Julie: AS I VENTURE
INTO THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS, I'M GOING TO GET A GRISLY TASTE
OF BRUTAL CLAN WARS... Duke: SO, THEY PUT
THE TASSEL UP HERE. THAT WOULD SOAK UP
THE BLOOD OF YOUR ENEMIES. BUT AFTER OBVIOUSLY
YOU'VE KILLED A FEW, THE BLOOD WOULD THEN START
RUNNING DOWN... Julie: YOU'RE SERIOUS? I'LL HAVE AN ALL-ACCESS PASS TO THE HEAD OF THE LEGENDARY
CAMPBELL CLAN'S FABLED CASTLE. I SEE IT NOW. "PRIVATE." Duke: PRIVATE. Duchess: BUT YOU CAN COME. Julie: I'LL IMMERSE MYSELF IN
THE LOCAL SCOTTISH TRADITIONS. CAN I TRY TO PICK IT UP? Stephen: YOU CAN TRY
AND PICK IT UP. Julie: YOU'RE PUSHING IT DOWN. Stephen:
I'M NOT PUSHING IT DOWN. Julie: OKAY. OH, MY GOD.
[GRUNTING] Duke: I WOULD DO IT DOWN
IN A ONER. Julie: AH! IT'S GOOD. [THUNDER] AND I RISK
BEING SCARED SENSELESS BY THE CASTLE'S MANY GHOSTS. Duchess: WE HAVE FIVE GHOSTS
IN THE CASTLE, BUT THIS IS THE MOST HAUNTED
ROOM IN THE CASTLE. ♪ Julie: THERE'S AN EXPRESSION: AN ENGLISHMAN'S HOME
IS HIS CASTLE. AND FOR A LUCKY FEW,
IT REALLY IS TRUE. BUT ANYONE THAT THINKS LIFE IN
A STATELY HOME IS A FAIRYTALE, THINK AGAIN. I'M JULIE MONTAGU, AN ALL-AMERICAN GIRL
FROM SUBURBAN ILLINOIS. MY HUSBAND, LUKE,
IS VISCOUNT HINCHINGBROOKE, AN HEIR TO
THE EARL OF SANDWICH, AND WHEN I MARRIED HIM,
I BECAME A VISCOUNTESS. NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS
DID I EVER DREAM THAT I WOULD BE A PART
OF THE BRITISH ARISTOCRACY. WE LIVE WITH OUR FAMILY
AT MAPPERTON HOUSE, DEEP IN THE DORSET COUNTRYSIDE. I WANT TO KNOW HOW OTHER
BRITISH ARISTOCRATS FACE THE HUGE CHALLENGE OF KEEPING THEIR
GREAT ESTATES GOING WHILE AT THE SAME TIME CREATING COMFORTABLE,
INTIMATE FAMILY HOMES. JOIN ME AS I GO
IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS OF SOME
OF BRITAIN'S GREAT ESTATES. ♪ FAMED FOR ITS WILD,
DRAMATIC SCENERY, THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS HAS,
FOR CENTURIES, ENCHANTED ALL WHO COME HERE. BUT SUCH SPLENDID ISOLATION MEANS OWNERS OF REMOTE HISTORIC
HOUSES NEED TO GO THE EXTRA MILE TO ENTICE THE PAYING VISITOR. ONE SCOTTISH CASTLE, NESTLED BESIDE A LOCH
IN THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, SEEMS TO HAVE CRACKED IT. I'M ON MY WAY
TO INVERARAY CASTLE, WHICH IS THE HOME TO THE DUKE
AND DUCHESS OF ARGYLL. HAVE BEEN TO SCOTLAND,
OF COURSE, TO EDINBURGH BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER
GOES TO UNIVERSITY THERE, BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN
TO THIS PART OF SCOTLAND. AND IT'S JUST
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. THE TOWN OF "INVERARA,"
SPELLED INVERARAY, LIES ON THE WESTERN SHORES
OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS. SOME SIX MILLION VISITORS
FLOCK HERE EACH YEAR TO EXPERIENCE THE BREATHTAKING
MOUNTAINS, LOCHS, AND GLENS. I'M TRAVELING ALMOST 500 MILES ACROSS THE LENGTH OF THE UK
TO GET THERE. INVERARAY CASTLE IS HOSTING
THEIR YEARLY HIGHLAND GAMES WHILE I'M VISITING,
AND I'M SUPER EXCITED BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT TO EXPECT, BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING TO ME
IS NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE THIS HISTORIC BEAUTIFUL CASTLE
THAT ATTRACTS A LOT OF VISITORS, BUT THEY HAVE
THIS INCREDIBLE ESTATE, SO I WANT TO FIND OUT
HOW THEY'RE ABLE TO RUN THE CASTLE
AND THE ESTATE AND REALLY MAKE IT WORK
AS A BUSINESS. THE DUKE WHO LIVES HERE
AT INVERARAY HAS A BACKGROUND
IN ESTATE MANAGEMENT, WHICH NO DOUBT COMES IN HANDY, SINCE HE'S GOT A CASTLE
AND 50,000 ACRES TO CARE FOR. HIS WIFE, ELEANOR,
IS RELATED TO THE CADBURY FAMILY WHO BEGAN THE CADBURY
CHOCOLATE EMPIRE. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS
MARRIED IN 2002 AND HAVE MADE INVERARAY CASTLE
HOME FOR THEIR THREE CHILDREN. OH, MY GOSH! THAT SURPRISED ME. LOOK AT THAT.
THAT IS A REAL-LIFE CASTLE JUST PEERING OUT
OVER THE BRIDGE. INCREDIBLE. ♪ AS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S
EARLIEST EXAMPLES OF GOTHIC REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE, INVERARAY WAS ALSO ONE OF THE
FIRST GREAT ESTATES OF ITS KIND TO BE BUILT IN THIS REMOTE
CORNER OF SCOTLAND. THE TITLE OF DUKE OF ARGYLL WAS CREATED
FOR THE CAMPBELL CHIEF IN 1701. IN THE MID-1700s, INVERARAY CASTLE WAS REBUILT
ON ANCESTRAL LAND THAT THE CLAN HAD CALLED HOME
SINCE THE 13th CENTURY. AND THERE IT IS
IN ALL ITS GLORY. I MEAN, BEAUTIFUL. LOOK AT THOSE TURRETS. IT IS A PERFECT, PERFECT CASTLE. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I ARRIVE AT A PICTURE-BOOK
CASTLE LIKE THIS, I STILL HALF EXPECT TO BE
GREETED BY KNIGHTS ON HORSEBACK RESCUING A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS. [BELL RINGS] BUT EVEN BETTER, TODAY I'M
WELCOMED BY A DUKE AND DUCHESS. Torquhil Campbell:
HI, JULIE, WELCOME TO INVERARAY. Julie: HI, THANK YOU. Torquhil: VERY NICE TO SEE YOU.
COME ON IN. Julie: THIS IS EXTRAORDINARY.
IT'S A WALKWAY. Eleanor Campbell:
WELL, IT WAS TO COVER YOU UP WHEN YOU ARRIVED
IN YOUR CARRIAGE, SO IT WAS MADE
FOR QUEEN VICTORIA. SO, WHEN SHE ARRIVED, IT COULD'VE BEEN RAINING BECAUSE
IT SOMETIMES RAINS IN ARGYLL. IT'S DESIGNED BY THE SAME PERSON THAT DID PADDINGTON STATION,
DIGBY WYATT, SO IT'S, UH,
WE CALL IT PADDINGTON STATION. Julie: THIS ORNATE ENTRANCE
WAS BUILT IN 1871 TO HONOR THE WEDDING
OF PRINCESS LOUISE, QUEEN VICTORIA'S
FOURTH DAUGHTER, WHEN SHE MARRIED
THE MARQUESS OF LORNE, THE FUTURE NINTH DUKE OF ARGYLL. LOUISE, LIKE HER MOTHER, HELD
A DEEP AFFECTION FOR SCOTLAND, AND IT CONTINUES
WITH THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY TO THIS DAY. ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT STRUCK ME, THOUGH, IS THE COLOR OF THE STONE. Torquhil: IT'S A BLUE-GREEN
CHLORITIC SCHIST. Eleanor: OBVIOUSLY. Julie: OKAY, YES. BECAUSE... Torquhil: BUT IT'S AMAZING.
SO IT'S ONE COLOR WHEN IT'S DRY, AND IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
COLOR WHEN IT'S WET. BUT ANYWAY, LOOK.
COME INTO THE CASTLE. Julie: CAN I JUST ASK,
THAT MUST BE YOUR FAMILY TARTAN. Eleanor:
SO, THAT'S CAMPBELL TARTAN. SO, WE ALL WEAR ANCIENT CAMPBELL
AS A FAMILY. Julie: RIGHT. Eleanor: DIFFERENT TYPES
OF CAMPBELLS. THERE'S DIFFERENT
SETS OF CAMPBELLS. IN THE OLDEN DAYS, I THINK,
IF YOU WORKED FOR AN ESTATE, YOU WORKED FOR THE DUKE
OR THE CLAN CHIEF, YOU WOULD THEN WEAR HIS TARTAN, BUT NOW ACTUALLY
EVERYONE WEARS THEIR OWN. Julie: RIGHT.
