4 of the best stately homes for sale in Edinburgh

If you want to live like royalty, then Edinburgh has a wealth of beautiful, stately homes. So if money is no object, check out these top four grand properties.

Dowry House

Picture: Dowry House, Gilson Gray

Discerning homebuyers now have the rare opportunity to purchase one of Scotland’s most desirable historic mansion homes located close to the capital.

With elements dating back to the 1600s, The B-listed Dowery House boasts an imposing facade of turrets and castellations – and has its own private tennis courts and pavilion, as well as a sizeable six car garage within its seven-acre grounds.

It also comes with an enclosed paddock and stable, an orchard, a private woodland and landscaped garden with ornamental pond.

On the market through Gilson Gray Property Services, the secluded mansion located near the village of Ford, Midlothian, is available to homebuyers for £2,550,000.

Craigcrook Castle

Picture: Craigcrook Castle, Ballantynes

If money really is no object. and you'd love your own Scottish castle within Edinburgh then Craigcrook Castle may be your dream home.

This historic, 16th century castle in the Ravelston area, features a viewing tower, gymnasium, cinema room, games room, a separate Gatehouse and grounds of 4.4 acres with walled gardens.

Picture: Craigcrook Castle, Ballantynes

Craigcrook Castle near Edinburgh has welcomed the likes of Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen, Sir Walter Scott, Alfred Lord Tennyson and George Eliot over the past few centuries.

The stunning three storey castle, built in 1542 by William Adamson, boasts a round tower that offers breathtaking views of Corstorphine Hill, Blackhall and The Firth of Forth.

The castle just three miles from the Scottish capital is currently on sale with a guide price of £6,000,000 with Ballantynes, for first time in nearly 300 years.

Beechmont House

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If you’re a fan of Downton Abbey and aspire to the grandeur of the Crawley Family, then this home in Edinburgh may be the start of a regal life.

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On the market with Rettie for offers over £4,500,000, Beechmount House is two storey, Category B listed, Italianate mansion house that boasts a range of original features, including marble fireplaces, rococo pillars, cornicing, a former ballroom, viewing tower and a grand, sweeping staircase – making it worth the king’s ransom asking price.

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Built for Sir George Anderson, a former Treasurer of the Bank of Scotland in 1900 and designed by John Watson, former head of architecture at Edinburgh College of Art and assistant to Sir Robert Rowand Anderson – the brains behind the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Queen Street.

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The house sits in around 8 acres of private land that includes a Gate Lodge and Coach House, both with planning permission for alterations or extensions.

Situated near the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, the property is about 4.5 miles from Edinburgh Airport and 1.5 miles from Edinburgh’s West End.

Innerwick House

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Described as ” one of Edinburgh’s finest houses”, Innerwick House has all the space and tranquility of a country home while being close to Edinburgh city centre.

Loacted in private, walled grounds in the much sought after Murrayfield district of Edinburgh, the property is well located for access to a wide range of excellent private schools, the Financial district and all cultural and sporting amenities around the city.

On sale for offers over £2,950,000, the new owners will have to dig deep to afford such a beautiful home.

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Described by sellers Savills: “Innerwick House is a beautifully presented and well appointed stone built Georgian house, sympathetically extended in Edwardian times to provide superb family accommodation set over two principal floors.

“The property was comprehensively refurbished and reconfigured in the late 1990s to create free-flowing family living and reception space on the ground floor, complemented by 5 generous double bedrooms and 5 bathrooms making this an exceptional family home.

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“Of particular note are the original period features, the elegant drawing and dining rooms and the wonderful open plan dining kitchen and family living room. There is an extensive cellar below providing useful storage space.”

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As well has a well maintained, spacious garden, the property also boasts an Old Coach House which has been successfully rented as a short term holiday let.