Scotland house

Catch up on the best houses that have come up for sale via Country Life in the last few weeks, from castles and estates to picture-perfect cottages.

“Cottage in the Scottish Highlands; photo by merlins_mind”

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 22 and 29 October.

With thousands of castles scattered throughout Scotland, each with their own chapter in this country’s great history, it’s impossible to say definitively which are best. However, there are a few that, for us, stir the imagination more than most and even to this day evoke some of the majesty and mystery of their past. So, Here’s our list of Scotland's best castles and tips on how to enjoy them.

View of Edinburgh on Instagram: “The strikingly beautiful Lady Stairs House (more commonly known today as The Writer’s Museum) is one of the finest hidden gems of the Old…”

Actress Kate Winslet writes exclusively for our new book Chic Stays about how she found luxury on Eilean Shona, the rugged Scottish island where J M Barrie wrote Peter Pan

Simply Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 on Instagram: “📍Dalry, Edinburgh Photo by: @edienthusiast Tag someone you need to visit Scotland with! ——————————————— Don’t forget to follow…”