Jimmy Savile’s former mountainside property damaged by fire | UK News

A property formerly owned by paedophile Jimmy Savile has been damaged by fire, according to reports.

The property in Glen Coe, Scotland, had been set to be demolished after failed redevelopment plans and years of vandalism.

However, at around 5.30pm on Saturday emergency services were called after reports of a blaze at one of the outbuildings.

The A82 was shut in both directions.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “Emergency services attended and the fire was extinguished by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

“Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”

Savile bought the whitewashed cottage, named Allt Na Reigh, in 1998.

It was auctioned in 2013 and was described as “a traditional refurbished detached cottage in an attractive location within scenic Highland countryside”.

“The grounds also boast a large outbuilding with one bedroom chalet, log store and there are garden grounds with waterfalls and a large parking area to front,” the description said.

Its current owner has been granted planning permission to demolish the existing property and replace it with a new four-bedroom, one-and-a-half storey house.

The redevelopment will also celebrate another of the cottage’s former owners – Scottish climber Dr Hamish MacInnes.

He invented ice axes and a stretcher used by mountain rescue teams all over the world.

Former BBC television and radio presenter Savile, who died in 2011, is believed to be one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders.

He was never brought to justice for his crimes.