The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Scots castle could be Taylor made for pop superstar
US singer Swift reported to be eyeing ng up 16th Century Perthshire estate
p Pop superstar Taylor Swift is reportedly in talks to buy a multi-million-pound Perthshire castle.
The Shake It Off singer, who is dating Dumfries-born music producer Calvin Harris, is understood to have her heart set on the Tower of Lethendy, north of Perth.
The 16th Century estate boasts its own 18-hole golf course, heated swimming pool and tennis courts.
The B-listed Scottish baronial manor house, which dates back to 1570, is at the heart of the 40-acre site.
According to US gossip sites, 25-year-old Swift wants to own a place in Scotland to be near to her boyfriend’s family in Edinburgh.
Selling agents Savills is lookingg for offers of more than £4.6 million for Lethendy.
Last year, the singer spent more than double that amount on an apartment in New York.
Swift and Harris got together in February and made their relationship public in April. The couple are reported to have earned £93 million between them in the past year, thanks to their successful music careers and lucrative advertising deals.
Neither star has commented on reports of their house-hunting. No one at Savills was available for comment at the weekend.
Built using local red sandstone and designed in the Scottish baronial style, the eight-bedroom Tower of Lethendy features a variety of turrets, towers, oriel windows and crow-stepped gables. The estate, owned by a Canadian family, has also been let as a wedding venue and for upmarket group holidays.
Twenty years ago, the mansion’s interior was given a major overhaul.
Also included in the sale are two gate lodges, two staff cottages, an estate workshop, a greenhouse and a swimming pool cabana.
The 39-acre grounds are home to a croquet lawn and woodland garden, through which a small burn flows to a sunken pond. A walled garden protects apple, pear and plum trees, redcurrant and blackcurrant bushes and flowers.