tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post8905521614477456675..comments2024-03-28T07:36:37.715+00:00Comments on Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland: Craigdun CastleTimothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-69393418709518469582022-10-02T19:37:46.405+01:002022-10-02T19:37:46.405+01:00Hi everyone does anyone know if you can hold a wed...Hi everyone does anyone know if you can hold a wedding ceremony here what a stunning setting it's very majestic Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-85251077993782826782022-02-23T07:20:45.314+00:002022-02-23T07:20:45.314+00:00To continue…Lady Margaret Baroness Shaw born Antr...To continue…Lady Margaret Baroness Shaw born Antrim c 1625 married John Houston at Craigs Castle in 1648.Vicki and Max Cooper, Perth Western Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010095433563461336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-44717449736043483322022-02-23T07:17:09.824+00:002022-02-23T07:17:09.824+00:00Does anyone know how the Houston family came to li...Does anyone know how the Houston family came to live there in the 18th century or earlier. A lot of my HOuston side of the family were born or died there, /They were Lords from Renfrewshire originally and some moved to Ireland.Vicki and Max Cooper, Perth Western Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010095433563461336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-39466360485221254682020-08-07T10:14:58.106+01:002020-08-07T10:14:58.106+01:00Yes a family homeYes a family homeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-44859186108508369862020-07-09T22:27:54.404+01:002020-07-09T22:27:54.404+01:00Who owns it now? Is it a private family home?Who owns it now? Is it a private family home?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-79221231407163200362017-10-16T20:26:41.876+01:002017-10-16T20:26:41.876+01:00My Dad was responsible for updating the gardens in...My Dad was responsible for updating the gardens in 2011. He did his apprenticeship many years ago at Craigdun so could recall them in their original state. To be asked to breathe life into them again 40 + years later was magical for him. Craigdun was one of his favourite places and it’s where I feel closest to him now that he’s diedLynda McCartneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-80589711152919029762015-03-24T13:15:49.347+00:002015-03-24T13:15:49.347+00:00Now for sale for £795k with 10 acres - http://www....Now for sale for £795k with 10 acres - http://www.propertynews.com/iframe/brochure?siteID=1004&p=RGP669964&s=316352035Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-73516290959666605252013-05-30T13:55:00.124+01:002013-05-30T13:55:00.124+01:00Well said.. that was my father and mother Willie a...Well said.. that was my father and mother Willie and Romayne Baird who did the initial hard work on the house transforming it into a residential home and I'm glad they are not forgottenAngie Hincksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-11169738945660047782012-07-30T11:21:13.704+01:002012-07-30T11:21:13.704+01:00It was actually the late Willie Baird who transfor...It was actually the late Willie Baird who transformed the NHS home - complete with chip board nailed to the floors, strip lighting and wash hand basins in the Reception rooms - back to its former glory as a residence. <br />The Clarks continued his work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com