GEORGE GOLDSMITH EXCLUsiVE Properties & SportiNG EstAtes 2010 HOUSES | CASTLES | SPORTING ESTATES 2010 Welcome to the 2010 brochure! We now have the best collection of properties and estates available to you throughout Scotland. We also deal with a handpicked selection of properties and estates in Ireland and further afield. If you want to go salmon fishing, stalking, or shooting, then just pick up the phone and we will advise you on the best location for your sporting holiday requirements. If you want to arrange a special celebration with family and friends, we will recommend something unique. Come and relax and unwind in the comfort of your very own sporting lodge, country house or castle! Let us arrange for you some great sport, unforgettable holiday experiences and some happy memories in 2010! My team and I are awaiting your call! Call us now on 0131 476 6500 for the best advice. Yours sincerely GEORGE GOLDSMITH EXCLUsiVE Properties & SportiNG EstAtes 48 NORTH CASTLE STREET, EDINBURGH, EH2 3LU TEL: 0131 476 6500 FAX: 0131 476 6501 EMAIL: [email protected] To view our full list of houses, castles and sporting estates please go to: www.georgegoldsmith.com Front Cover: Aldourie Estate, Inverness-shire Back Cover: Walked up grouse, Rottal Estate, Angus Our thanks go to Michael Wigan for his fishing article featured on page 41 and to Frank Bourne for his This page: stalking article on page 62. Traditional garron pony, Braeroy Estate, Inverness-shire CONTENTS 2010 62 107 YOUR HOLIDAY THE GOLDSMITH COLLECTION 08 Our Recommendations for the Larger Gathering 98 Our Recommended Hotels 06 How Private is Private? 50 McMullen Family Holiday EXPERIENCES & ADVENTURES 60 Additional Activities 50 41 Scottish Angling Raises The Temperature 44 Hardy & Greys: the latest tackle OUR EXCLUSIVE PROPERTIES 62 Coming of age at Braeroy 10 Our list of properties 107 New Zealand 12 Highlands & Islands 46 Aberdeen & Grampian EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY 54 Argyll, Bute & Stirlingshire Our Recommended Chefs and Cooks 68 Perthshire, Angus & Fife 38 84 Southern Scotland 96 Edinburgh Design and Artwork : Jeremy Hesketh, Squwilly: 01387 255 362, www.squwilly.co.uk 102 Ireland 41 Photography : Anya Campbell, Ashley Coombes, Glyn Satterley, George Goldsmith and clients Front Cover : Aldourie Castle, Inverness-shire Back Cover : Rottal Estate, Angus Image: www.russellcheyne.com 112 Terms and conditions Marketing Manager : Suzie Mackenzie Smith 38 Editorial and Articles : Michael Wiggin, Frank Bourne and George Goldsmith Advertising : To advertise in the 2011 brochure, contact us on 0131 476 6500 Take control of your future by planning ahead today Whether your concern is saving enough to enjoy your later years, making sure that your loved ones are well provided for, or considering how best to pass your assets on to the next generation, we have the expertise to help you. If you would like to arrange an initial consultation, or to receive Land Rover line up, Dell Estate a complimentary brochure on the subject of Retirement Planning, Wealth Management or Inheritance Tax Planning, please telephone or email: Fantastic partridge shooting on the Dell Estate and we can even arrange your off road vehicles. call us on 0131 476 6500 or email [email protected] Andrew Stevenson-Hamilton Partner of the St. James’s Place Partnership Edinburgh Winner Tel: 0131 303 0083 [email protected] Best Performing Fund 2009 www.andrewstevenson-hamilton.co.uk 04 GEORGE GOLDSMITH 2010 HOW PRIVATE IS PRIVATE? not uncommon topic of debate over A dinner in the lodge, perhaps after an encounter with a walker or canoeist during a day’s sport, is the question of who has the right to do what. There are many myths and misunderstandings on this subject activity in question or to leave the land. That is all very and it might be helpful to clear some of these up: well I hear you say, but what if they take no notice? The answer is that you should endeavour to record as much 1. Are walkers entitled to roam freely over privately owned information about the person as you can and to report the land? The short answer is yes although there are important incident with details to the police. Whilst this does not of exceptions and limitations. Most importantly there is an itself resolve the immediate problem the remedy of a court entitlement to reasonable privacy surrounding a residential interdict (injunction) is available to prevent regular offenders. dwelling. The extent of this “privacy area” has been Letting it be known that a report is being made can often be debated in a number of recent court cases and whilst it is surprisingly effective. not possible to be precise it is reasonable to assume that it includes any intensively managed garden ground and It should not be forgotten that it was “ever thus” in Scotland. may extend somewhat