The new owner of a £1.15m Scottish castle has revealed she has been left terrified by hordes of spiders in her stately home. David and Chelom Leavitt bought Knockderry Castle in Argyll and Bute after its former owners were evicted.
David, 59, was heavily involved in the case surrounding Nicholas Rossi, a fugitive who was caught in a Glasgow hospital after faking his own death in America. The couple, who have nine children, have hired teams of experts to help their labour of love at Knockderry.
But Chelom has told how she has been left fighting her fear of spiders as they get their castle revamp underway. She said: "Maybe it's the time of year. Maybe I'm just tuning into it, but this castle has spiders everywhere.
