Castles, estates and a private island with its own ferry: The biggest property sales in Scotland of the last 12 months
From a Highland wilderness with its own train station to a house that Mary, Queen of Scots, may or may not have set fire to.
Scotland property for sale
Scotland has some of the most romantic scenery in the country, and is consistently one of the most popular locations for people in the south east considering a move. Whether it’s a farmhouse in the Scottish Borders, an amazing Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh, or a cottage on the stunning west coast, Scotland has a brilliantly varied selection of property for sale.
Prices are lower than England – you can buy a castle for the price of a semi-detached three bedroom home in Surrey – and the quality of life is extremely good. Some of the most romantic castles for sale in Scotland are found in The Highlands; but so much property for sale in Scotland is historic, and set in scenic locations that the chances are you’ll be spoilt for choice if you go to view period property for sale north of the border.
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A stunning Scottish castle for sale at less than the cost of a luxury car
Knockhall Castle is beautifully, irresistibly romantic — but to say that 'it needs a bit of work' would be one of the great understatements of the year.
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An extravagantly beautiful little castle that has the largest stained glass windows of any private home in Britain
A mansion in Dumbartonshire has come up for sale that features stained glass windows, intricate plasterwork and sweeping staircases that makes the place look like it's been borrowed from a Hollywood film.
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A Scottish country house in the Borders with stables, a coach house — and rooms where Robbie Burns once stayed
A country mansion in the Borders where Robbie Burns once came to stay has come to the market. Penny Churchill reports.
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Rory Bremner's 'magical Borders retreat' for sale after 10 happy years and a 'labour of love' restoration
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Mountains, beaches and 'perhaps a loch or two': The incredible Scottish estates at the price of a family home in Surrey
If you're after thousands of acres, a string of properties and breathtaking scenery — as well as incomparable sporting life — for the cost of a family home in the south east of England then a Scottish estate is the answer, says Holly Kirkwood.
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A beautiful Georgian home at the heart of a 563-acre sporting and residential estate in whisky-making country
The grand house that's the centrepiece of the Cairnty Estate is just the start of a property which offers pheasant shooting, deer stalking and trout fishing, as well as opportunities for farming, forestry and residential development – what more could one want from a Scottish country estate?
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A sprawling estate with a country house, cottages and a huge swathe of woodland, set just minutes from Glasgow
Finnich Malise offers the trappings of a Scottish estate without the need to head into the Highlands or islands to get there.
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Scotland's most expensive private house comes up for sale for the second time since 1796
Seton Castle's history is a fascinating mix of ups and downs as Penny Churchill explains.
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A country house for sale in a picture-perfect valley near Inverness from where you can get down to London in just over an hour
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A 13,000-acre estate with seven properties and teeming with wildlife in 'one of Britain's last great wildernesses'
The Kilchoan Estate is breathtakingly beautiful estate for sale in one of the nation's most remote spots.
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A converted shepherd's home in the shadow of 'one of the finest hill walks in Scotland'
In a wonderfully wild and remote spot in Western Scotland you'll find this gorgeous former shepherd's home with spectacular views and an unbeatably romantic setting. Madeleine Silver reports.
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A historic house completed just before the brutal Battle of Culloden hits the market in Scotland
Bell Ingram are selling House of Craigie, a Georgian B-listed property that was finished just before the Battle of Culloden.
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Your own loch and 65 acres of Scottish countryside for the price of small flat on the outskirts of London
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An estate that comes with two beautiful castles at the price of a three-bed semi in the suburbs
The Dalquharran Estate in Ayrshire offers a quite unbelievable opportunity: a pair of castles set in 260 acres of land at the price of just £800,000.
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A private island in Scotland for sale with 660 acres, ancient ruins and its very own ferry
The island of Inchmarnock is an incredibly rare opportunity to own a beautiful island in the Firth of Clyde with hundreds of years of history and a staggeringly beautiful location.
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A pocket-sized 'castle' for sale in the heart of the Highlands at the price of a city flat
Castle Tar must be one of the smallest 'castles' for sale in Britain today, but what it lacks in scale it makes up for in charm — and an asking price which would barely stretch to a two-bed flat in much of the country.
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Life on Shetland: The peace and security of an island existence
Eleanor Doughty explores life on Scotland’s myriad beautiful islands.
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A fine farmhouse in a heartbreakingly pretty spot on the Isle of Arran has come up for sale
Porta Leacach House is a fine family home that boasts arguably the most breathtaking location on the Isle of Arran.
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A vast Scottish estate for sale that includes five of the Munros, at the cost of a central London flat
Pait and West Monar is a Scottish estate of enormous proportions that's full of all sorts of potential.
