Rock legend Bob Dylan has sold his Scottish hideaway for £4 million.
Located 13 miles from Aviemore, the Edwardian, Aultmore House was built between 1911 and 1915.
The stately home, which is set in 25 acres, was built as a summer holiday residence for Aberdonian industrialist Archibald Merrilees.
Mr Merrilees spent only one summer at Aultmore, dying in 1917 and the house was then sold in 1922 and extended by the Nivinson family who added the nursery wing on the north side of the house.
The Nivinson family owned Aultmore for over 50 years and although it was commandeered as a convalescent home during the Second World War, it remained in the family until 1978.
Since then, it has been a finishing school for foreign students and a B&B, but fell into disrepair until it was bought in November 2000 and fully restored.
The 82-year-old American singer songwriter bought the 16-bedroom mansion in 2006 with his brother for £2.2million.
He put it on the market earlier this year for offers over £3 million. It’s been reported that whisky producer Angus Dundee Distillers has bought the property.
Tom Stewart-Moore, Knight Frank, Head of Rural Agency for Scotland said: ‘I am pleased to share that Aultmore House, which was launched to the market in July, has now been sold to its new custodians, who will usher this magnificent home into its next chapter.’
The home has 11 bathrooms and several reception rooms, with cottages, a greenhouse, walled garden, a fountain and croquet lawn spread across the grounds.
The property is approached via a private tree-lined driveway, which is 13 miles from Aviemore and has uninterrupted views of the Cairngorm mountains.
The Scottish countryside and culture featured in Dylan’s work.
“My heart’s in the Highlands wherever I roam / That’s where I’ll be when I get called home,” he sang on the song Highlands from his Grammy award-winning 1997 album Time Out of Mind.
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