6-bedroom home with historic temple attached hits the market near Edinburgh city centre

A capital home complete with a 260-year-old temple and links to Hitler’s deputy Rudolf Hess offers buyers a rare chance to purchase a unique property within easy reach of Edinburgh city centre.

The property in combines a luxurious modern house attached to a two-storey temple built in 1759.

Craigiehall Temple was once part of the British Army’s Craigiehall Estate and is half a mile from where Hess is rumoured to have been held after parachuting into Scotland in 1941.

The main building on the estate, Craigiehall House, was also the site of the official surrender of German forces in Norway in 1945.

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On the market for offers over £895,000, sellers Clancy Hendrie Legal describe the one-of-a-kind property: "Craigiehall Temple is a unique property combining a contemporary modern house with a circular stone temple originally dating from 1759 - offering a comfortable lifestyle with versatile historic Temple attached.

"The extensive property boasts several bedrooms with extensive wrap around gardens, superb views and a rural setting close to central Edinburgh.

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"Originally constructed in 1759, Craigiehall Temple was also known as The Leny Temple and still features a splendid pillared portico by Sir William Bruce, the architect of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

The architectural value of the Temple lies mainly in its portico. Bruce designed it for the fine mansion of Craigiehall just across the River Almond which he built for the second Earl of Annandale whose arms are carved above the entrance.

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"The tower is arranged over two floors with the dining/sitting room on the ground floor linked via a spiral stone stair to the bedroom and en-suite shower room on the upper level."The main body of the house is also arranged over two floors with the reception areas on the upper floor and the bedrooms on the lower floor.

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"This arrangement has been designed to take advantage of the stunning open views over the valley."Downstairs there are a further five bedrooms - three with en suites. There's also a useful utility room found here.

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Features of the property include two reception rooms with access to a large balcony, a spacious kitchen with hand-built oak units, feature fireplaces and hand-cut Cullalo stone sourced from Stirling.

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The tower was originally added to in 1996 and further extended in 2005, which is when the Cullalo stone was introduced.