One of Scotland's finest Highland estates has come on the market - Morvich Estate

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Morvich Estate, located near Rogart in Sutherland offers nearly 5,000 acres of sporting, environmental, agricultural and lifestyle opportunities at the heart of the Highlands.

The estate combines an outstanding principal residence, multiple residential properties, productive farmland, mature woodland, renowned sporting interests and significant natural capital potential within a single, highly accessible Highland estate.

Rod Christie, partner at Galbraith handling the sale, said: “Morvich is an exceptional estate which offers an enormous range of potential uses. It includes a stunning seven-bedroom lodge and several other estate houses, wonderfully diverse sporting and farming opportunities and magnificent highland scenery including heather clad hills looking out to the Dornoch Firth.

“For the environmentalist, the estate’s varied and rich habitats, including wetlands of international importance, support an abundance of wildlife while offering scope for future environmental initiatives and long-term stewardship. In essence, Morvich is everything you would want from an iconic Highland Estate.”

At the heart of the estate stands the impressive Grade B Listed Georgian Morvich Lodge, an elegant seven-bedroom sporting lodge that retains an abundance of original period features including grand reception rooms, open fireplaces, working timber shutters, flagstone flooring and a traditional Aga.

Surrounded by mature gardens, specimen trees and a tennis court, the lodge has long served as the centrepiece of this distinguished Highland estate.

Complementing the principal residence are five additional residential properties, including a substantial five-bedroom Guest Lodge currently operated as a successful holiday let, a traditional farmhouse with significant redevelopment potential, two attractive keeper's houses and Pittentrail Lodge which offer exceptional flexibility for extended family living, accommodation for estate staff, holiday let accommodation and diversified income opportunities.

Further to its residential appeal, Morvich offers remarkable diversity across its landscape.

The fertile River Fleet floodplain provides around 380 acres of good quality in-bye low ground suitable for grazing and arable cropping.

Extensive native Birch, Alder and Oak woodland, rolling heather-clad hills, and wetlands creating an estate of exceptional scenic beauty and biodiversity with far reaching views over the Dornoch Firth and River Fleet to the south.

Morvich is renowned for being one of Sutherland's most versatile sporting estates.

Opportunities include stalking for red, sika and roe deer, wildfowling across extensive wetlands, potential for walked-up grouse shooting, salmon and sea trout fishing on approximately 2.6 miles of the River Fleet, together with brown trout fishing on several hill lochs.

Until recently, the estate also operated a highly regarded pheasant and partridge shoot, with much of the established infrastructure remaining in place for a future owner to reinstate should they wish.

The sale also includes a comprehensive range of traditional and modern estate buildings supporting both agricultural and sporting operations, together with crofted land and common grazings that reflect Morvich's enduring place within the local Highland community.

Situated just 10 miles from Dornoch and around 51 miles from Inverness, Morvich Estate enjoys a secluded setting on the east coast of Sutherland while remaining well connected to transport links, services and Inverness Airport.

The nearby village of Pittentrail has a local shop, petrol station, primary school, garage, hotel with pub and village hall, as well as a railway station which is a request stop on the Far North line.

Secondary schooling is available in Golspie and The Royal Burgh of Dornoch, both of which offer a further range of shops and facilities as well as world renowned golf courses. Inverness has all the amenities of a modern city as well as its airport with regular flights to the south and Europe.

Morvich Estate is for sale as a whole through Galbraith at a guide price of £7.5m.