Haha, yeah. There's a house down the road from me that has a nautical theme. It has boats hanging from the roof in the living room and a mermaid bathroom. It's going for $10m and its been on the market forever. It's a wonder it hasn't been snatched up yet!
Is it on the way to the Outer Banks? There was one I watched being built for years when we would drive down there (from Va.) I have always been curious about the inside.
My ex-boyfriend's mom and stepdad had a castle. It was a real one from God only knows where, taken apart and rebuilt here in PA. No moat, though. It was actually very pretty. They had waaaay too much money and would make me park my crappy car elsewhere b/c they worried it would leak oil on their driveway. It didn't even leak. They just figured it would. Too bad that relationship didn't work out...
I'm actually close to Raleigh too. And, this does look really similar to the house I've seen (though I didn't know they had a moat). Are they on a golf course?