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since the house was built, although it has been well maintained over the 50-plus years, making it an immaculate example of a modern-period classic.

Muriel’s son and daughter were young when Meadowland was built and took advantage of the river on their doorstep by messing about on boats.

Russell was a keen gardener, and with a one-and-a-half-acre garden sheltered by the original walls, some of which go back to the 1700s, created and landscaped a glorious outside area.

At the back of the house there are rose beds, lawns, a greenhouse and a sundial, with productive fruit trees dotted about.

The characterful 18th-century surrounding walls are a beautiful juxtaposition to the slick modernity of the house.

At the front, the lawn sweeps down to the river and a sheltered terrace takes in the best of the views. The house has more than 60 metres of river frontage and a jetty.

Meadowland is a very stylish house, but you don’t have to be an aficionado of modernist architecture to appreciate its beauty, and its practicality as a comfortable, sociable, family home. Meadowland, Isla Road, Perth. Extensive glazed walkway linking two halves of the house.

A stunning comtemporary house on an exceptional site overlooking the River Tay.Open-plan living room, dining room, library, kitchen, five bedrooms.