Right to roam further afield
Lockdown has opened up the possibilities afforded by remote working, so why not live remotely too?
As we are constantly reminded, we are living through unprecedented times, and the way in which we conduct our working lives has – for many people – changed in an unparalleled fashion.
Prior to the Covid-19 lockdown,
the majority of us would face the commute to our place of work on a daily basis, travelling to a fixed office destination where we would toil at a fixed work station until it was time to return home again.
But now, thanks to the remote working revolution, the majority of us are not leaving home in the first place, and we are making a success of our nine-to-fives utilising hi-tech advances in communication technology. All of which would have been an unthinkable scenario even just a few years ago.
So now urbanites have experienced the achievable autonomy of working from home, perhaps it should give city dwellers the freedom to roam. Why – in an age where we can Zoom instead of meet face to face, and exchange documents at the simple press of a button – should where we dwell be dictated by easy and close proximity to our place of work?
The lockdown has also shown us that culture and entertainment are no longer the preserve of the big cities. With new cinema releases now debuting on streaming channels, theatrical shows being hosted online, and art galleries and museums offering virtual tours, culture vultures have nothing to lose by spreading their wings and seeking out a rural roost.
Here we look at a trio of properties currently being marketed by property consultancy Galbraith. All three examples
make the most of their beautiful and remote West Coast beach/ waterfront locations.
We travel north from the southwest of the country, surveying an 18th-century former barracks
in Carsethorn, Dumfries and Galloway below, before moving along to a splendid contemporary manse conversion in Applecross. Our main feature is another modern dwelling, which has been constructed on the site of a former croft on the Isle of Skye.
Why should where we dwell be dictated by easy and close proximity to our place of work?