A wee hoose in the glen or should I say a billionaire's wee hoose in the glen. Aldourie Castle between Dores and Inverness, Scotland.
Commentary.
Aldourie Castle originally dates to the 1600’s,
when it was notably smaller than it is now.
In the 1860’s William Fraser-Tytler extended the building
and added features to enhance its appearance as a
traditional 17th. Century, Baronial Scottish Castle.
Stepped gables, coned turrets, a balustraded round tower,
oriel windows, corbels, gun loops and
scroll-sided, steeply pedimented dormers.
In 2015, the Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povisen
bought the castle for 15 million pounds.
It was part of his portfolio of 12 Scottish Estates,
making him the largest landowner in Scotland.
His additions have been extensive and of the highest quality.
The loch-side garden was developed with a central lawn,
with adjacent flower borders and criss-cross paths.
Many sculpted Beech trees give
an impressive architectural formality to the view down the lawn.
Across the narrow section of Loch Ness,
the south-facing slopes of the Great Glen
are resplendent with golden gorse, forest,
heather and rocky summits.
He added a 1.5-million-pound boathouse,
in the shape of an inverted boat.
A kitchen garden was re-established and the
100-acre estate is blessed with a profusion of
mature trees including pine, oak and sweet chestnut.
His pièce de la resistance is an amazing suspension bridge,
anchored by dressed stonework, across a
burn and valley, to the east of the castle.
A wee hoose in the glen or should I say a billionaire's wee hoose in the glen. Aldourie Castle between Dores and Inverness, Scotland.
Commentary.
Aldourie Castle originally dates to the 1600’s,
when it was notably smaller than it is now.
In the 1860’s William Fraser-Tytler extended the building
and added features to enhance its appearance as a
traditional 17th. Century, Baronial Scottish Castle.
Stepped gables, coned turrets, a balustraded round tower,
oriel windows, corbels, gun loops and
scroll-sided, steeply pedimented dormers.
In 2015, the Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povisen
bought the castle for 15 million pounds.
It was part of his portfolio of 12 Scottish Estates,
making him the largest landowner in Scotland.
His additions have been extensive and of the highest quality.
The loch-side garden was developed with a central lawn,
with adjacent flower borders and criss-cross paths.
Many sculpted Beech trees give
an impressive architectural formality to the view down the lawn.
Across the narrow section of Loch Ness,
the south-facing slopes of the Great Glen
are resplendent with golden gorse, forest,
heather and rocky summits.
He added a 1.5-million-pound boathouse,
in the shape of an inverted boat.
A kitchen garden was re-established and the
100-acre estate is blessed with a profusion of
mature trees including pine, oak and sweet chestnut.
His pièce de la resistance is an amazing suspension bridge,
anchored by dressed stonework, across a
burn and valley, to the east of the castle.