A 14th-century Scottish castle with its own dungeon has been put on the market for £1.7 million, offering a unique alternative to a London flat. Fa’side Castle in Tranent, East Lothian, boasts six bedrooms, a watchtower, and dungeons, along with a rich history that includes a stay by Mary Queen of Scots.
The castle retains original features such as the Great Hall with exposed ceiling corbels damaged in the last battle between Scotland and England in 1547. Other highlights include stone stairwells, vaulted ceilings, a barrel-guarded bedroom, a library, and an original stone WC known as The Laird’s Lug.
Modern updates have made the castle suitable as a family home. The interior includes a vaulted entrance hall, utility room, open-plan kitchen and dining area with a Britannia gas range cooker, and a drawing room with a fireplace. The first floor also features a home office with a painted ceiling.
The property includes two cottages converted from barns, each with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. One cottage has a snooker room and workshop. Outdoors, there are stables, a wind turbine, and seven acres of garden and paddocks. The castle is a 20-minute drive from Edinburgh.
Jamie Macnab of Savills described Fa’side Castle as 'one of the most considered examples of how to make a historic building work as a home fit for contemporary life.' He praised the 'pitch perfect colour scheme' and 'careful approach to modernisation,' noting the 'breathtaking' views over the Firth of Forth.
