Manderley Castle €3.8 million, reportedly outbidding Michael Flatley, who also viewed the house. Based on her interest in Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca", Enya renamed the castle "Manderley" for the fictional house that plays a central role in the 1938 novel. Because of threats from stalkers, Enya reinforced the security of the castle, installing new solid timber entrance gates, raising the surrounding of stone wall to more than , and placing railings atop some sections. Despite these changes, around mid-August 2005, there were two separate security breaches while Enya was at the castle (her security system includes a panic room). Manderley Castle Manderley
Daphne du Maurier release of the film "A Bridge Too Far", in which her late husband was portrayed in a less-than-flattering light. Incensed, she wrote to the national newspapers, decrying what she considered unforgivable treatment. Once out of the public spotlight, however, many remembered her as a warm and immensely funny person who was a welcoming hostess to guests at Menabilly, the house which she had leased for many years (from the Rashleigh family) in Cornwall. Du Maurier was an early member of Mebyon Kernow, a Cornish nationalist party. After her death in 1989, references were made to her reputed bisexuality; an alleged