Buy your own village: Heiress’s daughters put £10million Scottish estate on the market – complete with SIXTEEN houses and plenty of stag to shoot

  • Sprawling Kinnaird Estate, near Dunkeld, in Perthshire, boasts 16 properties and is on the market for £9.6million
  • The 6,200-acre plot also boasts three lochs, holiday cottages and rugged countryside for shooting and hunting
  • Described as a 'once in a generation' opportunity, the estate is being sold both as a whole and in six individual lots

By Stephanie Linning for MailOnline

Published: 05:18 EST, 10 September 2015 | Updated: 05:40 EST, 10 September 2015

Many homeowners abandon their cramped city flats in favour of a more spacious home in the country.

And with 16 properties and acres of unspoiled countryside, this Scottish sporting estate certainly offers more than enough breathing room.

The stunning Kinnaird Estate, near Dunkeld, in Perthshire, has been put on the market by the daughters of an American Heiress. Would-be Lords of the manor can snap up the entire 6,200-acre plot for less than £9.6million.

Adaptable: While it is currently being used as a guest house, Kinnaird House, pictured, could be reverted to a stunning family home

Adaptable: While it is currently being used as a guest house, Kinnaird House, pictured, could be reverted to a stunning family home

Breathtaking: The drive to the lochs, one pictured above, is a spectacular one across heather hills with far reaching views

Breathtaking: The drive to the lochs, one pictured above, is a spectacular one across heather hills with far reaching views

Country pursuits: The estate has licences for fishing and shooting, and visitors can take home stag, salmon and pheasants

Country pursuits: The estate has licences for fishing and shooting, and visitors can take home stag, salmon and pheasants

Retreat: Craignuisq is a very attractive, Victorian stone built farmhouse overlooking the Tay and Tummel valleys from its elevated position 

Retreat: Craignuisq is a very attractive, Victorian stone built farmhouse overlooking the Tay and Tummel valleys from its elevated position 

Private escape: The house is approached up a long drive and is surrounded by its own land and steading to the rear

Private escape: The house is approached up a long drive and is surrounded by its own land and steading to the rear

Fishing huts: There are 22 named fishing pools on the land and, whilst boats are provided, most of the pools can be waded safely

Fishing huts: There are 22 named fishing pools on the land and, whilst boats are provided, most of the pools can be waded safely

Popular: Some of the cottages on the sprawling estate, including the one pictured above, are currently rented out as holiday lets

Popular: Some of the cottages on the sprawling estate, including the one pictured above, are currently rented out as holiday lets

Gateway to the Highlands: From the high ground the estate has spectacular views towards the hills 

Gateway to the Highlands: From the high ground the estate has spectacular views towards the hills of Atholl, Ben Vrackie and Schiehallion

Described as a 'once in a generation' buying opportunity, the estate is being sold both as a whole and in six individual lots. It boasts three picturesque hill lochs, woodland and plenty of grazing ground for animals. 

The estate also holds both shooting and fishing rights, giving hunters the opportunity to bag what is known as a 'MacNab' - a stag, a salmon and a brace of grouse - all in one day.

The centrepiece of the house is the 10-bedroom Kinnaird House, which was run as a five-star hotel by heiress Constance Ward. Mrs Ward was married to the late Reginald Ward, son of Sir John and Lady Ward who bought Kinnaird in 1927 and used it as a sporting estate and lodge.

When her husband died, Mrs Ward moved to Kinnaird permanently and lived in Balmacneil House, one of the 15 other properties on the estate. Some of the cottages are rented out as part of a holiday lettings business.

