalism is mind boggling & meanly wasteful. (The left split road was probably the home's service & delivery entrance; the large main hall with the gorgeous iron windows was a ballroom with an orchestra stage.)
Very cool! I like how you added a couple of pictures of the way things looked back in the day!
The castle must had been built before 1937 because Abercrombie died in 1931. His parents were Scottish hence the Scots Baronial style castle. Great vid of the castle.
Constructed in 1927. My mistake
@@DarkExploration - but the title says 1937... And who is Elda...?
also, Teddy Roosevelt died in January 1919 so there is no way he visited the castle
@@bummblebee77 LOL. Its a cool video anyway.
@@maddy8855 The first initial of each of his children's names.
It's so sad to see great homes like this end up like this.
Wow Seeing such a beautiful castle fall into ruins Im shocked and stunned a historical society let that happen to this magnificent home So Sad😭
Fairytale looking castle! 💕 Please some rich person save this place! So awesome!✨👍
And if some rich philanthropist wants to fix it up, for me, 😀❤️🌼🌺🌸 lol
@@darkmatter5262 😂😂😂
The staircase to the very top was probably one of the most nerve-wracking things I've ever done. Walking up the stairs from Generations ago looking down that steep roof. Other than that, the place was absolutely beautiful, too bad it's condition.
Definitely an enjoyable Place, great video
this channel is such a treasure, i write fiction as a bit of a hobby and getting a chance to see glimpses of forgotten architecture, forgotten stories, forgotten objects is all so beautiful and entracing, thanks very much for devoting a channel to urban exploration set up in this way, i will definitely be digging into your back catalogue for inspiration going forward
This castle was owned by my great uncle for several decades, he was a scientist. I spent time here as a child in the 90's before it was was sold and no longer lived in. Have some very cool pictures of my family there over the years. At one point Michael Jackson was supposedly looking into buying the property. Some of your info on the castle is inaccurate. Feel free to contact me if you're interested in knowing more.
@Talie Perry I'd like to know the truth about this place. It's so elegant and it's such a shame to be left in such ruin. Could it be declared as a historical landmark?
@@deb8534 that’s an interesting question!
Someone would have to contact the Ossining historical society I suppose. It was an ambitious project even when my family was there (not in great shape) and to see it now is truly devastating.
@Talie Perry, I can only imagine, and may I offer you my sympathy? It has to be akin to watching a family member die a slow death. It would be for me if I had fond memories of growing up there. How many years did you visit your great uncle there?
Why did the family let it go?
Post your pics. Is it for sale?
that place would be an awesome restaurant with a magic english cottage aesthetics, sad to see how it fades
Thank you for being respectful of such old beauty.
This place is totally awesome. The rock work and metal work is stunning. I can just imagine the people (Teddy Roosevelt) and others that use to visit here. The lavish parties that were held and the gentlemen going out to hunt. If I had the money I would buy it and redo all of it. Bring it back into it's once beautiful state. Thank you for videoing it. A real treat.
First time seeing your vids and let me say - AMAZING!! As a viewer what I truly appreciate is how much you take the viewer into consideration. You don't rush through and instead take time pause so that we, too, can take it in and absorb the space as if we are exploring too. Also, the added historical pics made a terrific addition for context. Your tone, patience, speed of presentation, editing is exceptional. Subscribed! Way to go buddy!
I love your calm demeanor and the music choices for your videos. 💕
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What a shame that so many beautiful properties like this one are left to rot, not to mention the jerks who vandalize them.
IF ANYONE KNOWS WHO THE OWNERS ARE... CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP... OR HAVE THEM CONTACT ME!
I WISH TO TALK TO THEM TO SEE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN SELLING... AND IF THEY ARE, TO MAKE AN OFFER TO PURCHASE!
NO "BS"... VERY VERY VERY SERIOUS!
Mr Bowen
Real Estate Designer, Developer & Investor
BowenOrg@gmail.com
There's this amazing log cabin in southern Ohio, around Ripley, it's a two and a half story cabin, made out of logs that are more than 2 feet in diameter. The fireplace is eight feet wide and four feet deep. It has a spiral staircase. It's awesome. The owner won't do anything with it, I tried time and time again to get him to rent it,I offered to do the repairs to the plumbing and electric, but he wouldn't. 20 years ago it was still in decent shape. Nowadays it's pretty run down and pretty much not with restoring anymore
Still absolutely BEAUTIFUL nearly 85 years later! ❤️
The most dangerous thing about exploring places like this is the people that you may run in to?
