
When is a Ruin Not a Ruin?
Dunstall Castle, Nr Earl's Croome, Worcestershire, England, UK
25 September 2013, 16:14 UTC (17:14 local time)
© 2014 Robert Bilsland, All Rights Reserved.
You see Dunstall Castle was built in 1766 and designed by Robert Adams. It was never meant to be a complete castle, just its ruins. Its purpose was to be one of three "Eye-Catchers" for Croome Court (which lies approximately 1 mile away across the road). These buildings, as the name suggests, were meant to catch the viewers eye as they looked out a window or while the walked around the landscape designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.
Of course over time the "so called" ruins started to become more and more real. While the care of Croome Court was already in hand it wasn't until 2010 that the National Trust were able to acquire the castle thanks to substantial funding from Natural England. Once acquired it was restored to what you see today and in doing so returned another piece of Croome Court back to how it was originally envisaged.
Lat: 52° 5' 3.46" N
Long: 3° 11' 5.93" W
Elevation: 59 ft
Precision is: High. Pinpoints the exact spot.













