and 2024 review and 2025 pre-season news Introduction 2024 was another busy year at South Chesthill, with both Chesthill House and Gardener’s Cottage having high
2023 was a busy year at South Chesthill, with both Chesthill House and Gardener’s Cottage occupied for record numbers of weeks, and record numbers of
On 31st August 2008, a lovely sunny day at South Chesthill in Perthshire, aged 26 I managed to shoot a brace of grouse in the
Introduction The lettings this year have been almost back to normal with the easing of lockdown restrictions so we had a full year of availability
Introduction South Chesthill was very busy from May onwards when Covid restrictions were thankfully relaxed, with nearly full occupancy at Chesthill House and Garden Cottage
Introduction 2020 was an extraordinary year for everyone, and no less so for the team at South Chesthill to whom I owe a great deal
Introduction 2019 was a better year for deer stalking and fishing, and Chesthill House and Gardener’s Cottage guests had some great triumphs and hopefully lots
Introduction 2018 will be remembered for its terrible conditions for fishing and grouse, and some excellent stalking achievements in not the best year for red
End of Season Newsletter 2017 Introduction I can’t reflect on 2017 without mentioning my father, Major-General Charles Alexander Ramsay, who died on 31st December. I
Chesethill House refurb Our aim with the refurbishment of Chesthill House, completed in April, was to upgrade it without losing its traditional Highland feel. One
The increasing number of high quality, affordable cameras with lenses as long as your arm has been accompanied over the last few years by increasing
William Ramsay Macnab day – 5th October 2016. Described in William’s words:- I was keen that we would try to get at least one Macnab,
Here is the wonderful story of Malloch Trophy winner Tom Buchanan, who caught his winning salmon on the Lyon in April 2015. Excerpt from The
Hamish went along to the presentation of the Fishpal Malloch Trophy on Friday 15th January, an event which was combined with the opening day for
Introduction Arabella and I are now in our second year running the estate. We remain focussed on maintaining its position as a top-all round traditional
We are lucky to have both a healthy number of resident hinds and stags, and wonderful terrain for stalking. Several of the factors that made
This has been an exciting year on the river. In April Tom Buchanan, who has fished the Lyon for 43 years, caught a 35lb salmon
The estate has some exciting news – the winner of the FishPal Malloch Trophy has been announced, and the fish was caught on the South
Storm Desmond has caused chaos throughout the UK, and unfortunately Glenlyon did not escape. A landslip caused the community to be cut off, leaving many
Mr Harvey’s party stayed at Chesthill House from 23rd – 30th August 2015. The continuing wet summer didn’t benefit their sun tans but did benefit
Charles Noxon has been organising a trip to the South Chesthill Estate for around 35 years. This year’s trip was no different, with many salmon
The Hill Loch was restocked with trout yesterday, and despite heavy rain and hail showers, all went well. The loch sits at 2000ft above sea
There has been a really very exciting catch on the estate this week. Here’s the full story: Tom Buchanan is a keen angler, and has
Red deer are an iconic image of the Scottish Highlands, but their numbers can be a source of controversy. Conservationists are concerned that there are
Snow is slowly receding, Spring has nearly arrived on the estate, and we are excited for the lettings season to begin. We are looking forward
Check out the latest Cottages & Castles Blog post – it only features the Gardener’s Cottage among some of the specially picked love nests for
Since our comment in the Newsletter a month ago regarding planned works to Chesthill House in early 2015, unfortunately we have been let down by
Introduction It has been a great pleasure to take over the management of South Chesthill this year. I would like to thank my brother William
Grouse Shooting It is important to me and my family that South Chesthill remains an estate that offers a variety of sport and activities. For
We are lucky to have both a healthy number of resident hinds and stags (many of which just visit for the rut), and wonderful terrain
The Lyon is of course not as productive as its parent river the Tay, but being the main tributary of the upper Tay means it
The estate is lucky to benefit from over 6 miles of single and double bank fishing and 32 pools on the River Lyon, one of
