When mum and dad visited Orkney a few weeks ago they spotted two miniature buildings on their travels.
Upon their return they have, even with our help, been unable to find out anything more about them. So can you help?
Building one
Situated around 20m from the A691 from Holm to Kirkwall is what appears to be a wooden stately home built into the fence line.
Dad initally thought it could be a horse jump, due to the nearby fence similar to those you see at equestrian events.
Closer inspection shows however little damage to fragile chimney pots or any real scuffing of the roof.
It would seem as if this building has been in place since at least 2005 as this Flickr posting indicates.
Building two
On the coast close to the B9042 on South Ronaldsay and with great views all around, is this castle fit for a princess.
Built from what appears to be masonry this building is what appears to be a fantastic play house given it’s scale.
Mum and dad were unsure what building the model was based upon but, given the grand tower and long roof it looks like possibly a cathedral or building similar to Westminster Hall in London.
Do you know of the history of either of these buildings? Let us know via the comments box below.
Other news
New website spirit-of-orkney.com is coming along well and has now started to develop some great content. It is hard to pull the humans away from the computer as they write up loads of notes and discuss where photographs were taken.
Maybe we will get to see this place sometime…
Thats all for now
Buster and Charlie
The first one is a horse jump it’s on land owned by a local builder that keeps and rides connemara ponies. The land it’s on is just above the wreck of the Royal Oak.
The second is a folly that has been built in the last decade or so. It was originally a farm outbuilding and is now used as a boat shed. It’s often mistaken for a church and now sports a small spire. The windows and other detail features look like masonry but are in fact cast from concrete.