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Growing up, castles were something we read about in storybooks. As adults, we can also appreciate the incredible architecture and history behind the stone walls. With each one discovered, it becomes easier to discern the details, design elements and features that lend luxurious charm. Whether you’re looking to discover accommodations that make you feel like royalty, a place to dine with an Old World atmosphere or a palace to photograph, plenty of castles are within driving distance of the Capital Region.
Bannerman Castle
Pollepel Island, Dutchess County; bannermancastle.org
The remains of Bannerman Castle on Pollepel Island used to catch my eye while I was taking the train to NYC. The landmark was once used as a warehouse for military surplus, built by scrap dealer Francis Bannerman VI to house equipment and munitions he began acquiring at the end of the Civil War. Bannerman designed the structure, and a smaller one he used as a summer home, as a nod to his Scottish
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Owned by New York state and maintained by the Bannerman Castle Trust, Bannerman’s Island is quite a sight for anyone riding the train past Beacon. There, on a 6.5-acre rocky island, stand the ruins of a Scottish castle in the Hudson Highlands.
Stepping off onto Bannerman’s Island, just yards from the dock, are towering castle walls.
“So all of this Scottish design – thistles and brick, mortar, stucco to look like a Scottish castle even though built in the early 1900s – has a look from Middle Ages. And he loved that being of Scottish descent and very proud.”
That’s Sheldon Stowe, a member of the Bannerman Castle Trust. The “he” Stowe is referring to is Francis Bannerman. Bannerman was in the family business of buying and selling scrap and surplus military equipment. Pollepel Island its actual name was also of historical military significance in the Revolutionary War.