CLAN, THAT'S THE BIT THAT-- Eleanor: IT'S LIKE FAMILY,
BUT IT'S A BIG, BIG TERM. I MEAN, IT'S ALL YOUR KINSMEN. Torquhil: IN THE OLD TIMES, IF YOU SOUGHT PROTECTION
FROM THE CLAN CHIEF OR YOU FARMED ON HIS LAND
OR IF YOU WORKED FOR HIM, YOU WOULD PROBABLY BE
PART OF THE CLAN, SO THERE ARE, YOU KNOW,
SORT OF 50 OR 60 DIFFERENT NAMES THAT COME UNDER THE BANNER
OF CLAN CAMPBELL, THEY WOULD GIVE THEIR ALLEGIANCE
TO THE CAMPBELL CHIEF. Julie: SO, ARE YOU CONSIDERED
THE CAMPBELL CHIEF? Torquhil: SO I AM, SO I AM,
MY TITLE IS MacCAILEIN MOR, WHICH IS CHIEF OF CLAN CAMPBELL
OR SON OF THE GREAT COLIN, AND I'M CHIEF OF CLAN CAMPBELL,
AND WE ESTIMATE TODAY, THERE'S PROBABLY 13,
14 MILLION MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY AROUND THE WORLD. Julie: 13 OR 14 MILLION MEMBERS
OF THE CLAN CAMPBELL? MY GOODNESS, THAT'S A BIG CLAN. Torquhil: IT'S A BIG
FAMILY NAME. BIG FAMILY. AND THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH
OF THE CLAN CAMPBELL SOCIETY DOING A TOUR OF THIS PART
OF SCOTLAND AT THE MOMENT, SO THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE THERE
MARCHING WITH US TOMORROW, GIVING US THEIR SUPPORT. Julie: OKAY, FANTASTIC. Eleanor: TOMORROW
IS OUR HIGHLAND GAMES DAY. Julie: WOW! Torquhil:
WELCOME TO THE ARMORY HALL. AND THE CEILING HERE
IS THE HIGHEST CEILING OF ANY HOUSE IN SCOTLAND,
AND IT'S 21 METERS HIGH, SO BASICALLY THE GROUND FLOOR UP TO THE VERY, VERY TOP
OF THE CASTLE. Julie: OH, MY GOODNESS. AND THAT IS YOUR COAT OF ARMS. Torquhil:
AND THAT IS OUR COAT OF ARMS AND ABOVE IT, OUR INITIALS-- T FOR TORQUHIL
AND E FOR ELEANOR. Eleanor: SO, WE'VE GOT
A BOAR'S HEAD AT THE TOP BECAUSE THAT'S
THE CAMPBELL EMBLEM. THAT'S OUR FAMILY ANIMAL. AND THEN YOU'VE GOT
A DUKE'S CORONET UNDERNEATH, SO A DUKE HAS STRAWBERRY LEAVES
ON HIS CORONET. Julie: YOU CAN TELL
AN ARISTOCRAT'S RANK BY THE LOOK OF HIS CROWN,
ALSO KNOWN AS A CORONET. THESE ORNATE HEADPIECES
ARE ONLY WORN ON ONE OCCASION, THE CORONATION OF A NEW MONARCH. Announcer: SHE RECEIVES
THE FEALTY OF THE ARCHBISHOP AND BISHOPS AND THEN THE HOMAGE
OF THE PEERS. Julie: ONE LOOK AT THE SYMBOLS
ON THEIR CORONET CAN TELL YOU WHERE PEOPLE FALL IN THE ARISTOCRATIC
PECKING ORDER. BELOW THE MONARCH ARE THE DUKES. THEIR CORONETS FEATURE
EIGHT STRAWBERRY LEAVES. THEN COME MARQUESSES. THEY WEAR FOUR STRAWBERRY LEAVES
AND FOUR SILVER BALLS, FOLLOWED BY THE EARLS, WITH EIGHT STRAWBERRY LEAVES
AND EIGHT SILVER BALLS. FOR THOSE BELOW, NO LEAVES, BUT A VISCOUNT, LIKE MY HUSBAND,
16 SILVER BALLS. AND FINALLY, THE BARONS, WHO DISPLAY SIX SILVER BALLS
ON THEIR CORONETS. Eleanor: WE'RE TOP OF THE PILE
FOR THE NON-ROYALS. THERE WE ARE,
SO THAT'S HOW WE GET... [JULIE LAUGHS] SO, WE HAVE STRAWBERRY LEAVES, AND THEN WE'VE GOT OUR FAMILY
MOTTO, WHICH IS NE OBLIVISCARIS. MY PRONUNCIATION'S
PROBABLY NOT PERFECT. Julie: NO, I THOUGHT
IT WAS EXCELLENT. [LAUGHS] Eleanor: WHICH MEANS
WE NEVER FORGET, DO NOT FORGET, SO WE'LL BASICALLY REMEMBER
AND HOLD A GRUDGE AGAINST ANYONE ELSE
WHO'S DONE SOMETHING AGAINST US. Julie: DO NOT FORGET.
WE'LL KILL YOU. THE DUKE HOLDS
MANY, MANY TITLES. AS WELL AS THE DUKE OF ARGYLL
AND CHIEF OF CLAN CAMPBELL, HE'S ALSO THE MASTER OF
THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD IN SCOTLAND, THE ADMIRAL
OF THE WESTERN ISLES, EARL OF ARGYLL, EARL OF CAMPBELL AND COWALL, VISCOUNT OF LOCHOW AND GLENYLA, LORD OF INVERARAY, MULL,
MORVERN, AND TIREE, BARONET CAMPBELL,
BARON SUNDRIDGE... YOU HAVE A LOT OF TITLES,
DON'T YOU? Torquhil: QUITE A FEW. Julie: YEAH, YEAH, MANY. THIS IS A FAMILY
WHICH HAS BEEN AT THE HEART OF BRITISH HISTORY
FOR CENTURIES. WHEN THE THIRD DUKE
BUILT THE CURRENT CASTLE, HE WANTED A DRAMATIC
NEW COUNTRY HOUSE TO REFLECT THE RISING POWER AND
MIGHT OF THE CAMPBELL FAMILY. Torquhil: WE'VE GOT OVER 1,800
BITS OF ARMS AND ARMORY ON DISPLAY
THROUGHOUT THE CASTLE. Julie: THIS HUGE COLLECTION
OF WEAPONS IS NOT ONLY FOR DECORATION. MANY OF THESE BAYONETS,
MUSKETS, AND SWORDS HAVE SEEN ACTIVE SERVICE,
WITH THE EMPHASIS ON ACTIVE! Torquhil: THESE ARE HALBERDS. SO, THESE ARE ALL
16th, 17th CENTURY. THIS ONE HERE IS THE OLDEST ONE. SO, YOU'D STAB
A FEW PEOPLE WITH IT, AND, YOU KNOW,
THERE WOULD BE SO MUCH BLOOD RUNNING DOWN THE HANDLES,
YOUR HANDS WOULD SLIP. Julie: OH, MY GOSH! Torquhil:
SO, THEY PUT THE TASSEL UP HERE. THAT WOULD SOAK UP
THE BLOOD OF YOUR ENEMIES, BUT AFTER OBVIOUSLY
YOU'VE KILLED A FEW, THE BLOOD WOULD THEN START
RUNNING DOWN THE HANDLE. Julie: YOU'RE SERIOUS? Torquhil: I'M VERY SERIOUS. SO, THIS HAS GOT TO HAVE
LOTS OF DNA FROM, YOU KNOW-- Eleanor: IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
IT'S NOT WHAT WE DO NOW. THIS WAS A LONG, LONG TIME AGO. Torquhil: AND THEN THIS ONE HERE
IS THE SORT OF FINAL VERSION. SO, THEY GOT RID OF THE TASSELS,
BUT THEY PUT STUDS ON IT, SO IT DIDN'T REALLY MATTER
HOW WET YOUR HANDS GOT, YOU WOULD STILL BE ABLE
TO GRIP IT. Julie: IT'S JUST BRUTAL.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. Torquhil: IT'S NASTY. Eleanor: BUT THEY WERE BRUTAL
PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU JUST LIVED
IN YOUR CLANS, AND THEN YOU'D ATTACK
THE NEXT CLAN. SO, THERE'S A CLAN
CALLED THE SINCLAIRS. SO, WE'RE VERY GOOD FRIENDS
WITH THE SINCLAIRS NOW, BUT THE CAMPBELLS
MURDERED SO MANY OF THEM, THEY COULD THEN CROSS THE RIVER
WITHOUT GETTING THEIR FEET WET BECAUSE THEY'D JUST PACK THE
RIVER UP WITH SINCLAIR BODIES, CROSS THE RIVER, NICE DRY FEET! Julie: THANKFULLY THOSE
GRUESOME DAYS ARE LONG GONE, BUT TODAY THE CASTLE
ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF VISITORS HAPPILY PAYING THE ADMISSION
TO REVEL IN ALL THE GORY DETAILS OF THOSE GRISLY TIMES. Torquhil: THE CASTLE WAS FIRST
OPENED TO VISITORS IN 1953 BY MY GRANDFATHER. Julie: HOW MAY TOURISTS
DO YOU GET A YEAR? Torquhil: THIS YEAR, WE'RE
PROBABLY 130,000 PEOPLE THROUGH. Eleanor: IN THE SIX MONTHS
WE'RE OPEN. Torquhil: IN THE SIX MONTHS
THAT WE'RE OPEN. Julie:
THAT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT. Eleanor: IT'S SUCH
A TOURIST DESTINATION NOW. Julie: RIGHT.
Eleanor: AND IT'S WELL-KNOWN. Julie: IN PEAK SEASON,
AN ARMY OF 90 STAFF IS NEEDED TO KEEP BOTH THE CASTLE AND THE
VISITOR EXPERIENCE SHIPSHAPE. BUT THERE'S ONE JOB THAT NEEDS
ALL HANDS ON DECK OUT OF SEASON. Eleanor: SO, WE REPAINT IN HERE
EVERY TWENTYISH YEARS. IT'S SUCH A HUGE JOB. Torquhil:
WE DID IT THREE YEARS AGO. WE HAVE TO TAKE EVERYTHING DOWN
AND CLEAN IT, AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME
THAT I'VE HAD THAT JOB, AND, YOU KNOW, I FOUND IT
ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING BECAUSE YOU LEARN SO MUCH. Julie:
AND HOW LONG DID IT TAKE THEN? Eleanor: IT TOOK A WHOLE WINTER. Torquhil: WE INSTALLED IN HERE
50 TONS OF SCAFFOLDING, AND WE PAINTED IT
WITH 800 LITERS OF PAINT. Eleanor: I CHOSE THIS COLOR, WHICH IS ALWAYS
A BIT SCARY AS WELL, ISN'T IT? I'M CHOOSING
800 LITERS OF PAINT, AND IF I GET IT WRONG,
IT'S A DISASTER, BUT THIS IS, IT'S TANG YELLOW,
BUT YOU CAN SEE, SO, TORQUHIL'S MOTHER
HAD A SORT OF BUTTERSCOTCH, BECAUSE THAT WAS MUCH MORE
FASHIONABLE IN 1980-SOMETHING. IT'S BEEN IN A POWDER BLUE,
IT'S BEEN IN-- WHICH IS EXTRAORDINARY
BECAUSE FASHIONS CHANGE. Julie: OF COURSE, OF COURSE. IN THE LATE 18th CENTURY,
THE FIFTH DUKE OF ARGYLL, KEEN TO IMPRESS HIS GUESTS WITH
THE LATEST GEORGIAN FASHIONS, DECIDED TO REMODEL
SOME OF THE CASTLE'S 80 ROOMS IN A MORE DECORATIVE STYLE. Torquhil: SO, THIS IS
THE STATE DINING ROOM. Julie: I MEAN,
IT'S INCREDIBLY ELABORATE. Torquhil: IT WAS HAND-PAINTED
BY TWO FRENCH ARTISTS WHO CAME OVER HERE
AND LIVED HERE, AND THEY DID THIS STATEROOM
AND THE STATEROOM NEXT DOOR. YOU LOOK AT THE ROUNDELS.
