A Scottish beauty spot that featured in the Outlander series and attracts thousands of visitors every year has gone up for sale.

Finnich Glen, better known as the Devil's Pulpit, near Killearn in the Stirling Council area is currently visited by an estimated 70,000 people a year.

The 23 acre (9.3 hectare) site comes with planning permission for a visitor centre, restaurant, cafe and parking for 150 vehicles. No price is listed.

The short gorge, which is nearly vertical and 70ft (21m) deep in places, was carved by melting glacial ice more than 10,000 years ago, and the remaining Carnock Burn passes through red sandstone, giving the water a distinctive red colour.

The dramatic landscape has long attracted visitors, at times leading to concerns about parking and there have been accidents, including at least one fatality, in the gorge itself in recent years.

Numerous films and TV dramas have used it as a location including the Netflix film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Eagle, Detective Pikachu, Sherlock Holmes, The Nest and Taggart.

But its popularity soared after it was used as the fictional "Liar's Spring" or "St Ninian's Spring" in Outlander, the hit series about a World War Two nurse who travels back in time to 18th Century Scotland.

The gorge, which is flanked by trees and grassland, is currently owned by farmers David and Carole Young who have been its custodian since the early 1980s.

They said they felt they had now "reached a stage in life where new owners would be able to take forward our vision for the Glen".

"The Glen requires management to preserve and protect its environment, but whoever purchases Finnich Glen, taking it to the next phase, has the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of giants," they said.

Mark Lavery, from Christie & Co which is handling the sale, said: "They have looked after it for many years but it needs work now for it to become more accessible to the public.

"It is currently open to the public under Scotland's land access rules but it's not regulated at all."

Last year a 21-year-old student drowned at the location after being caught in the current, and there have been a number of incidents including falls on the Victorian staircase used to access the gorge or on slippery rocks.

The local mountain rescue team has previously reported being called out on eight occasions over a 12-month period as visitors flocked to the attraction, many of them keen to take selfie shots.

During the 2020 Covid lockdown, Stirling Council placed temporary restrictions on visitor access due to concerns about dangerous parking.

Later that year the council granted planning permission for a visitor centre, a 128-seat cafe, a 40-seat restaurant and an event space.

The plans also included a 150-space car park and improved infrastructure such as better stair access, footpaths and viewing platforms.

Although contrary to the local development plan, the councillors concluded that was outweighed by the safety and tourism benefits.

The application estimated that with development the gorge, which is close to the southern edge of Loch Lomond, could attract 300,000 visitors a year.

Offers are invited for the land and the owners are believed to have a figure in mind but it has not been disclosed.

The name "Devil's Pulpit" was originally given to a circular rock at the bottom of the gorge, which resembles a church pulpit.

The red-tinged water gives the spot a sinister appearance and local folklore suggested the Devil preached to his followers there.

The nickname eventually became associated with the whole gorge.