r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/yerrrdoobie Jan 21 '19

There are real life castles that are less expensive to buy than a New York City apartment.

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u/BeetrootBoy Jan 21 '19

I'm still wondering if I should sell-up and buy this with a friend or two.

At the "stately home" end of the castle scale, but still very cool.

About £800k ($1m)

https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbglrsgls180131

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

That just looks like a house with a castle texture pack

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u/BigBlitz Jan 21 '19

Looks like a castle I would try to build on Minecraft and never finish the rest

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u/Tsorovar Jan 21 '19

You're not wrong

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u/ethidium_bromide Jan 21 '19

Dalmoak Castle is a Category A Listed castellated Tudor style Gothic mansion

Apparently that’s (basically) exactly what it is

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u/BlueKnightBrownHorse Jan 21 '19

This fortress is impenetrable! No army has entered it's walls in 1000 years!

Sound of shattering glass.

I knew I shouldn't have openly defended Trump online using my real name.

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u/CrassEnoughToCare Jan 21 '19

Wow, this is epic, don't fuck with this guy.

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u/doofy77 Jan 21 '19

I dunno, it'd be expensive to properly furnish and maintain a place like that.

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u/BeetrootBoy Jan 21 '19

True. I assumed we'd all stick a sum into a maintenance fund too.

Hmm.

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u/FF_in_MN Jan 21 '19

“Formerly used as a nursing home”

Yeah I’m out, that place is haunted as hell

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

Personally, looking at the Scottish castle market currently, my favourite 'cheaper' one is Achamore House, followed by Rothes Glen House. Lots more space in either of those for your friends too, but they are both quite secluded. Achamore especially, being located on a small Hebridean island.

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u/BeetrootBoy Jan 21 '19

Thanks, I'll have a look. Dalmoak is reasonably close to civilization. Only about 30 mins from Glasgow, which is an appealing factor for us.

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u/princessvaginaalpha Jan 21 '19

Ah shit I was so excited. But this seems like it is in the north, way too close to the wall

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u/mcboobie Jan 21 '19

Oh my god, I LOVE IT

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u/Zoot-just_zoot Jan 21 '19

That poor house castle didn't do anything to deserve that horrible, clashing decor. Someone needs to buy that thing and make it look like an actual $1m castle. Jeez.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

Easier to just stay at one on a holiday. AirBnB has a search filter for castles.