Ard Choille, Gregorach!

[FullerH]

Or Maximus_Otter could buy it for a retirement abode:

Rob Roy birthplace up for auction

A house built on the site where Scots hero Rob Roy MacGregor was reputed to have been born is up for auction.

Glengyle House is by the shores of Loch Katrine and on the site of the 17th Century stone cottage where it is said Roy was born.

Scottish Water owns the B-listed home, which has been used to house workers since before World War II.

The three-storey house stands in six acres of land and will be put up for sale later this month in Glasgow.

The life of outlaw Rob Roy, who was born in 1671, has entered into Scottish legend after his famous dispute with the then Marquis of Montrose.

His life was immortalised in the 1995 Hollywood movie starring Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange and in 1715 he led his clan to battle in support of the Jacobites.

He was later charged with treason but escaped prison and lived the rest of his life as an outlaw.

Glen Gyle House is said to stand on his birthplace and lies within the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.

International interest

It has four main rooms on the ground floor with date stones in the porch from 1704 and 1728.

There are a further seven bedrooms on the first floor with three rooms in the attic.

Scottish Water inherited the house when it was formed in 2002 and its sale has already attracted interest from the US, Germany and Australia

The home will go under the hammer through SVA Property Auctions at the Quality Central Hotel in Glasgow on 24 November alongside six other properties.

Scottish Water's property and facilities general manager, Peter Cook, said: "Glengyle House is the jewel in the crown of the Loch Katrine properties which will be sold in this auction.

"The site has played a significant part in the history of Scotland and has already attracted widespread interest."

The other properties to go under the hammer on the day include three semi-detached cottages at Stronachlachar, a former depot and bothy at Glen Finglas Dam, near Callander, and a depot and cottage at Balfron Station, near Blanefield.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/scotland/3983035.stm

 

[maximus otter]

The front of Glengyle House

The rear

Loch Katrine, by which it stands

The long, thin body of water running north/south in the middle of the map is Loch Lomond. The famous West Highland Way, runs up the east shore. Spiglet and I walked it a few years ago.

Also on the east shore of Loch Lomond is a cave in which my ancestor was reputed to hide.

Ard choille!

maximus otter

 

[howiesatwork]

Scotland is a beautiful country. I got to visit there a couple of times in the early sixties when I lived in England. Best wishes on your retirement.
(I'm never going to retire, unfortunately, unless someone gives me a bunch of cash! )
Howie