Summary - Portmore Estate, Peebles, Scottish Borders, EH45 EH45 8QU
18 bed 13 bath Land
Extensive land, gardens and sporting potential near Peebles, ready for sensitive stewardship.
Category A‑listed Scots baronial house with extensive period features
Portmore is a rare, Category A‑listed Scots baronial estate centred on a grand 19th‑century mansion, set within formally restored gardens, extensive parkland and 3,459 acres of productive and amenity land. The house and designed landscape show high heritage value — Victorian glasshouse, walled garden, parterre and specimen trees — alongside commercial woodland, a stocked reservoir with fishing chalet and proven sporting potential. The estate offers clear opportunities for woodland creation, conservation projects, timber income and re‑establishing driven shooting or stalking operations.
Important practical points are straightforward: the principal house is listed (Category A) which will restrict alterations and may complicate refurbishment and servicing. The estate is offered in a limited set of lot combinations (Lot 1; Lot 1 & 2; whole estate), so parts are not available individually. A mix of tenant and occupational arrangements exists across cottages and the farm, tenure details are incomplete, and council tax/holding costs will be substantial. The house has an EPC of E and some historic repair work has been undertaken (south wing partly rebuilt after a fire), indicating ongoing maintenance responsibility for high‑value fabric and services.
Portmore will most appeal to purchasers seeking a large, multi‑purpose estate: heritage residential use, commercial forestry and agriculture, conservation/rewilding initiatives, or country‑sport enterprises. The estate benefits from excellent mobile and fast broadband connectivity and good road access to Peebles and Edinburgh, while delivering rare seclusion and long landscape sightlines typical of the Borders. Prospective buyers should factor listed‑building consent requirements, likely conservation obligations, and the operational costs of a very large holding into any offer.
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