I took these pictures on my fabulous trip to Scotland in September of 2002.
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The main hall, with the Chief's crest carved in stone above the fireplace. Along the walls of the room there are many examples of the types of weapons that would have been used in the 13th century. Leaning against the back wall you can see a rather nasty looking mace. Also in this room is the glass case holding the charter and replica of the Hunterston brooch. |
| In the main hall there is also a cast iron safe, which would have held all the family's valuables. You can see the workings here on the exposed lid. The safe is extremely heavy, which probably explains why it's still in the castle. Note the weapon nearby, just in case anyone tried. :-) |  |
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The sitting room is directly opposite the main hall, a small hall separating the rooms. The furniture, made entirely of antlers, was brought back by a previous laird from her honeymoon in Bavaria. |
| The bedroom, upstairs from the main hall
and sitting room. The entire family and any overnight guests would have
slept in this room. Madame Pauline is installing replicas of the kind of
furniture that might have been there at the time the castle was occupied as
a residence. No one knows what the blocked in passage way led to. We were surprised to find an actual loo in this room. |
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