After 30 years of planning and three years of building,
Dot Smith’s castle north of Oamaru is nearing completion.
North Otago reporter Shannon Gillies caught up with Mrs Smith
for a look inside a dream.
Little touches of glamour and grandeur lace the hallways of
Dot Smith’s personal castle.
They can be seen in the gold tiling grout in the main
entrance, the wooden front doors, the central stained glass
window carrying the family crest, and the moat.