Stunning photos show centuries-old castle that Hollywood actress’s family once called home
Stunning pictures show a ruined castle, after once being home to a Prime Minister and a Hollywood actress’ family.
Sprawling Dalquharran Castle sits in a South Ayrshire forest in Scotland, just over six miles from the coastal town of Girvan.
It has been abandoned for 70 years following WW2, as it was too large and expensive to maintain, and now has trees surrounding it and even through it.
Former Prime Minister Herbert Asquith stayed there – as did the great-grandfather of Helena Bonham Carter.
The lead roof was removed in 1967 so the owners could declare it as uninhabitable and avoid paying rates.
The castle was designated a category A listed building in 1971, its listing describing it as “a castle-style mansion by Robert Adam, circa 1790”.
The interiors were in good condition in the late 1960s, but photographs published in early 2017 confirmed that the interiors were in total ruin, and entry into the building was prohibited for safety reasons.