On Monday, the auction house said the sale of the property had not been finalised and it was still taking offers.
In an article written in 2001, Gordon Young of the publication Deneyseville News said the castle was built in 1963 on a 2.5ha plot with one of the finest waterfronts in Deneysville. “It was designed as a unique restaurant to seat 400 people inside and outside including a rooftop beer garden. It also housed the unique Al Sumner collection of medieval weapons and shields,” Young said.
Young said long before the advent of TV, the castle was a popular evening meeting place for low-cost meals and 16mm film shows. The castle was torched in 1985 and stood derelict for a number of years. According to another website, Pathfinda, the castle experienced a new restoration in the early 2000s and became a venue for engagements, weddings and other celebrations.