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A look around historic Aberdeen Angus farmhouse.
Emily says Tillyfour is a very special place to live.
TILLYFOUR
HOUSE really is fit for a queen.
The farmhouse is just 20 miles from Balmoral, the Aberdeenshire holiday home of the royal family.
And in the late 1800s Queen Victoria popped round for a cuppa. Owners Emily and Hal Salvesen, who share the sixbedroom home with children Montgomery, 3, Cordelia, 2, and nine-month-old Alfred, explain: “Tillyfour Farm is home to the original Aberdeen Angus cattle. “Queen Victoria agreed to come to the farm to recognise the cattle as an official breed, so the owners at the time built a new drawing room and room above so they could host her for tea.” Emily smiled: “The ceiling in the drawing room is the original that was there when the Queen visited. It is not in perfect condition but we are not allowed to touch it because it is listed.” The couple bought the house in 2012 while living in Singapore. The original building was built in 1700 but two impressive wings were added in 1886.
One houses an elegant drawing room with an impressive master bedroom above, while the other accommodates the kitchen and scullery with additional, bedrooms above.
Emily reveals: “We loved our life in Singapore but we always knew that if we were to start a family we would want to