Laird of the manor! 18th century Scottish estate with 75-room mansion and 644 acres of land that comes with its own private loch goes on the market for £6.75million
- The impressive Lawers estate has been compared to the Palace of Versailles
Homebuyers can live out their Downton Abbey fantasy at a country estate in Scotland with a 75-room mansion, 644 acres of land and even a private loch after it hit the market for £6.75million.
The impressive Lawers Estate has an outdoor swimming pool, Victorian walled garden, an equestrian complex and fishing and shooting rights.
The estate is in a stunning position in Perthshire landscape and its wooded parklands contain some of the largest pine trees in Scotland.
Lawers House is an A-listed 18th-century house designed by William Adam and built for Sir James Campbell, an MP, army officer and governor of Edinburgh Castle.
He had the property built in two stages – first from 1724-26 and again from 1737 to 1744 – but was said to have slept just one night in his new house before he was killed at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745 during the Wars of the Austrian Succession.
The impressive Lawers Estate has an outdoor swimming pool, Victorian walled garden, an equestrian complex and fishing and shooting rights
The main property is a historic 18th-century mansion with a total of 75 rooms
The estate comes with more than 660 acres of land and has its own private loch
The three-storey house was extended in about 1823 to its current configuration which has been referred to as an imitation of the Palace of Versailles.
In its past it has been a hunting lodge and an agricultural college. It was converted back into a private residence when the current owners bought it in 1974.
It has seven reception rooms, including a billiards room and an exceptional ballroom with a stunning restored ceiling mural, and 16 bedrooms, seven of which have an en-suite.
There is also a swimming pool, tennis court, private pond with boathouse, stable block and courtyard with clocktower, as well as a walled garden with different ‘rooms’ and a heated glasshouse.
The estate has an additional eight residential properties which could be used to generate income as holiday lets or residential tenancies.
The estate also comes with 715ft of single bank fishing rights on the River Earn and low ground shooting rights, as well as an equestrian yard with 14 stables, a Dutch barn and 12 acres of grazing land.
It also has 50 acres of parkland and mixed woodland and 575 acres of farmland.
In its past the 75-room mansion has been a hunting lodge and an agricultural college
The estate is also home to tree-lined paddocks, formal gardens, heated glasshouse and an apiary
Various outbuildings are included in the £6.75million purchase price
The property has seven reception rooms, including a billiards room and an exceptional ballroom with a stunning restored ceiling mural
There is also a swimming pool, tennis court, private pond with boathouse, stable block and courtyard with clocktower (pictured)
A spokesman for Bidwells, who are selling the estate, said: ‘Lawers Estate provides an unexpected opportunity to acquire a superior country house.
‘The estate is conveniently located in a magnificent setting boasting panoramic views across stunning Strathearn and the surrounding countryside, yet still within commuting distance of Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
‘It is an enviable package – the magnificent house, a stable complex, secluded walled garden, fishings on the River Earn and arable quality agricultural land.
‘Lawers House, with its picture postcard south façade, is located at the end of a tree-lined private drive and is substantial and flexible in its accommodation.
‘It has a fascinating history through the centuries and displays a number of charming architectural features such as the four-column Doric porch, Ionic portico with long colonnades of slim unfluted columns and an ashlar stable block with cupola clock tower.
‘With wonderful details such as tree-lined paddocks, formal gardens, heated glasshouse and an apiary, this property is a joy throughout every season.’
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