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Highlands life

Charlie and I have dreamt of moving to the sticks since we started courting many moons ago. The logistics of life in the intervening time left us with limited alternatives but to live in a modern house in a built-up area, which was far from what we desired. However, earlier this year our circumstances changed and we moved north to the Highlands of Scotland.

Location, location ...

Our search for a new home led us north from our house in Lancashire, first to the Borders and southern Scotland. As lovely as this part of the country is, we were drawn to head further north. After a search

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