A student group who tried to raise £6million to buy a castle and turn it into a refuge for asylum seekers has failed in its efforts.
The Aberdeen University students were unable to raise the money to buy the historic Dall Estate, near Rannoch in Perthshire.
The group, who called themselves the Comrades of the Glen, appealed for donations for their crowdfunding campaign which, if successful, would have been the largest online-funded project in Europe.
However, their self-imposed deadline has now passed with a little more than £4,000 raised in two months.
The castle, which was built in 1855 as a seat for the Robertson Clan, has 38 bedrooms across several onsite properties as well as tennis courts, a golf course and an army assault course.
The students, who run the Shared Planet Cafe in Aberdeen, said they wanted to turn the 265-acre site into a haven for asylum seekers who were affected by UK policy which banned them from working while they awaited a decision on their application.
As an incentive, potential donors were offered a range of perks, including having pheasants named after them.
