House where Magna Carta was signed on sale for nearly $6M

By Jack Fifield

This stunning $5.9 million property is your chance to own a piece of history - as it is located on the island where Magna Carta was signed.

Six-bedroom Magna Carta House was built by George Simon Harcourt in 1834 to commemorate the sealing of the storied document in 1215, 191 years prior.

Located on a private island on the River Thames near Runnymede, Surrey, the home includes - according to the estate agent - the stone on which Magna Carta was sealed.

The charter laid out rights and the principle that the king was not above the law, becoming a cornerstone for individual freedoms and parliamentary democracy.

Magna Carta House, located on the private Magna Carta Island on the River Thames, is Grade II listed and includes a stately dining room with seating for up to 20 people.

The Magna Carta room is furnished complete with an engraved stone commemorating the location where the original Magna Carta document was signed – while its walls are adorned with the crest of King John and the crests of the 25 barons who vowed to enforce the document.

The house includes a large paved terrace with an ornamental koi pond, and the grounds include a separate two-bedroom cottage, which estate agents say has been ‘the subject of heavy tree damage’.

According to Historic England, the two-storey home is a small irregular stone house in ‘Norman’ style, with high-pitched Welsh slate roofs and cylindrical stone chimneys.

Five miles from Windsor, the 3.73-acre land also comes with private moorings on the Thames, with over 400 meters of river frontage.