Photography courtesy Savills.

According to our Instagram account, a million people have imagined themselves in Kinloch Castle, the landmark red sandstone pile by Loch Scresort in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides. And yet it remains on the books at Savills for £750,000 — including the contents, acquired by the Victorian baronet-playboy George Bullough on his global travels. The relatively affordable price reflects its condition; Savills puts the cost of a full restoration at £10 million, though the setting and provenance are enviable.

Here on the Isle of Rùm, Bullough commissioned the gilt-framed portraiture hanging over every coffered panel and mantel, imported Japanese cabinets and Indian brass tables, and procured a Steinway grand piano, circa 1900, for the galleried hall. The ground floor features richly appointed reception rooms with stained-glass windows, ornate ceilings, carved fireplaces, a billiard table and a rare electrically-powered ‘orchestrion’, one of only three ever made by Imhof and Mukle of Germany. The Jacobean staircase leads up to 20 bedrooms with four-poster oak beds, one with a dressing room and en suite. Nine Victorian bathrooms are scattered throughout the home, with the servants’ quarters on the uppermost level.

Outside are 18 acres of grounds with ornamental gardens, formal terraces and exotic plantings with a small golf course and squash court. Together they’re included in Scotland’s Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes. Visitors can access the property by regular ferry service from Mallaig.

Photography courtesy Savills.
Photography courtesy Savills.
Photography courtesy Savills.
Photography courtesy Savills.

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