DO-UPPER OF THE WEEK

A FORMER lodge cottage is included as one of four separate lots in the sale of 19th Century C-listed Keillour Castle, situated four miles from Methven in Perthshire, a residential estate that includes the castle and around 40 acres of land, Gardeners Cottage, Keillour Farmhouse – and Keillour Lodge Cottage, a stone-built building that has been uninhabited for a number of years and is in need of total renovation.

Set in almost an acre of garden ground, the cottage interior comprises small entrance hall and two rooms. Methven has good local amenities, including shops, restaurant, pub, village primary school and easy access to the M90 – the City of Perth is just 10 miles away. Keillour Lodge Cottage is on the market with Rettie Edinburgh at offers over £45,000.