Selwyn & Ink
AOC’s laser survey has output some very interesting internal elevations of the castle. These will be used to begin the design work on the building over the next few months.
The featured image above is the preliminary specification for the clearance work which will have to be completed before detailed drawings are attempted.
We’re presently obtaining costs on this work, and will report back shortly on the revised programme.
Why Queen didn’t release this at the time of the Works I have no idea – its absolutely superb – and Freddie’s voice is at its peerless best.
Have a listen: http://vimeo.com/106916906
The girls had a blast creating the mural – their first commission! It adorns the office wall and will amuse me as I work at and on Dunans.
… about Climate Change. This is one of the reasons why I joined the Scottish Greens. And the IPCC report is by its very nature conservative according to Bill McKibben who I quote in the title of this post.
What are you going to do?
We’ve finally managed to get our range of gorgeous lambswool items online and looking lovely. Find it here!
There’s a scarf, a stole, a blanket and a serape – all 100% pure New Wool in the Dunans Rising tartan – all in time for Christmas! But there’s limited stock!
This weekend the final survey at Dunans was completed – an accurate survey of the ground around the castle is absolutely key when planning drainage, access and outbuildings. Gregor from GM Geomatics spent the day with multiple yellow tripods and lasers, and we should see the results shortly!
Note the tripod and tallest tree leaning slightly to the right – more about the cameraman than the surveyor!
This is the area surveyed:
The final element of the detailed survey work is an interior dimensional survey of the castle – which requires clearance of the interior spaces.
We have had lots of great moments with Lairds and Ladies when they come to visit their plot of land. Often they will want to leave a marker, or tribute, or ‘development’: we’ve had the flags of most nationalities, we’ve had farmyard animals, we’ve even had a red Monopoly hotel – but today we had one of the most creative …
If you are a Laird or Lady and want to take the tour and visit your plot of land, please click here for more details!
Today we had a marvellous outing courtesy of Sadie. For my birthday last year my darling wife gave me a jaunt in the Loch Lomond Seaplane. Well, today we finally got to go. It was a truly brilliant day out, and the highlight was of course circling Dunans in the morning sunlight before going off for lunch at Loch Voil. We thoroughly recommend this as a great way of seeing Argyll and especially Cowal which on the right day is spectacular!
For everyone who has entered our competition to vote for all the photos included in this gorgeous calendar, it is now for sale at the Scottish Laird website!
I’m really very proud of this – not least because it uses photographs from both myself and our redoubtable in-house professional photographer, Jean Donaldson (powan.co.uk). We do have one archive shot, not used before, to show what Dunans was like c. 1930. …. And we couldn’t resist a shot of the Scotties too, looking delightful in the frost this January.
I wonder if you can guess which are Jean’s and which are mine? Confirmation when you buy the calendar and look at the credits at the end!
Need say no more than look at this great pic taken by Sue this afternoon!
