ABOVE IT ALL

FROM ITS LOFTY VANTAGE POINT, the highest in Daylesford, this grand, six-bedroom Edwardian residence commands views across the countryside to Mount Franklin and the distant lights of Castlemaine. With imposing chimneys that rise from a rust-red roof, its privacy closely guarded by dense hedges, and a majestic date palm in the front garden, Hightor is visible from all roads leading to town. For decades, it was the centre of Daylesford’s vibrant social scene. “Hightor