Summary - Portmore Estate - Lot 1 & Lot 2, Peebles, Scottish Borders, EH45 EH45 8QU
18 bed 13 bath Land
Extensive mixed‑use landholding with reservoir, woodland and restored walled garden.
Category A‑listed Scots baronial house, built 1850
Portmore Estate is a rare, large-scale Scottish Borders estate centred on a Category A‑listed Scots baronial house and extensive grounds. The property offers substantial mixed-income potential from commercial forestry, a stocked 105‑acre reservoir with leased fishing, farmland and amenity woodland, alongside high-quality restored formal gardens and a notable walled garden with Victorian glasshouse.
The estate’s scale and variety present multiple development and income routes: continued commercial forestry management and restocking, reinstating or repurposing the formerly successful pheasant shoot and stalking, expanding conservation or rewilding projects, or enhancing tourism/letting offers around the reservoir and historic house. Several ancillary dwellings and farm buildings support a working enterprise and provide immediate occupation and letting income streams.
Buyers should be clear-eyed about the implications of the property’s strengths. Portmore House is Category A listed — that protects important historic fabric but will complicate alterations and ongoing maintenance. Parts of the woodland have been partially felled and are being restocked, requiring active forestry management. The estate carries a low EPC rating (E) for the principal house and high running and council tax costs; some buildings are let under tenancy agreements which will affect immediate control.
Overall, Portmore suits a purchaser seeking an established, diverse rural estate with significant horticultural, sporting and forestry assets and an appetite — and budget — for long-term conservation, restoration and operational management.
Land for sale in Portmore Estate, Peebles, Scottish Borders, EH45 — £15,000,000 • 18 bed • 13 bath • 17234 ft²
Land for sale in Portmore Estate - Lot 1, Peebles, Scottish Borders, EH45 — £5,000,000 • 18 bed • 13 bath • 17234 ft²
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