page_title: Killiechassie
hierarchical_section_title: Killiechassie
caption_attribution_description: House centre of Photo. Killiechassie House is a 19th century Estate house, situated on the banks of the River Tay, near Aberfeldy, in Perth and Kinross. The current owner of the house is J. K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, who purchased it in November 2001 for the sum of approximately £600,000. Since then the value of the house has increased significantly, with the estimated value rising to £1.5 million. The house is now ranked at #91 in a list of the Top 100 Finest Homes of the UK In the 17th century, Reverend Robert Stewart, the minister of Killin, bought each of his sons an estate north of the Tay, giving Killiechassie to the eldest. The house was built by a Scottish general in 1865, to replace a much older building. Locals say that Bonnie Prince Charlie sheltered under a tree on the estate during his retreat north to Inverness in 1746, and Robert Burns (Scotland's national poet# took walks nearby. J.K. Rowling married Neil Murray in the library of their house. There is a lake near the house which is said to be haunted by a water spirit. The house is known to encompass two Halls, a Drawing room, Morning room, Dining room and Library. Wikipedia .
context_page_description: Killiechassie is a country estate and house near Weem, about 1 mile northeast of Aberfeldy, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The estate lies on the banks of the River Tay in some 12 acres, about 74 miles north of Edinburgh. It was owned by the Douglas family in the latter part of the 19th century, and a new house was erected in 1865. A dovecote by the house was listed as Grade B on 9 June 1981. The house was purchased by author J. K. Rowling in 2001.
context_section_description: Killiechassie is a country estate and house near Weem, about 1 mile (2 kilometres) northeast of Aberfeldy, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The estate lies on the banks of the River Tay in some 12 acres (5 hectares), about 74 miles (119 kilometres) north of Edinburgh. It was owned by the Douglas family in the latter part of the 19th century, and a new house was erected in 1865. A dovecote by the house was listed as Grade B on 9 June 1981.  The house was purchased by author J. K. Rowling in 2001.
caption: Killiechassie, showing the house in the centre
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