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Alan Carr Buys Historic Ayton Castle for £3.25M

2/24/2026

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  • Comedian Alan Carr has bought the 19th-century Ayton Castle in the Scottish Borders for £3.25 million, a 17-bedroom, 160-acre property with a 600-meter miniature railway.
  • Carr will document the renovation in a Disney+ series titled Castle Man.
  • The Scottish Castles Association congratulated him on the acquisition, noting Ayton Castle as one of Scotland's finest baronial mansions.