Castle on land gifted by Robert the Bruce

An abandoned castle and modern mansion on land gifted by a grateful Robert the Bruce after Bannockburn are on sale for a bargain £730,000.

Culdees Castle was last lived in in 1968 and has been put on the market for the first time in almost 100 years.

And while the new owner is working on that, a seven-bedroom mansion in the 18-acre grounds provides plenty of accommodation.

Set in the pictureque village of Muthill, the B-listed castle dates from 1810 and was built for Charles Drummond, whose clan were gifted the land by Robert the Bruce after the Battle of Bannockburn.

The beautiful castle lies in a state of disrepair and requires a complete renovation, although the “magnificent” spiral stone staircase remains intact.

In their description, sellers Galbraith say: “Culdees Castle was built in 1810 for Charles Drummond, whose clan was rewarded for fighting with Robert the Bruce, with lands in Perthshire, including that of Kildees and designed by James Gillespie Graham as a 2-3 storey mansion house.

“It was baronialised and extended with a new wing and chapel in 1867. The castle has been owned by the current family for 95 years. It was last lived in in 1968.

It continues: “The castle today is in a state of disrepair, but has a magnificent stone spiral staircase leading to the upper floors of which the east wing roof is mainly intact.

“There is also some exceptional stonework in the castle.”

Directly next door to the castle is the relatively modern mansion, featuring five reception rooms and a tree-lined driveway.

James Gillespie Graham was also notable for designing some of Scotland’s most well-known buildings.

Some of his principal churches include St Andrew’s Cathedral in Glasgow and the imposing Highland Tolbooth Church – now known as the The Hub – in Edinburgh.