THOSE ARE ACTUALLY PAINTED. THEY'RE FLAT RELIEF,
GREAT SKILLS. Julie: INCREDIBLE SKILLS. Torquhil: AND THE COLORS
ARE STILL VERY VIBRANT. Julie: THE MONTHS, I GUESS, TO
CREATE A ROOM LIKE THIS, RIGHT? Eleanor: ALL HAND-PAINTED.
IT MUST'VE TAKEN FOREVER. AND, IN FACT,
THE MIRRORS ARE DESIGNED SO THE TABLE
IS CENTRAL TO THE CHANDELIER, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE REFLECTED
OVER AND OVER AGAIN THROUGH THE MIRRORS BECAUSE THEY'RE
AT EITHER END OF THE ROOM. Julie: IT'S JUST
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. AND FURNITURE. Eleanor:
ALL DESIGNED FOR THE ROOM. WE'VE BARELY CHANGED THINGS. EVERYTHING IS ORIGINAL
AS IT WAS. BUT NOT THE KNIVES AND FORKS. [LAUGHS] Julie: DO YOU USE
THIS ROOM EVER? Eleanor: YES, SO OUR ELDEST SON
HAD HIS CONFIRMATION LAST MONTH, SO HE, HE WAS CONFIRMED
IN THE TOWN, AND THEN WE HAD
A BIG FAMILY DINNER WHERE THERE WERE 25 OF US. WE SAT IN THIS ROOM AND USED IT
AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. Julie: I LOVE THAT.
AND THE SHIPS ON THE TABLE. Eleanor: SO, THEY'RE GERMAN,
AND EACH ONE DOES SOMETHING. SO, THE ONE OVER THERE
HAS GOT A LITTLE SPOUT ON IT. THAT WOULD HAVE POURED WINE. SOME HAD FOOD.
YOU PUT SWEETMEATS INTO IT, AND YOU'D WHEEL THEM
UP AND DOWN THE TABLE. IT WAS A GIMMICK. Julie: YOU'RE KIDDING ME! Torquhil: YOU'D TAKE THE TOP OFF AND THEN JUST SORT OF WHEEL THEM
UP AND DOWN THE TABLE. Eleanor: INSTEAD
OF A CHINESE RESTAURANT WHERE YOU TURN THE THING
AROUND IN THE MIDDLE, THIS WAS YOUR SCOTTISH
EQUIVALENT. Julie: THE CHANDELIER,
I'M TOTALLY DRAWN TO THAT. THE CHANDELIER ORIGINAL AGAIN? Eleanor: YES,
SO THAT'S WATERFORD CRYSTAL ORIGINAL TO THE ROOM, AND THEN I CLEAN IT
EVERY FEW YEARS. I TAKE EVERY SINGLE BIT DOWN. I LINE IT ACROSS THE FLOOR.
I DO. I DO. I LINE IT ACROSS THE FLOOR,
ALL NUMBERED WITH BITS OF PAPER, AND IF THE WIND BLOWS, I'LL CRY. Julie: OH, MY. Eleanor:
AND THEN I CLEAN EACH BIT AND THEN HOOK IT BACK IN AGAIN. AND YOU CAN SEE,
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU CAN SEE WHERE EACH DUCHESS
THROUGH THE YEARS, WE PUT IT BACK TOGETHER
WITH A BIT OF BLU TACK, BITS OF FISHING WIRE. YOU CAN SEE EACH, YOU KNOW,
EACH GENERATION'S HAD ANOTHER GO AT PUTTING IT
BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. Julie: HOW LONG DOES IT
TAKE YOU, THOUGH, TO CLEAN THAT? Eleanor: IT TAKES A FULL DAY
TO CLEAN THAT. Julie: I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING
TO SAY SOMETHING LONGER, THOUGH. Eleanor: NO, BUT WE HAVE
THREE CHANDELIERS, SO IT TAKES THREE WHOLE DAYS. AND IT DOES MAKE
A HUGE DIFFERENCE. YOU HANG IT BACK UP,
IT'S EXQUISITE. Torquhil: I'M GONNA TAKE YOU THROUGH TO OUR PRIVATE SIDE
OF THE CASTLE. Julie: OH.
THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU. I SEE IT NOW. "PRIVATE." Torquhil: PRIVATE. Eleanor: BUT YOU CAN COME. [LAUGHS] ♪ Julie: INVERARAY CASTLE
HAS CERTAINLY WITNESSED A FAIR SHARE
OF LIFE-THREATENING DRAMA. HAVING SEEN OFF
THE BLOODY CLAN WARS, IT'S ALSO SURVIVED NOT ONE
BUT TWO DEVASTATING FIRES. THE FIRST, IN 1877,
WOULD HAVE DESTROYED THE CASTLE IF NOT FOR A RECENTLY INSTALLED
NEWFANGLED INVENTION-- FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. A NEWSPAPER REPORT FROM THE TIME
QUOTES THE THEN DUKE PRAISING THE FIRE EXTINCTEURS
FOR HELPING STOP THE FIRE FROM SPREADING
TO MANY MORE ROOMS. A SECOND FIRE STRUCK IN 1975
WHEN THE DUKE WAS A BOY. IRONICALLY, HE AND HIS FAMILY
WERE AWAY IN THE VILLAGE WATCHING A FIREWORKS DISPLAY. WHEN THEY SAW
THAT THE CASTLE WAS ON FIRE, EVERYONE RAN TO HELP GET
PAINTINGS AND FURNITURE OUT WHILE THE FIRE BRIGADE
POURED WATER INTO THE INFERNO. SOME PRICELESS TREASURES
WERE LOST TO THE FLAMES, BUT A LOT WERE SAVED. IT WOULD BE YEARS
UNTIL THE CASTLE WAS FULLY HABITABLE AGAIN. THE DUCHESS LEADS ME
TO THE ATTIC, WHERE MANY OF THE FAMILY'S
ART AND TREASURES WERE STORED BEFORE THE FIRE. Eleanor: SO, THIS... Julie: OH, MY GOSH. Eleanor: YES, THIS IS WHAT
WAS LEFT OVER FROM THE FIRE. YOU KNOW,
THE ATTIC WAS DESTROYED, BUT OBVIOUSLY
IT'S BEEN REPAIRED. Julie: RIGHT. Eleanor:
AND IT'S NOT BURNT ANYMORE, BUT THIS IS BASICALLY
WHAT WAS LEFT. BUT IT'S A WRECK, AND IT WOULD
COST A FORTUNE TO MAKE BETTER, BUT IT IS DRY NOW. BUT YOU CAN SEE
WHAT THE CASTLE LOOKS LIKE DOWN TO THE BARE BRICKS. WATCH YOUR HEAD. Julie: THIS LADDER
JUST LEADS UP. Eleanor: THAT LEADS UP INTO
THE POINTY BIT OF THE TURRET BECAUSE THERE WILL BE A TERRIBLE
DAMP PROBLEM UP THERE SOMEWHERE, WHICH SOMEONE'S FIXING. Julie: THERE'S ALWAYS--
THE LIST NEVER GOES AWAY. Eleanor:
THE LIST NEVER GOES AWAY. Julie:
THE LIST IS THERE FOREVER. AFTER THE FIRE OF 1975, THE DAMAGE TO THE CASTLE
WAS SO DEVASTATING THAT IT ALMOST SPELLED THE END OF THE CAMPBELLS'
RESIDENCY HERE. TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY
DURING THE LONG REPAIR PERIOD, AND TO SAVE MONEY, THE FAMILY
MOVED INTO THE BASEMENT. Torquhil: DOWN INTO THE BOWELS
OF THE CASTLE. Eleanor:
IT'S A LOT LESS SMART THIS WAY. GET BACK TO REAL LIFE. [LAUGHS] Julie: HOW MUCH OF THE CASTLE
WAS DESTROYED IN THAT FIRE? Torquhil: WELL, THE FIRE TOOK
OFF THE WHOLE OF THE TOP FLOOR, BUT THE DAMAGE WAS REALLY
PREDOMINANTLY THE WATER. AND THIS WAS JUST ALL FLOODED. IT WAS JUST SORT OF
A SWIMMING POOL AT THE BOTTOM. Julie: WHAT WAS IT
THAT CAUSED THE FIRE? Torquhil: IT'S DIFFICULT TO SAY,
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT WAS PROBABLY WIRING.
THE WIRING WAS VERY, VERY OLD, AND IT STARTED ACTUALLY
TWO FLOORS ABOVE HERE IN WHAT WAS ACTUALLY WAS
MY MOTHER'S DRESSING ROOM. STRAIGHT AFTER THE FIRE, YOU KNOW, WE ALL OBVIOUSLY
HAD TO MOVE OUT, BUT WHEN WE MOVED BACK IN PROBABLY
ABOUT THREE YEARS LATER, YOU KNOW, THE ROOF
STILL HADN'T BEEN COMPLETED AND THE WORK UPSTAIRS
HADN'T BEEN COMPLETED, SO WE ACTUALLY LIVED AS A FAMILY
DOWN HERE IN THE BASEMENT. Julie: AND DO YOU HAVE
FOND MEMORIES OF THAT? Torquhil: WELL, THERE ARE
A FEW BITS AND PIECES THAT ARE LEFT BEHIND. Julie: DID THEY EVER THINK THAT
IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN SAVED? Eleanor: WELL,
THERE WAS NO MONEY AS WELL, SO TORQUHIL'S FATHER
THEN THOUGHT, "DO I BOTHER ACTUALLY
TRYING TO SAVE IT? DO I JUST LEAVE IT AS A RUIN, GO AND LIVE IN A NICE SMALL
HOUSE WITH INSURANCE MONEY WITH HEATING
AND WINDOWS THAT SHUT, OR DO I ACTUALLY TRY AGAIN?" SO, HE WAS AMAZING.
