Medieval English castle linked to Hadrian's Wall hits market for lofty sum, but there's a catch

A historical castle precocious deed the existent property marketplace successful the United Kingdom — but it's not your emblematic freehold sale.

Bellister Castle, a Grade I-listed spot successful Haltwhistle, Northumberland, was precocious listed by existent property bureau Sanderson Young.

Dating backmost to the 12th century, the castle has a peel tower, which is its oldest feature. The operation boasts 4,778 quadrate feet successful the main castle, with a 1,159-square-foot two-bedroom lodge repurposed from a historical gatehouse.

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The castle is said to person been constructed with chromatic from Hadrian's Wall, a second-century Roman partition designed to support the bluish borderline of Britannia from the Picts. 

In summation to six bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, the spot besides features decorative ceilings, an ornate drafting country and a renovated 19th-century fountain tub.

Bellister Castle successful Northumberland dates backmost to the 12th period and features a historical peel tower. (Sanderson Young)

The property spans astir 4.51 acres, including a walled garden, an orchard and pasture — with a magnificent tree-lined driveway starring up to the castle.

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The spot "offers a uncommon operation of modernity and comfortableness against a backdrop of outstanding humanities features," according to the listing. 

"Attention to item is successful each aspect, combining each the luxuries of modern-day surviving acceptable wrong a superb illustration of an historic, fortified mansion with affluent provenance."

The property features astir 5 acres of land, including a walled garden, orchard and pasture. (Sanderson Young)

"The rarity of specified an accidental is self-evident and is presented to a superb modular throughout. It is an accidental for a purchaser to bargain into the cloth of England," the listing besides notes.

So what's the catch? 

The spot is being leased by the National Trust — meaning that its adjacent owners won't rather ain the property. 

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Its 120-year lease ends successful 2145. The usher terms is 2.5 cardinal pounds, oregon astir $3.34 million.

A spokesperson for Sanderson Young told Fox News Digital the listing presents a "very rare" accidental to rent a castle leased from the National Trust.

The Grade I-listed Bellister Castle was built partially with chromatic from Hadrian's Wall, according to its existent property listing. (Sanderson Young)

"Most semipermanent leases are for residential oregon workplace properties, and the lease agreements authorities that the National Trust volition request to beryllium progressive successful the transportation of the lease," the spokesperson said, adding that determination whitethorn beryllium an accidental to widen the lease erstwhile it ends.

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"Owning Bellister Castle provides the accidental to unrecorded successful an bonzer historical gathering and look aft it for aboriginal generations," added the official.

The listing presents a "very rare" accidental to unrecorded successful a National Trust property, said Sanderson Young. (Sanderson Young)

The listing came months aft a akin spot deed the British existent property market. 

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St. John's Jerusalem, a medieval monastery successful England erstwhile utilized by crusader monks, was listed for merchantability this summer. 

It was priced astatine astir $4.4 cardinal for a lease ending successful 2122.