Properties of the week: Scottish houses in scenic settings

Featuring elegant manor houses, charming cottages and grand mansions

1. Powfoulis Manor, Bothkennar

Huge, stone manor estate with 8 large windows at the entrance

An elegant 19th century B-listed manor house set spanning 17 acres of walled grounds close to the River Forth. The property contains an owner’s apartment with 6 beds, 2 baths, kitchen, recep; and guest accommodation with 16 bedrooms (all en suite), kitchen, 5 receps, outbuildings (including a staff cottage), and a garage.

OIEO £1.5m; Savills

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2. Hawthorn House, Lismore, Oban

Simple, white house with two red doors sits in front of a stone walled road

Argyll and Bute

A charming property in a picturesque, rural setting on the popular Isle of Lismore. Includes a main suite, 2 further beds (1 en suite), a family bath, kitchen/dining room, recep, and a garden.

OIEO £440,000; Bell Ingram

3. Newton House, Insch

Large beige manor with circle driveway

Aberdeenshire

Surrounded by landscaped grounds of 36 acres with far-reaching views to Bennachie, this 17th century mansion house has a main suite, 6 further beds (4 en suite), 3 baths, kitchen/breakfast room, 5 receps, cinema, studio, gym, 2-bed self-contained annexe, tennis court, garden, paddocks, and outbuildings.

OIEO £1.65m; Savills

4. No. 7 Tarskavaig

Simple wooden cabin with a field of sheep, under a rainbow

Isle of Skye

A bespoke, energy-efficient house in a spectacular location on the Sleat Peninsula. The property enjoys views out to the Isle of Rum. The home has one bedroom, shower room, kitchen/dining room, recep, and a garden.

OIEO £260,000; The Estate Agency Co.

5. Eskgrove Hall, Inveresk, Musselburgh

Large Spanish looking estate with circular driveway and a fountain

East Lothian

A Georgian-style property set in secluded gardens of 2.7 acres. Main suite, 6/7 further beds (2 en suite), kitchen/breakfast room, 4 receps, gym, garden, garage.

OIEO £1.995m; Knight Frank

6. Borthwick Hall, Heriot

Large house that has castle like features

Midlothian

This mansion – a grand Scottish baronial property built by John Henderson in 1852 – sits in 12 acres of landscaped grounds. Main suite, 4 further beds (1 en suite), 2 baths, shower room, kitchen, breakfast room, 5 receps, 3 self-contained guest flats with 5 further beds.

OIEO £1.8m; Strutt & Parker

7. Ty Cymro, Berneray

A stout stone home on the coast

Outer Hebrides

A quaint, thatched black house in an idyllic conservation area setting overlooking the sea. The home has one bed, family bath, open-plan kitchen/living room, and a garden.

OIEO £225,000; Bell Ingram