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The $3 million price tag might be steep, but so is the property -- an entire mountain in the beautiful English Lake District. <\/p>\n
Blencathra, a bleak curve-backed summit overlooking the northern end of one Britain's most popular national parks, has been put up for sale by its current owner to pay a tax bill. <\/p>\n
\"We went through the pictures and furniture first,\" Hugh Lowther told the Daily Telegraph newspaper. <\/p>\n
Lowther is the eighth Earl of Lonsdale, whose family has owned Blencathra for four centuries. <\/p>\n
Lowther said despite offloading an artwork by Joseph Turner, Britain's most popular landscape painter, looming debts left him looking elsewhere. <\/p>\n
\"We sold a Turner for 1.4 million ($2.37 million), a derelict farm steading and a couple of cottages which were vacant. And now Blencathra.\" <\/p>\n
Reaching 868-meters above sea level, the mountain comprises six separate \"tops\" and is often referred to locally as \"saddleback.\" <\/p>\n
'Unique investment opportunity' <\/p>\n
The mountain's rugged moss-covered flanks attract hikers from around the world. <\/p>\n
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