Hatton Castle has been put up for sale

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Hatton Castle, an imposing Grade A listed property near Turriff in Aberdeenshire, has been put on the market for the first time in 300 years.

It has been in the Duff family since 1709 and is currently owned by David James-Duff and his wife Jayne.

In recent months, she has said the SNP is “bent on ruining Scotland” and slammed the record of the Scottish Government as “lamentable”.

Mrs Duff added: “What we can be sure of is that, given the opportunity, it will impose higher taxes on hardworking people here to spend more in the central belt, where its support is greatest.”

She claimed the party “now seems bent on ruining Scotland and its people by ignoring all the truths about the effects of full fiscal autonomy”.

In September last year, the day before the referendum, she said she was horrified by the possibility of independence.

The keen gardener is well known for her work in the castle’s stunning walled garden in the grounds of the estate.

Last night, Scottish Conservative MSP Alex Johnstone said: “The SNP’s land reform proposals have serious implications, many of which we’re not fully aware of yet.

The proposals are only set to undermine the confidence of those who have invested in their land.”