A grand hotel where Nelson Mandela once stayed is up for sale.
The 30-bedroom Shieldhill Castle Hotel is a former family seat where there has been a house for 800 years.
Mr Mandela stayed there in 1997 during the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.
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It is in Biggar, Lanarkshire, southwest of Edinburgh, Scotland.
“A house has stood at Shieldhill on its present site overlooking the Clyde Valley and Lanarkshire hills, for over 800 years,” a spokesperson for estate agent Graham + Sibbald told Luxury Property News.
“It originally dates back to 1199, and parts of the original remain but it is the 18th and 19th Century additions to the main property that predominate.
“The house has been occupied since 1560, mainly by the Chancellor family, who it was that sold the property in 1959.
“It was then that Shieldhill metamorphosed into hotel use.”
“There is an attractive range of public areas, in the hotel, to suit a variety of uses and guests and there is a marquee for weddings and functions.
“Externally, the hotel boasts tranquil tree-lined grounds of 6.5 acres with lawns and an ornamental pond; plus the ‘Nelson Mandela’ tree commemorating his visit in 1997.”
Alistair Letham, of Graham + Sibbald, said: “Shieldhill has been a feature in the country house hotel sector, in Southern Scotland for many years.
” The availability of Shieldhill Castle Hotel presents a wonderful opportunity to acquire an established country house hotel, in good order, with excellent business development prospects.”
It is on sale with Graham + Sibbald for £1.5 million.
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