An Aberdeenshire castle with ties to a famous clan has gone on the market.
Leslie Castle, near Insch, dates back to the 17th century and was restored from ruin in the 1980s by architect David Leslie and his wife Leslie.
The land is one of the many castles with links to the Clan Leslie.
It was used as a hotel for a number of years but was then sold to German George Ludwig Dorsch in 2000.
Mr Dorsch, from Bavaria, had intended to live in the castle once he retired but died suddenly in 2014.
His daughter Heike has been running it as a B&B since April last year.
However Ms Dorsch now hopes to sell the property and relocate to the Banff and Buchan coast.
She said: “It’s a wonderful place and I’ve been very much at home here and I’ve enjoyed running the B&B – we have had wonderful guests from all over the world here.
“But I just want to be closer to the sea.”
Whoever purchases the property will inherit the title of Baron.
Believed to be the last fortified castle built in Scotland, the bulk of the castle dates from 1661, when it was built by William Forbes, who acquired the Leslie lands through marriage.
The castle’s main features include a great hall, six principal bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, two kitchens and two tower rooms.
Evidence of the first castle can be seen on the medieval cobbled courtyard by the front door and parts of the old moat are visible in the castle’s two-and-a-half acres of grounds.
Mr Leslie and his wife decided to buy the ruin when they were visiting the area in the 1970s and spent 10 years restoring the castle.
Music legend Cher was linked with buying the castle in the late 1990s.
