Posts Tagged ‘land’
Rockets galore at commercial space port on North Uist
North Uist is set to enter the space age as a project to create the UK’s first ever vertical launch commercial space port is unveiled today. The consortium behind the Spaceport 1 project, which includes major players in the UK and international space sector and is led by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council),…
Read MoreMagnificent B-listed steading range and cottage
A steading with cottage and planning consent is now on the market. Auchleeks, in Calvine, Pitlochry is presented for sale by Strutt & Parker. The Steading House is the former stables and steading to nearby Auchleeks House. This is a charming Georgian B-Listed stone built property, thought to date from c.1820 and built at the…
Read MoreJoanna Lumley celebrates Moat Brae opening
The newly opened Moat Brae – Scotland’s new National Centre for Storytelling and Children’s Literature – has been declared as absolutely fabulous by Joanna Lumley. The opening of Moat Brae, the house and garden where Peter Pan began, was celebrated with a colourful garden party hosted the trustees of the Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust…
Read MoreThe inspiration for Peter Pan to opens its doors
This Saturday sees the opening of Scotland’s latest international visitor attraction – Moat Brae house and garden, the new National Centre for Children’s Literature and Storytelling. The beautiful Georgian property in Dumfries, where the young J.M. Barrie and his friends played the games that inspired Peter Pan, was saved from demolition 10 years ago and…
Read MoreA spacious country home with equestrian potential
A superb four-bedroom detached bungalow with excellent equestrian potential is now for sale. Presented for sale by Galbraith, Hill House is a superb detached family home built in the early 1990s to an exceptionally high standard, and well designed to maximise on space whilst positioned to perfectly capture the surrounding countryside setting. The main entrance…
Read MoreProperty that ‘broke the internet’ back on the market
The Fife country estate which ‘broke the internet’ is back on the market. Chesterhill House, near Newport, caused a media sensation when it was listed for sale in 2017 at offers over £200,000 … the same price as a studio flat in North London at the time. A staggering 121,399 people checked out the 19th…
Read MoreKiller instinct can make the raven hard to love
Intelligent, loyal and fun-loving, the raven also has a dark, dangerous and deadly side that has won it few friends. Watch a pair of ravens on a windy day, sky diving with all the majesty and skill of the Red Arrows, and it is hard not to fall totally under their spell. In sunlight, the…
Read MoreLandward highlights kids helping golden eagles
The first ever Scouts Golden Eagle Champions initiative to safeguard the future of Golden Eagles in the UK has been hailed a success. It has been celebrated by project founders and the volunteers and Cub Scouts from the Scottish Borders who piloted the initiative. The project, led by the groundbreaking South of Scotland Golden Eagle…
Read MoreJames Bond’s home could be yours for £2.2million
The cost of buying James Bond’s fictional Skyfall Lodge in Glencoe has been revealed. Leading property finance specialist, One77 Mortgages, has looked at the position buyers would have to find themselves in to secure a purchase on some of our best loved TV and film homes. Based on the average deposit of 10% of property…
Read MoreReady for orcas to pass through Scottish waters
Sealife lovers are set to descend on Scotland, as the annual Orca Watch is just days away. The staff of the Sea Watch Foundation is waiting in anticipation to start conducting watches and collect records of the orcas passing through the Pentland Firth. Three other sightings of orcas have already been reported around Caithness in…
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