Yeah pretty much. Structural damage is dangerous as well
@Retro_Afterglow have Gun will travel
@@donnhate9081 why you smell that bad!
What an amazing place, stunning from the outside, wow takes your breath away, such a shame it's been ruined on the inside with so much graffiti, but still such an awesome place, the size of those chimney stacks, they are huge. The photos of before are amazing, so nice when you show these you kind of get the feel of the place then, thank you for an amazing video, loved this one, that sunset too was fab. Nice to see you back.
This place is gorgeous! Thanks for taking us on the tour with you :)
This was such a great find !!! What a cool place !!! I loved the old newspapers you found !!! Thank you for taking us along !!!
why is this amazing structure not saved? I absolutely love this place and I'm so sad no one wants it. way better than the cookie-cutter mansions of today.
IF ANYONE KNOWS WHO THE OWNERS ARE... CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP... OR HAVE THEM CONTACT ME!
I WISH TO TALK TO THEM TO SEE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN SELLING... AND IF THEY ARE, TO MAKE AN OFFER TO PURCHASE!
NO "BS"... VERY VERY VERY SERIOUS!
Mr Bowen
Real Estate Designer, Developer & Investor
BowenOrg@gmail.com
It was for sale in 2020 for 3.1 million, but it burned down in 2022.
@@TheAboriginal1😮😮WOW😮😮
I live about 20 minutes from Ossining. The place was actually in use till 2011, used as a conference center which didn’t do well financially. That owner sold it to its current owners in late 2011, who haven’t decided what to do with the place yet.
Interesting thanks! Would make a lovely hotel
@@eliseblair5228 great idea! I was thinking a murder mystery theme castle.
Iam was thinking the same thing if not a bed and breakfast as the other option
IF ANYONE KNOWS WHO THE OWNERS ARE... CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP... OR HAVE THEM CONTACT ME!
I WISH TO TALK TO THEM TO SEE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN SELLING... AND IF THEY ARE, TO MAKE AN OFFER TO PURCHASE!
NO "BS"... VERY VERY VERY SERIOUS!
Mr Bowen
Real Estate Designer, Developer & Investor
BowenOrg@gmail.com
Wow so it was tore up this bad since 2011 ? How sad
It is hauntingly beautiful, well worth saving, but, who's got that kind of money??
Top notch masonry work. Beautiful.
Would love to be able to restore this place. The large church like room is glorious!
Somehow I find it so beautiful and fascinating 🙃 imagine all the people who came and went in that place!
Beautiful building. 😍
Love these old mansions.
What a cool place! Must have been so great to live there. Thanks
so sad that people feel the need to trash places like this. I would love to buy an old cool house like this and restore it. Really like the medieval vibes
Flourishing gardens, walks around the grounds, fireplaces in the evenings 👌
I agree that the vandalism is uncalled for! Looks like an awesome place. Maybe someone can fix it up!
It was SO refreshing to have you take the time to give us a bit of history, I know it can be difficult. Great video!
Oh yes ... got another video of this in my playlist.
Really cool place. Wish one could have a timemachine to visit abandoned places back in the days.
Thanks for the tour! That sure was a neat rock mansion. When you were at the top at the end, I felt scared! I hate heights. That was really up there!
Thanks!
So beautiful! Thank you for posting this video!
That was awesome! I love old castles. I really enjoyed the video. Thank's!
They trashed a beautiful old place, it is still reparable for some guy with a lot of money, nice explore.
IF ANYONE KNOWS WHO THE OWNERS ARE... CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP... OR HAVE THEM CONTACT ME!
I WISH TO TALK TO THEM TO SEE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN SELLING... AND IF THEY ARE, TO MAKE AN OFFER TO PURCHASE!
NO "BS"... VERY VERY VERY SERIOUS!
Mr Bowen
Real Estate Designer, Developer & Investor
BowenOrg@gmail.com
When I saw the funny papers date of March 14th 1976 I said to myself Man where has time gone. I was just ending my first month of Marine Corps Boot Camp in South Carolina. Time fly's. GG on the Video guys.
