Ummm… No… It wasn’t. As a matter of fact, the good Canadian (who is of Scottish descent, btw) along with his Canadian wife, actually *preserved* and renovated the original 7,000 square foot historic mansion, which you will find is still part of the sale of the whole estate, and which includes, as you know, the new, 28,000 square foot mansion built of stone, including *hand-carved* stone, extensive, as-of-the-period, 17th century-style, labour-intensive plasterworks, another large home for the grounds keeper, a new, solid steel crossing bridge, plus, the original 60-acre island upon which it all sits, *and* an additional 450+ acres of surrounding, high-quality farm land!

If I had the money, I would jump at the chance to own such a magical place! The owners did their honest and truest best in preserving and enhancing a most special place. I am sorry to see them go.

You are very lucky to have spent some time on that beautiful river, though, and your photos are really great! Love the blog!