Highland castle owned by ex-Rangers chief Craig Whyte is up for sale
The ex-Rangers owner's 10-bedroom home is on the market for £950,000 in Morayshire
CRAIG Whyte’s £1million castle in the Scottish Highlands is up for sale.
The ex-Rangers owner’s Castle Grant near Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire, was put on the market earlier today.
The luxurious 13,000sq ft, 10-bedroom home comes complete with ballroom, drawing room, billiard room, cinema room and even it's own butler’s room.
Set in 35 acres of parkland and mature woodland, the “A” listed property is up for sale for £950,000.
It is understood to cost £50,000 a year alone to heat the former fortress.
Whyte bought the Highlands hideaway for around £750,000 in 2006 and is rumoured to have spent £5million restoring it.
The disgraced Gers chief moved out following a split from wife Kim four years later.
Despite some renovations, rotting timbers on the upper floors of the building are still in need of extensive repairs.
The castle, once the seat of the Clan Grant chiefs of Strathspey, was repossessed after Whyte reportedly refused to pay the £7,000-a-month mortgage for two years amidst Rangers financial woes.
The 16th-Century pile was snapped up by current owner Sergei Fedotov for £1 million after the Bank of Scotland flogged it in 2014.
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Kevin Maley, partner in Strutt & Parker’s Inverness office, said: “The Strutt & Parker Inverness office were involved in the sale of Castle Grant just over three years ago.
“Since then the owners have embarked on a major refurbishment which is still ongoing.
“Much of it was unforeseen, structural and remains a work in progress.
He added: “A significant amount of investment is still required but it offers a superb development opportunity.
“I expect national and international interest in this wonderful property.”
Castle Grant is situated within the outstanding Cairngorms National Park, a haven for outdoors, sporting and wildlife enthusiasts.
Nearby, there are excellent fishing opportunities on the River Spey and the River Dulnain, several popular golf courses, a ski slope, sailing, kayaking and windsurfing on Loch Morlich and Loch Insh as well as the stunning Moray coastline.
It is said to be haunted by Lady Barbara Grant, a daughter of one of the chiefs in the 16th century, said to have been locked in a closet by her father for refusing to marry the man he chose for her.
Legend has it that she died of a broken heart and stalks the tower and can sometimes be heard crying.
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