Posts Tagged ‘fishing’
Can you picture yourself in this beautiful country home?
There’s a rare opportunity to purchase an iconic property on Royal Deeside with commanding countryside views. Dess House near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, is a very fine country house with its own parkland, wooded grounds and policies extending to some 30 acres. Dess House has not been available on the open market for some 25 years. Presented…
Read MoreGoing off road is a different way to spend school break
Off road driving is great fun – and now children are being offered the chance to try it out. Gleneagles has launched a new ‘Junior Off Road’ driving school to help younger guests and their families make the most of the glorious 850-acre Perthshire estate this February half term holiday (9-24 February). Children aged four…
Read MoreMore fishy tales from the port of Peterhead
The real life story of working in Peterhead continues tonight on BBC One Scotland with the third episode of Fish Town. James Cosmo is the narrator of Fish Town, which features the real-life stories of people working on land and at sea to put the fish on our plates. In tonight’s episode, the Peterhead boat Amity is on…
Read MoreWant to reel in your own stretch of river?
The Ardoe and Murtle beat on the world famous River Dee has been made available for sale. The Inverness office of Galbraith has launched the sale of this attractive beat. Purchased in 1990, this lower Dee beat extends to about 1.5 miles and has 11 named pools. It was successfully timeshared by Salar Management Services Ltd,…
Read MoreDeal brings Hebridean food to supermarkets
A Scottish food business has been given a boost after it announced a major partnership with a national supermarket. Working with the small businesses, Lidl will partner with the Hebridean Food Company, selling its premium fresh chowders and soups, with a specific offering for this year’s Burns Night on 25 January. The Hebridean Food Company…
Read MoreIt’s your chance to own a 16th century Scottish castle
A spectacular historic castle set in sweeping grounds bordered by the River Almond is now for sale. Presented to the market by Savills, Illieston Castle in Broxburn, West Lothian, is thought to date back to the late 15th or early 16th century It is approached down a tree lined avenue, with a pair of intricate baroque…
Read MoreSpacious modern home finished to a high standard
An immaculate modern villa offering handsomely proportioned living accommodation is now on the property market. Presented to the market by Rettie in Edinburgh, this home in Kellieside Park, by Milnathort, Kinross-shire, is set over one floor, and finished to an exacting standard of contemporary specification, with high quality fixtures and fittings. Built by the well-regarded…
Read MoreRuined cottage offers a major property challenge
A ruined Scottish cottage with beautiful lochside views offers a huge development potential opportunity. Tigh Na Rathaid Cottage, near Kilfinan, Tighnabruaich, is presented for sale by Robb Residential. The purchaser will buy the cottage ruin with a right of access over track, from where the access road will be formed by the purchaser to the…
Read MoreA Scots Baronial mansion in a secluded setting
Ormiston House is an exceptional Scots Baronial ‘B Listed’ house set in spectacular secluded grounds. Dating from 1851 and presented by Strutt & Parker, it was built for Archibald Wilkie, to a design by David Bryce, the well-known Scottish architect, whose works include a number of other large country houses, as well as the former…
Read MoreTen places Clan MacLeod of Raasay members should visit
Scotland is full of incredible heartlands that people all over the world should visit. Here, we present 10 places that all members of Clan MacLeod of Raasay should try to visit at some point in their lifetime. 1. Eilean Donan The Macraes of Eilean Donan supported the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 and suffered great losses…
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