Perhaps a sensor triggers an alert if someone gets too close. Coincidence or is there truth in the camera theory? Why would a building abandoned for over two decades be subject to surveillance? Especially since it hasn't been sold and the previous custodians allegedly upped and left? I can only surmise a friendly neighbour is keeping an eye on the castle for whoever is responsible for its continuing care. The site owner came on to the thread and said he'd been accosted by a guy in a Range Rover when looking for a way in and had left the site. Who would ever challenge that? Funnily enough, when I posted my pics on the Urbex Scotland site someone asked if I knew I was being watched from hidden cameras in the bird boxes? I assumed this was a joke and replied in a frivolous manner. I could be seen from a farm on the other side of the road but I was only a nerdy bloke with a camera. There was nobody else around and I explored at my leisure. The sun was shining on the front of the castle which brightened up my photographs from this angle. The bar was latterly known as The Dungeon and the cellars utilised as a drinking area. Apparently it's an example of a tower house with substantial modifications. There didn't appear to be any obvious way in and I was content to work my way around the building, taking pictures. I had also seen reference to the castle functioning as a hotel at some point. A lower-level extension adjoined the original castle and I presume this was part of the restaurant. Entrances were bricked or heavily boarded up. There was some assorted debris lying around but the main building appeared to be in good condition. A stack of breeze blocks looked as if they had been delivered recently by a builders merchant, so perhaps some basic work had been undertaken with remedial repairs or security in mind. I was now looping round to the rear and it quickly became obvious the place was abandoned. That wasn't quite the case but I pushed on a little further and soon saw the building. I deviated from the path to climb a grassy slope, reckoning it might give me an overview of the castle. I found a convenient little lay-by a short distance from the access road and the excitement began to mount as I strode uphill. Off I set on a fairly bright January morning.
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