further depending on the location The law of trespass has long been recognised as being FLYING and characteristics of the house. The important point is that weak and hence there is a long history of public access walkers and land managers are obliged to act responsibly being taken alongside the activities of private landowners. and the Scottish Outdoor Access Code provides guidance What the access legislation has done is to create a as to what this means in practical terms. presumption in favour of access as opposed to against. Undoubtedly the explosion of outdoor activities and the 2. Are rafters and canoeists entitled to paddle downstream accessibility of the once remote corners of Scotland do over privately owned river beats? Again the answer is mean that there are likely to be more flash points than broadly yes, but they too are obliged to act responsibly and there once were. However, it is also clear that where land HIGH this means respecting the interests of other users including managers have sought to work with the legislation rather fishermen. than against it, by managing the access through effective use of signage and the provision of identified routes, that a 3. Can the public take access in vehicles over private reasonable co-existence can be achieved. land to include private roads or tracks? No. The access Looking to mark a special celebration? Entertain your legislation does not extend to taking access by motorised means. You should note that the access rights do extend to guests with some spectacular aerial entertainment that cyclists and horse-riders. is unique, exhilarating and a thrill to watch. 4. Can the access legislation be used to permit hunting, shooting or fishing? No. One of the most popular myths is Stay at one of our country houses, ideally within 100 that fishing for wild brown trout is free and open to all. It is Robert Scott-Dempster, Accredited true that a wild trout (as opposed to a stocked trout) belongs Specialist in Agricultural Law and miles of South Ayrshire, and we can arrange a one or to no one until it is caught. However, the act of fishing is Head of Rural Dept at Gillespie not covered by the access legislation. Macandrew LLP two aircraft flyby or aerobatics display show to mark [email protected] or 0131 225 1677. The big difficulty facing land managers is to know what any event and make it truly memorable. to do if they consider the access rights are not being Gillespie Macandrew is a leading full service law firm providing quality exercised responsibly. The reality is that you fall back on bespoke legal, property and financial services. The firm won ‘Law Firm of the Year’ at the 2007 Scottish Legal Awards and is ranked in the top the common law of trespass which is not easy to enforce. three in Scotland for Agriculture and Rural Affairs by leading legal directory In the first instance a landowner is perfectly entitled to tell a Chambers UK. Robert Scott-Dempster is ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’ perpetrator to desist from the irresponsible or inappropriate for Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Please contact a member of the George Goldsmith Team on 0131 476 6500 to discuss in more detail. 06 GEORGE GOLDSMITH 2010 OUR RECOMMENDATIONS SLEEPS UP TO 24 PERSIE HOUSE (20-55 people) BRIDGE OF CALLY, PERTHSHIRE FOR THE LARGER GATHERING available ON EITHER A SELF catered OR catered BASIS PAGE 77 ACHNAGAIRN SLEEPS UP TO 55 KIRKHILL, INVERNESS-SHIRE Persie provides a perfect Highland Perthshire base for a large family gathering. Ideally situated to explore this available ON EITHER A SELF catered OR catered BASIS beautiful part of the world. PAGE 13 Achnagairn can sleep fifty five people and has a wonderful oak-panelled ballroom which seats 160 guests. It is the perfect house for a wedding, corporate event or special SLEEPS UP TO 38 BLAIR HOUSE celebration. NEAR DALRY, AYRSHIRE available ON A fully catered BASIS only PAGE 85 ALDOURIE CASTLE SLEEPS UP TO 44 LOCH NESS, INVERNESS-SHIRE A wonderful house for a special celebration offering large available ON EITHER A SELF catered OR catered BASIS accommodation, lots of history and easily accessable from PAGE 14 Edinburgh, Glasgow and the South. A fairytale castle on the banks of Loch Ness sleeping an impressive twenty eight guests. New to the market in 2009, Aldourie has already become a much sought after venue for SLEEPS UP TO 32 BROXMOUTH really special house parties, celebrations and events. DUNBAR, EAST LOTHIAN available ON A fully catered BASIS only PAGE 86 SLEEPS GLENBORRODALE CASTLEUP TO 38 ARDNAMURCHAN, LOCHABER This elegant Georgian mansion built in 1775 by the Duke of Roxburghe as a home for the Dowager Duchess is available ON EITHER A SELF catered OR catered BASIS surrounded by its own beautiful parkland, woodland and PAGE 26 lake, ensuring total privacy.