A castle in Shetland is on the market for £30,000 ($37,153.35)&nbsp;but any potential buyer will also need to spare&nbsp;£12 million (over&nbsp;$15 million).&nbsp;Brough Lodge on the island of Fetlar may be purchased for less than the cost of a Glasgow apartment.

The 200-year-old castle is built on 40 acres of land and has folly towers, a courtyard, and walled gardens, reported the BBC.

However, investors have been advised that they will need a lot of money to afford the expense of the modifications.

The Brough Lodge Trust has sought a "philanthropic entrepreneur" to take up plans to convert the estate into a world-class resort.

<h2>What does the revamp&nbsp;plan entail?</h2>

Their plans include preserving the original structure, which dates back to 1820, as well as adding 24 guestrooms and a restaurant.

Brough Lodge, located on the north-west end of Fetlar, is a category A listed building of national significance.

It was constructed by a merchant named Arthur Nicholson and was inspired by the architecture he saw while touring in France, Switzerland, and Italy.

It has been unoccupied since the 1980s, when the last occupant Lady Nicholson moved out, making it a one-of-a-kind structure on the island of only 61 inhabitants.

Olive Borland, the last heir of the Nicholson family, surrendered ownership of the estate to the Brough Lodge Trust in 2007 and currently serves on its board of trustees.

The trust&nbsp;has spent more than £500,000 ($6,18,950)&nbsp;in contributions since taking over the estate to make the home waterproof and add a new roof.

However, the trust estimates that the buyer will have to pay £12 million to finish the construction.

"The vision is simple but effective," the trust explains on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.broughlodge.org/the-vision">its website</a>.

"Under the plans we have developed, the building's historic character would be fully respected."

In addition to enjoying panoramic views of the North Sea, visitors at Brough Lodge would be able to participate in yoga and textile lessons, as well as learn about Shetland knitting and weaving traditions.

According to the Brough Lodge Trust, the earnings from the sale of the lodge would go towards hand knitting lessons for youngsters, preserving a vital part of the islands' cultural legacy.

In addition to bringing visitors to the island, the trust stated that the proposed works will offer economic advantages to the island.

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A castle in Shetland is on the market for £30,000 ($37,153.35) but any potential buyer will also need to spare £12 million (over $15 million). Brough Lodge on the island of Fetlar may be purchased for less than the cost of a Glasgow apartment.

A castle in Shetland is on the market for £30,000 ($37,153.35) but any potential buyer will also need to spare £12 million (over $15 million). Brough Lodge on the island of Fetlar may be purchased for less than the cost of a Glasgow apartment. The 200-year-old castle is built on 40 acres of land and has folly towers, a courtyard, and walled gardens, reported the BBC. However, investors have been advised that they will need a lot of money to afford the expense of the modifications. The Brough Lodge Trust has sought a "philanthropic entrepreneur" to take up plans to convert the estate into a world-class resort. What does the revamp plan entail? Their plans include preserving the original structure, which dates back to 1820, as well as adding 24 guestrooms and a restaurant. Brough Lodge, located on the north-west end of Fetlar, is a category A listed building of national significance. It was constructed by a merchant named Arthur Nicholson and was inspired by the architecture he saw while touring in France, Switzerland, and Italy. It has been unoccupied since the 1980s, when the last occupant Lady Nicholson moved out, making it a one-of-a-kind structure on the island of only 61 inhabitants. Olive Borland, the last heir of the Nicholson family, surrendered ownership of the estate to the Brough Lodge Trust in 2007 and currently serves on its board of trustees. The trust has spent more than £500,000 ($6,18,950) in contributions since taking over the estate to make the home waterproof and add a new roof. However, the trust estimates that the buyer will have to pay £12 million to finish the construction. "The vision is simple but effective," the trust explains on its website. "Under the plans we have developed, the building's historic character would be fully respected." In addition to enjoying panoramic views of the North Sea, visitors at Brough Lodge would be able to participate in yoga and textile lessons, as well as learn about Shetland knitting and weaving traditions. According to the Brough Lodge Trust, the earnings from the sale of the lodge would go towards hand knitting lessons for youngsters, preserving a vital part of the islands' cultural legacy. In addition to bringing visitors to the island, the trust stated that the proposed works will offer economic advantages to the island. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Bizarre! This historical castle in Shetland is up for grabs, but there's a catch

After working for years at a recycling center in the Shetland Islands, at the northernmost reaches of the British Isles, Paul Moar is used to helping the public get rid of unwanted items.

