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Jimmy Savile’s former lair in Scottish Highlands engulfed in flames

Jimmy Savile’s former lair in Scottish Highlands engulfed in flames
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Source: Metro
Author: Katie Boyden
Published: Feb, 09 2025 08:32

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The cottage in Glencoe was owned by serial paedophile and sexual abuser Jimmy Saville.

Jimmy Saville Cottage, Glencoe, Scotland - 07 Dec 2024] Councillors have since approved plans to demolish the building last July, calling the building ‘a stain on Scotland’s most outstanding landscape’, MailOnline reports.

Cottage that was once owned by Jimmy Savile, Glencoe, UK - 11 Dec 2024] The home, where Savile once welcomed King Charles, then-Prince of Wales, for dinner in 1999, has stood empty since the presenter’s death in 2011.

Jimmy Saville Cottage, Glencoe, Scotland - 07 Dec 2024] The building has been left to rot since Savile’s offending came to light, having been broken in to and vandalised several times.

Jimmy Saville Cottage, Glencoe, Scotland - 07 Dec 2024] Police Scotland said a nearby road had been closed while firefighters tackle the blaze, but it has since reopened.

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