This Scottish Estate Is Larger Than Manhattan – And It’s On The Market For £67m

Following the news that Alan Carr has bought up a Traitors-esque Scottish castle of his own, we’ve all been left dreaming of Highland turrets. Though not a castle per se, Tulchan Estate and its tens of thousands of acres of land makes Carr’s new 160-acre digs look like small fry.

Inside Tulchan Estate

At over 21,000 acres, this Scottish estate could swallow Manhattan, and its measly 14,000 acres of concrete, whole. Located on the River Spey, east of the Cairngorms National Park in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, Tulchan Estate is a rare offering indeed. Included in the multi-million pound deal is the central residence, Tulchan Lodge, a recently refurbished Edwardian lodge with five principal reception rooms and 14 en-suite bedrooms, plus Knocktulchan Lodge (which boasts six en-suite bedrooms) and four holiday cottages which currently contribute to the estate’s annual income though could be converted into staff lodgings. 

The current owner of Tulchan Estate also generates cash through five tenanted farms, an in-hand farm, forestry, fishing lets, a seasonal restaurant named Feast and a small meat box business called Take Tulchan Home. 

Much of the produce sold is sourced from the estate itself. Across its thousands of acres of land, Tulchan boasts two driven grouse moors, a well-established pheasant shoot, newly established partridge and duck shoots, red and roe deer stalking, plus eight miles of double-bank salmon fishing on the River Spey with four productive beats, fishing huts, and a hill loch designed for fly-fishing. Based on John Buchan’s 1925 novel John Macnab, the estate provides the perfect opportunity to complete the Macnab challenge yourself: catch a salmon, shoot a stag, and secure a brace of grouse all in a single day. Light work. 

Beyond the dramatic landscape of rivers, woodland, moorland, farmland and heather-dusted hills, the B-listed Tulchan Lodge is equally as impressive within. The Lodge itself has been beautifully restored, with interiors by Paolo Moschino for Nicky Haslam. Many of the original art and artefacts from the lodge have been saved, while the restoration brought the original wood panelling back to the surface. The estate comes with its very own cinema and wine-tasting room, and (in line with the ever-growing desire for wellness homes) has been more recently expanded to include a spa complex featuring a sauna, steam room, treatment suite and outdoor Japanese hot tub.

The History

Built in 1906 for successful printer and publisher George McCorquodale, Tulchan Estate soon grew a reputation as having some of the best grouse moors and fishing in the UK. Its reputation was so established, in fact, that throughout the years famous fishing guests have included King Edward VII (commemorated today with his very own fishing hut), King George V, King George VI, President Theodore Roosevelt, the railway financier William Vanderbilt, banker JP Morgan, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and King Leopold of Belgium.

Following a 23 year ownership under the aristocratic Litchfield family, Tulchan Estate was more recently bought up by a company owned by Russian vodka tycoon Yuri Schefler in 2017. 

The billionaire, who purchased the property for a mere £25m, is best known for his vodka brand Stolichnaya. Though, more recently, he has made headlines over his bitter wine war between Brad Pitt and ex-wife Angelina Jolie. Having fought Pitt for control of Château Miraval, a Provence vineyard Pitt had purchased with Jolie in 2008, he then purchased Jolie’s stake in 2021, much to Pitt’s annoyance.

Today, Tulchan Estate is home to the Tulchan Club which boasts a ‘small and select’ group of members – no wonder when membership reportedly costs upwards of £110,000 per year. 

On the market for £67m. Offered by way of a share sale, with 100 percent of the shares in Tulchan Sporting Estates. Find out more at search.savills.com