But when an older man walked into the recycling center in Lerwick, the capital of the archipelago in the North Atlantic, carrying two large bags heaving with old photograph slides, he quickly realized that this intended trash might be worth keeping.

In the bags, he found a wealth of old pictures of the Shetland Islands taken in the 1960s and ’70s — old farmers shearing sheep by hand, views of dirt roads winding between small stone houses, and fishers rowing small dinghies ashore.

“My jaw hit the ground,” said Moar, a local history buff. “Some of them were these amazing snapshots into island life, and other ones were just scenic photos,” he said. “But I knew I’d stumbled on a little bit of treasure.”

In the days since, Moar has worked on digitizing the 300 images, tracked down the photographer and shared dozens of the pictures online. There, they have proved a sensation for residents of the islands, which have a population of just 22,000 or so, who have helped piece together when they were taken, identified the people in the photographs and shared their own memories of the islands.

In the process, they’ve become an unexpected bright spot in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions that have left people feeling isolated.

“I certainly was in the right place at the right time,” Moar said, adding that the photographs offered a rare, intimate glimpse into everyday life decades ago in an island community.

“I think it’s giving people a little ray of light, you know, at a dark time,” Moar said. “It’s been lovely, not just to save the photos, but to see people enjoying it as much as they have.”

Through a neighbor, Moar reached out to Nick Dymond, the local resident who dropped off the bags and who took the photographs, and with his permission, uploaded a number of the images to a Shetland memories Facebook group.

Overnight, dozens of people were leaving messages and helping to identify the people featured, chiming in with notes on family homes and sharing memories of places they spent time as children.

“That must be 40 years ago when we were so young!” wrote Gillian Okill, after someone tagged her in one of the pictures.

“My dad’s boat on the right, named after me,” Mairi Thomson wrote alongside a photograph of the harbor.

“If only those days were back again,” Frank David Simmons wrote about one image, where he shared memories of farming with limited machinery.

One member of the Facebook group where Moar first shared the images said it was “giving everyone such a boost in these dark times.”

Moar said his own passion for the history of the islands — where his family can trace ancestors back to the 1400s — was what had initially drawn him to save the pictures.

The rugged Shetland Islands sit about 110 miles north of mainland Scotland, some 190 miles west of Norway. More than half of the islands’ residents live within 10 miles of Lerwick, and the rest are scattered in communities across 16 other inhabited islands — though there are around 100 small islands in total in the archipelago.

Dymond, 77, was surprised by the fuss over his old photographs but said in a phone interview that he was happy that others were able to enjoy them.

“I was just doing a clear out,” he said of his decision to take them to the dump. “I had these three large boxes of slides in my very small house for, well, 30 years or close to it.”

Dymond was a prolific photographer who loved to document his travels, including to places such as India, Kenya and Russia, but he said he had never made the switch to digital and no longer had the slide projector to view his old pictures.

“I can’t do anything with them, and I’ve already seen all the things that I’ve taken photographs of,” he said with a chuckle. “But I realized other people are enjoying them.”

Dymond is originally from Bedford, England, but in the 1960s, he made his home on the Shetland Islands. He first moved to Fair Isle, the southernmost island in the group, and in the 1970s, he began leading bird and wildlife tours in the summers. He served as a warden for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, a charity, and later wrote a book on birding in the islands.

Dymond said that viewing the photographs was a journey back into small moments of his life that he had not thought of in some time.

“There’s ones that sort of bring back memories for me in a personal way,” Dymond said of the images. “And it’s a bygone era. Some people won’t know who the people in the photographs are, and they are trying to find out, and there are a few that I don’t know either.”

One of his favorites is a photograph of a farmer kneeling to feed a lamb, taken on the tiny island of Fetlar, which had a population of just 100 during the seven years that Dymond lived there. He recognized the man, Lollie Brown, a neighbor, who died years ago.

“He was just a wonderful man,” he said. “That was a great reminder for me.”

Dymond gave permission for the slides to be donated to the Shetland Museum and Archives, and Moar plans to take them there once the site reopens after coronavirus restrictions ease.

Moar said he hoped they could serve as a reminder of the simplicity of life on the islands.

“Life is slower here,” he said. “But these old photos are certainly a window into a past era where life was, people would say, more real and more tangible.”

After working for years at a recycling center in the Shetland Islands, at the northernmost reaches of the British Isles, Paul Moar is used to helping the public get rid of unwanted items.

