The derelict home of a real-life “Wicker Man” and infamous Satanist has been put up for sale – for more than £500,000.
Boleskine House in Foyers, a Georgian property on the banks of Loch Ness, used to be owned by the notorious Aleister Crowley and is said to have been where he carried out what he claimed were black magic ritual between 1899 and 1933.
Crowley, born in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, in 1875, was an occultist, writer and mountaineer who rejected Christian doctrine and established his own religion called Thelema, DailyRecord reports.
Calling himself a prophet, he said he would be the one to guide humanity into the so-called Aeon of Horus – an age of spiritual interest and self-realisation.
He died aged 72 in Hastings, Sussex, in 1947 and the B-listed building was later occupied by legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page.
In 2015, a major fire devastated the building leading to rumours it was haunted or cursed.
Agent Galbraith's say there is an opportunity for prospective buyers to restore the 9.5 hectacre grounds.