HE WENT AROUND AMERICA, WENT ROUND
THE CLAN CAMPBELL SOCIETIES, HE WENT ACROSS THE WORLD, SAYING "THIS IS OUR ANCESTRY.
CAN YOU HELP?" BECAUSE IT WASN'T
INSURED PROPERLY. NOTHING COVERED. Torquhil: WELL,
IT WAS PARTIALLY COVERED, BUT THERE WAS A BIG SHORTFALL. Julie: THE COMPLETE RESTORATION
OF THE BUILDING WAS ESTIMATED AT SOME £850,000
IN 1975, WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT
OF JUST OVER £7 MILLION TODAY, SO THE CURRENT DUKE'S FATHER
HAD TO BE INVENTIVE IN HOW HE RAISED THE FUNDS. Torquhil: YOU COULD COME ALONG
AND BUY A SLATE FOR THE ROOF, AND YOU COULD SCRATCH YOUR NAME
ON THE INSIDE OF THE SLATE, AND YOU'D PAY £5,
WHATEVER IT WAS FOR A SLATE. Julie: THAT'S BRILLIANT. Torquhil: SO, YEAH,
SO WE LIVED, WE LIVED, WE LIVED
IN ALL OF THESE CORRIDORS. THIS PARTICULAR ROOM IN HERE NOW IS THE WATER TANK
FOR THE CASTLE, BUT THIS USED TO
ACTUALLY BE OUR BATHROOM, AND THOSE CURTAINS ARE THE SAME
CURTAINS THAT WERE THERE WHEN WE HAD IT AS A BATHROOM! Eleanor: TORQUHIL'S MUM WAS
VERY HANDY, SO SHE'S AMAZING. SHE'S AMAZING AT SEWING,
TAPESTRY, EVERYTHING, SO SHE, I GUESS, THOUGHT, "I'VE GOT TO LIVE DOWN HERE,
I'LL MAKE SOME CURTAINS." Torquhil: BUT, YOU KNOW, THEN
THIS WAS A LOO. MY MOTHER PAINTED IT
IN CAMPBELL COLORS, SO WE NEVER ACTUALLY
GOT RID OF IT. Julie: NO, IT'S HISTORIC NOW. Torquhil: YEAH. THIS WAS A SITTING ROOM. Eleanor: WITH LOVELY CURTAINS
MADE BY GRANNY. Julie: BUT DO YOU
VIVIDLY REMEMBER... Torquhil: I DO, YEAH. Eleanor:
YOU MUST'VE BEEN TEN PLUS. Torquhil: YEAH. YOU KNOW,
IT WAS A BOMB SITE. Julie: YEAH. DID YOU LOSE A LOT OF
YOUR FAMILY HISTORY IN THE FIRE? Torquhil:
I'M SURE THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A LOT OF ARCHIVES AND DOCUMENTS
THAT WERE LOST AT THE TIME, BUT ACTUALLY
THE ARCHIVES USED TO BE ON THE TOP FLOOR
OF THE CASTLE, AND THERE WERE BIG LIBRARIES
UP THERE. Julie: BUT AFTER ALMOST LOSING
EVERYTHING IN THE LAST BLAZE, THE CURRENT DUKE WAS ADVISED THAT KEEPING PRECIOUS DOCUMENTS
ON THE TOP FLOOR WAS A NO-GO. HE HAD TO FIND ANOTHER SOLUTION
TO HOUSING THE UNIQUE ARCHIVES COVERING 800 YEARS
OF FAMILY HISTORY. Torquhil: THEY WERE QUITE HAPPY
FOR OUR CHILDREN TO LIVE UP THERE
BECAUSE THEY CAN GET AWAY! SO, ONE OF THE BIG PROJECTS
THAT WE HAD WAS TO CREATE THIS NEW AMAZING ARCHIVE
OVER AT THE ESTATE OFFICE, AND THAT'S
ONE OF MY LEGACY PROJECTS. PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
CAN COME AND FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEIR ANCESTORS
WERE FARM TENANTS OR CROFTERS AND HOW MUCH RENT THEY PAID AND HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW,
STOCK THAT THEY KEPT. Julie: THAT'S A LOVELY LEGACY.
COULD I VISIT THE ARCHIVES? Torquhil:
YOU MOST CERTAINLY CAN. IT'S ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING,
GREAT COLLECTION OF STUFF. Julie: THE ARCHIVES AT
INVERARAY CASTLE ARE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN BRITAIN. THEY CONTAIN DOCUMENTS
DATING BACK TO THE 13th CENTURY. HELLO. Alison Diamond: OH, HELLO. Julie: ARCHIVIST ALISON DIAMOND
AND A TEAM OF 12 VOLUNTEERS WORK FLAT OUT TO CATALOG
THIS VAST COLLECTION HOUSED IN THE ESTATE'S
CONVERTED OLD POULTRY HOUSE. Alison: SO, THIS IS THE ARCHIVE.
THIS IS THE STORE THAT THE CURRENT DUKE
CONVERTED BACK IN 2007. Julie: THIS COLLECTION IS PACKED
WITH ENOUGH HIGH DRAMA AND POLITICAL MANEUVERINGS
TO MAKE SHAKESPEARE GASP. IT'S A NATIONAL TREASURE. AND PERHAPS THE MOST PRECIOUS ARE THE DOCUMENTS
THAT SURVIVED THE FIRE. Alison: THIS IS THE ONE
I WANTED TO SHOW YOU, WHICH HAS SOME PAGES THAT HAVE
ENDED UP STUCK TOGETHER. Julie: OH, MY GOODNESS. Alison: YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE
WATER HAS GONE DOWN THE MIDDLE. AND THIS NEWSPAPER CUTTING
IS, IS STUCK ONTO THE PAGE. IT WASN'T DAMAGED
BY THE FIRE ITSELF, BUT BY THE WATER THAT THEY
BROUGHT IN TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THIS IS LORD LORNE'S DIARY. HE WAS THE NINTH DUKE, THE ONE
WHO MARRIED PRINCESS LOUISE. HE WOULD HAVE DONE THIS
WHEN HE WAS A BOY. SO, THEY WOULD'VE BEEN TAUGHT. HE WOULD'VE HAD LESSONS
IN PAINTING. Julie: CAN I TURN
THE PAGE THERE? AM I... OH, NO, NOT THAT ONE. Alison: DON'T PULL IT APART. JUST HAVE TO KEEP GOING UNTIL
WE GET TO ONE THAT'S LOOSE. THAT'S STUCK IN THERE AS WELL. BUT THEN HE GOES
ON A CONTINENTAL TOUR IN 1858, NOT THAT WE CAN SEE
EXACTLY WHERE HE WENT. Julie: "THIS MORNING AT ANTWERP, WE WENT TO THE PICTURE
OF THE CRUCIFIXION BY RUBENS IN THE CATHEDRAL." YOU CAN'T TELL WHAT ELSE
IS IN THIS DIARY. Alison:
NO, YOU CAN'T READY IT PROPERLY. SO, AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE,
I'M GOING TO GET FUNDING, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE IT
TO THE CONSERVATOR, AND THE WORK IS VERY DETAILED
AND VERY SPECIFIC. THE CONSERVATOR WILL PROBABLY
HAVE TO GET IT WET AGAIN, BUT THEN HE CAN DRY IT
IN A PARTICULAR WAY AND SEPARATE THE PAGES. Julie: I SEE. SO, TO CONSERVE IT
WILL COST A LOT OF MONEY. Alison: ONE SHEET OF PAPER
CAN COST £100, DEPENDING ON THE DAMAGE
THAT'S BEEN DONE TO IT. A VOLUME WHERE THE SPINE
NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE REBOUND,
THAT CAN COST £2,500. Julie: WHAT? Alison: IT'S JUST
A REALLY EXPENSIVE BUSINESS. Julie: SO, SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
YOU JUST PUT IT ON THE LIST UNTIL YOU CAN GET
THE FUNDING FOR IT? DO YOU HAVE A HUGE LIST? Alison: IT IS QUITE LONG, YES. Julie: WELL, THANK YOU
FOR SHOWING ME THIS, I MEAN, A REAL TREAT
TO BE ABLE TO SEE THIS AND TO SEE WHAT TORQUHIL
HAS DONE HERE TO KEEP HISTORY
AND THE ARCHIVES ALIVE. ♪ IT'S TIME FOR SOME FRESH AIR
AND A CHANGE OF SCENE. THE VAST 50,000-ACRE ESTATE
NEEDS A SMALL ARMY TO PUT THE LAND TO GOOD USE, SO THE DUKE RENTS PARCELS OF IT
TO OVER 200 FARMERS. I'M HEADING OUT
TO MEET BRIAN WALKER, WHO FARMS A 2,500-ACRE SLICE
OF ARGYLL LAND. THAT'S MORE THAN
THE ENTIRE MAPPERTON ESTATE. ♪ [MOOING] HI. Brian Walker:
HI, HOW ARE YOU DOING? Julie: YOU MUST BE BRIAN. Brian: YEAH, RIGHT. Julie: JULIE.
