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Aleister Crowley's Loch Ness home up for sale

By T.K. Randall
April 19, 2019 · Comment icon 22 comments

The house during the time Crowley lived there. Image Credit: Aleister Crowley
The eerie building, which was gutted by a fire in 2015, was once owned by the infamous writer and occultist.
Situated near Foyers at the south-east side of Loch Ness, Scotland, Boleskine House was built in the 18th century in an area with a long history of peculiar happenings.

One story tells of a local minister who was said to have been tasked with returning the animated dead to their graves after they'd been brought back to life by a devious wizard.

Aleister Crowley - a man who was once regarded as 'the wickedest man in the world' - lived at the house between 1899 and 1933 and was said to have used it to conduct black magic rituals.

In later years, the building was purchased by Led Zeppelin guitarist and producer Jimmy Page however he didn't spend much time there and it was subsequently sold on again.
The house's most recent owners, who have chosen to remain anonymous, had been away shopping in 2015 when they returned to find the building on fire.

The blaze caused significant damage, however a lot of the exterior wall survived intact.

What's left of the building, as well as the large area of land surrounding it, are now up for sale for $650,000. It is hoped that the new owner will be able to transform it in to an 'outstanding property'.

Given its history however, finding someone willing to live there might prove a challenge.

Source: Press Journal | Comments (22)




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Comment icon #13 Posted by travelnjones 5 years ago
Didn't Jimmy Page own that?
Comment icon #14 Posted by AllPossible 5 years ago
Wow 650K for that much property. Scotland seems cheap. NYC is 650K for the closet area
Comment icon #15 Posted by Alien Origins 5 years ago
I would if I could, buy it, renovate it and charge admission...
Comment icon #16 Posted by Kaikou 5 years ago
Yeah he did. According to the article he didn't spend much time there.
Comment icon #17 Posted by Impedancer 5 years ago
I thought nessies home was up for sale that would have been a very wet place to live in.
Comment icon #18 Posted by Stiff 5 years ago
Yes  
Comment icon #19 Posted by freetoroam 5 years ago
Oh boy, the roof looks better now.
Comment icon #20 Posted by esoteric_toad 5 years ago
Renovate it, make it into a B&B, point out Mr. Crowley's past, claim it is haunted and make some cash.
Comment icon #21 Posted by XenoFish 5 years ago
If only I had the money.
Comment icon #22 Posted by the13bats 5 years ago
eh, i paid a fraction of that for the same or more sf not as cool a setting but just as spooky looking...not quite as run down...im good.


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