Properties of the week: scenic Scottish dwellings

Featuring homes in Edinburgh, Fife and Aberdeenshire

Stone-built country house in Aberdeenshire.
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Edinburgh: Peffermill House

17th century tower house in Edinburgh.

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A fine 17th century tower house, built in 1636, and situated in 3.5 acres of secluded mature gardens close to the city centre. The property has a rich history: Dr Johnson and Boswell are thought to have visited Peffermill, and Sir Walter Scott is believed to have used the house in one of his "Waverley Novels, The Heart of Midlothian", calling it Dumbiedykes. 7 beds, 3 baths, 3 showers, 2 kitchen/ dining rooms, 4 receps, garden, parking. OIEO £1.375m; Rettie

Highlands: Eilean Tigh, Stoer

White house in the Highlands.

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A handsome house with far-reaching views over Loch Neil Bhain. 4 beds, 2 baths, kitchen, 2 receps, outbuildings, garden, parking. OIEO £350,000; Bell Ingram

Isle of Barra: Isle of Barra Beach Hotel, Tangasdale Beach

Hotel on Isle of Barra.

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An award-winning hotel in a spectacular setting on the Atlantic coast. 39 guest rooms, 3 self-contained manager's flats. OIEO £1.4m; The Modern House

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Stirlingshire: Altskeith, Kinlochard

Traditional country house in Stirlingshire.

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A traditional country house, built in 1898, in a spectacular lochside setting on the edge of Loch Ard in the heart of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. 10 beds, 9 baths, kitchen, 5 receps, 1-bed bothy, boathouse, jetty, beach, garden, parking. OIEO £2.5m; Savills

Aberdeenshire: Thornyhill, Fettercairn

Stone-built country house in Aberdeenshire.

(Image credit: Galbraith)

A stone-built country house dating to the 1850s. The property is surrounded by mature gardens of approx. 7 acres. 5 beds, 1 bath, 2 showers, kitchen/ dining room, 3 receps, outbuildings, garden, parking. OIEO £725,000; Galbraith

Perthshire: Newton Castle, Blairgowrie

Mid 16th-century castle in Perthshire.

(Image credit: Savills)

An imposing listed mid-16th century castle set in about 11 acres of enclosed grounds (a further 25 acres are leased). 7 beds, 3 baths, shower, kitchen, 4 receps, 2-bed cottage, outbuildings, parking. OIEO £1.25m; Savills

Fife: Candleford House, Auchtertool

Gothic revival house in Fife.

(Image credit: Strutt & Parker)

Distinguished gothic revival house built by James Gillespie Graham in 1812. 6 beds, 3 baths, kitchen/ breakfast room, 2 receps, garden of approx 4 acres, outbuildings, garage. OIEO £950,000; Strutt & Parker

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