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Dunedin Coast#2 This Panoramic image takes in the town beaches of Tomahawk,the headland of
Lawyers Head and,StKilda and StClair beaches. On the hilltop of StClair you
will find the ruins of Cargills Castle
Extra Information The ruins of Cargill's Castle stand on a promontory overlooking the Pacific
Ocean in New Zealand's southern city of Dunedin. It is one of only two
castles in New Zealand, the other being nearby Larnach Castle. More a
castle in name than in fact, this mansion was built for Edward Cargill, one
of the sons of city founder William Cargill, in the late 19th century, who
called it The Cliffs. Designed by the architect Francis Petre, it was
largely destroyed in a fire in the 1940s and is today just a shell. Plans
have been made on several occasions to restore the building to its former
glory, but none have yet borne fruit. The castle now lies in ruins, a shell
of what it once was.
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