Dream on...

[anteros_lmc]

There's a house half way down the Galloway peninsula that I've coveted for several years and, lo and behold, when we drove past this weekend on our way down to Mull of Galloway lighthouse, there was a "For Sale" sign outside. And not just any old "For Sale" sign, a Savills "For Sale" sign. The house is called Chapel Rossan, after a chapel dedicated to St Drostan that is believed to have stood on the site from 600 - 1100 AD, and it can be yours for offers over £575,000. For your half million you'll get six bedrooms, six reception rooms, five bathrooms, a library, a garden room, a conservatory, various outbuildings and a 3.9 acre garden stocked with mature exotics, which backs onto the shore. Bargain! Partner has suggested that I buy it (aye right!) and open a retreat for AoS fangirls, complete with well stocked library of course ;) What do you think?


Also on the way back to Glasgow we stopped off at the ridiculously pretty town of New Galloway and went to a little tea room that had the most amazing wood panelled interiors. According to the waitress the property was is believed to have been built in 1804 by a sea captain who salvaged the beautiful panelling from a ship that was wrecked off Palnackie Harbour. The waitress couldn't remember the name of either the captain or the ship but she said there was an article about it in a 1979 issue of Scottish Field Magazine. I must see if I can track it down...

Comments

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

Well obviously we should all buy it together as a fangirl retreat. I only wish we could!

Also-- those pictures are ridiculously pretty. And also palm trees!

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't it be perfect? And yes, palm trees! They grow like weeds right up the West Coast of Scotland but this part of the country is particularly mild. One of Scotland's three Royal Botanic Gardens, Logan Gardens, is just a few miles away from Chapel Rossan and it houses the countries national collection of exotic plants.

[mylodon.livejournal.com]

You'd get a four bedroom house with a postage stamp garden for that down our way.

I say we pool our resources and go for it. I have £2.27 in my charity pot and Lester Piggott's autograph...

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

It's actually a very reasonable price for such a gorgeous property, but it really is the backend of nowhere down there. Definitely a place to retreat or retire to!

I have £2.27 in my charity pot and Lester Piggott's autograph...
Thank you. I will add that to the kitty. Wonder if toots would let me sell her Richie Grey autograph? :}

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

I think you should buy it. It's quite obviously Fate, and you can't fight her!

Also, whenever you post pictures of your trips, it makes me want to visit Scotland. It's been ages since I went there.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I think you should buy it
I think I should buy it too. All I need to do is win the lottery first.

Also, whenever you post pictures of your trips, it makes me want to visit Scotland. It's been ages since I went there.
Well? What are you waiting for?!

[katriona-s.livejournal.com]

What a great plan! So when would you buy it and move into the property? I'll visit you there! ;)

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I'll buy it just as soon as I win the lottery! And as soon as I do, you will be my first guest :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_likimeya/]

Um, were you being sarcastic when you wrote "Bargain!"? Because to me, that sounds like a really good price.

I'd love to live there! I'd probably replace the palm trees with something less miami beach, though.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Um, were you being sarcastic when you wrote "Bargain!"? Because to me, that sounds like a really good price.
Yes and no. It is actually a very reasonable price for such a gorgeous property, with mature gardens. However I could no sooner afford a house like that than I could fly to the moon!

I'd probably replace the palm trees with something less miami beach, though
Ooh I wouldn't do that! Palm trees are very characteristic of gardens on the West Coast of Scotland, and Galloway has some particularly fine collections. The national collection of exotic species is held at Logan Botanic Gardens just a few miles away from Chapel Rossan. In fact I think the gardens of this property were once part of the same estate. So no, I wouldn't recommend replacing the palm trees :}

[kittycallum.livejournal.com]

Ouf, yes! It's available and perfectly located! :) I can contribute to this cause ... a shilling and a mirror shaped like a porthole. Also books for the library. If enthusiasm were legal tender, this house would already be in fangirl hands!

(Adding New Galloway to my list of places to go next time I'm in Scotland!)

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Excellent! I have added your shilling, porthole mirror and books to mylodon's £2.27 and Lester Piggot autograph. We'll raise the funds in no time!

Adding New Galloway to my list of places to go next time I'm in Scotland!
Definitely! It's a beautiful part of the country and very different from the Highlands and Islands. There are lots of gorgeous castles, abbeys and gardens down there. It's well worth a visit.

[aletheiafelinea.livejournal.com]

over £575,000
Sorry, I must have left it in my other trousers.

I don't know what I'd do with five bathrooms (five times more decisions to make on decoration! *faints*) but the library and garden are serious arguments. :)

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Never mind, just let me know when you find your other trousers and I'll add the funds to the kitty!

I don't know what I'd do with five bathrooms (five times more decisions to make on decoration! *faints*) but the library and garden are serious arguments. :)
It's the garden backing on to the sea shore that does it for me :)

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I'm sure we could all squeeze in, we're all friends after all! :D

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that's lovely and the living room walls are the same colour as mine.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

You have impecable taste! I have the same colour in my hall :)