Country Life: August 25, 2021 Property Pages

AUGUST 25, 2021

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The glory of Scotland

SCOTLAND AUGUST 25, 2021

Where golden eagles dare In the frame: Caledonia on camera A berry good idea: enjoy the fruits of autumn

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Scotland Forever! depicts the start of the charge of the Royal Scots Greys at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The horses which dominate the picture are the heavy grey mounts used by the regiment throughout its history until mechanization. The original painting was exhibited at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly in 1881. It is now housed at the Leeds Art Gallery, having been one of its earliest acquisitions, a gift from Colonel Thomas Walter Harding in 1888. The image was used during the First World War by both the British and the Germans in their propaganda material.

The painting has been stretched and mounted in a hand-made bespoke 3.5" frame in metal leaf finish. £4,105 Width: 66¾ inches (151.5cm) | Depth: 2¾ inches (7cm) | Height: 36 inches (92cm)

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MELROSE, ROXBURGHSHIRE

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pectacular Georgian house in a fantastic parkland setting on the banks of the River Tweed in the heart of the Scottish Borders. Surrounded by beautiful grounds that provide privacy and seclusion, yet only 2.5 miles from the Waverley line to Edinburgh and within easy access of all the Borders towns.

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Offers in excess of £3,000,000 Knight Frank Melrose james.denne@knightfrank.com 01896 888502 Ref: CHO012016236

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PADBURY, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Guide Price: £2,000,000 8 Bedrooms

6 Reception Rooms

6 Bathrooms

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A late Victorian/early Edwardian detached country house with 1.9 acres of grounds, driveway parking and outbuildings within walking distance of amenities in Padbury.

The house has 9,370 sq. ft. of accommodation over three floors. The top floor has a kitchen and has been used as a separate flat.

There are also 737 sq. ft. of outbuildings including a detached double garage. The property is accessed via electric gates and has landscaped gardens with lawns, established beds and borders and a variety of mature trees. There is a York paved terrace at the front, and a walled garden at the rear, planted for year round colour, with seating areas and a gazebo.

Buckingham Office | Luke Jackson | 01280 821100 London Office | Bob Bickersteth | 0207 839 0888

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ISLE OF MULL , SCOTLAND

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n outstanding coastal, residential, sporting and amenity estate, including the former lodge and five estate houses. Set in 8,713 acres, offering a range of estate buildings, red deer stalking, sea trout fishing and low ground shoot.

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Offers over £5,000,000 Knight Frank Edinburgh tom.stewart-moore@knightfrank.com 01315 166328 The Estates Office, Oban sophie@theestatesofficeargyll.com 01631 705480 Ref: EDN012104810

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Imposing Historic Country House Perthshire Dundee: 9 miles, Perth: 14 miles, Edinburgh: 55 miles Regency Gothic mansion in a beautiful designed landscape with 4 reception rooms, 11 bedrooms (5 en suite), 4 further bathrooms, games room and private chapel. Integral 3 bedroom self-contained house. Quadrangle with Clock Tower encompassing 3 bedroom cottage, stabling, stores and garaging. 2 bedroom gate lodge. Glorious gardens and grounds including parkland, woodland, paddocks and arable land. EPC = F About 237 acres | Price on application

Evelyn Channing Savills Edinburgh 07807 999 412 echanning@savills.com

Emma Dalglish Savills Edinburgh 07974 589 711 emma.dalglish @savills.com

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Kirkcudbrightshire, Castle Douglas

A magnificent compact Scottish estate with ‘A’ Listed country house set in 46 acres of stunning policies with salmon fishings Castle Douglas: 5 miles, Carlisle: 56 miles, Glasgow: 87 miles, Edinburgh: 101 miles Entrance hall | Main hall | Dining room | Drawing room | Morning room | Kitchen | Breakfast room 12 Bedrooms | 9 Bathrooms | Games room | Georgian kitchen | Attic rooms | Enchanting Gate Lodge Fisherman’s cottage | Beautiful walled garden | Mature policies | Extensive woodland Salmon fishing on River Dee | Commercial potential | Private 9-hole golf course About 46 acres

Over 50 Offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

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CASTLETON, ARGYLL AND BUTE

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astleton is a wonderful coastal and amenity estate on the West Coast of Scotland with the opportunity to build a house on your own 23 acre island, Eilean Mor. Situated on the northern shores of the spectacular Loch Fyne, the C-listed house is surrounded by mature formal gardens and woodland.

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Offers in excess of £1,950,000 Knight Frank Edinburgh tom.stewart-moore@knightfrank.com 01315 166328 Ref: EDN012133329

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KIPPEN, STIRLINGSHIRE

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n historic Grade A listed Arts & Crafts house with wonderful landscaped gardens and a lodge house. The property is set amongst the outstanding scenery west of Stirling and located just a few yards from the heart of the charming village of Kippen.

