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Historic castle goes on sale ... for just £8m

ONE careful owner, only used at weekends, and yours for the bargain price of £8 million: One of Scotland's oldest inhabited mansions is on the market for the first time in its history.

BARGAIN BUY: Blair Castle, which dates back to the 12th century, is on the market for £8 million and comes with almost 1300 acres of Ayrshire farmland and landscaped gardens.

Buyers have been given the once-in-a-lifetime chance to get their hands on Blair Castle, near Dalry, Ayrshire, after the current occupants decided to sell up and move closer to their grandchildren.

The luxurious estate has been in the same family for almost 850 years and the castle lays claim to being the longest-inhabited mansion of its type in the country.