Where to find the best Scottish bothies: both free shelters dotted around the countryside, which are left unlocked for you to discover, and their plush paid-for counterparts

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.

Somewhere in Scotland

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As one of the grandest homes in one of Edinburgh’s most sought-after postcodes, Benarty House in Colinton will have been coveted from the other side of its manicured hedgerows by many a passerby over the past 107 years. And yet opportunities to buy the six-bedroom, 5,120 sq ft Edwardian mansion have been rare since it was completed in 1916 to a design by the locally renowned architect John Jerdan; the home is considered to be his finest work. The owners, a retired couple who brought up two

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One of the world’s stateliest cities and proudest capitals, it’s built—like Rome—on seven hills, making it a striking backdrop for the ancient pageant of history. In a skyline of sheer drama, Edinb…