COMEDIAN CRAIG FERGUSON PUTS HIS FAIRYTALE SCOTS CASTLE UP FOR SALE
- The Glasgow-born comic bought Cassillis Castle in 2021
- 13-bedroom home comes with nearly two miles of fishing on the River Doon
- Ferguson hosted Late Late Show in US for nine years before quitting in 2014
Comedian Craig Ferguson has put his luxury Scots castle up for sale for £3.95million just days after he sold another stately home in Ayrshire.
The 62-year-old put 13-bedroom Cassillis castle, which he has owned since 2021, on the market due to work commitments.
The move comes after he sold 18-bedroom Bargany House. Cassillis was bought by Ferguson and his wife Megan in 2021.
The pair set about improving the category A listed property which comes with a five-bedroom converted coach house and three smaller estate cottages.
It also comes with 1.8 miles of salmon and sea trout fishing on the River Doon and is close to both Prestwick and Glasgow airports.
Cassillis was built in the 15th century but now features a ballroom, library, cinema room and a gym.
Previous owner Kate Armstrong, the founder of price comparison website Confused.com, bought the castle in 2009 for £3million when it was in a state of disrepair. Her four year quest to return the castle to its former glory featured in an episode of BBC show Restoration Home and saw the castle painstakingly upgraded.
Upmarket estate agents Knight Frank said: ‘
Understood to date to the early 15th century, the A-listed castle has been comprehensively and sympathetically refurbished.
‘The castle has retained many historic features internally.’
Bargany, also in Ayrshire, boasts a study, cinema, games room, billiard room and gymnasium, while seven of the bedrooms also have ensuite bathrooms.
It is situated in seven acres of grounds which include formal gardens, lawn and woodland in the heart of the Bargany Estate while the Girvan Water flows past its northern side.
Ferguson, from Cumbernauld in Lanarkshire, fell in love with the home during a visit home to Scotland and paid £150,000 over the asking price to get the keys.
He put it on the market for offers over £2.2m but slashed the price to offers over £1.95m to try and find a buyer.
Ferguson became a massive star in America as host of The Late Late Show for which he earned a reported £8 million a year.
He hosted the CBS show for nine years but after quitting in 2014, he sold his property in Los Angeles and moved back to Scotland after becoming bored with the showbiz lifestyle.
Since leaving The Late Late Show, Ferguson has performed stand-up tours and hosted US game shows Celebrity Name Game and The Hustler.
He has previously told how he loved being back in Scotland because hardly anyone recognises him.
Ferguson said: ‘I quite like the fact that the only people who remember me in Scotland are cab drivers over the age of 50.
‘And if you know anything about life expectancy in Scotland there are only about four of them. I love not being recognised, it’s great.’
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