SO, THIS IS YOUR FARM. Brian: YES, WE'VE GOT ABOUT
TWO AND A HALF THOUSAND ACRES, WHICH SOUNDS A LOT RIGHT ENOUGH,
BUT IT'S MOSTLY BOG AND SCRUB, QUITE POOR QUALITY GROUND
IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD. YOU'RE DEALING WITH RUGGED LAND. Julie: BRIAN'S NOT TOO WORRIED
ABOUT THE ROUGH TERRAIN. HE HAS A VERY SPECIAL DUTY-- TO PROVIDE THE VISITORS
TO INVERARAY WITH A REAL-LIFE
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY. Brian: OUR TENANCY AGREEMENT,
WHICH IS QUITE PARTICULAR TO OUR SETUP, WHEREBY WE KEEP
A SMALL FOLD OF HIGHLAND COWS, WHICH ARE KEPT PURELY
TO PUT DOWN TO THE CASTLE FOR THE TOURISTS TO LOOK AT. Julie: OH, REALLY? Brian: AND THAT'S JUST WHERE I
WAS ABOUT TO HEAD AT THE MOMENT, AND WE CAN TAKE
A BAG OF FEED DOWN IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO DOWN
AND HAVE A BETTER LOOK AT THEM. Julie: DEFINITELY.
AND I CAN FEED THEM AS WELL? Brian: YEP, WE CAN DO THAT. WE'LL JUST GRAB A BAG OF FEED,
AND THEN WE CAN GO DOWN. Julie: LIKE THE HIGHLAND STAG, THE POINTY-HORNED HIGHLAND COW
IS SYNONYMOUS WITH SCOTLAND. THEY THRIVE IN THE HARSH
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND THEY ALL
HAVE RED HAIR, RIGHT? Brian: MOST PEOPLE SEE THEM
AS THE RED HIGHLANDER, BUT BLACK WAS THE ORIGINAL COLOR
OF THE HIGHLAND COWS IN THE OLD DAYS
ON THE WEST COAST, BUT THIS IS SLIGHTLY UNIQUE IN HAVING A SMALL FOLD
OF TOTALLY BLACK ONES. Julie: RIGHT. LOOK AT THAT ONE.
HE'S JUST STARING AT ME. LOOKING AT THE SIZE
OF THOSE HORNS, I'M GLAD I'M NOT WEARING
BRIGHT RED! Brian:
THERE'S NO BADNESS IN IT. IT'S JUST BECAUSE
THERE'S SOMEBODY STRANGE COMING INTO THE FIELD. THEY'RE WAITING TO SEE
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. Julie: OKAY. LOOK AT THEM.
THEY'RE WAITING. DO THEY KNOW? Brian: YEAH, THEY KNOW
THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T NORMALLY GET. Julie: RIGHT.
OH, MY GOSH. Brian: IF YOU WANTED TO PUT SOME
ON THE GROUND THERE, THEY WILL EAT IT LIKE... Julie: SO,
DO I THROW IT OUT OR NO? Brian: NO, JUST PUT IT
IN SMALL PILES ON THE GROUND, AND THEY WILL EAT IT. Julie: HE'S COMING
FOR MY BUCKET. Brian: NO, SHE'S JUST
SMELLING THE FEED THERE. Julie: HERE YOU GO.
Brian: THEY'RE ALL RIGHT. Julie: THEY'RE VERY SWEET.
HERE YOU GO. OH, MY GOSH. OKAY. HI. HERE YOU GO. IT'S GOOD. SMALL LITTLE PILES. THERE YOU GO. EAT YOUR FOOD. OKAY. Brian: THESE COWS ARE USED TO
PEOPLE BEING AROUND THEM LIKE. YOU'RE QUITE SAFE OUT HERE LIKE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'VE GOT
A BUCKET OF FEED. YOU'RE THEIR BEST PAL
FOR TODAY. Julie: THEY JUST WANT
THEIR FOOD, THAT'S IT. Brian: THAT'S IT. YEAH. [MOO] YEAH, SHE'S TALKING
TO THE CALF LIKE, YEAH. Julie: OH, I LOVE THIS,
I JUST LOVE THIS. SO, THESE CALVES,
WILL THEY THEN TURN BLACK, DARK? Brian: YES, THEY WILL GROW UP LOOKING LIKE
THEIR PARENTS LIKE, YEAH. Julie: THAT WAS A TRULY
ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE. [BAGPIPES PLAYING] AS I MAKE MY WAY
BACK TO THE CASTLE, INVERARAY'S GEARING UP
FOR ITS ANNUAL HIGHLAND GAMES. LOTS OF TENTS
AND LOTS OF PEOPLE. OVER 100 HIGHLAND GAMES ARE HELD
ACROSS SCOTLAND EACH YEAR, A TRADITION STRETCHING BACK
NEARLY 1,000 YEARS. I CAN'T WAIT TO TRY MY HAND
AT SOME HIGHLAND GAMING. MAPPERTON ATTRACTS
ONLY A FRACTION OF INVERARAY'S
ANNUAL 130,000 VISITORS. Eleanor:
WOULD YOU LIKE A CUP OF TEA? Julie: YEAH,
I'D LOVE A CUP OF TEA. Eleanor: WOULD YOU LIKE
THE DUCHESS MUG? Julie: YES, PLEASE.
CAN I HAVE THAT? I'M KEEN TO HEAR WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SHARE YOUR HOME
WITH SO MANY PAYING VISITORS. THERE THEY ALL ARE,
WITH THEIR CAMERAS. THEY ARE ALL TAKING PICTURES. DO YOU EVER, DOES IT,
IT JUST BECOMES THE NORM, RIGHT? HERE YOU ARE IN YOUR KITCHEN. BEING IN THIS KITCHEN NOW DOESN'T FEEL LIKE
I'M IN A CASTLE. I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST
IN YOUR HOME, WHICH I AM, BUT THEY'RE
TAKING PICTURES OF US. WE'RE DEFINITELY
PHOTOBOMBING IT, YEAH. Eleanor: SO, TODAY WE KNOW
WE HAVE A CRUISE SHIP COMING IN FROM GLASGOW, SO WE HAVE FIVE COACHLOADS
OF PEOPLE COMING IN. Julie: A LOT OF VISITORS ARE
ABOUT TO COME INTO YOUR HOME. DOES THAT GET A BIT WEIRD? Eleanor: ACTUALLY, IT'S REALLY
NICE. THEY'RE NICE PEOPLE. THEY'VE COME TO HAVE
A LOVELY DAY OUT. AND THANKS TO THEM,
I'VE GOT A ROOF ABOVE ME... Julie: YES. Eleanor: ...SO YOU HAVE TO
LOOK AT IT THAT WAY. AND ALSO IF YOU'RE COMING
TO SCOTLAND, WE'RE, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE A SCOTTISH-LOOKING CASTLE. I THINK IF YOU'RE IMAGINING WHAT
A SCOTTISH CASTLE LOOKS LIKE... Julie: THIS IS IT. IT'S SUCH AN INSPIRING ATTITUDE. I GUESS WHEN YOU'RE RELYING
ON PAYING VISITORS TO MAKE UP NEARLY 40 PERCENT
OF THE ESTATE'S INCOME, IT'S THE REALISTIC ATTITUDE
TO TAKE. Eleanor:
BUT ON THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER, WE DO OPEN THE DOOR
TO THE HALL AND THINK, "AH, THIS IS QUITE NICE
TO HAVE IT BACK AGAIN." Julie: I CAN HEAR. Eleanor:
THERE IS A TOUR GOING ON. Julie: YEAH.
Eleanor: YEAH. Julie:
JUST LITERALLY THROUGH-- Eleanor: THROUGH THERE, SO
THAT IS THE STATE DINING ROOM, BUT THE DOOR IS LOCKED TODAY
BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S A TOURIST VENUE TODAY. Julie: SO, YOU REALLY HAVE,
BECAUSE THIS FEELS VERY HOMELY. Eleanor: YOU COULDN'T LIVE HERE,
UNLESS YOU HAD A HOME BIT, TOO, BECAUSE I'VE GOT CHILDREN. THEY NEED TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK
AND PRACTICE THEIR BAGPIPES. Julie: RIGHT. Eleanor: I'VE GOT
TO SHOUT AT THEM QUIETLY TO EAT VEGETABLES. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE STILL GOT
AN EVERYDAY EXISTENCE. I MEAN, POTTY TRAINING THEM
AND WHATEVER IT IS. AT THE END OF THE DAY,
YOU'RE A MOTHER WITH CHILDREN AND RUNNING YOUR OWN LIFE. YOU'D GO MAD, I THINK, IF YOU COULDN'T JUST SHUT
THE DOOR AND COME BACK THROUGH. Julie: BUT GREAT ESTATES
HAVE TO PAY THEIR WAY, SO WHEN FILM OR TV
COME KNOCKING AT YOUR DOOR, YOU JUMP AT THE CHANCE
TO INCREASE YOUR PROFILE. IN 2012, INVERARAY
BECAME DUNEAGLE CASTLE WHEN IT OPENED ITS DOORS
TO THE CAST OF DOWNTON ABBEY. Eleanor: WE DIDN'T REALLY
HAVE AN AMERICAN MARKET, AND THANKS TO DOWNTON ABBEY, WE HAVE
A HUGE AMERICAN MARKET NOW. Julie: REALLY? Eleanor:
IT'S BEEN BRILLIANT FOR US. Julie: IT WAS THE DOWNTON ABBEY
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, WASN'T IT? Eleanor:
IT WAS A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WHEN LADY MARY HAD A BABY,
AND IT WAS ONE OF THOSE ONES. Julie: IT WAS THE BIG ONE. Eleanor: IT WAS THE BIG ONE,
SO IT WAS BRILLIANT. Julie: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
SINCE YOU'VE TAKEN OVER TO REALLY MAKE THE VISITOR
EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW, ONE THAT'S JUST ONE
THEY'LL NEVER FORGET? Eleanor:
I HAVE WRITTEN A GUIDE BOOK, AND THEN I'VE EVOLVED IT
OVER 17 YEARS BECAUSE I THINK
TASTES HAVE CHANGED. PEOPLE NOW WANT TO IMAGINE
HOW THEY WOULD HAVE SAT AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE. IT'S NOT JUST
A MUSEUM THING NOW. I'VE PUT CARDS IN ALL THE ROOMS. I'VE PUT QUIRKY FACTS LIKE, OH, DID YOU KNOW THAT THE DUKE
HATED HAVING COLD GRAVY SO HE DESIGNED
AN ARGYLL GRAVY JUG? HOPEFULLY THAT CAPTURES
THE IMAGINATION OF THE TOURISTS. Julie: YES, I LOVE THAT. SO, YOU'RE REALLY GIVING,
LIKE, SPECIAL TOUCHES AND LITTLE, I GUESS,
GLIMPSES OF HISTORY THAT YOU OTHERWISE WOULDN'T
GET FROM A HISTORY BOOK. Eleanor: WELL, I THINK SO, AND I THINK BECAUSE I DIDN'T
GROW UP IN THIS WORLD-- I GREW UP IN A TERRACED HOUSE
IN LONDON-- YOU THEN COME IN HERE AND THINK,
"OH, MY GOODNESS!" YOU KNOW, WITH FRESH EYES, YOU CAN SAY,
"MY GOODNESS, THIS IS AMAZING." Julie: THE FAMILY
OPENS A SELECTION OF THE GRANDEST ROOMS
FOR VISITORS. Eleanor: THERE'S DINING ROOMS,
AND THERE'S TAPESTRY ROOMS AND GHOST ROOMS. Julie: YOU HAVE A GHOST ROOM? Eleanor: WE HAVE A GHOST ROOM,
THE MacARTHUR ROOM. I'LL TAKE YOU UP THERE
IF YOU LIKE. Julie: I'D LOVE IT.
