A giant Playboy Bunny carved into a hillside of 'Scotland's most expensive estate' by an aristocrat has gone up in flames - two years after he moved out.
The 300ft iconic rabbit silhouette logo of Hugh Hefner's magazine was cut into the landscape of Tillypronie Estate by its then owner aristocrat Philip Astor.
The 12,000 acre estate and house was originally built 150 years ago in 1867 by Sir John Clark, the diplomat son of Queen Victoria's physician.
The giant playboy bunny, pictured, was mowed onto a steep hill on the Tillypronie Estate in Aberdeenshire in 2014 on the orders of its aristocratic owner Philip Astor in 2014. However, the unusual decoration has been removed by the new owner
The bunny, pictured, has virtually disappeared after a controlled heather burning to remove the iconic design
The Tillypronie estate, pictured, was placed up for sale in 2016 and purchased for something in the region of £10.5 million
Mr Astor said he was proud of his 'light hearted adornment' which ad lasted a few years on the bleak hillside
Queen Victoria continued to be a regular visitor to Tillypronie often accompanied by her servant and confidant John Brown - made famous in the film 'Mrs Brown'.
Mr Astor, who inherited the estate in 1984, commissioned estate workers to mar the bunny image into the land - with pilots and walkers often catching a glimpse.
The £10.5million estate was put on the market in 2016 and it was snapped up - with locals claiming the buyer was a major hedge fund manager.
But now pictures show the charred Playboy Bunny disappearing after a blaze - although it is unclear if it was controlled burning or a wild fire.
And the bunny which has amused and baffled those who saw it has rapidly begun to disappear at the estate near Tarland, Aberdeenshire.
Mr Astor said: 'He was an amusing feature. It was a skilled job creating him. My head keeper at the time, Sandy McConnachie, had mapped it out, getting the perspective right. 'He drove a tractor with a swipe behind it, while being directed by another keeper from below via a walkie talkie'
The scorched remains can still be seen on the hillside with the image much less clear than it once was.
Barrister Mr Astor previously spoke about his involvement in having the bunny put onto the hillside.
He said he was 'proud' of the light-hearted adornment on 'a blank bit of hill that looked as though it needed a feature'.
Paying tribute to the bunny, Mr Astor said today: 'It's a matter for the new owner, of course.
'But the Bunny had had a pretty good innings, and I'm pleased to see that at least he still survives on Google Maps.'
Mr Astor said he thought the bunny had a 'pretty good innings' but said the decision to remove him was up to the new owner
He explained how the iconic symbol was etched onto the landscape.
Mr Astor said: 'He was an amusing feature. It was a skilled job creating him.
'My head keeper at the time, Sandy McConnachie, had mapped it out, getting the perspective right.
'He drove a tractor with a swipe behind it, while being directed by another keeper from below via a walkie talkie.
'It's a steep slope, so Sandy had to be pretty careful.'
The lifespan of the Playboy Bunny has been significantly shorter than other notable British landscape figures.
The Cerne Abbas Giant, in Cerne Abbas, Dorset, dates back to the 17th Century and is protected by the National Trust.
And the Westbury White Horse on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, was first documented in 1742, although historians have speculated it commemorates King Alfred's victory at the Battle of Ethandun in 878.
The Playboy Bunny logo was designed by Art Paul and appeared on the second edition of the magazine.
The 12,000 acre estate and house was originally built 150 years ago in 1867 by Sir John Clark, the diplomat son of Queen Victoria's physician
The estate has its own salmon fishing, a pheasant shoot and even it's own church
Queen Victoria was a regular visitor to the country estate which has family ties to Samantha Cameron, wife of the former PM
Mr Astor said his former hillside decoration looked especially magnificent when it was covered in snow
Mr Astor added: 'Incidentally, it used to look particularly good with a bit of snow.'
Along with its own salmon fishing, pheasant shoot and even a church, Migvie Kirk, the estate also has family ties to Samantha Cameron, wife of the former Prime Minister.
Philip Astor, a member of the Anglo-American Astor family, is a first cousin once removed to the 4th Viscount, Lord William Astor, who is married to Mrs Cameron's mother, Lady Annabel.
For a while, it was 'the most expensive estate on the Scottish market' at offers over £10.5 million.
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