Formerly a gracious B listed Georgian house of historic note, Boleskine House was predominantly destroyed by fire in 2015 and today the main walls with echoes of its former splendour are all that remains. The opportunity now exists to restore the house and grounds to create an outstanding property subject to obtaining the necessary consents. The house sits in approximately… Read more »
The 100th Monkey Press is pleased to announce the publication of the Magical Record of Victor B. Neuburg. On 8 April 1909 Victor B. Neuburg took the Oath of Probationer in the A.A. Aleister Crowley’s newly formed magical order. In June of 1909 Neuburg traveled from Cambridge to Crowley’s home, Boleskine House…
An interesting update regarding Boleskine House from LAShTAL.COM’s Travel Correspondent, Frater FS: ‘As Frater FS drove by Boleskine, he noticed a large house with exposed bay window built right next to Boleskine House – on its left if you are facing BH. It is in fact a holiday home for let, called Sealladh an Loch, offering 12 rooms. Whole house is just over £1,400 for the week.’
Dutch millionairess Trudy Piekaar-Bakker told how disappointed she was in the looters who raided it after the blaze and warned the Curse of Boleskine House would exact retribution on them. The Amsterdam businesswoman who made her fortune in a Japanese car parts business also talked about restoring the burned out shell…
A REMOTE ruin once owned by a notorious occultist dubbed “the wickedest man in the world” has been placed on a list of historic buildings under threat. Boleskine House, which sits on the south-east shore of Loch Ness, was reduced to a burnt-out shell when a fierce blaze ripped through the property in 2015. It was previously the home of infamous “black magician” Aleister Crowley, who scandalised British society in the early 20th century through his experiments with sex, drugs and the occult.
Recently the first printing of ‘Netherwood – Last Resort of Aleister Crowley’ has been fetching substantial sums on the rare book market. Accumulator Press has just released a revised second edition of the book, which is a truly wonderful production. For anyone interested in Crowley’s last days, I would strongly recommend buying a copy of this new edition as I… Read more »
Sad photographs taken this week at the ruins of Boleskine House. [All photographs reproduced with kind permission of John R Thomson – all rights reserved.] For larger versions, click on the relevant images below. Further images of Boleskine House from the LAShTAL.COM Galleries.
