Bonnie Prince Charlie HQ Bannockburn House saved with £650k grant
Bannockburn House, a 17th Century mansion near Stirling, has a rich history linked to the Prince but has laid empty for several years.
The Scottish Land Fund has now awarded the Bannockburn House Trust, a community group dedicated to bringing the house back into use, £648,300 to help buy the property.
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Hide AdEarlier, the trust announced that the owner, who lives in the south of England, had agreed to take the mansion off the market and sell it to the trust for £800,000.
Alan Marshall from Bannockburn House Trust, said the community was now in “touching distance” of buying the house.
“This is fantastic news, not just for the members of the Trust, but for the whole community who have been a part of this project since day one.