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Three of a Kind wades into properties where water is a feature,

Homes that allow for a daily swim are the height of luxury, whether it be a bracing dip in the sea or a more temperate session in your own private swimming pool.

Scotland’s summer seems to be somewhat delayed this year, or at least only making an appearance in fits and starts, so a househunter armed with costume and towel might be tempted by Ingleby Green in Rhu, near Helensburgh.

Built in 1971 in the Georgian style, it is a large family home with an indoor swimming pool, set in a landscaped south-facing one-acre garden with views of the Gareloch.

Marketed by Corum Property, its 5,000sq feet includes four reception rooms, five bedrooms and a roof terrace. Meanwhile, the 27-foot swimming pool has an atrium roof, a newly-fitted sauna, an entertaining area, changing rooms, showers and a stunning sun terrace.

For direct access to one of the most beautiful beaches in Scotland, the B-listed Suidheachan on Barra was built in 1935 for the writer, Sir Compton Mackenzie, and it is here that he wrote Whisky Galore.

The single-storey house sits on the edge of the sands, the only beach runway in the world utilised for scheduled flights.

Peter Gillespie for sellers Savills comments: “Suidheachan is an utterly unique property in surely one of Scotland’s most distinctive and stunning locations – by Barra’s unforgettable white sands and crystal clear waters.”

Elsewhere, Ardchattan Parsonage is beautiful contemporary house on the shore of Loch Etive in the hamlet of Bonawe, near Oban.

Converted from a former church in 2014, the property has a path which leads down to the loch at the bottom of the garden, and also benefits from a mooring.

The four-bedroomed house features full-height, open-plan living rooms and glass walls overlooking the loch and there is a separate one-bedroomed flat.

The master suite has a sliding door leading to its own terrace with Jacuzzi – perfect for warming up after a wild swim in the loch.

Suidheachan on Barra was built in 1935 for the writer Sir Compton Mackenzie and it is here that he wrote Whisky Galore