A $1-million castle in Nova Scotia has been sold. The new owner has big plans
An Ontario woman is packing her belongings and preparing to open a more medieval chapter in her life as the owner of a castle in a small Nova Scotia community.
The 10-bedroom, 18-bathroom fortress is situated on 163 acres of land in Bucklaw, located along the Trans-Canada Highway in Cape Breton. In addition to the stately building, the property offers private access to a Bras d’Or lakefront. It was listed in November with a price tag of $999,999.
Elaine Knight, who finalized the purchase in December, said she’s spent the last few years looking for a location to retire in Cape Breton where she could also set up a spa or an Airbnb retreat. When her niece brought the castle listing to her attention, her search immediately came to a sudden conclusion.
“When I opened it up, I just said ‘Mine!'” Knight said, laughing. “Now the planning is in place to get the place up to par. I’m going to want it to be perfect as people come into it.”
As for the purchase, Knight said, “I just went in with ‘This is what you’re asking? I want it so bad.’ I don’t know if there were other offers going back and forth, but I understand there were three. I paid a dollar more than what they were asking.”
Previously known as Castle Moffet, the colossal building operated mostly as a bed and breakfast since opening in 1992 and was listed as “single-family” property when posted online.
Knight, who suitably plans to rename the fortress “Castle Knight,” said she plans to offer more than to visitors and the surrounding community than when the building operated as a bed and breakfast.
“My vision is to open it up to the public, not just to do Airbnb but weddings, conventions,” Knight said, adding that she expects renovations will be completed in the spring. “I
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