A FORMER archaeological visitor centre in Scotland which failed to attract visitors is on the market as "a unique development opportunity".
The Archaeolink Prehistory Park opened in 1997 with an aim to give visitors fun lessons in local history, however the £4 million site failed to perform as hoped.
The site had been predicted of attracting 100,000 visitors to the region each year, however, after 27 years, the centre closed in 2011 and it emerged just 10,500 people had visited the year prior to its closing.
The site in Aberdeenshire is now on the market for offers more than £150,000.
Property surveyors Shepherd said the space gives a buyer the opportunity to renovate the site into "a restaurant, coffee shop, events facility, soft play centre, gym, distillery, brewery, or car storage".
It is located on the B9002, a mile west of its junction with the A96 to the west of the village of Oyne.
Oldmeldrum and Inverurie lie to the east eight miles and 10 miles respectively with the site having access to local and national infrastructure, with Shepherd stating it provides "a unique position in Aberdeenshire’s countryside".
The structure has been designed to blend into the setting with the grass-covered roof rising like a conical hill similar to its surroundings. Pedestrian access to the site is via a pathway that enters a sheltered valley shape up the main entrance.
Shona Boyd at Shepherd, said: “This unique space lends itself to a variety of commercial uses which can breathe new life into the building.
“The former Arachaeolink structure provides a distinctive opportunity for an incoming occupier, and we would welcome enquiries of a range of natures, for the whole of the building or in part, as there is scope to sub-divide the building to form separate units.
“Potential uses include industrial and storage purposes, restaurant, coffee shop, events facility, soft play centre, gym, distillery, brewery, car storage and sales, wedding venue, church, alternative healthcare, music and dance studio, entertainment venue, all subject to gaining the appropriate planning consent.”
Consideration is also being given to lease opportunities.