A restoration project for the ages...what a cool castle!
What a beautiful property. It is such a disgrace that people couldn’t have more respect for the place...it looks like it had a full library, that just got trashed, probably by vandals..if people would have came, looked, prowled, and left it the way they found it, i bet it would have still been remarkable, after all these years. The bones of the place are really amazing, even in such a state of neglect and vandalization. Thanks for this tour.
Love these videos...This stone mansion is unreal 👍 But like most, saddened by the trashing and defacing of these gems ✌️
Good evening from Scotland.
Fabulous video and so sad to see how run down the place is. But I think if the right person with enough money they could bring the castle back to life. Thanks for sharing and take care.
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Wow neat video thank you for showing us!😍. At one time that was a beautiful home now its done.
Another Amazing find. wow! Keep em coming
So hauntingly beautiful.
Love
Thanks Dark Exploration Films, that was a great explore. I really enjoy your content. Love the history of places.
It’s cool to look at the ruined building and imagine it in pristine condition in the 1940s when Mr. Abercrombie lived there. When he walked into that great big ball room area I could just imagine some nice violin music playing while guests talked amongst each other.
@Matt Domino
Mr. Abercrombie lived there in the 1940s only in spirit as he died in 1931.
Hopefully someone with lots of money, time and patience can restore it. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful! even with the vandalism, you can see the beauty of the place. It's very popular with the locals.
Great place to explore!! I really enjoy the history you narrate before you enter any of the buildings. Also, I really like the 'before' photos you include. It really helps to visualize how beautiful this place was. Too bad there is so much vandalism, but its very isolated so an easy target.
That long beautiful room is a dance floor. In those days, everyone danced. So elegant, one can imagine it units full beauty!
Thank you so much for the tour of this amazing castle! What a shame it was not restored before it was so severely vandalized :-( ... With all the other restored mansions along the Hudson it really should have been saved... Thanks again and keep healthy and safe in your travels!
tysm for being so knowledgable about all the properties you explore
Loved seeing this! Thank you!
Fantastic, thanks for great share. Sure is what dreams are made of
Must have been so beautiful back in those days. So sad to see it crumbling.
It's just as beautiful now. May be a bit old, trashed, and destroyed, but that's the beauty of it.
@@TykeMike22 I do agree with that! I can see the beauty of it now.
It's amazing and sad how much this place has deteriorated over just 20 years.
Beautiful poetic video. Thank you so much for it ❤️🏚️
Great footage,love the shots of the house toward the end with the silhouette of the trees and house as the sun faded from the sky! Awesome!
This place must have been so beautiful in its day! It still is awesome. So many details. It would take so much money to restore this place. But I think it would be worth it. A lot of history. And if walls could talk! 💜
I would love to have seen it before it was in disrepair. It's beautiful!
Thank you this was awesome.
What an amazing castle and video!! Best yet.
Beautiful and good vibes. Cozy homey Scottish Castle!
That was awesome man! I especially appreciated the old pictures for comparison!
What an incredible place! That would be my dream house!
That sunset is amazing! Best walkthrough I got vertigo when you went up the outside spiral staircase
What a dream. Would love to spend my retirement years all alone here restoring for future generations. Visited Gillettes Castle in Conn and was hooked.
In the end, it was not that bad it was getting dark. The finale on top of the house was epic with that sunset atmosphere!
Your explorations are awesome!
Good job! You are very articulate. Such a nice change from other explorers I have watched. Thank you!💕
I love exploring abandoned places & you are by far the best at capturing the magic & also sharing the history of the place, that's really important as it makes the place even more interesting when you know a little about the background, love your videos
I went here myself and it was incredible!
Excellent video. Nice sunset, I wish you would've held shot of you right in front of moon for a few seconds. You are an excellent host.
I'm glad you showed this to us. It was amazing.
Love the old photos of how it used to look!
Wow! That would've been a great place to see when it was first built, with the bridge that's no longer there.
A man's home is his castle.
Not any more. RIP A&F.
Now... that was cool to watch. God bless broski
I like how you appreciate the architecture, stonework, woodwork etc. I watch videos like these for the same reason and the nostalgia..
I get really pissed when I see places vandalized and graphitized.
Same here. Hi Rhonda how are you doing with your family I hope you’re safe from the virus?