Spacious: The drawing room, pictured, has cedar panelling, an open fire and leads onto a billiard room overlooking the Tay valley

Spacious: The drawing room, pictured, has cedar panelling, an open fire and leads onto a billiard room overlooking the Tay valley

Entertainment: The intimate billiard room, pictured, is reportedly where the riotous after-dinner game of Freda was first played

Entertainment: The intimate billiard room, pictured, is reportedly where the riotous after-dinner game of Freda was first played

Elegant: Also of note is the panelled dining room, pictured, with its beautiful painted arabesques believed to date from 1860

Elegant: Also of note is the panelled dining room, pictured, with its beautiful painted arabesques believed to date from 1860

Balmacneil House, pictured, is situated in an elevated and private position above the River Tay, with fine views down the valley

Balmacneil House, pictured, is situated in an elevated and private position above the River Tay, with fine views down the valley

The attractive, Victorian, stone built house is approached via a tarmac drive and offers an attractive outdoor dining area, pictured

The attractive, Victorian, stone built house is approached via a tarmac drive and offers an attractive outdoor dining area, pictured

Welcoming: The house offers a number of reception rooms, including this cosy sitting room, which offers plenty of space to entertain

Welcoming: The house offers a number of reception rooms, including this cosy sitting room, which offers plenty of space to entertain

A waterfall feeds into one of the secluded watering holes on the estate, which offers plenty of opportunities to fish

A waterfall feeds into one of the secluded watering holes on the estate, which offers plenty of opportunities to fish

Well-kept: The immediate gardens around the Kinnaird House are laid to sweeping lawns, with flower beds and an attractive gazebo

Well-kept: The immediate gardens around the Kinnaird House are laid to sweeping lawns, with flower beds and an attractive gazebo

There are also a number of farm houses, paddocks and other outbuildings.  

Rebecca Boswell, of Bidwells, which is marketing the estate, said: 'The sale presents a very rare opportunity to buy one of the most sought after and accessible sporting estates in Scotland.

'Together with Knight Frank we are delighted to be offering this property for sale as it has great diversity with a range of land types, income streams, sporting and residential assets. It is difficult to imagine a more rounded estate in Scotland.'

Sitting above the village of Strathtay, Kinnaird offers excellent transport links to Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow to the south, and Pitlochry to the north. 

Traditional: Balmacneil farmhouse offers a further three bedrooms and is currently used as part of the estate's holiday let business

Traditional: Balmacneil farmhouse offers a further three bedrooms and is currently used as part of the estate's holiday let business

Working farm: The farm includes a farmhouse, cottage and a range of modern and traditional farm buildings, one pictured above

Working farm: The farm includes a farmhouse, cottage and a range of modern and traditional farm buildings, one pictured above

Practical: The farmhouse is situated on a U-shaped courtyard and is one of 16 buildings included in the price of the estate

Practical: The farmhouse is situated on a U-shaped courtyard and is one of 16 buildings included in the price of the estate

Country road: One of the dirt paths that crosses the acres of land on the estate, leading to some of the hill lochs

Country road: One of the dirt paths that crosses the acres of land on the estate, leading to some of the hill lochs

There are three hill lochs on the estate, offering stunning views of the Scottish countryside. All can be reached via the network of roads 

There are three hill lochs on the estate, offering stunning views of the Scottish countryside. All can be reached via the network of roads 

Horses and sheep on Milton of Kincraigie farm, which offers areas of rough grazing on gently sloping fields

Horses and sheep on Milton of Kincraigie farm, which offers areas of rough grazing on gently sloping fields

Kinnaird benefits from a wide range of terrain, all of which adds to the pheasant and partridge shooting experience

Kinnaird benefits from a wide range of terrain, all of which adds to the pheasant and partridge shooting experience

Spectacular scenary: There are two boats and a spacious two-room bothy, pictured, positioned on the shores of Loch Skiach

Spectacular scenary: There are two boats and a spacious two-room bothy, pictured, positioned on the shores of Loch Skiach

The entire estate, including the rugged countryside, pictured, is being put on the market for a little under £10million

The entire estate, including the rugged countryside, pictured, is being put on the market for a little under £10million

One of the outbuildings being put up for sale as part of the main lot, offering the opportunity to run a holiday letting business

One of the outbuildings being put up for sale as part of the main lot, offering the opportunity to run a holiday letting business

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