About this location
This Category A listed Scottish Baronial country house on a private estate of more than 1,000 acres is a historic country house filming location in Coupar Angus, Perthshire. Richly layered period interiors, a double-height grand saloon, panelled library and billiard room, a private loch, a medieval tower ruin and wild landscapes suit film, television, period drama and commercial photography.
Key features
- Category A listed Scottish Baronial country house
- Private estate of more than 1,000 acres
- Double-height grand saloon with ornate plasterwork ceiling
- Wood-panelled library and billiard room
- Entrance hall hung with 17th-century tapestries
- Private loch, veteran woodland, farmland and moorland
- Medieval tower ruin and derelict Victorian glasshouses
- Extensive unit base parking; overnight stays by arrangement
Room breakdown
- 35 rooms across four floors
- Ground floor: grand saloon, entrance hall, library, billiard room, 2 drawing rooms, dining room, kitchen, pantry and utility areas
- Upper floors: bedrooms, period bathrooms and baronial staircase with stained glass
- Below-stairs areas and service corridors
- Estate: cottages, stable block and outbuildings
Parking and accessibility
- Private drive from a quiet rural road
- No public parking restrictions
- Extensive hardstanding parking for trucks, trailers and unit base
- Unit base can be positioned away from shooting areas
- Uneven terrain and gravel paths; track matting by arrangement
- Around 20 minutes from the nearest city
Amenities
- Mains electricity throughout the main house; generator space on site
- Wi-Fi in the main house by agreement
- Mobile signal varies across the estate
- Exceptionally low ambient noise
- Toilets in the main house; space for portable facilities
- Water on site
- Overnight accommodation for key crew or talent by arrangement
Rules and restrictions
- This is a Category A listed building protected by Historic Environment Scotland. No permanent alterations, fixings, drilling, painting, or adhesive attachment to any interior or exterior surface is permitted. All production changes must be fully reversible.- A signed location agreement is required before any recce or shoot. Proof of valid public liability insurance must be provided before access is granted.
- Filming and photography must remain within agreed areas. Access to additional rooms or grounds beyond the booking scope requires prior written agreement and may incur additional fees.
- All furniture, furnishings, and fittings moved for production purposes must be returned to their original positions and condition.
- Floor protection (ram board, correx, felt, or equivalent) is required throughout all interior areas in use. Specific protection requirements will be confirmed at recce.
- The location must be left clean and in the condition found. All production waste must be removed from the estate. The estate's own bins may not be used.
- A responsible production contact must be present and contactable throughout the entire booking period.
- Crew must arrive and depart within the agreed times. Overtime beyond the booked period will be charged at 1.5× the hourly rate after a 15-minute grace period.
- No pornographic content.