Discover the enchantment of a true artist’s vision at Screaming Heads – Midlothian Castle & Gallery. Midlothian Castle is the creation and home of retired Secondary School art teacher Peter Camani, an artist and sculptor who’s created an unusual residence in the form of a castle complete with sculpture garden on an old 310 acre farm which is most commonly known as “Screaming Heads”. The castle, a former farmhouse, is guarded by a fire-breathing dragon which sits on the chimney and emits smoke whenever the fireplace is used. Gargoyles sit atop a fence surrounding the castle.
With his paintings already hanging in such coveted places as the Vatican and Buckingham Palace, Camani decided to focus his energy on realizing a vision of significantly larger proportions and permanence, the Screaming Heads. Scattered throughout the property are more than a hundred sculptures created over a 30 year period, each one is approximately 20 feet high and can weighs as much as 30 tons. Camani says he built his otherworldly creations as a warning about environmental degradation.
