Four further options if you fancy a home with history…

INVERNESS-SHIRE £650,000

Bedrooms: 6

Unique features: Windyhill in Kilmacolm was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architecture’s most celebrated son, and was commissioned in 1900 by his friend and sponsor, William Davidson.

Contact: London Real Estate Advisors on 0203 327 2750 or email office@ londonrea.com

RENFREWSHIRE £3M

Bedrooms: 5 Unique features: Originally two former crofts, this property in Nethy Bridge was designed by architect Lachie Stewart and has a central tower, limestone floors and stone fireplaces.

Contact: Kerry Grant, Strutt & Parker. Tel 01463 719 171 or email Kerry.grant@struttandparker.com

GLASGOW £525,000

Bedrooms: 5

Unique features: Built as a hunting lodge and weekend retreat during the 1890s by Aberdeen-based architect Alexander Ellis, Woodcote in Torphins, Royal Deeside, was influenced by a visit he made to Canada. Beautiful interiors include timber fire surrounds.

Contact: Go online at www.purplebricks.co.uk

ABERDEENSHIRE £480,000

Bedrooms: 5

Unique features: Designed by Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson, this Pollokshields villa has been sympathetically split. This semi-detached home features outstanding cornicework, box and bay windows, and a magnificent marble fireplace as the focal point of the lounge.

Contact: Alison Anderson of Rettie. Tel 0141 406 4999 or email alison.anderson@rettie.co.uk