CAN I SEE IT? Eleanor: YEAH. Julie: NO HISTORIC HOME
IS COMPLETE WITHOUT A GHOST, AND THE BIGGER THE HOUSE,
THE SPOOKIER ITS SPIRIT COUNT. THE DUCHESS LEADS ME
INTO WHAT'S SAID TO BE THE MOST HAUNTED ROOM
OF THEM ALL, HOME TO THE GHOST
OF A MURDERED BOY. [THUNDER] Eleanor: AND THIS
IS THE MacARTHUR ROOM. THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE
WILL COME IN AND THEY'LL STOP
BECAUSE IT FEELS SO STRANGE. Julie: WELL, IT'S FUNNY. I FEEL ALMOST LIKE
A BIT OF A DENSER FEELING. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? Eleanor: YES.
AND A BIT CHILLY. IT'S A BIT CHILLIER IN HERE. Julie: YES. Eleanor: YOU CAN JUST FEEL COLD
ON YOU FROM SOMEWHERE. Julie: YEAH, YEAH.
I AM QUITE, I AM QUITE COLD, AND LIKE HEAVY. Eleanor: WELL, USUALLY
PEOPLE COME IN AND GO, "OOH, I REALLY
DON'T LIKE THIS ROOM. THERE'S A FUNNY FEELING." IT'S A WEIRD ROOM. Julie: I CAN FEEL IT. Eleanor: WE HAVE FIVE GHOSTS
IN THE CASTLE. WE HAVE A PIPER. WE HAVE A GREY LADY.
EVERYONE HAS A GREY LADY. WE HAVE A CHILD
THAT'S COVERED IN BLOOD. Julie: OOH, OOH! Eleanor: WE HAVE A LAUNDRY MAID
DOWN IN THE OLD KITCHEN. TEA ROOM LADIES COME IN
IN THE MORNING TO GET THE TEA ROOM
READY FOR THE DAY, AND THEY SEE HER, AND SHE STANDS IN A POOL OF
WATER AND LAUGHING HER HEAD OFF. [LAUGHTER] BUT THIS IS THE MOST HAUNTED
ROOM IN THE CASTLE, NAMED AFTER THE MacARTHUR BED. Julie: IN 1644,
THE EARL OF ARGYLL HEARD HE WAS GOING
TO BE MURDERED BY THE DUKE OF MONTROSE, SO HE ESCAPED,
BUT HIS IRISH HARPIST, WHO WAS JUST A YOUNG BOY,
STAYED TO FACE THE MUSIC. Eleanor: THE MONTROSES ARRIVED.
THEY KILLED THE HARPIST, AND THEY HUNG,
DREW, AND QUARTERED HIM, AND THEY HUNG HIM
OUT OF THE WINDOW. Julie: NO! Eleanor: YES. SO, NOW EVERY TIME
A DUKE IS ABOUT TO DIE, APPARENTLY YOU CAN HEAR HARP
MUSIC COMING FROM THIS ROOM. Julie: OH, MY GOSH! [HARP FLOURISH] Eleanor: SO, THIS BED WAS
IN THE OLD CASTLE, SO THIS IS WHERE
ALL THIS GRUESOME HAPPENING. Julie: SO, DOES ANYBODY
EVER SLEEP IN HERE OR EVER TRY TO SLEEP IN HERE? Eleanor: WHEN WE HAVE
TOO MANY PEOPLE STAYING, WE DO PUT PEOPLE HERE. NOW I'VE TOLD YOU, I COULD
NEVER PUT YOU IN THAT BED, BUT BEFORE I TOLD YOU, I COULD SAY, "COME INTO
OUR LOVELY SPARE ROOM." Julie: HAVE YOU SEEN
ANY OF THE GHOSTS? Eleanor: NO, BUT PEOPLE HAVE. AND THERE'S A CHAIR
OUT IN THE HALL THAT TOURISTS SEE THE SAME
PERSON OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THEY GO, "OH, MY GOODNESS, THERE WAS A LADY
SITTING OUT THERE." AND IT'S THE SAME LADY.
I CAN'T SEE HER. SHE SITS LITERALLY AT THE TOP OF
THE STAIRS IN A TAPESTRY CHAIR. Julie: THE PAINTINGS,
ARE THEY ALL ARGYLLS? Eleanor: THEY'RE ALL ARGYLLS
AND RELATIONS OF ARGYLLS. MY FATHER-IN-LAW
LOATHED THIS PICTURE. HE THOUGHT
IT WAS PARTICULARLY DISGUSTING. BUT WHEN MY FATHER-IN-LAW DIED,
APPARENTLY IT FELL OFF THE WALL. THE HEAD GUIDE
SAID HE CAME IN HERE, AND THEN THE MOMENT
MY FATHER-IN-LAW DIED, AND HE DIED IN HOSPITAL
IN LONDON, THAT FELL OFF THE WALL
AND NEIL IAN SAID, "I KNEW THAT THE DUKE WAS DEAD." Julie:
SO, THIS IS REALLY HAUNTED? Eleanor: YEAH. Julie:
I COULD NEVER SLEEP IN HERE. ♪ GHOSTS OR NOT, UNTIL THE CURRENT DUKE AND
DUCHESS MOVED INTO THE CASTLE, ALL OF INVERARAY'S BEDROOMS
WERE ON THE CHILLY SIDE. LIKE SO MANY HISTORIC HOUSES,
THERE WAS NO CENTRAL HEATING. AND ALTHOUGH IT'S AN HONOR TO BE
A TENANT OF A HISTORIC HOME, TRUST ME, A WOOL SWEATER
IS OFTEN YOUR BEST FRIEND. HERE AT INVERARAY, THE THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF FOREST
ON THE ARGYLL ESTATE PROVIDES THE DUKE WITH A RATHER
NIFTY, AFFORDABLE SOLUTION-- A BIOMASS BOILER. Torquhil: YOU KNOW, I INHERITED
THE CASTLE AND THE ESTATE WHEN MY FATHER DIED IN 2002,
AND, YOU KNOW, WE DECIDED THAT WE WANTED TO DO
A BIG RENOVATION PROJECT. Julie: RIGHT. Torquhil:
AND A CRUCIAL PART OF THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE CENTRAL
HEATING BECAUSE WE HAD NONE. Julie: YOU DIDN'T
EVEN HAVE RADIATORS? YOU DIDN'T HAVE OIL OR ANYTHING? Torquhil: NOT EVEN ONE RADIATOR. Julie: OH, MY GOODNESS. Torquhil: SO, THIS
WAS A BIG STEP CHANGE. WE PUT IN, YOU KNOW,
ABOUT 120 RADIATORS. THE IDEA WAS ALWAYS
THAT WE WOULD USE THE CHIP FROM THE ESTATE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT LOTS
OF FORESTRY HERE, SO WE WERE, YOU KNOW,
GOING TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT. Julie: CAN I HAVE A LOOK IN
JUST TO SEE? Torquhil: WE'LL GO AND HAVE
A LOOK AT SOME OF THE BOILERS. DO YOU WANT TO HAVE
A LITTLE PEEK INSIDE? Julie: WOW, DOES IT
JUST HEAT THE CASTLE, OR DOES IT HEAT OTHER HOMES
ON THE ESTATE? Torquhil: NO, AT THE MOMENT,
WE JUST DO THE CASTLE. SO, IT HEATS 124 RADIATORS
AND PRODUCES ENOUGH HOT WATER TO RUN 12 2-METER BATHS
SIMULTANEOUSLY. Julie: FANTASTIC. Torquhil: AND A COUPLE
OF POWER SHOWERS. Julie: OKAY, YEAH. Torquhil:
WHEREAS IN MY PARENTS' TIME, YOU WOULD GET, I DON'T KNOW, SORT OF 15 CENTIMETERS
OF HOT WATER IN ONE BATH! Julie: EXACTLY, EXACTLY, WHILE YOU'RE WEARING
YOUR HAT! YES. Torquhil: OKAY, WE'LL GO
AND HAVE A LOOK AT THE CHIP AND THE DRYING FLOORS. Julie:
BECAUSE NEWLY CHIPPED WOOD IS TOO WET TO BURN EFFICIENTLY, AN ENORMOUS FAN TAKES THE HEAT
FROM THE BOILERS AND BLOWS IT
INTO THE DRYING CONTAINERS. Torquhil: AND IT COMES UP
UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR, AND IT TAKES THE MOISTURE
OUT OF THE CHIP. Julie: OKAY. THIS IS IMPRESSIVE! Torquhil: SO, THAT'S ALL
BEEN THROUGH THE DRYER. Julie:
YEAH, IT'S NICE AND WARM. Torquhil: IT'S NICE AND WARM,
AND THE MOISTURE CONTENT WILL HAVE GONE FROM SORT OF
55 PERCENT DOWN TO 25 PERCENT. Julie: SO, HOW MANY TREES
ARE YOU HARVESTING? Torquhil: WE DON'T ACTUALLY
HARVEST TREES TO PUT INTO THE BOILER. Julie: OKAY. Torquhil:
WHEN A TREE IS HARVESTED, USUALLY WE CUT INTO PROBABLY ABOUT A 35,
40-YEAR-OLD SITKA SPRUCE. Julie: RIGHT. Torquhil: AND THE BOTTOM
TWO-THIRDS OF THE TREE ARE QUITE VALUABLE. THE TOP ONE-THIRD, WHICH IS
SORT OF THAT SORT OF DIAMETER, IS NOT VERY VALUABLE AT ALL, SO WE COULD SEND IT AWAY
AND GET VERY LOW RETURN, OR WE CAN USE IT HERE
AND CREATE ADDED VALUE BY TURNING IT INTO WOOD CHIP, BIOMASS, WHICH OBVIOUSLY
IS USED FOR HEATING. Julie: IT'S A BRILLIANT,
VERY ECO-FRIENDLY SOLUTION, AND ONE THAT WE, TOO,
HAVE EMBRACED AT MAPPERTON, THOUGH OUR BOILER IS RATHER
DINKY COMPARED TO THIS COLOSSUS! WHAT A SYSTEM. I'D LIKE
TO CHOP DOWN ONE OF YOUR TREES. Torquhil: WELL, I THINK IT WOULD
BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO GO AND CHOP A TREE, AND YOU'LL KNOW
THAT IT'S BEEN PUT TO GOOD USE, BACK INTO CHIP, MAKING LOTS OF
HOT WATER TO KEEP US ALL HAPPY. Julie: OKAY, BRILLIANT. WITH LITERALLY THOUSANDS
OF TREES HERE, IT'S VITAL TO KNOW WHICH ARE AND WHICH AREN'T OKAY
TO CHOP DOWN. FORESTRY MANAGER DENIS COY IS A MAN WHO CAN SEE
THE WOOD FROM THE TREES. HOW WONDERFUL TO COME OUT
TO WORK HERE EVERY DAY. I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS LANDSCAPE. SO, HOW DOES IT ALL WORK? Denis Coy: I IDENTIFY THE TREES
AND MARK IT WITH PAINT, AND THEN THE GUYS COME IN
AND DO THE ACTUAL FELLING. Julie: RIGHT. Denis: THE GUYS ARE HOOKING UP
SOME OF THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT SO THAT WE CAN
FELL THIS TREE SAFELY DOWN IN THE AREA
THAT WE WANT TO. Julie: OKAY. Denis: THIS PARTICULAR ONE, WE DON'T WANT TO DAMAGE
THE ONES BESIDE IT, SO WE'RE DOING
A WINCH-ASSISTED FELLING. Julie: SO, DOES THAT MEAN IT HAS
TO GO IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION? Denis: IT WILL GO IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION THAT WE WANT IT TO GO. Julie: RIGHT,
SO IT DOESN'T DAMAGE... Denis: THE OTHER TREES
AROUND IT. Julie: IS THERE ANYTHING
I CAN HELP OUT WITH? I LIKE TO GET INVOLVED IF I CAN. Marcus Van-Stone: WELL, MARTIN'S
IS ON THE CHAINSAW. Julie: OKAY, I WON'T DO THAT. Marcus: I'LL BE ON THE WINCH.
