This is a short film about Rosneath Castle in Argyll. It was once the home of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll.
Worn-out mattresses, legless chairs, headless beds:
To play the film please click here or on the above image.
Rosneath House was blown-up with 220lb of gelignite in 1961.
The middle section, between the two songs, is the voice of Captian Charles Ryder from Brideshead Revisited [as read by Jeremy Irons].
The opening song is ‘Dark Skies’ by Emma Pollock.
The closing song is ‘Distant Skies’ performed live in Copenhagen by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds