INSIDE a $32,000,000 Castle for Sale in Scotland | Gardens, Hunting Grounds and 4 Miles of Coastline

Join us for a tour of Dunbeath, a magnificent castle for sale in Scotland. Perched high on a cliff above the North Sea, Dunbeath Castle is a magnificent ‘A’ listed castle for sale with 28,500 acres of it’s original estate, which encompasses one of Scotland’s great coastal wildernesses.

It is very rare to see a castle for sale with such a large portion of its original estate intact. The Dunbeath estate contains over 44 square miles of land in total, consisting of 4 miles of coastline, formal gardens, hunting grounds, pasture, highland, and an entire 12.5 mile long river system from catchment to drainage known as the Dunbeath Water.

HISTORY
A castle is first recorded on the rocky peninsula at Dunbeath in 1428. In 1620 the Sinclairs enlarged the original castle with a larger, 4-story tower which remained in the family for 325 years. It was extensively remodeled in the 17th century by the Sinclairs, and then again in 1853, when David Bryce was hired as the lead architect. Mr. Bryce remodeled the northern front of the castle to make it symmetrical, and he also reworked the grounds to include the 3/4 long straight drive with the sea behind the castle. This approach is known as one of the most dramatic approaches to any residence in the world.

ARCHITECTURE
Dunbeath Castle has 13 bedrooms, 3 grand reception rooms, 9 bathrooms, and a total of 17,000 square feet. The castle has a symmetrical northeast front defined by two matching bow stair turrets with corbelled bases. At the corners, on the upper floor, two angle bartizans with conical roofs add further character to this magnificent ‘fairytale’ castle. The walls, reaching five feet in thickness, are harled and whitewashed beneath a series of pitched slate roofs and crowstepped gables. Ornate dormers project above the wallheads. There are numerous gunloops and a square tower with a crenallated parapet in keeping with the castle’s defensive origins.

OUTBUILDINGS
There are 21 additional houses and cottages on the property, currently providing accommodation for staff and leased out for long term stays. A series of fishing cabins line the 12.5 miles of double-bank fishing on the Dunbeath Water, and Dunbeath Mains contains several farm buildings, including a stock court, an implement shed, a straw shed and a stable courtyard.

GARDENS
The walled gardens of Dunbeath are world famous, and have been toured by tens of thousands of sightseers over the years. Maintained by a 2 dedicated gardeners, the Southern Garden is a classic walled garden, laid out in 8 equal sized compartments intersected by grass paths and edged with hedges. It includes a rose garden and intriguing plant combinations, resulting in a stunning flower and color-filled garden oasis complete with glasshouses. The Northern garden is more minimalist in style, with a smooth expanse of lawn, sculptural grasses and a series of contemporary water features. There is a charming lunch house ideal for informal entertaining amongst the peaceful surroundings of the garden.

PEATLAND RESTORATION OPPORTUNITY
Approximately 15,000 acres of Dunbeath are situated within the Caithness and Sutherland Special Protection Area (SPA), Special Area of Conservation (SAC), RAMSAR Site and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The vast majority of the estate falls within Caithness Flow Country. The Flow Country is Europe’s largest expanse of blanket bog and is reported to store 400 million tonnes of carbon. This sale offers an owner the opportunity to deliver significant nature-based solutions through the restoration and management of peatlands and to conserve and enhance this important upland habitat.

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I’d like to thank the following professionals, without which this video could not have been made.

Drone Work: Andy Semple at Itago Media @itagomedia
Map Creation: Kadin McGreevey @kadingrams
Video Editor 1: Andrew Feeley
Video Editor 2: Adam Kunselman
Director: Tommy Lukrich

And thanks again to listing agents Evelyn Channing and Luke French at Savills for the opportunity to tour this amazing estate. The link to the listing is below, and they are available to show the castle and estate to qualified buyers at their convenience.

DUNBEATH CASTLE FOR SALE LISTING, SAVILLS
https://search.savills.com/com/en/property-detail/gbedruedr230004
Price: Entertaining offers over £25,000,000
(~$32,000,000 at time of production)

Note: The film Neeyat (2023) was filmed at Dunbeath.

Disclaimer:
Any representations made in this video, including the map, are for general informational purposes and do not offer any warranty or contract, and should not be relied on for any due diligence. Please contact the listing agents at Savills for any specific details on Dunbeath Castle and Estate.
00:00 Introduction
00:26 Dunbeath Castle History
01:45 Castle Interior Tour
04:56 Formal Walled Gardens
06:30 Fishing Cabin
07:53 Scottish Highland
08:59 Dunbeath Village

I toured a $32,000,000 castle in Scotland  with three grand entertaining rooms,   two walled Gardens, 4 miles of Coastline, its own river, hunting grounds, all in all 28,500 Acres. We had 48 hours to tour it and we’re going to show  you as much as we can in 10 minutes. Let’s go.

Welcome to Dunbeath Castle. This majestic castle was first constructed in 1428 by the Earl of Caithness.   Now this whole county is named after Caithness, and for good reason. It’s on the ocean–it sits on 4 miles of coastline and 28,500 acres. It encompasses an entire river system 12.5 miles known as the Dunbeath Water.

There’s fishing opportunities here, hunting, recreation… this is a fantastic   property and a piece of Scottish history. I’d like to thank Evelyn Channing and Luke French   at Savills for the opportunity to tour their listing of this breathtaking estate.   The approach to Dunbeath Castle is known as one of the most dramatic approaches to any residence in the world.

The 3/4 mile long drive is straight  as an arrow and it takes you directly between the walls of the North and the South Gardens keeping  the stunning Castle in sight at all times. As we drove down the drive, the anticipation was intense. 

We were about to enter the castle for the first time. Welcome to one of the most fantastic rooms  in Dunbeath Castle. This formal drawing room is   probably one of the most grand rooms   I’ve ever seen in my entire real estate career  we have 14’9″ ceilings, we are 29 ft long by 22′ wide–

The scope and feeling of this room is just out of this world. We have this bay window  here a portrait window over here and Tommy if you follow me around here we have my favorite piece of all I’m in the turret of the castle this window is a curved piece of glass

And I can look out over this rocky outcropping here it’s just really stunning you have to have to be here  it’s such an impressive space one of my favorite rooms in the castle Welcome to the Upper Gallery. This is just adjacent to the drawing room.  

This lovely room has a wood burning fireplace; we have two beautiful windows with window seats And we have a bar where you can pour your  guests a drink just before going in the Drawing Room. Welcome to the Lower Gallery. This  is just below the Upper Gallery.  

It has a lovely wood-burning fireplace,  decorative coffered ceilings and amazing light. And you can even see, outside of the  windows, the original defensive wall of the castle. Welcome to the formal dining room. This gorgeous, oversized dining room has seating for  

Eight comfortably easily expandable to 12  or even 16 now we have this gorgeous stone   fireplace that’s perfectly Polished this this  is really the dining room of [Music] Dreams   welcome to the library this intimate and cozy  space has four oversized bookcases a beautiful  

Seating area and a glorious Hearth with a  wood buring fireplace now above the Hearth   these are animals that actually inhabit  this land now as we come over here near   the window we have what might be my favorite  seat in the whole property you have a sele  

Ction of books to choose from Tommy I might  sit here a while if that’s okay go for it Phil welcome to the kitchen now this kitchen  has a really amazing earthy kind of feel to   it we have a old historic Aga Stove which is  a constant source of heat and also great for  

Cooking we have a oversized wooden island this  thing is huge you could do so much cooking on   here we have slate flagstone floors and amazing  light throughout this kitchen and this banquette is   maybe my favorite this would be a fantastic place  to sit and eat with your family this kitchen is fantastic

Welcome to the Gardens at Dunbeath Castle Tommy I found a  little secret path here I want to go down Watch out for the thorns I just love this place. I would be  here all the time. Tommy what do you think?  

Tommy: I mean, I’m in shock I don’t think I’ve seen a variety of  this many plants kind of just hanging out in one   place like there’s so many different species of  flowers and vines and roses it’s it’s overwhelming  

In the best way it also smells we can’t convey how  how good it smells here but no it’s pretty amazing Tommy: wow so from here you can get a good view of the  castle and the turret on the other side of  

The garden and just get a feeling for the  size of this really peaceful meditation   garden we can’t linger so let’s move  on to the next portion of our tour The dunbeath the state has its very own River. It  runs 12.5 miles long and it’s called the  

Dunbeath Water. Now it has some of the best  salmon fishing around: each year 118 salmon   are caught in this very river. Now imagine  you catch your very first Scottish salmon.   You bring it up to this cabin, you clean it, you  fire up the grill and pretty soon you’re eating  

Some of the best Scottish salmon that you’ve  ever had. We are 20 minutes away away from the   castle right now but we’ve barely scratched the  surface of what this property has to offer and   we’re barely even into the estate itself. Let’s go  look at some more cool stuff on the property!  

The months of August and September offer the rare  privilege and challenge of obtaining a McNab:   catching a salmon, a stag, and a brace of grouse within one day between Dawn and dusk from a   single estate. We confirmed from locals that many of  McNab have been earned at Dunbeath over the years

With all this ecological diversity  Dunbeath Estate itself is almost   its own Nature Preserve. Imagine  yourself cycling, hiking, sailing,   bird watching, the opportunities to  enjoy Dunbeath Estate are almost Limitless. [Music] We’re out out on the Scottish  Moorland right now– we’re still on Dunbeath property  

And honestly beyond all these hills is still  Dunbeath property. Now you’ll notice the beautiful   heather, the ground covering is nice and soft  here, the air smells clean and nice–this is a   beautiful piece of Scotland and this is all part  of Dunbeath, and it’s all for sale. So let’s just  

Take in a moment here to enjoy the beautiful  Scottish highland. [Music] Dunbeath Estate has   a productive in hand livestock farming enterprise  including 378 acres of silage ground and permanent   pasture and 119 acres of coastline grazing. Most  recently a commercial herd of 70 suckler cattle  

And a flock of 800 breeding ewes were kept  for beef and lamb production at Dunbeath Mains. Dunbeath is a lovely Village in southeast Caithness,  along the Dunbeath water just before it enters   the sea at Dunbeath Bay. We stopped at a local  pub and were welcomed by the proprietor and  

The regulars. We learned that the world-renowned  hunting and fishing of the property is “Fit For A King” — Literally, as King Charles III has been  commonly seen fishing salmon on the estate.   if you’re driving up Highway A9 you can’t help  but Marvel at the castle perched on the [Music]

Cliff who will be Dunbeath’s next caretaker? Subscribe to go on more tours with us   and if you had as much fun as we did  give us a like. Thanks for watching.