Omaze winner puts £4million mansion on the market after just four months
A £4 million Highland home that was won in an Omaze draw by an 81-year-old widow has been put up for sale less than four months later.
Patricia Moule, from Southampton, won the property on the banks of Loch Rannoch, Perthshire, after it was raffled in April. The widow described the house as 'breathtaking', adding: 'The scenery is spectacular, I've never seen anything so beautiful in all my life.' However, she did not reveal her plans for her new property, which comes with a private jetty and tennis court. Now, it has gone on the market with Knight Frank for offers over £3.975 million.
The property comes with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, three reception rooms, a factor's cottage, a steading with garaging and workshop, a summer house, and formal gardens with an orchard and lawns. It has about 1km of frontage to Loch Rannoch, along with a stone jetty and a slipway.
Knight Frank describes the property as 'an exquisite, contemporary house finished to the highest standard'. The Omaze draw was backed by Succession actor Brian Cox, as it helped to raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK.
Omaze president James Oakes said at the time: 'The eventual winner is free to decide what they want to do with the house. They can move in and not have to worry about any immediate costs, thanks to the £250,000 settling-in money. They can rent it out for additional income or they can sell up and cash in.'
Kight Frank say of the property: 'Carie is the historic seat of Clan Robertson of Struan, whose Chiefs lived at Carie House and owned much of the land along the southern shore of Loch Rannoch. The Chief supported Bonnie Prince Charlie during the 1745 Jacobite Rising. After the defeat at Culloden, the Prince hid nearby on Ben Alder. The Chief remained a symbol of resistance and was so respected that government commissioners avoided Carie until his death. During his funeral procession, they moved in, diverted the Carie Burn, built a sawmill, and neglected Carie House, which later burned down.
'Carie is accessed via a private tree-lined drive along the Carie Burn, leading to a gravelled approach through the Steading and hay barn. Completed in 2014, the house offers over 8,870 ft² of open-plan accommodation with spectacular views over Loch Rannoch and the Southern Rannoch Mountains. Built to an exceptional standard, the home is arranged around a cobbled courtyard and includes a conjoined two-storey stone cottage. Velfac triple glazing, underfloor gas heating, Mode LED lighting, and a Sonos sound system ensure comfort and efficiency.
'The vaulted entrance hall features engineered oak flooring, tongue and groove panelling, and full-height windows overlooking the loch. Reception rooms benefit from pocket sliding doors and dual-aspect views. The vaulted kitchen includes Bulthaup units, oak flooring, a Morso wood-burning stove, a large island, Caithness stone worktops, and premium Miele and Gaggenau appliances. A pantry offers additional fridges, freezers, oak-lined larder storage, and a butler's sink.
'The dining room, with vaulted ceiling and a 4m table seating 14, opens to a spacious drawing room with stunning loch and woodland views, a reading nook, and another wood-burning stove. A separate library/snug offers space for games, TV, or quiet relaxation. The property includes five double bedrooms -three in the main house and two guest en suites in the cottage - all with oak-lined storage and high-quality finishes.
'Bathrooms and the boot room feature Caithness stone floors, floating sinks, foot sensor lighting, Dombracht fittings, and baths with stone surrounds. The plant room houses three gas Valliant boilers, two hot water tanks, and system controls. A ladder leads to a floored attic. Additional rooms include a comms room, a laundry with twin Miele machines and dryers, and a spacious boot room with storage, Belfast sink, and guest WC.
'The house is surrounded by a gravel terrace and pergola covered in Wisteria Sinensis. The Factor's Cottage, to the south, includes open-plan living, two double bedrooms, and a mezzanine. The adjoining Steading contains a large garage, WC, and development potential. Opposite stands the hay barn with estate equipment and water filtration. A diesel backup generator sits near the entrance.
'The gardens blend formal and natural landscapes with clipped hedges, pleached Malus Everest, and over 16,000 spring bulbs. Indigenous trees, lawns, and mature woodland frame the grounds, which extend to 58.18 acres: 37.31 acres of pasture, 6.86 of gardens and buildings, 6.44 of rough grazing, and 4.83 of woodland. Amenities include a tennis court, a jetty, slipway, and over 1,000 metres of loch frontage with riparian rights for fishing.'
The Omaze mansion is the latest to be put on the market by the winner. A £3 million pad in Wirral, Merseyside, with spectacular coastal views, a cinema room, and a heated outdoor swimming pool, was won by Lauren Keene in December and put up for sale for a cut price £2.5m.
In January it emerged Tom Steenson, 63, put his luxury mansion with sea views in Exmouth on the market for £2.35 million. In April a couple who bagged a £3million mansion in Cornwall put the property back on the market for £4million just weeks later..
Widow June Smith also put the luxury £4.5million Cornish mansion she won in 2023 up for sale so that she could help her children and grandchildren 'with the next chapter in their lives'.
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