Five of Britain's best country houses under £1 million, from an equestrian property in Kent to a Tower House in Scotland
You don't have to be a millionaire to live in a grand country mansion, as these beautiful homes across Britain demonstrate.
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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19 incredible Scottish castles and estates for sale, from £130,000 to £9.5 million
Whether you're after a crumbling ruin or a superb, 21st century-spec home bursting with character, you'll find something to suit you.
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Spectacular Scottish castles and estates for sale
We take a look at the finest country houses, castles and estates for sale in Scotland
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A 13-bedroom castle under £1m with a stunning oak-panelled library and impossibly romantic boathouse
The beautiful Glencruitten House bears the mark of one of Scotland's great architects of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After years of ownership by a religious community, it's now looking for a new custodian.
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Own your own Longleat: A Scottish safari park, complete with four lakes and a stunning stone home
It's hard to imagine a more magical childhood than growing up on a safari park. Now a new family can seize this unique opportunity, as Auchingarrich Wildlife Park comes onto the market.
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Six splendidly isolated houses for sale across Britain, from £85,000 to £1 million
If you fancy getting away from it all — REALLY getting away from it all – our selection has spots across the country.
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A coach house and steading for sale whose former owners tried to save the 'last witch in Scotland'
A house and estate have come up for sale in Perthshire seeking new owners who will be just the fourth in 200 years.
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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.
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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.
