LOTTERY winner Paul Maddison who has died aged 73 once lived like recluse in a high security castle.
Paul Maddison and his former business partner Mark Gardiner famously won over £22million in the lottery jackpot in 1995.
Paul, originally from East Sussex, split the cash with Mark and later moved to Perth in Scotland.
Paul is understood to have died on November 28, just months after his wife Evelyn passed away aged 62.
After Paul’s marriage fell apart he moved into Lettertabor Lodge and fell in love with his cleaner Evelyn McGillivary.
After a Valentine’s Day wedding in Mauritius the couple later moved into Robgill Tower near Dumfries. Paul paid around £750,000 for the romantic pile.
Paul took his privacy and security seriously, installing CCTV cameras, remote-controlled gates and an intercom shortly after he settled into the love nest.
Neighbours and locals said the couple were rarely spotted leaving the confines of their romantic estate, which dated back to the 14th century.
The sumptuous tower, with a fairy tale castle interior, was set in 37 acres of rolling woodlands and gardens. A trout stream ran through it.
The pile included a two-bedroom lodge, equestrian facilities and indoor swimming pool complex.
In 2008, the couple sold the tower for a whopping £2.8million and moved back to the Perth area.
Evelyn, a former florist said the house had been too big for them and it was time to downsize.
She told the Record: “It has been a fabulous and very happy house but it has become too big for us.
“Sometimes we moved bedrooms just for a change but really it’s time for the next part of the dream.
“We have done the big house thing.
“Now we want something more manageable.
“This house is lottery fantasy now.
“Maybe another winner will buy it.”
Sadly Paul is later thought to have grown apart from his former business associate Mark Gardiner.
The pair had not seen each other since Paul failed to turn up to Mark’s fourth wedding in 2008.
A Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service spokesperson said: “The Procurator Fiscal received a report in connection with the death of a 73-year-old man in Perth on 28 November 2023.”
