|
|
|
Auctioneers are hoping to fetch
£1 million for the ruins of a 13th Century
castle in the town made famous by poet Dylan
Thomas, it emerged today. Laugharne Castle, which
has breathtaking views of the Taf estuary in West
Wales, will be advertised as far afield as America,
according to estate agent Nicolas Rees. He said:
“There is a lot of interest in castle sales as
they are very rare indeed. We will market this in
America as we are certain it will attract a huge
amount of interest.” The 13th Century castle
has been in the same Ravenscroft Starke family
since 1740, but is now being sold to settle a
family trust, Mr Rees said. He said Laugharne had
captured the interest of Hollywood stars, authors,
painters, poets because of its “magic and
stunning location”. Dylan Thomas lived at the
Boathouse in Laugharne and drank at Browns Hotel,
which is also due to go under the hammer later this
month. The town is understood to have attracted
recent interest from James Bond star Pierce
Brosnan. Author Richard Hughes, who wrote A High
Wind in Jamaica, wrote his second novel while
staying in the Castle House and painter Augustus
John was also a frequent visitor. The castle comes
complete with a nine-bedroom Grade II Georgian
house which is now being run as a bed and
breakfast. Mr Rees, added that the castle, which
opens to tourists in the summer, is maintained by
Cadw, the Welsh heritage body. He explained:
“The new owners will not have to worry about
upkeep as the castle comes in title only &endash;
it’s leased in perpetuity to Cadw who are
responsible for the maintenance, upkeep and
conservation.” Mr Rees, who last year
auctioned Cardigan Castle for £500,000, said
they were expecting bids of anywhere up to £1m
for this latest sale. The castle is being auctioned
at 2pm on June 12 at the Royal Ivy Bush in
Carmarthen.
In 1996 the castle hosted the
premiere party for the film Loch Ness starring Ted
Danson and Joely Richardson.
Holiday
in Scotland - Romantic Islands and The Castle
Trails
September 15th visiting 9
castles - Glamis Castle , Dunnottar Castle ,Huntly
Castle ,Urquhart Castle , Eilean Donan Castle ,
Dunvegan Castle , Dunstaffnage Castle , Inverlochy
Castle , Kilchurn Castle .
Rainbow
Tour includes a visit to
Glamis Castle , Edinburgh Castle , Urquhart Castle
, Dunstaffnage Castle , Duart Castle , Inverary
Castle and Culzean Castle
Our Clan
MacDonald tour runs
onJuly 25th, 2003 and includes visits to
Dunstaffnage Castle , Duart Castle , Glencoe ,
Armadale Castle , Dunvegan Castle , Fernie Castle ,
Scone Palace and Edinburgh Castle
Our Scottish
cruise 2003 includes
visits to Oban, Mallaig,' West Highland Line's to
Fort William, Kyle of Lochalsh, Isle of Skye, Loch
Gairloch, Inverewe Gardens, Loch Hourne &
Nevis, Tobermory &endash; Isle of Mull, Isle of
Iona and Loch Leven.
If you need any help or
information please f ill in a Feedback
form
Can't find what you're looking for ? Do a
picture
search or a
text based search or
fill
in a
picture request form
Scottish
hotels guide
Bookmark
this page - control
D ( PC ) or command D ( Mac )
Order Online
Use our convenient and
secure "shopping cart" system
.
Scottish
castle vacations
-
castles
Eilean
Donan Castle shopping mall
|
Stirling
Subscribe
to our castles newsletter
- info about Scottish
castles and clans , news about new pictures plus
free wallpapers
|
