Gillespie Graham — a defining figure of Scotland’s early Gothic Revival period — designed only two baronial houses, making this estate an unusually pure example of the style. Recent restorations, newly created terraced gardens, and a miniature railway add a distinctive layer of character to the Scottish Borders property.

A rare chance to own one of Britain’s few inhabited Norman castles, listed at £5.5 million with Knight Frank, is heading to the auction block on October 30, 2025 — unless sold prior.

Commissioned in 1740 under the Spanish Bourbons, Castillo del Príncipe — named for the son of King Charles III — is a rare horseshoe-shaped coastal fortress restored into a nine-bedroom retreat overlooking Galicia’s rugged Costa da Morte.

Accepting offers over £750,000, Kinloch Castle awaits a visionary custodian. The island’s forty residents — guardians of the Isle of Rum’s nature reserve and heritage — hope for a sensitive revival that honours its ecology as much as its history.

Set above the Somme River near Abbeville (1h40 from Paris), this 18th-century pink-brick residence is positioned atop a series of terraces with century-old greenhouses—each nearly 100 metres (328 feet) long—among the largest in private ownership in France.

Just 25 minutes from Angers, this Loire Valley estate dates back to the 14th-century, first built as a fortress during the Hundred Years’ War and reconstructed in the 19th century.

Just 28 miles from Paris, this 13th-century fortress—restored over 14 years to heritage standards—now operates as a five-star hotel and events venue.

For £5.5 million, you can buy 1,110 acres of Scottish wilderness—and a castle to restore, built by an Antarctic explorer whose architect sank with the Titanic.

1,000 years of history, 30 miles from Rome—this fortress hotel is now listed with Italy Sotheby’s International Realty.

Located in the heart of Normandy’s Bessin region, between the historic towns of Bayeux and Caen, this neo-Gothic château, built around 1870, features a detailed façade with esoteric design elements that evoke the quest for the philosopher’s stone.