A HIGHLAND estate next to the world-famous North Coast 500 route with its own traditional style lodge, cottage and bothy has gone up for sale.
Located in Sutherland, the Ledmore Lodge Estate is approximately 18 miles north of the popular coastal town of Ullapool and spans 518 acres.
The estate is described as being surrounded by one of the most “sparsely populated corners of Europe” with the geology being amongst “some of the oldest in Britain”.
The listing for the estate states its “stunning location” gives it the potential to “develop a tourism-related business”.
There is a stone lodge on the estate which is a two-storey traditional style building dating back to the 1890s, with additional single-storey extensions added more recently at either end.
Along with the lodge, there is a stone shepherd's cottage with a traditional style slate pitched roof and harled walls.
The cottage was renovated in 2016 and has been used as a short-term holiday let.
Adjacent to the shepherd’s cottage, is an old wool shop, which is a corrugated iron-clad single-storey building which was previously used as a workshop.
The land surrounding the buildings on the estate is described as a mix of pasture, rough grazing, peatland and pockets of native woodland which leads down to the Ledmore River.
The river feeds into Loch Borralan in the east and also to Cam Loch in the west and forms the southern boundary to the estate and provides the opportunity for keen fishers to catch brown trout.
According to the Landfor Chartered Land and Forestry Agency, who is in charge of the sale, the area is popular with people who enjoy the outdoors as the estate offers stunning views for keen hill walkers and cyclists.
There is also a chambered cairn to the south of the estate near the Ledmore River and is about 18 meters in diameter and two meters in height.
The estate is listed on the Landfor Chartered Land and Forestry Agency’s website for offers over £700,000.
