Little Culdees is a property built from a castle dating back to the early 1800s.
The striking four-bedroom property, in Muthill, near Crieff, was built using materials salvaged from part of the ruin of nearby Culdees Castle.
Little Culdees can trace its origins back to the 1400s.
The ground on which the Culdees Castle was built - now part of the Culdees Estate - was originally gifted to the Drummond family after the son of clan chief Sir Malcolm Begg fought alongside Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn in 1314.
The castle’s foundation stone was laid in 1810. Culdees Estate says it was designed for Lieutenant General James Drummond by notable Scottish architect James Gillespie Graham, who also designed St Andrew’s Cathedral in Glasgow and the imposing Highland Tolbooth Church – now known as The Hub – in Edinburgh.
It was later bought by the Spier then Maitland Gardener families, the latter of which moved out in the late 1960s after discovering extensive damage. Much of the original castle was stripped. The Maitlands built a mansion house next door, with the family continuing to live there until 2019. It is now in new ownership.
Maurice Allan, Managing Director of Residential Property at Lindsays, said: “Little Culdees is definitely a one-off - an exceptional and unique home.
“Little Culdees has been in the same family for the last 40 years. They are now looking for a new guardian to cherish and appreciate it as they have.”
Traditional features throughout the house include window shutters, cornicing, ceiling roses and fireplaces. There are also three cellars.
A restoration project at the castle is underway. To view more information on this property, please view on our website: Little Culdees, 73 Willoughby Street, Muthill, Crieff, PH5 2AE (lindsays.co.uk)