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The dining room had a floor of concrete and cobbles, and this was replaced by old stone paving.  Colonel John Macleod's shields on the ceiling had been removed for safekeeping to Campbeltown Museum some years before, and these were reinstated.  In the sitting room the 18th-century moulded plaster ceiling was collapsing; in 1975 a new plain ceiling was inserted, but in 1986 this was replaced with a copy of the original.  The 'new' pitch pine floorboards came from the Scotia Distillery in Campbeltown, which was being altered at the time the restoration work was being carried out.  One wall of the big second floor bedroom had to be rebuilt, and while work was going on the garderobe closet was discovered. In the smaller bedroom the 16th-century fireplace was found behind a Victorian one.  On the roof the wall-walk was reinstated, but bars were placed over the openings of the machicolation to prevent stupid people from falling through them.

And that's it!  As well as my usual sources - Nigel Tranter and MacGibbon &amp; Ross, I obtained much help in writing about the history and restoration of Saddell from the following excellent Landmark Trust website pages: <i>

<a href="https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/search-and-book/properties/saddell-castle-11597/#History" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.landmarktrust.org.uk/search-and-book/properties/sadde...</a>

<a href="https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/globalassets/3.-images-and-documents-to-keep/history-sheets/saddell-castle-history-sheet.pdf" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.landmarktrust.org.uk/globalassets/3.-images-and-docum...</a></i>
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