Bob Dylan’s idyllic Scottish mansion is up for sale for US$4 million: the music legend is selling his Highland getaway, close to the Malt Whisky Trail, the River Spey and the Cairngorms’ ski area

Jul 28 , 2023

Bob Dylan has put his 16-bed Aultmore House in the Scottish Highlands up for sale. Photos: AFP/Knight Frank

One of America’s greatest songwriters, Bob Dylan wrote ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ and ‘The Times They are A-Changin’’ – and is still touring at 82, recently wrapping a concert series in Europe

In Cairngorm National Park, Aultmore House is a stately Edwardian manor completed in 1914 but with modern facilities – the popular wedding venue was even featured on BBC’s Monarch of the Glen

Who doesn’t recognise “Blowin’ in the Wind” or “The Times They are A-Changin’”?

You don’t need to be a blues or country fan to sing along to such hits by Bob Dylan, one of America’s greatest songwriters who rose to fame during the 1960s. His songs captured the tumultuous spirit of the times and became anthems for the anti-war and civil rights movements.

Bob Dylan hasn’t visited Aultmore House and its extensive grounds since before the pandemic and has now put it up for sale. Photo: Knight Frank

Born Robert Allen Zimmerman, he is the winner of 10 Grammy awards, an Academy Award, a Pulitzer Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He has sold over 145 million albums and performed over 3,000 live shows.

Bob Dylan accepts the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year award, one of many honours the prolific songwriter has gathered over a lifetime, including the 2016 Nobel Prize for literature. Photo: Invision/AP

Dylan may be 82 now, but he continues to tour and recently wrapped up a European concert series – though none as lucrative as those on Taylor Swift’s current world tour. In addition to his musical career, Dylan has published nine books of paintings and drawings, and his visual art has been exhibited at major galleries.

Bob Dylan’s Aultmore House in the Scottish Highlands is chic and cosy inside. Photo: Knight Frank

Since 2006, the prolific artist has owned a stately mansion known as Aultmore House at Nethy Bridge in Scotland’s Cairngorm National Park. Unable to visit the home since before the pandemic, Dylan has now listed it for sale, accepting offers in excess of £3 million (US $3.9 million).

Aultmore House comprises 16 bedrooms as well as three cottages on its grounds. Photo: Knight Frank