Fife doesn't seem to have a shortage of castles up for sale at the moment.
The latest is Easterheughs Castle near Aberdour, which is on the market for "offers in excess" of £1.5 million.
"The creation of Easterheughs is an extraordinary story of eccentricity. During the Second World War William Thomas, the manager of Burntisland’s aluminium works and a member of the Home Guard, was detailed one night to keep fire watch over the coast and opted to climb a large beech tree for a lookout. As dawn broke he noted an outcrop of rock, the perfect site for a castle and decided to make that rock the foundation of his dream. Mr Thomas had been renting rooms in the decaying Rossend Castle, which overlooks Burntisland harbour and a few months after the war ended in 1946, he set about turning his fantasy into reality and purchased the site. The main influence behind the design was the medieval Rossend Castle, which was restored in the 18th Century by Sir William Bruce. He was also inspired by the work of Sir Robert Lorimer who reacted against the classical tradition, in favour of vernacular architecture."
It isn't exactly steeped in history, but was bought in1998 Fife artist Jack Vettriano in 1998, and is described as a 20th century castle, which also boasts its own cannons on the roof.
Carnegie is tempted, but he has his own baronial piled to worry about and doesn't need another one on the go.