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Offers in excess of £1,500,000 Knight Frank Edinburgh tom.stewart-moore@knightfrank.com 01315 166328 Ref: EDN012188708

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istoric 15th century castle in need of refurbishment with a cottage and charming walled garden. Situated in a private position on the west coast of South Knapdale, the property offers fabulous coastal views.

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Offers in excess of £650,000 Knight Frank Edinburgh tom.stewart-moore@knightfrank.com 01315 166328 The Estates Office paul@theestatesofficeargyll.com 01631 705480 Ref: EDN012188851

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BRUAR, PERTHSHIRE

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wonderful country house set in over four acres of gardens in Highland Perthshire.

With far-reaching views overlooking the surrounding Atholl Estate, it is situated close to the renowned House of Bruar.

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Offers in excess of £1,200,000 Knight Frank Edinburgh tom.stewart-moore@knightfrank.com 01315 166328 Ref: EDN012182078

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elightful former farmhouse set in an elevated position with wonderful views over the Tweed Valley. Its central location provides an excellent combination of privacy and peace, yet is within commuting distance of Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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Offers in excess of £1,200,000 Knight Frank Melrose james.denne@knightfrank.com 01896 888502 Ref: CHO012070732

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n imposing and substantial Victorian country house situated in extensive private grounds and woodland. The property is set amidst stunning Northumbrian countryside, on the edge of the popular commuter village of Stocksfield.

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Guide price £2,500,000 Knight Frank Melrose james.denne@knightfrank.com 01896 888502 Finest Properties corbridge@finestgroup.co.uk 01434 622234 Ref: EDN012147358

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Homes in Scotland are in high demand With new prospective buyers up by 83%* in July 2021 versus the five-year average, it seems that the appeal of Scotland, with its incredible scenery and unique charm, has never been felt so keenly.

Here is a selection of properties that we've recently sold.

If you're thinking of selling your home, or would simply like some advice on the market, get in touch today on 0131 516 6328.

We'd love to help you.

+43% Exchanges were up by 43% versus the five-year average*.

Muir of Ord, Inverness-shire SOLD Offers in excess of £775,000

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Strontian, Argyll and Bute SOLD Offers in excess of £1,450,000

Ann Street, Edinburgh tom.stewart-moore@knightfrank.com

SOLD Offers in excess of £1,575,000 edward.douglas-home@knightfrank.com

Source: Knight Frank data *excludes 2020

+24% Market appraisals were up by 24% versus the five-year average*.

Moray Place, Edinburgh SOLD Guide price available upon request edward.douglas-home@knightfrank.com

St. Boswells, Roxburghshire SOLD Offers in excess of £1,950,000

Melrose, Roxburghshire james.denne@knightfrank.com

Kilmarnock, South Aryshire SOLD Offers in excess of £1,250,000

SOLD Offers in excess of £700,000

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Saxe Coburg Place, Edinburgh james.denne@knightfrank.com

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SOLD Offers in excess of £1,675,000 edward.douglas-home@knightfrank.com

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Meet Our Experts

Rarely seen without a fishing rod in the boot of his car, our Head of Residential in Scotland brings over 17 years of knowledge and an appreciation for both the old style and emerging tools into the role.

Cameron Ewer Head of Residential, Savills Scotland

I arrived in this industry perhaps more by luck than design but quite honestly, I can’t imagine myself doing anything else. I finished University on a Friday and started with Savills the following Monday - and haven’t looked back.

The first house I saw overlooked the 18th Green on the Old Course at St Andrews. Since then, properties have ranged from fishermen’s cottages in Fife, family homes in Glasgow’s West End, to stunning country houses set in multiple acres. Any day of the week I could be travelling up and down the west coast utilising the full range of my experience and enjoying the incredible Scottish coastline.

It’s an exceptionally busy market: there are now three times as many buyers per properties available as there were in 2019*. The affordability of Scotland has driven interest and the lifestyle is unbeatable: alongside great schools and good infrastructure, within an hour you can be on the coast, beside a loch or walking in breath-taking glens.

To find out more about the market in Scotland, watch my video update: http://sav.li/meetourexperts

FOR SALE | Brechin, Angus | Offers over £3 million This is one of Scotland’s most inimitable and iconic castles which is conveniently located for access to both Dundee and Aberdeen.

Cameron Ewer Savills Glasgow 0141 530 5592 cameron.ewer @savills.com *Source: Savills Residential Data, August 2021

FOR SALE | Cargill, Perth | Offers over £1.2 million A fine 8 bedroom former manse which stands on the banks of the Tay, one of the most prolific salmon rivers in Scotland.

