Category: castles for sale

  • Five castles for sale

    The economy in America and the UK is on the up , so we are told , and the property market has signs of improvement . We have found five castles for sale in the UK and America. Hampton Court, Leominster, Herefordshire, UK, £12m Near the village of Bodenham, about eight miles north of the…

  • Should Eilean Donan Castle be featured in Monopoly?

    Board game Monopoly is published in a new Highlands version in October . The question is , what properties should feature in the new game ? Eilean Donan Castle must surely qualify as an iconic building and the most photographed castle in Scotland . The publishers have decided to give the public a say and…

  • The secret castle , the farmer and the judge

    If you want to build your own castle and the local planning laws prevent it , what do you do ? Well, you could do what a farmer did – he built his castle and hid it for 4 years behind straw bales . Robert Fidler (sic) thought he could not be prosecuted after 4…

  • Castle of Mey for sale – brick by brick

    The Castle of Mey is raising funds for a new turret in a unique way – by selling parts of the castle brick by brick. Anyone donating £1000 will have a brick with their name on it in the new turret . The Castle of Mey was a favourite residence of the Queen Mother .

  • Fifteen Scottish castles for sale

    The Scottish property market looks like it is bucking the economic trend with at least 15 castles for sale at the moment . Castles and three sporting estates are for sale in Scotland, with interest from buyers across Europe and the US.

  • Melville Castle Hotel redevelopment plans

    A Scottish castle hotel is beating the credit crunch with news of a major expansion Hotel owner Steven McLeod has bought Melville Castle Hotel near Edinburgh and intends to develop it into a five-star spa and event facility.