A CASTLE for sale with a £2 million price tag comes with an unusual exclusion - an area of land earmarked for a statue of its current owner.

Sale details of the landmark Norman and Jacobean building have revealed that a small area of land is omitted from the sale for a proposed statue of King Richard Booth.

It is planned that the triangular grass area at the castle's entrance will eventually be home to a lasting tribute to Hay's lovable and eccentric self-appointed monarch.

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