Restoration

Retrieving Guisachan:

Our Golden Retrievers’ Ancestral Home

The roof of Guisachan House was removed in 1939 to avoid taxes on what was then a magnificent mansion. In the intervening years, Guisachan suffered enormous decay and trees grew within its walls, leaving the house largely hidden from view. In 2018, the Friends financed the removal of trees growing within and around the Guisachan House ruins as a preamble to the stabilization of the ruins. Much of the edifice has so deteriorated that it must be knocked down for reasons of public safety. But some walls can be stabilized.

To do this, we need your help. Individual gift options are possible.

  • $1750 will stabilize a large window
  • $1550 will stabilize and simulate a small window
  • $1250 will insert concrete lintel to existing window head
  • $800 will block a small window
  • $400 will repair adjacent window stone work
  • $200 will plaster and paint dummy window

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There will also be a General Construction Fund to which smaller donations can be directed, the proceeds being used for the overall stabilization procedure. Restoration will begin with the filling in of windows and the stabilization of walls around them. The cost of each window will depend on its condition and that of the walls surrounding it.