After working for years at a recycling center in the Shetland Islands, at the northernmost reaches of the British Isles, Paul Moar is used to helping the public get rid of unwanted items. But when an older man walked into the recycling center in Lerwick, the capital of the archipelago in the North Atlantic, carrying two large bags heaving with old photograph slides, he quickly realized that this intended trash might be worth keeping. In the bags, he found a wealth of old pictures of the Shetland Islands taken in the 1960s and ’70s — old farmers shearing sheep by hand, views of dirt roads winding between small stone houses, and fishers rowing small dinghies ashore. “My jaw hit the ground,” said Moar, a local history buff. “Some of them were these amazing snapshots into island life, and other ones were just scenic photos,” he said. “But I knew I’d stumbled on a little bit of treasure.” In the days since, Moar has worked on digitizing the 300 images, tracked down the photographer and shared dozens of the pictures online. There, they have proved a sensation for residents of the islands, which have a population of just 22,000 or so, who have helped piece together when they were taken, identified the people in the photographs and shared their own memories of the islands. In the process, they’ve become an unexpected bright spot in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions that have left people feeling isolated. “I certainly was in the right place at the right time,” Moar said, adding that the photographs offered a rare, intimate glimpse into everyday life decades ago in an island community. “I think it’s giving people a little ray of light, you know, at a dark time,” Moar said. “It’s been lovely, not just to save the photos, but to see people enjoying it as much as they have.” Through a neighbor, Moar reached out to Nick Dymond, the local resident who dropped off the bags and who took the photographs, and with his permission, uploaded a number of the images to a Shetland memories Facebook group. Overnight, dozens of people were leaving messages and helping to identify the people featured, chiming in with notes on family homes and sharing memories of places they spent time as children. “That must be 40 years ago when we were so young!” wrote Gillian Okill, after someone tagged her in one of the pictures. “My dad’s boat on the right, named after me,” Mairi Thomson wrote alongside a photograph of the harbor. “If only those days were back again,” Frank David Simmons wrote about one image, where he shared memories of farming with limited machinery. One member of the Facebook group where Moar first shared the images said it was “giving everyone such a boost in these dark times.” Moar said his own passion for the history of the islands — where his family can trace ancestors back to the 1400s — was what had initially drawn him to save the pictures. The rugged Shetland Islands sit about 110 miles north of mainland Scotland, some 190 miles west of Norway. More than half of the islands’ residents live within 10 miles of Lerwick, and the rest are scattered in communities across 16 other inhabited islands — though there are around 100 small islands in total in the archipelago. Dymond, 77, was surprised by the fuss over his old photographs but said in a phone interview that he was happy that others were able to enjoy them. “I was just doing a clear out,” he said of his decision to take them to the dump. “I had these three large boxes of slides in my very small house for, well, 30 years or close to it.” Dymond was a prolific photographer who loved to document his travels, including to places such as India, Kenya and Russia, but he said he had never made the switch to digital and no longer had the slide projector to view his old pictures. “I can’t do anything with them, and I’ve already seen all the things that I’ve taken photographs of,” he said with a chuckle. “But I realized other people are enjoying them.” Dymond is originally from Bedford, England, but in the 1960s, he made his home on the Shetland Islands. He first moved to Fair Isle, the southernmost island in the group, and in the 1970s, he began leading bird and wildlife tours in the summers. He served as a warden for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, a charity, and later wrote a book on birding in the islands. Dymond said that viewing the photographs was a journey back into small moments of his life that he had not thought of in some time. “There’s ones that sort of bring back memories for me in a personal way,” Dymond said of the images. “And it’s a bygone era. Some people won’t know who the people in the photographs are, and they are trying to find out, and there are a few that I don’t know either.” One of his favorites is a photograph of a farmer kneeling to feed a lamb, taken on the tiny island of Fetlar, which had a population of just 100 during the seven years that Dymond lived there. He recognized the man, Lollie Brown, a neighbor, who died years ago. “He was just a wonderful man,” he said. “That was a great reminder for me.” Dymond gave permission for the slides to be donated to the Shetland Museum and Archives, and Moar plans to take them there once the site reopens after coronavirus restrictions ease. Moar said he hoped they could serve as a reminder of the simplicity of life on the islands. “Life is slower here,” he said. “But these old photos are certainly a window into a past era where life was, people would say, more real and more tangible.”

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Bizarre! This historical castle in Shetland is up for grabs, but there's a catch

A glimpse of a bygone life on Scottish islands, plucked from the trash