article_snippet.sent: Janet and John Brennan John Brennan have spent eight years and hundreds of thousands of pounds turning Barholm Castle, in Dumfries and Galloway, from a ruin into a stylish castle home.
article_snippet.sent: Barnholm Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, which has gone on the market for £695,000 after being transformed from old ruins .
article_snippet.sent: John and Janet Brennan (right) bought Barnholm Castle (left) for just £65,000 in 1997 and have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds renovating Barnholm Castle (left) .
article_snippet.sent: But now Barnholm Castle (left) is on the market for offers over £695,000 even though at that price
article_snippet.sent: Barnholm Castle (left)'s
article_snippet.sent: Barnholm Castle's great vault is now the luxury home's kitchen, which is big enough for a dining table and all modern appliances .
article_snippet.sent: Even though the property is on the market for £695,000, the couple have spent hundreds of thousands restoring Barnholm Castle's meaning the couple will actually incur a loss .
article_snippet.sent: The crumbling ruins of Barholm Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, when it was bought by Mr and Mrs Brennan for £65,000 in 1997 .
highlights_snippet.sent: Janet and John Brennan bought a crumbling Barholm Castle in Dumfries and Galloway for just £65,000 in 1997 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Janet and John Brennan spent eight years chasing planning permission and spending thousands on renovating Barholm Castle .
  