This seven-bedroom castle in Hilfield, Dorset, is on the market with Knight Frank for £2.275 millionThe popular television series Outlander, set in the Highlands of Scotland, has helped to stir buyers’ interest in Britain’s fortified homes. Whether you prefer the style of the fictitious Lallybroch Castle in the series — it’s actually Midhope Castle, on the outskirts of Edinburgh — or Windsor Castle, there is no shortage of choice for buyers wanting to be king of their own castle. They are dotted liberally across the British Isles, and are particularly concentrated along the borders between England, Scotland and Wales. David Mackenzie, a partner at the Bath office of Carter Jonas, an estate agency, says: “Living in a castle is the stuff of childhood fantasy and countless games of Dungeons and Dragons, but the reality can be quite different for homebuyers.…

Source: The Times April 26, 2018 23:03 UTC