FOR SALE | Arisaig, Inverness-shire | Offers over £2.25 million A substantial country house which boasts access to a stunning beach where Bonnie Prince Charlie is thought to have stepped ashore.

Alongside various cottages, the main house has 12 bedroom suites and stands in a glorious position with gardens that run down to sea.

UNDER OFFER | Rothesay, Isle of Bute | Offers over £450,000 With spectacular uninterrupted views over the Firth of Clyde, this home presents an affordable opportunity to enjoy the stunning island setting.

UNDER OFFER | Earlsferry, Fife | Offers over £1.1 million This modernised beachfront house is located in what is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s most desirable holiday home locations.

Scottish Magnificence Brechin, Angus Dundee: 26 miles, Aberdeen: 42 miles, Edinburgh: 86 miles Historic family home with potential for other uses, in a commanding position on the River South Esk. 8 reception rooms, 16 bedrooms, renowned walled garden, estate cottages, outbuildings, policies and salmon fishing. Further 197 acres and cottages available in addition. EPCs = D-G About 70 acres | Offers over £3 million Evelyn Channing Savills Edinburgh 0131 581 8559 echanning@savills.com

Ruaraidh Ogilvie Savills Brechin 01356 224 178 rogilvie@savills.com

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Substantial Coastal Home Arisaig, Inverness-shire Mallaig: 10 miles, Fort William: 33 miles Magnificent country house in a wonderful coastal location amongst spectacular Highland scenery. 4 reception rooms, 14 bedroom suites, 16 bathrooms, tennis court, 4 additional letting flats, clock tower, courtyard, walled garden, woodland and access to private jetty. EPC = F About 18 acres | Offers over £2.25 million Cameron Ewer Savills Glasgow 0141 530 6982 cameron.ewer @savills.com

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Beautiful Georgian Manse Gilmerton, Perthshire Crieff: 2 miles, Perth: 16 miles, Edinburgh: 60 miles B listed country house with beautiful architectural features. 7 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, study, utility room, cloakroom, integral office space with 3 rooms and cloakroom, double garage, workshop, mature garden. Further walled garden plot available separately. EPC = E About 2.86 acres | Offers over £795,000 Stephanie Clarke Savills Perth 01738 658 964 stephanie.clarke @savills.com

Ele Robertson Savills Edinburgh 0131 581 8564 erobertson@savills.com

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Spectacular Mansion House South Ayrshire Girvan: 3 miles, Prestwick Airport: 27 miles, Glasgow Airport: 55 miles Spectacular Category A listed mansion house in a glorious setting. 15 reception rooms, 15 bedrooms, gym, extensive wine cellar, annexe, formal gardens, lawn, woodland and accessed via a ¾ mile driveway. EPC = G About 7 acres | Offers over £2.2 million Peter Gillespie Savills Glasgow 0141 319 7848 pgillespie@savills.com

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Fine Former Manse Cargill, Perthshire Blairgowrie: 6 miles, Perth: 10 miles, Edinburgh: 54 miles Superb family home with uninterrupted views over the River Tay. 3 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms (2 en suite), further bathroom, cloakroom, study, lower ground floor apartment with 2 bedrooms, integral garden stores including a garage. EPC = E About 7.63 acres | Offers over £1.2 million Stephanie Clarke Savills Perth 01738 658 944 stephanie.clarke @savills.com

Ele Robertson Savills Edinburgh 0131 516 7942 erobertson@savills.com

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A Listed Castle Beith, Ayrshire Glasgow: 22 miles, Ayr: 27 miles Spectacular A listed castle with 63 acre estate. 7 reception rooms, 12 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, conservatory, wine cellar, dungeon, summerhouse, double garage and lawns. EPC = E About 63 acres | Offers over £1.25 million Peter Walker Savills Glasgow 0141 530 8992 peter.walker @savills.com

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Magnificent Family Home Bieldside, Aberdeen Aberdeen: 6 miles, Aberdeen International Airport: 7 miles Beautifully presented, this substantial residence has exceptional garden and mountain views.

7 reception rooms, 8 bedrooms (3 en suite), 2 further bathrooms, orangery, cinema room, home office, tennis court, triple garage block and sheltered policies of about 2.5 acres.

About 2.5 acres | Offers over £1.975 million Fiona Gormley Savills Aberdeen 01224 042 830 fgormley@savills.com

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Diverse Rural Estate Doon Valley, South Ayrshire Dalrymple: 3 miles, Ayr: 8 miles, Glasgow: 43 miles High amenity value estate with various enterprises including a farm, fishing and holiday lets.

6 bedroom house, 3 bedroom farmhouse, 3 bedroom cottage, traditional buildings, modern farm buildings, ring-fenced farmland and 1.5 miles single bank fishing on River Doon.

