A remote castle in Scotland is up for sale for only $37,000 – but there's a $15 million catch

Brough Lodge is situated on the island of Fetlar in Shetland, Scotland.
Brough Lodge is situated on the island of Fetlar in Shetland, Scotland.
  • A castle is on sale in Shetland, Scotland for around $37,000.
  • But the property will cost nearly $15 million to renovate.
  • The sellers are looking for an investor to help turn the property into a "world-class" retreat with 24 bedrooms.

A castle in Scotland is up for sale for just £30,000, or roughly $37,000 – but there's a catch.

The property, on a remote Scottish island in the Atlantic, will cost the buyer £12 million, or nearly $15 million, to renovate.

The Brough Lodge Trust, which was formed in the 1990s to preserve the 200-year-old building, has put together a plan to renovate the property and turn it into a luxury retreat with 24 double bedrooms

They say they are looking for a "philanthropic entrepreneur to realize that vision."

The property is set across approximately 40 acres of land.
An aerial view of Brough Lodge.

Brough Lodge is an A-listed historic building, meaning it is of "national or international architectural or historic importance."

It includes folly towers, walled gardens, and a courtyard.

It's located on the island of Fetlar in Shetland, Scotland.
The island of Fetlar in Shetland, Scotland.
The island of Fetlar in Shetland, Scotland.

There are more than 100 islands in Shetland, of which 16 are inhabited. Fetlar is the fourth-largest island and has only 69 people currently living there.

It was built in 1825.
Brough Lodge
Brough Lodge

The home was inhabited until the 1970s and then laid empty for several years before undergoing repairs.

It will be converted into a retreat.
A communal area at Brough Lodge.
A visualization of the redeveloped site.

The Brough Lodge Trust has developed plans to convert the property into being a "world-class retreat," where guests could do yoga and textile classes or guided wildlife tours.

An elevated dining room will have views of the land and sea.
The dining room at Brough Lodge.
A visualization of the redeveloped site.

The plans include an elevated dining room with views of the striking landscape and other facilities.

Brough Lodge is in one of the wildest, most remote regions of Britain.
Brough Lodge on the island Fetlar, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.
Brough Lodge on the island Fetlar, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.

Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the North Sea.

It lies between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom.

It is an archipelago of extremes where the ocean and the wind shape life.

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