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Where is it: Smithy and Joiners Cottages, Latheronwheel, Caithness.

What is it: A pair of semidetached traditional rural cottages in an area of outstanding natural beauty, adjacent to the North Coast 500.

Good points: Attached but currently separate, they could be adapted to make one large property used as a home or for B&B, or one or both could be let out on a self-catering basis. There is a very pretty walled garden and the location is popular with tourists.

Bad points: Both need upgrading, even if they are to be left as two properties.

Price: Offers over £210,000 for both.

Contact: Bidwells on 01463 796050.