... and here are three more properties to entice

Price: Offers over £525,000 Location: Banchory, Aberdeenshire Bedrooms: 4 Unique features: Castle Airy is the oldest residential building still standing in Banchory, on Royal Deeside. Dating from around 1800, it was built as the dower house for the Crathes Castle estate. Category A Listed, and retaining period features, it has been modernised to very high standard. Highlight is the ‘viewer’s balcony’ where you can stand and take in delights of the town.

Contact: Claire Garrioch on 01330 827289 or cgarrioch@ acandco.com

Price: Offers over £165,000

Location: Bowling Harbour, Dunbartonshire Bedrooms: 2

Unique features: The unique thing about this ‘property’ is that you can move it if you become bored of the scenery. ‘Laika’ is a wide-beamed Dutch barge, built on the River Clyde ten years ago.

Currently moored near Loch Lomond, she was built to navigate the UK’s waterways. Outside cockpit (seating area), large wheelhouse or sitting room, dining room plus master cabin. And no council tax to pay. Contact: Allan Woodger on 0141 570 0777 or allan. woodger@clydeproperty. co.uk

Price: Offers over

£795,000

Location: Stockbridge, Edinburgh

Bedrooms: 3

Unique features: Modern townhouse in the capital’s New Town, the unique selling point to this property has to be the rooftop terrace which affords views over the Unesco

World Heritage site.

This level offers a glass-enclosed sun room and adjoining terrace which looks particularly atmospheric at night. Another highlight is the expansive open plan living/dining/ entertaining space.

Contact: Brodie Ballantyne on 0131 220 4160 or edinburghsales@rettie.co.uk