A 'haunted' Scottish castle near, dubbed one of the best kept 16th century houses, has hit the market.
Earlshall was built in 1526 and takes its name from the hunting lodge of 'The Erlishall' owned by the Earls of Fife, relatives of King Robert the Bruce.
The magnificent fortress, near St Andrews in Fife, countryside is one of the best kept historic estates in Scotland and boasts a multitude of peculiar history.
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The property boasts ten bedrooms, six bathrooms, three cottages on site and 53 acres of land all in all.
Lush green grounds surround the castle dotted with obscure hedge sculptures that make up the world famous topiary lawn. This is Earlshall's best known feature and is now over 125 years old.
Within the stunning walled garden there is also an orchard, rose terrace, bowling green, yew walk and secret garden, and woodland surrounds the parkland on three sides totalling at 34 acres.
Throughout the interior of the castle are grand tartan carpets, great oak wood walls, golden chandeliers with tall red candles and royal memorabilia in every room including a wall of swords and some very familiar faces in paintings.
Mary Queen of Scots visited the castle l in 1561 and later her son James VI of Scotland who became James I of England also stayed at the once royal residency. Both monarchs would have ridden from the royal palace of Falkland to hunt at Earlshall.
The full length of the 50 foot long roof are painted with the coats of arms of European royalty, Scottish noble families and imaginary nobles.
One of the castles most notorious occupants was Sir Andrew the Bloody Bruce. Once a baron of Earlshall, was an officer of Claverhouse's dragoons.
The bloody baron won the Battle of Killecrackie and earned his name in the brutal putting down of the Covenanters. Sir Andrew's footsteps are said to be heard on the spiral stairs of Earlshall to this day.
The line of Bruce's died out in 1708 when the castle was inherited by Henderson of Fordell. His family sold the castle in 1824.
No maintenance was carried out and it gradually slipped into a state of dereliction until Robert Mackenzie purchased the castle in 1890 and employed a young Robert Lorimer to carry out its restoration.
Later known as one of Scotland's greatest architects, Lorimer is responsible for the immaculate condition of the historic fortress today.
The Sma room - which means small room in Scots, features a famous painting of The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch.
The Great Hall with it's giant fire place and magnificent sword collection hanging above.
The impressive library.
The study tucked away upstairs.
The Long Gallery with all the coats of arms of Scottish and European Royalty - it's said that the Baron would sit directly beneath the royal coat of arms to signify his powers of justice came directly from the King.
The stunning castle has 34 acres of lush meadows and woodland ground.
The price of the incredible castle is available on application you can find out more about this property on Savills website.