About 264 acres | Offers over £2.25 million | For sale as a whole Sian Houston Savills Dumfries 07967 555 433 sian.houston @savills.com

Chris Thomson Savills Edinburgh 07807 999 162 cpthomson@savills.com

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Inverness-shire, Croy

Offers Over £1,350,000

A fine example of Palladian style architecture set within a quiet and secluded spot with beautiful grounds Cawdor: 4 miles, Nairn: 8 miles, Inverness Airport: 4 miles, Inverness: 10 miles Reception hall | Morning room | Dining room | Drawing room | Study | Kitchen | Breakfast room | Laundry/utility room | Gun room Wine store | Principal bedroom suite | 4 Further bedrooms, 1 en suite | Shower room | 2 Bathrooms | Apartment with 2nd kitchen, sitting room and en suite bedroom | Large attic games room | Salmon and sea trout fishing on River Nairn | EPC: E About 9.8 acres Kevin Maley

Suzanne Moss

Inverness Office 01463 719 171

Inverness Office 01463 723 596

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Over 50 Offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

Ross-shire, Ullapool

Offers Over £1,100,000

An extensive sporting and amenity estate located on the North West coast of Scotland Inverness: 60 miles, Inverness Airport: 68 miles, Edinburgh: 210 miles Attractive and comfortable 4-bedroom house Significant sporting and amenity opportunities About 4,648.91 acres (1,881.35 ha) For sale as a whole

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Euan MacCrimmon

Robert McCulloch

Scottish Estates & Farm Agency 01463 723 593

Scottish Estates & Farm Agency 0131 718 4593

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Moray-shire, Forres

Offers Over £725,000

An imposing Victorian detached home set in beautiful gardens with useful outbuildings encompassing a lodge/annexe Forres town centre: 0.8 miles, Inverness Airport: 20 miles, Inverness: 27 miles Reception hall | Drawing room | Dining room | Family room | Conservatory | Orangery Kitchen/breakfast room | Cellar | Principal bedroom with en suite shower room | 5 Further bedrooms (1 en suite) 2 Bathrooms | Cloakroom | Garden | Outbuildings | Double garage | Lodge with 2 bedrooms About 1.25 acres Kevin Maley

Suzanne Moss

Inverness Office 01463 719 171

Inverness Office 01463 723 596

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Over 50 Offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

Sutherland, Dornoch

Offers Over £1,000,000

An exquisite country house surrounded by some of the finest, tranquil scenery imaginable including salmon and trout fishing on the River Evelix Dornoch: 2 miles, Tain: 7.5 miles, Inverness: 42 miles, Inverness Airport: 48 miles Reception hall | Drawing room | Family room | Dining room | Conservatory | Kitchen/breakfast room | Wine room Principal bedroom with dressing room and en suite bathroom | 2 Additional bedrooms with en suite facilities 2 Further bedrooms | Family shower room | Study | Loft space | Double garage | EPC: D About 11 acres

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Suzanne Moss

Inverness Office 01463 719 171

Inverness Office 01463 723 596

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Isle of Mull, Argyll & Bute

Offers Over £550,000 Dervaig: 5 miles, Tobermory: 12 miles, Craignure: 28 miles Bare land comprising pasture and hill grazings | Approximately 1.5km of coastline including foreshore Calgary Pier and former boat house (dates from 1600s) Development potential subject to planning | Historic deserted village of Inivea For sale as a whole About 382 acres (155 ha)

A spectacular coastal block of grazing land steeped in history, together with Calgary Pier and foreshore Inverness-shire, Kingussie

Offers Over £335,000 Kingussie: 2 miles, Aviemore 10 miles, Inverness: 41 miles, Inverness Airport: 47 miles Reception hall | Drawing room Sitting room | Dining room Kitchen | Utility room | Cloakroom 4 Bedrooms | Family bathroom Family shower room | Store room Garden | Double garage | EPC: E Approx. 0.4 acres

A handsome detached residence set amidst stunning countryside close to local amenities

Douglas Orr

Kevin Maley

Suzanne Moss

Scottish Estates & Farm Agency 0131 718 4590

Inverness Office 01463 719 171

Inverness Office 01463 723 596

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Over 50 Offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

About 173 acres.

£2,950,000

A delightful livestock farm in a wonderful hilltop setting, providing superb panoramic views.

Timsbury, Near Bath, Somerset. Bath – 8.5 miles; Bath Spa – London Paddington: 1 hour 15 minutes.

A pretty farmhouse with a group of both traditional and more modern buildings sit at the end of a long drive and within 173 acres of undulating farmland. Most recently used for goat milking and cheese making and pig and sheep rearing. A large two storey barn has significant development potential for a range of different uses, such as additional accommodation or office and workspace. The land is primarily a mix of permanent pasture, arable capable grass land and arable land. Additional land available. Offers considered for the house, buildings and part of the land. EPC: F.

