MOVIE HOMES

Is it Real? Skyfall, the Ancestral Home of James Bond and Title Character  of Its Own 007 Movie

With the latest 007 movie, No Time To Die now playing in theaters, we thought this would be the perfect time to look back at an iconic James Bond location: 007's childhood home. 

Skyfall, the ancestral home of James Bond, did more than just give a catchy title — and provide a nice explosion site — for the 23rd movie in the James Bond series.

It put James Bond’s story into context and gave us a glimpse into how 007  was born, serving as a backdrop for the closest thing we’ll ever see as an origins story for the iconic character.

And since the house itself is such a memorable presence and many have been wondering whether it's a real house — and if they can go visit it or not —

let’s separate facts and fiction for a sec, and see if we have any real-life brick-and-mortar locations we can scout or if everything was born in front of a green wall.

Said to be located in the barren rural lands of Glen Coe, Scotland, Skyfall is the Bond family estate in the Scottish Highlands.

Left in a state of disrepair, with only the faithful gamekeeper Kincade left to look over the estate, Skyfall is by no means dear to James Bond’s heart, something that the spy doesn’t try too hard to hide.

Surprisingly enough, especially given its tragic fate, the Skyfall house was real, but not in the traditional sense.

The property was purpose-built from scratch at Hankley Common, in Surrey, England (and not in Scotland, as the movie would make you believe.)

Skyfall Lodge, the brainchild of art director Dean Clegg, was built to resemble the weather-beaten stone builds of the Highlands, complete with creeping moss and small mullioned windows.

The property was designed, built and used as a filming location all within the span of six months, culminating with a fire that engulfed it into flames.

While the exterior of the Skyfall house may have been real, the interiors were not. All shots from inside the Bond Skyfall house were created and shot on a soundstage at Pinewood Studios.

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Story: FancyPantsHomes.com  Credit for images: Eon Productions MGM, Columbia Pictures