11980 105 Highway
2.5 Storey$1,649,000A Cape Breton Castle! This extraordinary property presents a rare opportunity to complete and reimagine a landmark estate on almost 160 acres in Aberdeen, Cape Breton Island. Built in 1992, the castle-inspired structure is set within a striking natural landscape, highlighted by a rushing brook through the grounds, creating a truly unique atmosphere. Originally designed with commercial use in mind, the property has successfully operated as a luxury bed and breakfast and offers strong future potential as a retreat centre, boutique resort, or private estate. The expansive layout spans multiple levels and includes large common areas, 12 guest suites, a commercial kitchen, dining space, and recreational areas, reflecting the scale and ambition of its original vision. Significant progress has been made under current ownership, with major construction completed & extensive landscaping. Most of the exterior walls have been fully replaced with new studs, sheathing and most new windows installed, apart from the 'Great Room', providing a solid and modernized building envelope including most new roofing shingles. Interior finishing, including flooring, drywall in select areas, and painting, allowing a new owner to customize the final design and bring the project to completion. With the most intensive structural work behind you, the property is well positioned for transformation into an impressive destination. Surrounded by acreage, natural water features, amazing water views and access to the Bras d’Or Lake, this is a rare offering for a buyer prepared to invest in completing a truly iconic Cape Breton property with exceptional scale and future potential. Purchase options could include a partnership opportunity with current owner who has an in-depth & profitable business plan along with a vision and passion for the property that was thought-out with the seller’s late partner. A Cape Breton Castle could be your family legacy!
Five most recent assessment years held — the full depth of the published PVSC roll. Nothing is withheld by tier here: no account or membership opens a longer series.
Taxed on $567,500 of a $580,200 assessment — $12,700 sheltered by the NS assessment cap, at $1.150 per $100.
2026 assessments in Bucklaw run $13,800 to $336,630 (10th–90th percentile, 138 properties). Position within the distribution is a fact of the roll, not an opinion of value.
ARITHMETIC ON PVSC + MUNICIPAL RATE RECORDS · NOT A VALUATION. A new cap accrues only after the buyer’s first full assessment year.
See it on the Tax & closing sheet, with deed transfer and registry fees ›
ARITHMETIC ON PUBLISHED RATES — NOT A QUOTE, NOT ADVICE · LEGAL FEES AND ADJUSTMENTS ARE EXTRA AND NOT ON RECORD · SNS DEED-TRANSFER LIST JULY 2026
Dimensions are GIS-derived (±0.5 m) and not a legal survey. The capped figure is the seller’s, and it resets on sale — see Owning above. Full dimensions and print live on the Site Plan sheet.
- Parcel DossierSix sections, one document — the parcel, the ground, the ledger, the evidence, the cost, the screens.MEMBER · READY
- Site Plan · TerrainS-1 and S-2 — dimensions, then the ground in section. Lot on record: 160 acres.MEMBER · 2 SHEETS
- Tax & closingYear one $6,672 — $146 more than the seller pays today, because the cap resets on sale.FREE
- Sold compsRegistry sales around this parcel, on your own radius and window.MEMBER
- CompareHold this beside your finalists — asking, $/sqft against the area, tax after purchase.FREE
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https://www.scotianatlas.com/listing/202600489 · Retrieved Sep 4, 2026 · NOT A LEGAL SURVEY