The Hall of Clestrain was seen by millions of viewers at the weekend. (PIcture: Kenny Pirie)

The Hall of Clestrain, in Orphir, was officially unveiled as one of three Scottish properties to be featured in the preview programme of this year’s Restoration series.

If the building gets enough votes it will be given a new lease of life, using the millions of pounds raised by viewers of the programme.

On the programme which was on BBC2 on Saturday, dubbed Restoration – The Story Continues, the hall featured as one of the 21 buildings throughout the UK, which are up for consideration.

Presenter Griff Rhys Jones and film crews were in Orkney earlier this month preparing for the series and those involved were sworn to secrecy until the BBC was ready to announce the projects for this year.

On the launch programme on Saturday, a taster for each building was announced and Griff Rhys Jones told viewers how there are hopes for Clestrain to be restored and used as a boat museum to pay tribute to the island’s maritime history.

Viewers were also encouraged to start their own campaigns for the building they want to see win.

Seven one-hour programmes, each of which will be devoted to one area of the UK and focus on three properties at risk in the region.

People will then vote and one from each region goes forward to the final. As with last year’s series, which featured architects Ptolemy Dean and Marianne Suhr, every style will be featured, from country houses to gothic castles, from follies to factories.

Last year, voters were charged 30p per call, with at least 17p from each call going into the restoration fund.

The winning building was the Victoria Baths in Manchester, which got 282,000 votes and will be restored using the £3.5 million raised during the series.