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Apr-7-2013 01:56

This is a variation on a theme of Francesca's "Who am I?" thread. The rules are the same, only in this case it would probably be best if we asked one question at a time :).

I'll start:


Its history goes back more than one thousand years.

Jun-2-2013 02:09

I THOUGHT of changing Australia to Australasia, but felt too lazy to change it in the end...anyway, I'll leave the guessing to somebody with some knowledge on this, before I start googling like crazy :)

Jun-2-2013 11:03

Clues so far:

*is in NEW ZEALAND
*has a CASTLE which is a tourist hub, never house royalty and is of a gothic/venetian style

Jun-2-2013 12:23

Northern island or Southern?? Was this castle built after 1850, or before?? Did it house nobility, or just a rich eccentric, or perhaps nobody at all?? Is it known for its grounds also??

Breit

Jun-2-2013 23:41

*is in NEW ZEALAND

*has a CASTLE which is a tourist hub, never house royalty and is of a gothic/venetian style

*SOUTH Island

*The castle was built after 1850 by a ''rich eccentric'' or as wiki puts it: ''a prominent entrepreneur and politician '' and yes, the grounds are nice but known more than the castle.

Jun-3-2013 08:37

I looked it up *looks around guiltily*; Hey! I said I'd only be able to hold off for so long! * Fine, if somebody can do it on their own, that's awesome; I wouldn't be able to give you all a proper place, anyway, like Breit already knows :)

Go on, then.

Jun-3-2013 10:09

Got me. I've no clue what it is. *Goes off to join Bela in her "guilty" researching efforts.*

Hmmm...

Is our Castle reputed to be haunted??

Any chance we're talking about Larnach Castle?? Or maybe Cargill Castle??

Breit

Jun-3-2013 10:16

It's the first :)

I think...99% sure :)

Jun-3-2013 12:10

Larnach's Castle is the castle it has.

(and yes, the ballroom is supposedly haunted by his daughter.. it was built for her 16th or 18th birthday, I can't remember which. According to wiki, his wife is reported to haunt the castle too, but I never heard about that growing up. We did however scare ourselves about his daughter and the ballroom as kids)

But what is it?

Jun-3-2013 23:07

Perhaps Dunedin?? Or the Otago Peninsula?? ;-)

Breit

Jun-4-2013 00:39

Dunedin is the city :)