Most of us can only dream of being in the market for a castle. Ruling over your own patch of land from a towering, turreted fortress, protected by a moat and drawbridge… doesn’t that sound sweet? And if you’ve always wanted to own a castle, now you can, as one has hit the market near Edinburgh.
Well, sort of. Rightmove calls this place a castle, but it’s actually a ‘baronial mansion’. Named Woodhall House, it sits in the foothills of the Pentland Hills (just southwest of Edinburgh) and combines buckets of history with loads of modern conveniences.
Woodhall House may not technically be a castle, but it has all the glamour and heritage of one. Built in the early 1600s for Adam Cunningham, Lord Woodhall (no relation to the author of this piece, I think), according to the Scotsman the property has had several owners including the Society of Jesus. Featuring ceilings dating all the way back to the 17th century, Woodhall House maintains its original flagstones and parquet flooring, plus has six working fireplaces.
The mansion itself features lots of other stuff you’d expect of this sort of humungous, deluxe property. With eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms, it also has a dining room, drawing room, music room, games room and bar, plus a cinema, hot tub and gym – as well as 7.8 acres of land.
But that certainly isn’t all. Woodhall House also boasts tennis courts and a ‘magical children's adventure playground’ complete with a zip line. Fun stuff.
The listing also notes that the place is detached which, we suppose, is a bit obvious. Ever seen a semi-detached castle? Here are some more pics of the place.
As you can probably guess, all this doesn’t come cheap. Woodhall House is on the market for a whopping £6 million. You can find out more on the Rightmove listing here.
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