IT has its own standing stone in the garden and takes its name from a battle between ancient Scots and the Vikings.

But prospective homeowners looking to own a slice of Scottish history will still need for find £1 million or more to buy Denmarkfield Farm, on the banks of the River Tay.

The Perthshire mansion has gone on the market for offers over £995,000, and includes 91 acres of land once thought to have been the site of the Battle of Luncarty, where the Scots defeated the Danish army in around 980AD.

The King’s Stone, also known as Denmark Stone or the Dane’s Stane, is a standing stone situated next to the boundary of the farm and is said to mark the place where the Danish King was slain and then buried.

The heroes of the Battle of Luncarty were the Hay family who managed to hold back the Danish army at one point during the battle. Legend says that the father and his two sons were ploughing nearby and attacked the invaders with the yokes of their ploughs, allowing the Scots to regroup.

The heroic act is said to have come about after Scottish soldiers stopped to chop the heads of their fallen foes as they had been promised a bounty for each skull, and allowed themselves to be taken unawares by reinforcements.

The Hay family were rewarded for their heroism, and their descendants became the Earls of Erroll.

Denmarkfield has five bedrooms, a greenhouse and a summer house, two store rooms and garaging for 3 cars.

All of the arable fields are currently used for barley, but potatoes, carrots and broccoli have all previously been grown on the farm. There is a small paddock close to the house.

James Butler of Estate Agents Strutt & Parker, who are handling the sale, said:“this is an outstanding house with very good arable land which is in a position which makes it possible to commute to both Edinburgh and Glasgow.

"The historical note does make it just that little bit more interesting than many other small farms.”