Barholm Castle - The History of a Home and the Making of a Garden

In 1999, Barholm Castle in Galloway had lain ruinous and derelict for over two hundred years when Janet Brennan-Inglis and her husband John bought it as a restoration project. This book tells the history of Barholm Castle and the McCulloch family who owned it, the stories Janet and John uncovered and the account of the painstaking restoration.

About the author

Janet Brennan-Inglis graduated from the University of Edinburgh and gained a PhD in the restoration of Scottish castles from the University of Dundee. After working in education in the Netherlands for 25 years, she retired to live in Dumfries and Galloway, where she and her husband had bought and restored a sixteenth-century ruined castle. She is a former chair of the Scottish Castles Association and is Chair of the Galloway group of the National Trust for Scotland as well as a board member of Historic Environment Scotland, and is the author of A Passion for Castles (2023).

Summary

In 1999, Barholm Castle in Galloway had lain ruinous and derelict for over two hundred years when Janet Brennan-Inglis and her husband John bought it as a restoration project. This book tells the history of Barholm Castle and the McCulloch family who owned it, the stories Janet and John uncovered and the account of the painstaking restoration.

Product details

• Authors: Janet Brennan-Inglis
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9781839830877
• ISBN: 978-1-83983-087-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; GARDENING / Garden Design, Conservation, restoration & care of artworks, HISTORY / General, ART / Conservation & Preservation, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, ARCHITECTURE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Care & Restoration, Garden design & planning, Local History, Social and cultural history, Care & restoration of antiques, Care and restoration of antiques, Garden design and planning, Lowland Scotland and Borders, Lowland Scotland & Borders, Castles & fortifications, Architecture: castles and fortifications, Conservation, restoration and care of artworks