The Sun.
London, England, 1829-06-24 00:00:00

JUDICIAL SALE of the LANDS and ESTATE of
FINCASTLE and OTHERS, in PERTHSHIRE.
- - Upset Price 40,147/. 35.:2d.
i TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC ROUP,
:Within the Parliament or New Session House of Edin-
burgh, upon WEDNESDAY the 24th day of June, 1629,
between the hours of Two and Four afternoon, under
• the Authority of the Lords of Council and Session, and
k in presence of the Lord Ordinary officiating on the bills,
in One Lot; ,
THE LANDS and ESTATE of FIN-
AL CASTLE, in. Atholh.with a Freehold Qualification
in the County, and Right of S.sltnon Fishing in the River
Tunimell ; 'and
The LANDS: and ORAZINGS of ItICHAEL and
GLASCHORRIE,, in the Forest of Atholl, 'and
l'privi-
lege of killing game thereon.
I.:' The LANDS of FINCASTLE; a» more particUlarly
Oleseribod'in the aoeriaorial, and abstract of the prepared
state * the process of sale, are situated in one of-the most
,4eautifitValiatrieta of Atholl, They extend to 456 Scottish
er-923 Isiiperinl Acme isr thereby, of Arable Land, and
*out 2,'34 Scottish. or .3,448 Imperial "Aeree of gran
!esodlasd and hill. pasture. . •
The -arable' Lind- is all inchised and of very superior
quality. The pasture grounds are well Watered, much
!!iteemed for the, rearing and feeding of cattle, and a con-
siderable portion susceptible of high cultivation, there being
abundance of shell-marie near the surface ; limestone inex-
haustible, and peat moss and wood for burning the same
in great quantities. The whole are subdivided with sub-
stantial
stone dykes, and a ring fence of the same deeerip-
tion surrounds the greater part of the property.
There are several valuable plantations of oak, birch, ash,
4e. upon the property, and there were recently planted
With larch and spruce fir about 50 acres of hill land, which
it well enclosed and thriving.
- The grounds are stocked with game of every descrip-
tion. There is attached to the property a right to the
salmon fishing in the Linn or Falls of Tummell, and the
other fishings on this river and on Lochvack are of the
best kind. There is -a good meal mill at one of the falls,
With an uninterrupted command of water, sufficient for
turning machinery to any extent.
The Mansion-house, to which there is a suitable gar-
'lane is large and commodious, and in a habitable state.
It is surrounded with fine old trees; and an avenue of
great beauty forms one of the approaches to the house.
The offices are substantial and in good repair.
There is a good road to the Mansion-house, which se-
? 'Mee from the Great North Road at the Pass 'of Killi-
*rank)... The scenery of this celebrated Pass, and of the
Property under sale, is of the most picturesque descrip-
tion, particularly that of Loch Tummell, which, from its
many peculiar beauties, is much admired and resorted to
,y strangers. The Highland coach passes daily at the
I Junction of the roads.
11. The Lands and Gratings of RICHAEL and GLAS-
CHORRIE are situated in the Forest of Atholl, and corn-
; Prebend some acres of arable and about 5,000 Scottish or
6,805 Imperial acres of hill ground. These gratings form
au excellent sheep walk, and being surrounded by the pre-
lerired grounds of the Dukes of Atholl and Gordon, they
consequently abound with grouse, ptarmigan, and. every
description 'of hill game. There was recently built a very
complete shooting lodge, with stable and dog-kennel. The
I,:sadte is furnished, and of easy access, the Great North
passing within a mile and a-half of it. The average
Yearly rent of the lodge and shootings for the last six seasons
Was 1211. -
The Estate possesses every requisite which a complete
Highland property can furnish, and, along with some. ad-
ditional superiority, also under sale, affords a Freehold
Qualification in the county.
The Wadi are.valued, but not exhausted. The minis-
tcea stipends, and other public and parochial. burdens,
amount to 28/. Bs. sia.
Two mist respectable. Land Surveyors have estimated,
and deponed, that the property, if let on leases of nine-
a years, is worth of yearly rent, £1,453 2 7
itent of Lime Quarries, £5 0 0
Annual Feu-duties 2 17 10

7 17 10

Proven Rental

The same gentlemen concur in affixing the annexed
l'alstes upon the following particular divisions of the Es-
tate, and have also deponed thereto, viz. :
.K. 1066 7 5 1-12 Free estimated rental oflow Granada,
at 30 years' pur-
chase £31,991 2 8
23 18 0 Do. Do. of Houses,
Mill and Mul-
ture, at 10 years'
Purchase 839 0 0
25 0 0 Du. do. Fishing on
Lake and Rivers,
and Shooting on
low GI ounds, at
12 years' pur-
chase
5 0 0 Free annual rent of
Lime Quarries,
at 20 years' pur-
chase .
114 8 10 8-12 Free estimatedrental
of Sheallings, at
28 years' pur-
chase
105 0 0 Do. do. of Shoot-
ings over do. at
10 years' pur-
chase
30 0 0 Do. do. of Lodge
and Offices, at 15
years' purchase 450 0 0
2 17. 10 Value of 21. 17s.
10d. of yearly
Feu-duties at-
tached to superio-
rity Lands, at 20
years' purchase 57 16 8

Value of growing
Wood 1654 15 0
Value of superiority
extending t 04241.
7s. Scots, and ca-
sualties