YOU CAN ASSIST WITH THAT. Julie: EXCELLENT. TUG OF WAR,
THIS TREE HAS NO CHANCE. Marcus: IT'S JUST A ROPE,
AND ALL YOU DO IS PULL. JUST ONE STEADY PULL
ALL THE WAY, AND THAT'S YOU ON FULL POWER. Julie: OKAY, GREAT. Marcus: RELEASE. Julie: OKAY, TREE, YOUR
CLAN CHIEF'S BATHTUB NEEDS YOU. Marcus: OKAY. Julie: OKAY, NOW WHAT? Marcus: OKAY, YOU CAN START TO
PULL JUST NICE AND GENTLY NOW. YEAH, THAT'LL DO. PERFECT. Julie: IS THAT GOOD? Marcus: YEAH, THAT'S GOOD. Julie: OH, MY GOSH! OH, MY! Marcus: PERFECT.
YOU CAN LET GO. EXCELLENT. Julie: THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.
IT MADE SO MUCH MORE LIGHT. Marcus: IT JUST SHOWS YOU WHAT WE'RE TRYING
TO ACTUALLY CREATE AS WELL. Julie: RIGHT,
I MEAN, I'M A BIT SAD. THERE'S A PART OF ME.
DON'T YOU EVER? Denis: BUT THE TREE
WAS ACTUALLY DAMAGED, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SIDE, SO IT'S ACTUALLY
THE RIGHT TREE TO TAKE. Julie: OKAY, ALL RIGHT, GOOD,
THAT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER. [LAUGHS] [BAGPIPES PLAYING] WITH THE AIR VIBRATING
WITH THE SOUND OF BAGPIPES, IT CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING-- IT'S THE DAY
OF THE HIGHLAND GAMES! TODAY, THE DUKE'S SON AND HEIR,
ARCHIE, THE MARQUESS OF LORNE, WILL BE LEARNING THE ROPES
FROM HIS FATHER, JUST AS HE DID
FROM HIS FATHER. AS HOST OF THESE ANCIENT
SCOTTISH GAMES, THE DUKE CARRIES
A HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY TO GET EVERY TRADITIONAL DETAIL
JUST RIGHT. AND ONE TRADITION
OFFERS PROTECTION FROM TINY BITING BUGS
KNOWN AS MIDGES. Torquhil: THIS IS BOG MYRTLE. THIS IS
A NATURAL MIDGE REPELLENT. Julie: RIGHT,
AND THIS WAS IN YOUR... Torquhil: SO THAT'S
IN THE COAT OF ARMS. AND IF YOU JUST TAKE A LITTLE, TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF LEAF
IN YOUR FINGER AND SQUASH IT, AND THEN THERE'S
THE MOST AMAZING SMELL TO IT. Julie: OH, MY GOSH, YEAH! Torquhil:
I WEAR THIS IN MY BONNET, AND I WEAR THREE EAGLE FEATHERS,
GOLDEN EAGLE FEATHERS, WHICH DESIGNATES ME
AS A CLAN CHIEF, AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE BOAR'S
HEAD, WHICH IS THE CAMPBELL... Julie:
YEAH, IT'S ALL MAKING SENSE. Eleanor: CAMPBELL TARTAN. Torquhil: THE CAMPBELL TARTAN. Julie: AND I HAVE TO SAY YOUR
BONNET LOOKS VERY WELL WORN. Torquhil: YEP,
THIS USED TO BE MY FATHER'S AND IT WAS PROBABLY
A COUPLE OF GENERATIONS BEFORE THAT AS WELL, SO. Julie:
YOU ALL LOOK VERY SMART. I MEAN, I TRIED TO PLAY
A LITTLE BIT A PART, SO THIS IS MY, I HAVE
TO TELL YOU, IT'S VERY WORN. THIS IS THE LINDSAY CLAN. EVEN THOUGH I'M TECHNICALLY
NOT A LINDSAY, MY FATHER-IN-LAW'S MOTHER
WAS A LINDSAY, AND SO HE HAS ASKED ME
TO WEAR THIS TODAY. Torquhil: A LITTLE BIT OF TARTAN
FOR EVERYBODY. Eleanor: IT'S VERY NICE, AND IT'S NOT NEW LIKE
THE BONNET, WHICH IS GOOD. Torquhil: SO, WE'RE GOING TO
WALK DOWN TO THE TOWN AND WE'RE GOING TO GET READY
FOR THE MARCH, HAVE A LITTLE DRAM
WHEN WE'RE DOWN THERE. Julie: THE DUCHESS WILL MEET US
LATER AT THE GAMES. THE REST OF US HEAD DOWN
TO THE TOWN, WHERE EVERYONE IS GATHERING
FOR THE PARADE. Torquhil: HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? Julie: THERE ARE CLAN CAMPBELL
DESCENDANTS ALL OVER THE WORLD, OVER 10 MILLION OF THEM
JUST IN THE UNITED STATES. TODAY A GROUP OF CAMPBELLS
FROM GERMANY IS HERE FOR THE FESTIVITIES. TO KICK THINGS OFF, THE DUKE INTRODUCES ME
TO A PROUD SCOTTISH CUSTOM. SO, THIS IS TRADITIONAL
TO HAVE-- Torquhil: YEAH, SO YOU GOT TO, A LITTLE BIT OF, NO LESS,
CLAN CAMPBELL SCOTCH WHISKY. Julie: I WOULDN'T EXPECT
ANYTHING LESS. Torquhil: AND, YEAH, IT'S
A LITTLE BIT TO GET YOU GOING IN THE MORNING. Julie: CAN I JUST ASK
HOW YOU DRINK IT? IS LIKE A SHOT,
OR DO YOU SIP IT? Torquhil: WELL, NO,
I WOULD DO IT DOWN IN A ONER. SLAINTE MHATH. Julie: IS THAT WHAT I SAY? Torquhil: SLAINTE MHATH.
Julie: SLAINTE MHATH. Torquhil: CHEERS IN GAELIC. Julie: OKAY, OH, DEAR. IN THE HIGHLANDS, IT'S NEVER TOO
EARLY FOR A SLUG OF NEAT WHISKY OR, AS THE LOCALS PREFER
TO CALL IT, A WEE DRAM. IT'S GOOD.
IT'S DEFINITELY WARMED ME UP. I HONESTLY, IF I HAVE MORE,
I WON'T BE ABLE TO MARCH. Man: THAT'S FINE. Julie: THAT'S FINE? Torquhil: THIS SIDE
OF THE DRUM? OKAY. Julie: THE DUKE
POSES FOR A PICTURE WITH THE BAND
OF THE ROYAL MARINES. Man: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Torquhil: BRILLIANT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Julie: AND THEN TAKES HIS PLACE
IN THE PARADE. I GOTTA SAY, IT'S PRETTY COOL TO MARCH WITH THE CHIEF
OF CLAN CAMPBELL. ♪ Torquhil: STEP FORWARD LIKE ME. Julie: OKAY, I'M DEFINITELY
TRYING TO KEEP TIME. ♪ I'M TRYING TO KEEP TIME
WITH YOU. Torquhil:
YOU'RE ALL ON YOUR OWN. WHY DON'T YOU
SQUEEZE UP IN BETWEEN US? ♪ IT'S ALWAYS GOOD WHEN THE SUN
SHINES IN THE BEGINNING. IT'S GOOD BECAUSE EVERYONE
COMES OUT AND GOES TO THE GAMES. IF IT RAINS A LITTLE BIT LATER.
