One of the finest estates in Scotland has gone on the market with the eye-watering price tag of £29 million.
Kinpurnie Estate at Newtyle, Angus, has a castle and a substantial private home, 5,400 acres of farmland and woodland, six privately owned lochs, a pheasant shoot and 26 estate dwellings.
The castle was the home of the late Sir James Cayzer, a businessman and philanthropist, who died in February last year. The estate has come on the market for the first time in almost 100 years, since the Cayzer family bought the land in 1905.
The eight-bedroom Kinpurnie Castle was built shortly afterwards.
Nigel Cayzer, the nephew of Sir James, said: “It is with considerable sadness that we are placing Kinpurnie on the market.
“While it will be a great wrench for me and for my family, the estate has never looked better, and I very much hope that a new owner will derive as much pleasure from it in the future as it has given us.”
The estate also includes Thriepley House, a nine-bedroom home that was originally a farmhouse, as well as eight luxury holiday cottages.
Kinpurnie is renowned as an outstanding high pheasant shoot, including Quarry Drive which is considered by many to be one of the most challenging in Scotland.
The property is being jointly marketed by Savills and CKD Galbraith, with the eight-figure “offers over” price.
Luke French from Savills said: “Kinpurnie Estate presents a rare combination of residential, agricultural, commercial and leisure enterprises.
“An estate with any one of these assets would be special but to find one with all of them including exceptional sporting facilities is almost unheard of.”
The Cayzer’s family wealth derived from the shipping business founded by Sir Charles, the great-grandfather of Sir James, with the family owning the Clan and Union Castle lines.
Sir James inherited the title of fifth Baronet of Gartmore at the age of 12 from his brother Nigel, who was killed at Salerno in 1943 while serving with the Scots Guards.
He completed his education at Eton and had substantial business interests, including his directorship of Caledonia Investments.
He was also known for his generosity, pledging millions to charities including the Red Cross and the Scots Guards Association.