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Water’s Edge and Surrounding Lakes, Langtoft, Peterborough, PE6 9NE • Total area of 135.65 acres (54.9 hectares) of land, water and amenity • Water’s Edge House set in a unique waterside location, suitable for restyling, refurbishing or replacement • Total 104.3 acres (42.21 hectares) of water in 6 sections • SSSI Designation on Part • Extensive potential for waterside leisure amenity and cabins • Unique offering providing unlimited opportunity • Planning Potential • Available as a Whole or in Lots Expressions of interest invited in the Whole or in Lots

Call 01775 766 766 or email rebecca@longstaff.com

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new & exclusive property showcase

Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire

£745,000

guide price

Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire

£1,350,000

offers in excess of

Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

£1,250,000

Grange Cottage is a five-bedroom detached cottage with uninterrupted countryside views offered to the market with no upward chain.

Contact: Market Bosworth 01455 364852

A versatile family home with a self-contained annexe and music room/work room/office.

Glorious gardens, stables and paddocks.

Contact: Frome office 01373 316941

Wadsworth Banks Farm is a beautiful Grade II* listed four-bedroom property with beautiful garden, stables and three acres of land.

Contact: Calder Valley office 01422 476855

Bassenthwaite, Cumbria

Nash, Shropshire

Whiteparish, Wiltshire

POA

£695,000 in region of

£2,395,000

guide price

An exciting and unique opportunity to purchase the most remote house in England.

Only accessible by foot or 4x4.

Contact: Cockermouth office 01900 378959

A detached period farmhouse with five bedrooms, gardens and pony paddock in an elevated setting enjoying outstanding rural views.

Contact: Tenbury Wells 01584 539981

Oaklands is a stunning individual country residence, occupying a delightful elevated position and set within grounds of 2.5 acres.

Contact: Eastleigh office 0800 047 5559

Maidenhead, Berkshire

Earl Stonham, Suffolk

Llansadwrn, Isle of Anglesey

£1,900,000

fixed price

A beautifully presented nine-bedroom, six bathroom family home in one of the most unique cul-de-sac communities in the area.

Contact: London office 020 8115 9549

£650,000 guide price

Set in 1.59 acres of garden and field, this fine house has many period features and flexible living space.

Contact: Diss office 01379 441944

£1,495,000

An impressive country residence occupying a stunning and private position amongst wonderful gardens, and land with outbuildings.

Contact: Llangefni office 01248 308933

All these properties appeared exclusively with us 24 hours or more before Rightmove or Zoopla.

Tillyfourie, Aberdeenshire

£380,000

offers over

Stalbridge, Dorset

£2,450,000 guide price

Edenbridge, Kent

£1,395,000 guide price

Charming detached four-bedroom family home with incredible panoramic open views.

Set in a quiet, rural location with 3.3 acres.

Contact: Aberdeen office 01224 939808

A Victorian farmhouse with annexe, detached bungalow (AOC) and range of farm buildings.

Set in 47.13 (19.07 Ha) acres of farmland.

Contact: Yeovil office 01935 590896

A charming five-bedroom barn conversion, with 16th century origins fused alongside a modern interior. Set in an idyllic location.

Contact: Sevenoaks office 01732 658697

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Grittleton, Wiltshire

£750,000

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A Grade II listed architecturally designed period property with six bedrooms, detached coach house, large gardens and an orchard.

Contact: Leyburn office 01969 738984

£1,300,000

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Four-bedroom Grade II listed farmhouse. Onebedroom annexe, barns with two additional bedrooms. River Dart access, set in 4.34 acres.

Contact: Totnes office 01803 268823

£950,000 guide price

A charming 17th century (Grade II listed) three-bedroom house. Set in a popular and convenient village with beautiful gardens.

Contact: Cirencester office 01285 367134

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Character five bedroom barn conversion situated in the Shropshire hills with original features, spacious rooms and exposed beams.

Contact: Church Stretton 01694 238990

Halstead, Essex

£1,750,000

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A substantial five-bedroom house with a health spa, Airbnb facilities and holistic treatment rooms. Set in a secluded 0.79 acres.

