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

The former home of disgraced television presenter Jimmy Savile has caught fire.

Police and the fire service were first called to the paedophile’s former home in Glencoe, Scotland, at around 5.30pm on Saturday.

A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘We were called at 17:36 and have three pumps in attendance.’

Police Scotland said a nearby road had been closed while firefighters tackle the blaze. 

A spokesman said last night: ‘The A82 is closed in both directions between Tyndrum and Ballachulish Bridge following a report of a fire at a property around 5.40pm on Saturday, 8 February, 2025.

‘Emergency services are in attendance and drivers are asked to avoid the area.’

The home, where Savile once welcomed the then-Prince of Wales for dinner in 1999, has stood empty since the presenter’s death in 2011.

Police raided the property a year later to look for evidence of his horrific crimes, as several victims came forward after he died. It’s now thought he abused up to 20 victims in the property.

The building has been left to rot since Savile’s offending came to light, having been broken in to and vandalised several times.

Words like ‘beast’ and ‘paedo’ have been scrawled on the exterior of the property a number of times since then, despite the building being whitewashed to try and deter vandals.

After Savile’s death the small two-bedroom bungalow was put up for auction and purchased for £212,000 by someone who intended to move in. 

The home was later bought by Harris Aslam in 2021, the director of Green’s grocery chain. 

Following failed redevelopment plans at the site, councillors approved plans to demolish the building last July, calling the building ‘a stain on Scotland’s most outstanding landscape’, MailOnline reports.