The legacy property, which was once visited by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, is listed for $24.5 million through Century 21 BHJ Realty.
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A legacy property owned by a family for four generations
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Tucked beneath the skyline of the Bighorn Mountains, this ranch was founded by Oliver H. Wallop (Noll), the youngest son of a Victorian earl.
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“He settled in southern Montana, where he introduced the region’s first thoroughbred horses.
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By 1889, he had moved south to Big Horn, Wyoming, establishing what became known as Canyon Ranch, which includes the historic Quarter Circle Lazy B,” the listing says.
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In 1925, he unexpectedly inherited the title of 8th Earl of Portsmouth.
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Despite his nobility, he remained devoted to his Wyoming ranch until his death in 1942.
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The land stayed with his descendants, and four generations of the Wallop family have owned it since.
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The family oversaw the property’s stewardship for 135 years.
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Oliver’s grandson, Malcolm Wallop, served for 18 years in the US Senate.
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His great-grandson, Paul Wallop, now owns the ranch and is its co-listing agent.
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Paul’s aunt married Henry Herbert, the 7th Earl of Carnarvon.
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Friends called him Porchie.
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He had known Queen Elizabeth II since childhood, and they shared a love of horses.
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In 1969, he became her horse-racing manager.
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Herbert’s family home is Highclere Castle in Hampshire, which later became the setting for the Netflix series Downton Abbey.
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Famous people visited the ranch
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In 1984, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited the ranch.
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They were in Kentucky looking at horses before travelling to Wyoming.
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They “had been looking at horses in Kentucky, and then they came out here,” Paul Wallop told Mansion Global.
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Philip had visited earlier, in 1969.
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Princess Anne also visited later.
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What the buyer gets
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This Wyoming ranch is the “Jewel on the face of the Bighorn Mountains”, according to the listing.
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The legacy property sits at the mouth of Little Goose Canyon, with the Bighorn Mountains close behind.
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The ranch is protected by one of Wyoming’s earliest conservation easements.
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“This land promises enduring tranquillity, privacy, and preservation,” the listing says.
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It is surrounded by other conserved ranches, and its vistas and open spaces remain untouched by development.
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The landscape, a “timeless Western setting”, unfolds across rolling pastures, lush meadows and pine forests, with panoramic mountain views.
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The main luxury lodge was built in 1993.
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It spans 3,006 square feet, with two bedrooms, a loft and four bathrooms.
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“The lodge is set in a wonderfully peaceful location just to the east of the main buildings and enjoys the full panoramic views of Little Goose Canyon and Moncrieffe Ridge,” according to the listing.
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The Foreman’s House dates to the early 1900s and was updated in 2011.
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The 1,444-square-foot house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
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It is “a comfortable 1¼-storey retreat with 1,377 square feet, two bedrooms, a sleeping loft and a bathroom”.
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The old three-sided shop building is now used for storage.
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The land has four mountain ponds and 600 feet of trout stream.
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The ranch also holds one of Wyoming’s original private game bird farm licences.
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Three houses are used as holiday rentals, including a fly-fishing lodge and a remote cabin.
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That income is part of what the family has built around the property.
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Paul described its downtown as “thriving”, and most of Main Street is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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…and 3 more, not listed.
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