Contact: Maldon office 01621 467922

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Penny Churchill

Majestic Scotland Peace, grandeur and productive lifestyles are all to be had north of the border, as offered by several excellent estates An idyllic family home, as well as a top farming and sporting estate, Ardhuncart, Aberdeenshire, has 903 acres. £2.95m for the whole

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OBERT MCCULLOCH of Strutt & Parker attributes the recent surge in demand from English buyers for Scottish country properties of all shapes and sizes to three main factors: firstly, a reaction to the Covid pandemic among buyers from congested parts of the UK seeking more space in a picturesque and sparsely populated landscape; secondly, a greater awareness of the threat posed by climate change, which has boosted demand for environmental investment opportunities; thirdly, a more relaxed attitude among purchasers of large landed estates to the question of Scottish independence now that Britain has left the EU. Reflecting the broad spectrum of purchasers seeking to buy north of the Border, Strutt & Parker (0131–226 2500) are offering the tranquil, 903-acre, Ardhuncart residential, farming and sporting estate in the Don valley,

seven miles from the village of Alford and 31 miles from Aberdeen airport, for sale in nine lots on behalf of the estate’s trustees.

Prices range from ‘offers over £50,000’ for a redundant range of farm buildings with development potential, to ‘offers over £2.95 million’ for the mixed-use estate as a whole.

Closing date for bids is noon on September 7.

Ardhuncart is for sale for the first time since 1952, when Col Harold Phillips bought the estate that straddles the River Don in the foothills of the Grampians as a summer retreat for his wife, Georgina (later Lady Kennard), and their five children. For the Phillips family, Ardhuncart was a muchloved holiday home, where they fished for salmon and sea trout, shot grouse on the Ardhuncart moor, played tennis and hosted parties at Ardhuncart Lodge, a manageable, 5,400sq ft, nine-bedroom country house built

in the Arts-and-Crafts style in 1901. Ardhuncart remained Lady Kennard’s country home until her death, aged 91, in 2011.

If ‘the good life’ appeals, you can find it in Sutherland, where Rod Christie of Galbraith in Inverness (01463 224343) proposes the pristine, 937-acre Challenger estate, two miles from the Highland village of Lairg and 49 miles from Inverness, of which he says, ‘although the main focus in recent years has been on conservation, there is significant potential to further develop the forestry, upland livestock farming, natural capital and, indeed, the residential properties on the estate’.

The estate comes with superb trout fishing on Lochs Craggie and Dola, together with permanent pasture and more than 700 acres of hill grazing. The land rises to about 1,000ft above sea level at the summit of Meall Dola, with dramatic views towards the peaks

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Find the best properties at countrylife.co.uk of Ben Klibreck, Ben Hope and Ben More Assynt. Some 42 acres of native woodland, primarily birch, have been managed to encourage regeneration over the past 20 years and the rest of the land offers significant woodland planting potential, the agents suggest.

The residential element of the estate is equally uncomplicated, comprising a 2,549sq ft, three-bedroom main lodge, a neat, timberframe, 1990s building with harled block walls under a pitched slate roof. Close by is The Bothy, a single-storey, tin-clad structure with two reception rooms, two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. Both houses are powered by a wind turbine located behind Challenger Lodge. At the westernmost point of the estate stands a two-bedroom farmhouse erected in 2004, which could be bought with a farm building and 9½ acres of land for £300,000; the estate as a whole is on offer at £1.7m.

The idyll that is Castleton is completed by its 23-acre island, majestic Eilean Mor If the dream is an active sporting lifestyle with total privacy, the Castleton estate on Loch Fyne, Argyll, on Scotland’s wild west coast, could be just the ticket at ‘offers over £1.95m’ through Knight Frank (0131–222 9600). The picturesque, 68-acre estate stands on the northern shore of Loch Fyne, 2½ miles from the coastal town of Lochgilphead and 39 miles south of Oban, the main commercial centre for north Argyll and the Inner Hebrides.

Castleton offers walking, cycling, sailing, wild swimming, kayaking, horse riding and golf all on the doorstep, with boating on the estate itself, via its own private boathouse and pier with 230 yards of foreshore frontage to Loch Fyne; for serious sailors, nearby Crinan harbour offers sheltered yacht moorings. The area is renowned for its rare and abundant wildlife, with whales, dolphins and basking sharks regular offshore visitors in the summer months, and the nearby Knapdale Forest has been home to beavers since 2009.

Castleton itself welcomes red squirrels, otters, deer and a wide variety of birdlife; sightings of sea eagles are always a source of wonder.

At the heart of the estate, surrounded by mature formal gardens and woodland, stands Category C-listed Castleton House, described

by Historic Scotland as ‘a large, well-detailed mid-19th-century dwelling that has been extended in stages. Built in about 1830, it incorporates an earlier, probably 18th-century

Top: The 937-acre Challenger estate, Sutherland. £1.7m. Above: Castleton, Argyll. £1.95m building, possibly the home of one of the Duke of Argyll’s tacksmen. The two-storey gabled wing added in 1875 by renowned architects Dick Peddie and Kinnear is particularly fine [and] the distinguished Scots-Baronial wing of 2000 by Crerar and Partners utilises elements drawn from earlier parts of the house’.

