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Elly Rewcastle

EuroMillions' £191 million prize: Five incredible Scottish castles and mansions you could buy with jackpot

The EuroMillions jackpot currently clocks in at a life-changing £191 million. Lucky ticketholders need only match the seven numbers to walk away with the top prize.

The past 10 draws have gone by without a winner, resulting in the mammoth prize pot. Players from across the nine countries - the UK, France, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg - can pick up a single-line ticket for £2.50/€2.50/3.50 Swiss Francs. But you'd have to be incredibly lucky to land the winning numbers with odds of one in 139,838,160.

Let's say the dice roll in your favour, we have all pondered the question "what would you buy if you won?" - but what could you really buy? Here are five incredible Scottish properties - from coastal estates to sprawling castles - that fall within jackpot-winning budgets. Even better, there will be plenty of cash left over to fully furnish it and maybe buy a second as a backup.

Read more: Lucky Scot could be £191million EuroMillions winner and top lottery rich list

Earlshall Castle, St Andrews - £8,000,000

8 reception rooms, 10 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 2 dressing rooms, 3 cottages and a five-car garage

Built by relatives of King Robert the Bruce in 1546, Earlshall Castle takes its name from the hunting lodge of "The Erlishall". Sir William Bruce received Mary, Queen of Scots in 1561 and later James VI of Scotland, who became James I of England, also visited.

Owned by a number of Bruces, the most notorious Baron of Earlshire is Sir Andrew the Bloody Bruce. An officer of Claverhouse's dragoons he won the Battle of Killecrackie and earned his name in his brutal putting down of the Covenanters. His footsteps are said to be heard on the spiral stairs of Earlshall to this day.

Earlshall Castle is renowned for its gardens, which were laid out by Sir Robert Lorimer, the prolific Scottish architect noted for his sensitive restorations of historic houses and castles, and is set in 34 acres of its own parkland and policy woodland near the village of Leuchars in northeast Fife.

Glenmayne House, Galashiels, Sekirkshire - £4,000,000

4 reception rooms, 8 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3-bed cottage

Glenmayne House is a particularly impressive Victorian baronial mansion. It was originally built by John Murray of Galashiels, one of the most prominent wool brokers in the world in around 1866, with the help of Charles Kinnear, of Peddie & Kinnear who were one of Scotland’s most renowned and prodigious architectural firms.

The White of Aros - £2,900,000

Coastal estate comprising five properties, salmon and sea trout fishing, private coves and beaches

If you wanted to get away completely, there would be nothing stopping you on The White of Aros. This coastal estate nets you five properties including a three-bed house, boathouse with mooring, eco holiday home, gardener's cottage and, to keep you occupied, a highland cottage ready for redevelopment.

When you're not fishing on the four and a half miles of the River Aros and Ledmore, you could relax on the private beaches, explore the 18 acres of woodland or learn to ride a horse, as the estate is equipped with grazing and stables.

Straloch House Estate, Aberdeenshire - £2,700,000

6 reception rooms, 15 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, walled garden with waterfall and lochan, and private chapel

Originally built around 1780, Straloch House is a beautiful mansion house sat in the heart of the private estate grounds and woodland. With a room for every need, owners can entertain in the billiard room, get ready in the beauty room and workout in the gym while the children take over the playroom.

Outside, there's an outdoor hot tub for modern luxury surrounded by gorgeous woodland which leads to the private lochan and waterfall. What an idyllic place to call home.

Brechin Castle, Angus - £3,000,000

8 reception rooms, 16 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, 5 estate cottages, 70 acres of land

One of Scotland's most renowned castles, Brechin Castle stands on the site of a much older fortress belonging to the Scottish Kings. The present house was last reconstructed in the early 1700s and incorporates part of the original castle dating back to the 13th century.

If you were to call this place home, the River South Esk provides the opportunity to catch salmon and sea trout in the Castle Pool while its five estate cottages - two gate houses to the east and west and three further estate homes - could open the doors to commercial success.

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