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18th-Century Georgian Mansion Outside Glasgow Asks Just over £3 million

The nine-bedroom, four-bathroom Duchal House comes with several cottages and out buildings

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Wake up surrounded by Scottish history— not to mention 450 acres of countryside—in this 18th century Georgian Mansion

The nine-bedroom, four-bathroom Duchal House in Kilmacolm, Inverclyde, was listed last week for £3,080,000 (about US$4 million), which includes the grounds, plus several cottages and out buildings. The estate is being offered as a whole or seven separate lots. The main house and grounds are listed at £1.8 million(about US$2.3 million).

"Duchal House was designated as a category A-listed House in 1971," agent Tom Stewart-Moore of Knight Frank said in an email. The government designation means the home is of historic importance.

Plus, the house and property offer "privacy, amazing gardens with a river running through it. The mature woodland is an added bonus," he said.

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The estate was developed in the 13th century, and was once home to Duchal Castle, which was originally owned by de l’Isle, later the Lyle family, according to Country Life. They built the Duchal Castle as a stronghold at the confluence of the Black Water and Green Water rivers.do we know anything about the castle? Anything that makes it notable  The Porterfield family lived on the estate from the mid-16th century until the 1700s, according to the brochure for the listing. It was also briefly used as a sporting lodge.

The current home is thought to be built by John Douglas—a Scottish architect who is responsible for several country houses in the area, several of which are listed landmarks—in 1768, and the entire estate has been owned by the Maclay family since 1915. This generation of theMaclay family is now "looking to retire and want to downsize," Mr. Stewart-Moore said.

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Beech and lime avenues surround the house, along with a partial wall. Trees line the drive to the house, which crosses the Green Water River and ends in front of the stately mansion.

The house has three main reception rooms, each of which gets ample light, the listing said. Hand-blocked wallpaper lines the dining room walls, and there’s a marble fireplace for cozy dinners. Mahogany doors lead to both the dining and drawing rooms, and an open well staircase leads from the first floor to the attic.

Upstairs, rooms have views of the grazing fields and gardens surrounding the house. The master bedroom has an en-suite bathroom and dressing room, and there’s an additional bedroom suite and five other bedrooms with a family bath. The attic also has two bedrooms and a shower room.

Sporting types can stalk Roe Deer, fish for trout or shoot ducks on the grounds. There’s about 105 acres mature woodland, plus 1.7 miles of waterfront along the Gryfe and Green Water rivers. The estate also has six cottages, which provide revenue for the owners.

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If sold separately, the house sits on just under 200 acres, which include formal lawns and gardens, a tennis court, several outbuildings, two two-bedroom cottages and a three-bedroom gate house.

Other lots include just different-sized parcels of grazing land, fields and duck ponds; the South Lodge, a three-bedroom lodge with a private garden; and two separate two-bedroom cottages with gardens.

Kilmacolm Villages is about two miles away, offering shops, restaurants and a pub, and Glasgow is about 20 miles away

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