The house was once part of the GrahamCampbell family’s Shirvan estate, where copper ore was mined between 1862 and 1910.

The earliest part of the house, which features a stone tablet initialled J. G. C. and dated 1875, was added by John Graham-Campbell.

Approached by two tree-lined driveways, the house provides 9,235sq ft of luxurious accommodation on three floors, including five reception rooms, nine bedrooms, six bathrooms and a swimming pool. Worthy of special mention are the majestic drawing room (the former ballroom) with its trompe

l’oeil ceiling, panelled billiards room, and oak-panelled library on the first floor. The principal bedroom suite has a terrace with views over the gardens to Loch Fyne.

The gardens at Castleton are an outstanding feature of the estate. To the front of the house, they include extensive lawns with herbaceous borders flanked by mixed mature woodland; to the north, a large walled garden conceals a kitchen garden, an orchard and a tennis court. To the north of the main driveway is a separate block of mainly sitka spruce planted in 1995 and some native woodland, some 28 acres in all.

The idyll that is Castleton is completed by its own 23-acre island, majestic Eilean Mor, sitting opposite the foreshore of the estate between Glac Mhor Bay and Loch Fyne; access at low tide is on foot or via a short boat-ride from the slipway. In the 1800s, there was 105

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Bonnie Prince Charlie landed at and left from Arisaig House, Inverness-shire. £2.25m

a working croft on the island and a thriving herring fishing community in Castleton Bay. The remains of the croft buildings and the herring-boat piers can still be seen, although, for now, the only occupants of the island are the resident herons. But perhaps not forever, given that a site at the southern end of the island has rare planning consent for a singlestorey, one-bedroom stone and slate house, the foundations for which were laid in 2015.

Not only is the consent still active, but a licence is in place from the Crown Estate to reinstate the island’s pier and pontoon.

Still on the romantic west coast, imposing Arisaig House, near the village of that name, 26 miles west of Fort William and eight miles from the fishing port of Mallaig, is steeped in history, both Scottish and English. It was here, on Prince’s Beach in front of the house, that Bonnie Prince Charlie, Prince Charles Edward Stewart, first set foot on the British mainland. Reputedly, it was in a cave nearby that he hid after defeat at Culloden, before escaping to Skye and then to exile in France.

In the Second World War, the remoteness of the house and the rugged nature of the surrounding countryside was deemed ideal for special operations training and, in 1941, Arisaig House was requisitioned by the British Army as the base for the Special Operations Executive, an elite corps of undercover agents operating in occupied Europe that was Winston Churchill’s brainchild.

Another reason why English buyers may be drawn to Arisaig House is that the original house was built in 1864 to a picturesque design by the celebrated English architect, Philip Webb, who envisaged a large country house with the main rooms looking towards Loch Nan Uamh and the Moidart coast. Work started in 1863 and included the Gardener’s

Bothy, now the five-bedroom Orchard House.

The old main house was largely burnt down in the mid 1930s, but rebuilt a few years later.

Currently for sale through Savills in Glasgow (0141–222 5896) and Rettie & Co in Edinburgh (0131–220 4160) for ‘offers over £2.25m’, Arisaig House stands in more than 18 acres of gardens and wooded policies, with access to the sea via a private jetty. The house is arranged around five grand reception rooms, 12 bedroom suites and four self-contained flats. In the grounds are four well-equipped estate houses, used in recent times as owner’s accommodation, holiday lets and for staff.

Finally, if peace and quiet in a beautiful rural setting is the prime objective, Argrennan House, near Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, which launches in today’s COUNTRY L IFE , will surely fit the bill. Hamish SpencerNairn of Strutt & Parker’s Perth office (01738 783350) seeks ‘offers over £2.75m’ for the

Category A-listed house set in 46 acres of lush Dumfries and Galloway countryside.

It comes with a gate lodge, a guest cottage, further cottages and outbuildings, two miles of single-bank salmon fishing on the Dee and a proper nine-hole golf course.

From the 18th century to the present day, Argrennan has had relatively few owners, passing from the Gordon family to the Kerrs and the Aikman-Smiths, who lived there until 1984. The current owner bought the house in 2004 and carried out a major programme of repairs and refurbishment, including roofing and lead work, the rebuilding of chimney stacks, the installation of a pressurised hot water and heating system and the redecoration and restoration of the interior.

The Georgian manse of 1818 now represents the rear, east-facing wing of the present house.

It was probably the work of James Gillespie Graham, well known for his ability to add to existing houses in a sympathetic way and for his passion for grand interiors. An Adam-style addition to the south holds the main bedrooms.