IT'S NOT SO BAD. THE GAMES HERE, WE HAVE THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
CABER TOSSING EVENT. ONLY HAPPENS IN ONE PLACE,
AND THAT'S HERE. Julie: OH, WOW! Emcee: SO, THE INVERARAY
AND DISTRICT PIPE BAND MAKE THEIR WAY ALONG
THE GAMES FIELD HERE TO NOW TAKE THE SALUTE
FROM THE DUKE OF ARGYLL. ♪ ♪ Julie: WITH RESPECTS PAID, THE SERIOUS BUSINESS
OF COMPETITION CAN BEGIN. Torquhil: THERE'S LOTS
OF DIFFERENT HEAVY EVENTS, SO THEY'RE DOING THE SORT
OF SHOT PUT AT THE MOMENT. Julie: RIGHT. Torquhil:
AND THEY DO THE HAMMER. YOU CAN SEE THEM ALL
WITH THEIR NETS THROWING HUGE, GREAT BIG
THINGS ROUND AND ABOUT. [APPLAUSE] Julie: THE HIGHLAND GAMES
BEGAN AS A WAY FOR CHIEFTAINS TO CHOOSE
THE MOST ABLE SOLDIERS, BUT BETWEEN ALL THE BATTLING,
THE CLANS NEEDED ENTERTAINING, SO ALONG WITH BRUTE STRENGTH, THEY ADDED COMPETITIONS
FOR MUSIC AND DANCING, TOO. Torquhil:
AND WE'VE GOT HIGHLAND DANCING. Julie: I WANT TO WATCH THAT. Torquhil: THERE'S LOTS
OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. Julie: AND THEY PICK A WINNER BECAUSE THOSE ARE
THE JUDGES, RIGHT? Eleanor: IT'S VERY SERIOUS. AND THE STANDARD
IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD HERE. SO, OUR PIPING STANDARD
IS AMAZING HERE. Julie: WELL, I LOVE THE PIPING. Torquhil: THERE'S A BIT
OF SOMETHING TAKING PLACE ALL OF THE TIME, REALLY. Julie: RIGHT. THE CONSTANT SOUNDTRACK
OF BAGPIPES ISN'T JUST FOR ENTERTAINMENT. THE PIPERS ARE ALSO COMPETING. Torquhil: AND THEN THE SORT OF
FINALE IS TOSSING THE CABER. Julie: HAVE YOU TOSSED
A CABER BEFORE? Torquhil:
I'VE TOSSED A LITTLE ONE. ♪ Julie: ALL THIS ACTIVITY
CAN BUILD UP AN APPETITE, AND THERE'S PLENTY
OF LOCAL PRODUCE ON OFFER. Eleanor: SO, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO START OFF WITH A BIT OF OYSTERS
FROM LOCH FYNE? Julie: DO YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER
HAD AN OYSTER BEFORE? Eleanor: RIGHT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY ONE? Julie: THOSE ARE THE ONES
THAT YOU...RIGHT? OKAY. Eleanor: OR WOULD YOU
RATHER JUST HAVE-- WE'LL HAVE A LOOK ANYWAY. Julie: WE'LL HAVE A LOOK. I MEAN, I THINK, I THINK
IF I'M GOING TO TRY AN OYSTER, I SHOULD TRY IT IN SCOTLAND. Virginia Sumsion: MAYBE THE
HARDEST THING ABOUT AN OYSTER IS GETTING INTO IT, BECAUSE
THEY'RE LIVE AT THIS MOMENT. Julie: THEY'RE STILL ALIVE
RIGHT NOW. OKAY. Eleanor: VIRGINIA, WHEN DID THAT
COME OUT OF THE WATER? Virginia: SO, YESTERDAY THESE
WOULD HAVE COME OUT THE WATER. Julie: I'M A BIT NERVOUS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. Virginia: DO YOU LIKE SEAFOOD?
Julie: I DO LIKE SEAFOOD. Virginia: YOU'LL BE FINE. Julie: OKAY. OKAY. Virginia: PUT THE WHOLE THING IN SO IT DOESN'T DRIBBLE
ALL OVER YOU. AND THEN ONCE
IT'S IN YOUR MOUTH, GIVE IT A COUPLE OF CHEWS. SO, THERE'S THIS KIND OF MYTH
GOES ROUND ABOUT PEOPLE JUST CHUCKING THEM
STRAIGHT DOWN, WHICH IS POINTLESS BECAUSE THEN
YOU DON'T TASTE ANYTHING. Julie: OKAY. Virginia: GIVE IT A GO. REMEMBER, BIG MOUTH. Julie: BIG MOUTH.
NO PROBLEM FOR ME. OKAY. HERE IT GOES.
ALL RIGHT. ONE, TWO, THREE. IT'S REALLY GOOD.
IT'S REALLY GOOD. THANK YOU. MY FIRST OYSTER. Eleanor: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Julie: DONE.
Virginia: GOOD. Julie: LIKE MOST OF THE GAMES, CABER TOSSING HAS ROOTS
IN A LONG-AGO PRACTICE. IT'S SAID THAT DURING BATTLE, TROOPS WOULD OFTEN NEED
TO CROSS ICY STREAMS. THE CABER,
MEANING RAFTER OR BEAM, WOULD BE TOSSED ACROSS
TO MAKE A BRIDGE FOR THE TROOPS. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TESTED
FOR ACCURACY, NOT DISTANCE. [APPLAUSE] I JUST HAVE TO GIVE THIS A GO. I MEAN, COME ON,
HOW COULD I NOT? AND I DO HAVE STEPHEN KING, A FORMER WORLD CHAMPION,
AS MY COACH! THIS IS LIKE A SCOTTISH
TRADITION, IS THAT RIGHT? Stephen King: YES. Julie: CAN I TRY TO PICK IT UP? Stephen:
YOU CAN TRY AND PICK IT UP. Julie: OKAY.
YOU'RE PUSHING IT DOWN. Stephen:
I'M NOT PUSHING IT DOWN. Julie: OKAY. OKAY. HOLD ON. OKAY, HOLD ON. OH, MY GOD.
[GRUNTING] Stephen: IT'S HEAVY. Julie: OH, MY GOD. Stephen: CLEAR. HEAVY, YEAH? WE'VE GOT THIS ONE FOR YOU. Julie:
THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT! THERE'S QUITE A CROWD WATCHING, SO THIS BEGINNER'S BEAM
WILL DO JUST FINE. Stephen: LEGS APART. Julie: YEAH. Stephen: CABER ON THE SHOULDER.
HANDS TOGETHER. AND YOU GO
RIGHT DOWN THE BOTTOM. GRAB UP AND UNDER. YOU LET IT GO FORWARD,
AND YOU TOSS IT END OVER END, AND IT'S JUDGED
ON HOW STRAIGHT YOU GET IT. Julie: OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO, I'M GOING TO GO WIDE. Stephen: MM-HMM, AND LOW. Julie: OKAY. OKAY, AND I'M GOING TO
PICK IT UP. Stephen: UNDERNEATH. Julie: THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. OKAY. FORWARD. Stephen: LEAN MORE FORWARD. Julie: OH, YEAH,
I GOT TO BALANCE THIS? Stephen: YES. Julie: OOH! Stephen: YOU GOT IT? LET IT GO FORWARD.
LET IT GO FORWARD. [SCATTERED APPLAUSE] Julie: THEY DON'T LOOK
VERY IMPRESSED! WAS THAT CLOSE? Stephen: NO. [LAUGHS] Julie: I FAILED.
THAT IS NOT EVEN STRAIGHT. I DIDN'T FLIP IT.
IT'S AT A HORRIBLE ANGLE. HAVE YOU EVER VOMITED
DOING THIS BECAUSE I... NO? NO? Stephen:
THERE'S A BIGGER ONE THAN THAT. Julie: WHAT? Stephen:
THERE'S A BIGGER ONE THAN THAT. Julie: OH, MY GOSH. UM, MAYBE NEXT TIME, STEPHEN! I'M HAPPY BEING
A SPECTATOR AGAIN, THANKS. AND THESE SCOTTISH DANCERS SURE
HAVE A SPRING IN THEIR STEP. ♪ ONCE ALL THE RESULTS ARE IN,
THE DUCHESS IS ON HAND TO PRESENT THE PRIZES
TO THE WINNERS. Eleanor: WELL DONE. YOU GOT A MASSIVE CHEER.
WELL DONE. YOU'RE BRILLIANT. Julie: IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THESE ANCIENT CUSTOMS
CONTINUING, GENERATION AFTER GENERATION. EVERYONE I'VE MET TODAY,
YOUNG AND OLD, ARE CELEBRATING
THEIR TRADITIONS, KEEPING THEM ALIVE
NOT JUST FOR THE TOURISTS, BUT FOR THEMSELVES,
AND THAT'S A JOY TO SEE. BEFORE I HEAD HOME,
THERE'S ONE VIEW OF THE CASTLE THAT THE DUCHESS
HAS TOLD ME I MUST SEE, SO AFTER A QUICK CHANGE
AND A BIT OF A HIKE, I REACH THE TOP OF
LOCALLY KNOWN DUN NA CUAICHE, WHERE YOU LOOK DOWN
ON THE CASTLE AND BEYOND ALL THE WAY OUT ACROSS LOCH FYNE
TO THE WESTERN ISLES. WHAT A MAGICAL SETTING FOR
A FAIRYTALE CASTLE TO BE IN. HATS OFF TO THE DUCHESS
AND, OF COURSE, THE DUKE TO BE ABLE TO CREATE
THIS INTIMATE, WARM FAMILY LIFE WITHIN A CASTLE THAT IS VISITED
BY 130,000 PEOPLE A YEAR. HERE YOU ARE IN ONE
OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, SO I'M GOING TO TAKE
ONE LAST MOMENT SITTING HERE, AND I'M JUST GONNA
TAKE IT ALL IN. ♪
I didn’t hate her on LOL (if anything I thought she was a little meek). But I think I get why she was picked on by Caroline. She just SO wants to be apart of British culture and it’s grating. How annoying to have an American explain your customs to others.