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Hand-picked selection of quality cottages in Scotland.
A detached four-bedroom house near Applecross in an elevated coastal spot, with views across the Inner Sound to the Cuillin, Skye and Raasay.
Eight four-star cottages in five acres of grounds in the Cairngorms National Park, family-run, with one, two and three bedrooms for couples, families and groups.
A lodge on a croft at Tougal, just south of Morar, looking straight over the white sands, with a gate at the bottom of the croft onto the beach.
A spacious three-bedroom house in the crofting township of Badnaban, two miles from Lochinver on the NC500, with panoramic views across Loch Inver Bay to the hills.
Five stone cottages from the 1600s in a steading on a working hill farm in the Tweedsmuir Hills, with the River Tweed running alongside.
A self-contained pod for two on the remote Knoydart peninsula with a private deck overlooking Loch Nevis.
A retreat for two on an active croft near Arisaig, designed for romantic breaks, proposals and honeymoons.
A one-bedroom cottage for two at Whiting Bay on the Isle of Arran, with a wood-burning stove and natural, understated interiors.
A 2023-built, dog-friendly home overlooking an Atlantic sea loch on the west coast of Lewis, with views to the Uig hills.
A stone, glass and slate lodge on the banks of Loch Alsh, three miles from Eilean Donan Castle and eight from the Isle of Skye.
A six-person home on an active croft at Back of Keppoch, Arisaig, with uninterrupted sea views to Skye, Rum, Eigg and Canna and white sand beaches nearby.
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Five stone cottages from the 1600s in a steading on a working hill farm in the Tweedsmuir Hills, with the River Tweed running alongside.
A self-contained pod for two on the remote Knoydart peninsula with a private deck overlooking Loch Nevis.
An architect-designed, eco-friendly house in Morar on the Road to the Isles, by award-winning Dualchas.
A new-build, single-level house right on the shore of Loch Ewe at Poolewe on the NC500, with otters, seals and sea eagles in view.
A single-storey country cottage on a family farm between the River Tweed and the Eden Water, three miles from Kelso.
A farm cottage at the end of its own lane near Kelso, with views across the Tweed Valley to the Cheviot Hills and Hume Castle.
Two turf-roofed cottages for couples at Scarista on Harris, each with its own sauna and whirlpool bath.
A cottage less than five minutes' walk from a secluded white sand beach near Mallaig, with red deer grazing outside.
A new beach house between Morar and Arisaig with ocean-view decks and a white sand beach on the doorstep.
A newly built cottage up its own tree-lined lane near Stonehaven, on a raised half-acre plot beside woodland, with a large hot tub.
An architect-designed stone and larch longhouse on a family croft at Coll on Lewis, 50 metres from the beach with views across the bay.
Two handcrafted shepherd huts on a peaceful croft at Heaste on Skye, between the mountains and the Isle of Rum, offered as hut and breakfast.
A newly built crofter's cottage near Dunvegan on Skye with a hot tub, Finnish sauna and floor-to-ceiling windows facing the Cuillin, MacLeod's Tables and the isles of Rum and Canna.
The restored stationmaster's cottage and bothy at the old Killin Junction station, in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park with views over Glen Dochart.
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