Grand the interior of Argrennan House certainly is, from the entrance hall to the impressive reception area that leads to the elegant dining room and the bow-ended drawing room. The main rooms are beautifully proportioned, with high sash windows, original mouldings and some Adam-style fireplaces.

All are located on the ground floor and first floor, although the lower ground floor also contains an excellent range of rooms, including the magnificent former Georgian kitchen.

The gardens and grounds at Argrennan perfectly complement the splendour of the house, with extensive areas of mature woodland interspersed with ornamental ponds and sweeping lawns; the nearly 1¾-acre walled garden is generally much admired.

Splendid inside and out: Category A-listed Argrennan House, Kirkcudbrightshire. £2.75m

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Happy hideaways Gloriously middle-of-nowhere retreats in Scotland’s Highlands and islands Ross-shire, £1.1 million The opportunity to own eight extraordinarily beautiful lochs, together with all their leaping trout, may be irresistible for some. Fresh to the market, the Morefield estate covers 4,649 acres north and east of the road between Ullapool and the village of Ardmair, lying from nearly sea level at Loch Kanaird to some 978ft at the summit of Creag na-h-Iolaire. Apart from fishing, stalking, walked-up shooting, gardens and woodland, there’s renewableenergy potential—indeed, the pretty four-bedroom main house, Strathain, is powered by solar panels and a 15kw wind turbine—as well as commercial lets. The majority of the estate is regulated crofted common grazings.

Strutt & Parker (01463 723593)

Sutherland, offers over £250,000 With two bedrooms plus two barns on a 15-acre plot, Shepherd’s Cottage is a fixer-upper requiring full renovation or potentially a rebuild, say agents, but it’ll be worth it to appreciate better the surrounding rugged mountainous landscape with the River Runie running through the middle, only 10 miles from Ullapool. ‘Given the beauty of the setting and its prime location on the route of the NC500, there is clear potential to develop a tourism business or simply to create your own private sanctuary,’ says Claire Macdonald of Galbraith (01463 224343)

Isle of Mull, £395,000 It may seem hard to believe, but the little hamlet of Calgary on the Isle of Mull was the inspiration for naming the city of Calgary in Canada—which one of the two best suits the Gaelic cala ghearraidh meaning ‘beach of the meadow’ is for anyone to decide. All three bedrooms at substantial and well-maintained Calgary Farmhouse are en suite; there’s also a sauna and shower room downstairs, off a sitting room with a woodburning stove. Bell Ingram (01631 566122)

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Inverness, £1.35 million There’s good sea trout and salmon to be had on the one-third of a mile stretch of River Nairn within Cantray House’s almost 10 acres of grounds, through which a drive winds slowly, passing mature trees, rhododendrons, azaleas, stables, a large greenhouse and other outbuildings, before approaching the 1920s Scottish neo-Palladian house. The agents describe its interiors as Scots/French style, with a large, modern kitchen, three reception rooms, six bedrooms and six bathrooms (including a one-bedroom apartment) over three floors, plus a butler’s pantry, gun room and wine store. Close to the village of Cawdor, with its famous castle, and a multitude of golf courses, Cantray House is four miles from the site of the Battle of Culloden, where its then heir, Bonnie James Dallas, fell. Strutt & Parker (01463 723595)

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Murdo is known for being good with new wives, having lost count of the number of bores who have patronisingly intoned: ‘I know I can rely on you to keep Belinda/Sophie/Margo amused while I go off with the boys.’

Murdo takes them down to Old Wives’ beat, a stretch of river where there is a nice bit of beach on one bank and deep, shady water on the other. Funnily enough, however, Belinda/Sophie/ Margo invariably turns out to be adept at tying a fly and, having been a tennis blue at Oxford, is a natural at casting. Murdo has never been south of Bonar Bridge, but he knows a thing or two about human nature, retreating subtly into the rod room to the gritted-teeth echoes of ‘Oh, well done, darling’. KG

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Sutherland, £700,000 Wild moors, sandy beaches and panoramic views are the draw at Forsinain Steading, a conversion that has been a 10-year labour of love for the vendors.

All six bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms and two dressing rooms; the four reception rooms are roomy and light-filled with exposed beams, skylights and a mezzanine walkway that contains a library, complementing the characterful stone exterior, freshly repointed, with its jaunty green window and door frames.

The garden room (where a log-fired boiler fuels the underfloor heating), kitchen and sitting room, with its reclaimed Caithness flagstones and log burner, all overlook the courtyard and, outside, there’s a garage, workshop, store and natural pond. The village of Armadale is about 20 minutes away and Thurso town 45. Potential buyers should note that Forsinain Steading is an ‘80% complete’ property, with a few remaining fixtures and fittings on site awaiting installation. Monster Moves (01463 263063) 109

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