The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Jacobean battlefield one of many features of estate up for sale
Opportunity to buy stunning land with a remarkable history in the heart of Highland Perthshire
A £5m estate has come up for sale – complete with its own historic battleground.
Urrard Estate lies nestled in the heart of Highland Perthshire is surrounded by picturesque scenery, where the new owner can enjoy salmon fishing, grouse shouting and red deer stalking.
And, hidden in the expansive sporting estate lies a Jacobean battle ground – perfect for any Scottish history buff.
John Graham of Claverhouse, the 1st Viscount of Dundee, better known as “Bonnie Dundee”, led the Jacobite army in the Battle of Killiecrankie to a victory against government Red Coats on July 27 1689. It is believed that Bonnie Dundee was killed in the final hours of the battle after being shot by a musket.
The Jacobites then lost the Battle of Dunkeld in the August of that year, quelling the first Jacobite uprising.
The Jacobite rebellion started in 1688 after the exile of King James II and lasted until the 1750s.
The stunning country estate is being sold by Strutt and Parker and also includes two Victorian greenhouses, a bothy, two cottages, a stables and an allweather riding arena. The expansive plot has an impressive 2,390 acres and is bounded by the River Garry. It is also home to a traditional Scots-jacobean country house and an estate office.
The estate offers hunting and fishing enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy the rare combination of salmon fishing, grouse shooting, driven pheasant and partridge shooting, and red deer stalking.
Strutt and Parker describe the estate as: “Lying on the east bank of the River Garry and extending east to the summit of Ben Vrackie, Urrard incorporates the site of the Battle of Killiecrankie – one of the earliest Jacobite skirmishes where John Graham of Claverhouse (better known as Bonnie Dundee) led a Jacobite force to victory over the Royal forces of William the Third.”
The House of Urrard is a traditional Scots-jacobean country house built in 1831 and is category B-listed.
The home has recently been renovated, and the estate agents added: “With oil-fired heating (including underfloor heating in the conservatory and master en suite bathroom) and AGA, mains water and electricity, together with private drainage to a septic tank, the accommodation is laid out over three floors.”
The estate is close to Pitlochry Railway Station, which has regular services to Inverness, Glasgow and Edinburgh, and a sleeper train to London which stops at Blair Atholl.