A Scottish cottage once used by paedophile Jimmy Savile is set to be demolished following a consultation between its new owner and local residents.
The disgraced former television presenter is understood to have abused at least 20 people at the remote property in Allt-na-Reigh, near Glencoe over a 13-year period.
Savile owned the two-bedroom cottage - where he once hosted Prince Charles - until his death in 2011 before it was bought at auction for more than £200,000.
The former owners initially intended to renovate the cottage but repeated vandalism attacks forced another sale, this time to retail tycoon Harris Aslam for a reported £335,000.
It is now set to be demolished after the family backed an online consultation, according to the Mirror.
Mr Aslam said at the time: “I am aware of its history but think something positive can be done with it. It is such an amazing location but we also want to know what local people think.
“Over the years it’s been subjected to a lot of vandalism and people are always breaking in. We’d like to do something the community could support so that everyone can be collectively proud of the end result.”
The property is also the former home of the late Hamish McInnes, who formed the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team and was a pioneer of Scotland’s mountain rescue movement.
Mr Aslam, director of Fife-based convenience store operator Eros Retail, part of the family’s Glenshire group of companies, added: “We’re looking at various options at the moment that could possibly involve some kind of permanent tribute to Hamish MacInnes, which would be fantastic.”
Savile reportedly first saw the isolated cottage when he rode past it while on a cycling holiday in 1944.
The now-disgraced DJ once had Prince Charles over for dinner there and it also featured in the Louis Theroux documentary When Louis Met... Jimmy, which aired on BBC2 in 2000.
