Sports fans could score a hole in one by securing a unique, golf-inspired property in time for the Ryder Cup.
An iconic Kinross-shire landmark has gone on the market and is expected to attract a lot of interest.
The instantly-recognisable “golf ball” satellite station at Balado Bridge, near Kinross, is available for a cool £1.1 million.
Formerly used as a Nato communications post, the decommissioned fibreglass structure is more formally known as the radome and was built by the Government in the late 1930s.
The site was the home of RAF Balado from March 1943 until 1957 and was used as a satellite to Grangemouth as part of 81 Group.
It was originally used to fly Hurricanes and Spitfires during the Second World War, before being opened as a Nato operation in 1985 by Princess Anne.
The Balado Bridge installation was linked to the command centre at Pitreavie by microwave transmitter, although these functions were transferred to Faslane in the mid-1990s.
It enabled long-distance secure broadcasts between Nato forces, which was also an integral part of the US Air Force’s defence satellite communications system.
Soldiers from the Royal Corps of Signals manned the “golf ball” until 2006, with support provided by Edinbugh-based 242 Signal Squadron.
Although it was widely implemented for military use, the dome was originally conceived by American architect R Buckminster Fuller to deal with a chronic housing shortage in the US in 1944.
Set within 3.63 hectares, the site is being marketed as the “perfect” location for residential, commercial or leisure development.
Surrounded by secure fencing, the facility includes the former satellite communications ground station, together with recreation and office accommodation which was once used by military personnel.
There is also a guardhouse, built by the Ministry of Defence to control the first fence line during the Second World War, in addition to workshops, garages and fuel tanks.
Carol Herd at Amazing Results Estate Agents, Kinross, said: “After promoting the property through social media, I have had some interesting suggestions for its future use from Kinross’s very own Eden Project to a golf academy and driving range.”