Cavers, home of the Balliols and later of the Black Douglases

[cessna152towser]

I wonder if they would have got away with blowing the place up nowadays?

Perhaps not, as it is Grade B listed as a structure of historic value.
The present owner bought it to safeguard it from further destruction. It would be too big a project for him to attempt to restore and would probably need public funding. His reason for being secretive about the exact location is that if it became widely known, some of the artefacts might get stolen, lessening any future hope of restoration.

[Mr. bone]

Wonderfull photos once again. Always makes me feel like I'm there. I can't hardly wrap my mind around history that old! Our oldest building here, a former methodist Church and current home for our Civic Theatre, is a whopping 100 years. Thanks for the "secret" travelogue!!