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Chance to live in Dunfermline castle on estate once owned by Robert the Bruce

The apartment in the 17th-century, A-listed Pitreavie Castle comes with stunning original features.

The apartment is inside Pitreavie Castle. Image: Morgan Law
The apartment is inside Pitreavie Castle. Image: Morgan Law

An apartment inside a Dunfermline castle on an estate once owned by Robert the Bruce is up for sale.

The accommodation is set within the category A-listed Pitreavie Castle, which was built in the early 17th century on Pitreavie Estate.

The estate was once owned by Robert the Bruce and was gifted to his sister Lady Christina Bruce in the 14th century.

The castle has been “painstakingly” converted into apartments in recent years but retains many stunning original features.

Pitreavie Castle in Dunfermline. Image: Morgan Law
The castle sits on about four acres of grounds. Image: Morgan Law
The grounds have a pond. Image: Morgan Law

According to agent Morgan Law, the “stylish” home is a “credit to the present owners”.

The apartment is accessed via an impressive sweeping carpeted staircase to the main door.

The entrance foyer continues to an internal hallway leading to a WC, bedroom, dining room and lounge.

The lounge boasts a wealth of period features, including a fireplace, and overlooks the gardens.

The building retains many period features. Image: Morgan Law
Stained-glass windows in the entrance foyer. Image: Morgan Law
The impressive sweeping staircase. Image: Morgan Law
The apartment’s entrance hall. Image: Morgan Law
The main living area. Image: Morgan Law
Views from the living room. Image: Morgan Law
Some of the traditional aspects. Image: Morgan Law
The room offers plenty of space. Image: Morgan Law
The fireplace is a feature of the space. Image: Morgan Law
The home has retained some original pieces. Image: Morgan Law
The dining kitchen. Image: Morgan Law
The kitchen also has traditional elements. Image: Morgan Law
The formal dining room. Image: Morgan Law
The dining room is traditional. Image: Morgan Law
The room has stunning features. Image: Morgan Law
One of the bedrooms. Image: Morgan Law
There is a WC on this floor. Image: Morgan Law
The internal staircase. Image: Morgan Law
The main bedroom. Image: Morgan Law
The bedroom is spacious. Image: Morgan Law
There are views of the garden. Image: Morgan Law
The en-suite. Image: Morgan Law
Another traditional feature of the home. Image: Morgan Law
The apartment makes the most of its history. Image: Morgan Law
The family bathroom. Image: Morgan Law

The internal stairwell then leads to the lower ground floor where there is a main bedroom with en-suite, a third bedroom, a family bathroom, a dining kitchen and a utility and laundry room.

The property comes with a courtyard garden and about four acres of communal grounds surrounding the castle, incorporating woodland, lawns, a pond and a summer house.

There are two allocated parking spaces and visitor parking.

Pitreavie Castle. Image: Morgan Law
The garden grounds are extensive. Image: Morgan Law
Another view of the castle. Image: Morgan Law
There is allocated parking. Image: Morgan Law
The entrance to Pitreavie Castle. Image: Morgan Law

The Pitreavie Castle apartment is on the market for offers over £525,000.

The castle, between Rosyth and Dunfermline, sits close to the site of the Battle of Pitreavie fought in July 1651.

It was sold to the Air Ministry in 1938 and was used to coordinate operations for the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Coastal Command.

The building was twice visited by Winston Churchill during the Second World War and later became the headquarters of Nato North Atlantic Area.

Robert the Bruce was buried in the choir of Dunfermline Abbey after his death in 1329.

The Courier has taken a look at four other castles for sale across Tayside, Fife and Stirling.

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