BORDERERS with a spare £18.5m are invited to put a bid in for a magical 16-bedroom mansion and its surrounding estate.

Offers over that amount are being invited for Bowland House near Galashiels, a Tudor-Gothic property built around 1813-15 to designs by James Gillespie Graham.

The house has far-reaching views across an attractive mosaic of green sloping parkland and mature trees.

The Category B listed house, which has 10 bedrooms, is also of significant architectural merit with its impressive covered entrance.

The principal accommodation is set over three floors with the formal reception rooms providing “excellent entertaining space as well as comfortable day to day living”.

Also included in the sale price are Windydoors Farm and Caddonhead Moorland.