For sale: ‘Breathtaking’ 18,000 acre Great Glen estate on market for £17million
The Great Glen is one of Scotland’s most iconic settings, famed for its breathtaking scenery, associations with Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal and its proximity to Inverness, Fort William and Skye. Aberchalder and Glengarry Estates lie at the heart of the Great Glen some 4 miles south of the village of Fort Augustus and 39 miles from Inverness.
Sprawling estate
Aberchalder and Glengarry offers everything you would want from a diverse Highland estate, comprising a mix of low ground ‘in bye’ land, hill ground, mature woodland, residential dwellings and farm buildings, mountain bothies, freshwater lochs and the solums (part) of Lochs Oich, Lochy and Garry.
GalbraithLoch Oich shores
The in-bye land lies primarily around the shores of Loch Oich and to the north of Leitir Fearn Farmhouse following the route of the Caledonian canal. The land comprises a mix of ploughable and permanent pasture. The sale also include parts of the solum for Loch Oich, Loch Garry and Loch Lochy. The remainder of the Estate’s agricultural land comprises primarily rough hill grazings which are suitable only for extensive livestock grazing.
GalbraithAgricultural tenancy
Four residential properties are included within the company assets: Leitir Fearn Farmhouse - a four-bedroom traditional farmhouse run as a holiday let; Calderburn Cottage - a traditional two-bedroom cottage currently used as a holiday let; single bedroomed Leac Cottage and Grianach House, a modern property built in 2016 which is occupied by the current estate manager.
GalbraithHydro scheme
Aberchalder and Glengarry Estate benefits from several renewable income streams. Two hydro schemes, Glen Buck Hydro & Munerigie Hydro ( incorporating Faichem Hydro) commenced in 2015 and run until 2065. The Glen Buck scheme is a run of river plus storage scheme situated above Glen Buck at the heart of the Estate and Munerigie Hydro is located on the Glengarry side of the Estate with the stone clad power house situated on Munerigie.
GalbraithSporting
The Estate has challenging and exciting red, roe and sika deer stalking both on open hill and within forestry blocks. The Estate also enjoys trout fishing rights on Lochs Oich, Lochy, Garry and also in Lochs Lundie and Loch a Bhainne.
GalbraithNatural capital
This interesting and complex estate would suit a natural capital developer seeking to tell a strong and nuanced story of nature restoration that goes far beyond accredited carbon offsetting. There is also a strong human story of a landscape which bridges the civilization of the popular Great Glen Way at the lower end of the site; and the wilderness of the vast, pathless Wild Land which characterises the high ground.
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