Castle Post

A friend just emailed me some new photos in and around the newly-restored Castle Post (that's the new official name for the old castle in the Pisgah/Versailles area that has been previously referred to as the Martin Castle and the Pisgah Castle). It's been lavishly updated into the mother of all bed-and-breakfasts.



Looks super-impressive indeed, but at $1000 a night, I don't think I'll be lodging there anytime soon. Maybe the JSH Combo can wrangle a lounge-act gig there and we can worm our way into the secret fortress as hired help, Nick Nightingale style.

Pisgah

Pisgah is a very small spot on the map on Highway 60 between Versailles and Lexington, but there’s a lot of Kentuckiana of note here:

Happy Chandler is buried at the local Pisgah cemetery, William Shatner’s horse farm is nearby, and one of my favorite donut places in the entire universe - Doughdaddy’s - is located right next door. (Shatner donut-run sightings are rampant, not surprisingly).


But what most people are drawn here for is the famous castle overlooking Versailles Road. Known for years as “The Martin Castle,” it sat abandoned for decades and was long the subject of myth and speculation regarding its purpose and its reclusive creator, who died a few years back. Although temporarily set back by a fire, the new owner is renovating it and hopefully soon we’ll be able to do more than just peer at it through the majestic front gates and wonder.

And hey, if you find yourselves underwhelmed by all this excitement, don’t forget Keeneland racetrack is just minutes away from here as well.