PITYOULISH [pit-yoo-lish]

noun & adjective (translated from Pictish*)

: bright, beautiful place

* ... people of the north of Scotland who are first noted in historical records in the late third century and who became amalgamated with the Scots in the mid-eighth century.

For almost 300 years the Lodge has seen the comings and goings of seasons, saplings turned to imposing trees, hundreds of generations of red squirrels, otters and deer passing by it.

Freeze and thaw, breeze and bluster, the shadow of golden eagles passing momentarily. Salmon spawn and return, the occasional splash as they leap.

Pityoulish is derived from ancient Pictish* and translates to bright beautiful place; sitting on ley lines, and the site of ancient magic, it is a special place.

We have a sunken garden, a forest and a mile and a half bank of the Spey with two fishing beats comprising 15 named pools.

UPSTAIRS

DOWNSTAIRS

A impressive formal dining room houses a custom made table that seats 16 comfortably with views out to the river and a warm fire to create just the right atmosphere. There is a further living room, drawing room and the apothecary where potions are made and ideas form.

The kitchen is the heart of the house with an island seating 8 and a wood burning stove.

Tucked away at the back of the house with huge windows and beautiful views of the River is the Annex, with a king size bed, en suite bathroom and office.

Upstairs there are seven further bedrooms, each has its own unique bathroom.

Five of the bedrooms have king size beds with the remaining two having double beds.​

Bedroom 3 features a smart shower knows as the space capsule while bedroom 7 has a en suite bathroom above the bedroom with a shower and a bath.

The master bedroom has views extending downriver and a bathroom with a bath and shower that has uninterrupted views of the river and beyond.

AMENITIES

ESSENTIAL FEATURES:

• Pellet and Oil Boilers

• Underfloor Heating in all Bathrooms and Kitchen

• Internet / Wi-Fi

• Smart smoke and CO2 detectors throughout

• No Smoking

• Automated Blinds

• Parking

• All Bedrooms en suite

• Dining table that seats 16

• Games / Books

• Wood Burning Stoves in 6 rooms

• Curated Original Art

• Interesting Objects from around the world

KITCHEN EQUIPMENT:

• Large Wood Burning Stove

• Wood Store

• Gas Cooker / Electric Ovens

• Induction Cooker

• 2 Belfast Sinks

• 2 Dishwashers

• 2 Under Counter Fridges

• 1 Fridge Freezer

• 1 Microwave Oven

• Pantry

• Downdraft Extractor Fan

• Kitchen Island that seats 8

• Coffee Machine

BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS:

• 8 En Suite Bathrooms

• 6 King Size Beds (UK)

• 2 Double Beds (UK)

• Quality Lithuanian bed linens

• 1 Bedroom with office

• 1 Bedroom with a desk

• 5 Bathrooms with showers

• 1 Bathroom with smart shower

• 2 Bathrooms with bath & shower

GROUNDS & RIVER:

• Sunken Garden

• Private Forest

• 2.4 Km of Private River Bank

• Fire Pit

• Orchard

• The Temple

• Tree Net

That the Spey is the most iconic fly-fishing river in the world is in little doubt; stunning scenery, snow-clad mountain fed, the cast that changed the angling world, the history of a thousand slain clansmen, warlords and kings tumbling by your feet, castles of ruin and light, a wildlife haven, the best whisky afforded mankind, wild browns to 13lb, the most productive sea-trout fishery in the country and, with its 100 mile journey through the visual splendour of the Scottish Highlands.

FISHING

Perfectly placed in the upper region of this angling gem flows the Cottage Water on the Spey.​

One and half miles - right bank - of pristine runs, deep glides, riffles, shades, easy wading, from the shore casting, ospreys, buzzards, curlews, sand martens, kingfishers, otters et al. Untroubled by public road or footpath.​

Retreats

Pityoulish House's setting on the River Spey, with its private forest, sunken garden, and direct access to the River Spey and Loch Pityoulish makes it a natural fit for retreats centred on stillness, reconnection, and creativity. The house's mix of communal spaces (the dining room seating 16, the drawing room, the apothecary) alongside quiet, private en-suite bedrooms gives groups room to gather and disperse in equal measure, which suits women's retreats and spiritual or wellbeing retreats particularly well.

Spaces for shared ritual or reflection by the fire, balanced against solitude in the gardens or by the loch. The property's remoteness and its folklore-steeped landscape (kelpies, fairies, ley lines associated with the name Pityoulish itself) lend themselves to retreats built around reconnection with nature, whether that's forest walks, wild swimming, canoeing on the Spey, or simply slowing down away from mobile signal and screens. The same qualities; quiet, inspiring surroundings, generous shared tables, and a house full of curated art and objects make it equally suited to writing retreats, giving participants both a communal workshop space and private rooms to write undisturbed. Beyond these, the house's scale and facilities open it up to yoga and movement retreats, art and creative workshops, sound healing or meditation retreats, and small corporate off-sites focused on leadership or strategy work away from distraction, all of which draw on the same core appeal: an exclusive-use, luxury property remote enough to disconnect, comfortable enough to properly host a group, and steeped in enough history and landscape to give any retreat a genuine sense of place.

If you ever wanted to reawaken your childhood wonder and open yourself to the idea of magic; do it in the Scottish Highlands because we have magic everywhere if you have eyes to see it.

Deep in the Pityoulish Loch, just a few steps from the Lodge, legend tells of a kelpie that lives in a crannog waiting to entice unsuspecting children into the water. Selkies, glide quietly spinning their silky yarns as Nessie traverses the largest body of water in the British Isles hidden for centuries to all but a fortunate few.

In Scotland fairies are a matter of fact, flitting from flower to flower deep in forests where trees sway in unison, aware of everything above and beneath; their roots entwined carrying the memories of thousands of years. Scotland is steeped in history, it is a place of oneness and connectedness of all things and of us to the land.

It is a place of wonder where the land has changed so little that you can easily imagine how it might have been a thousand years ago

MAGIC

◼︎