These Fairy-tale Cabins in Scotland Have Among the Nation’s Most Gorgeous Views

“There’s no place on earth with extra previous superstitions and magic blended into its each day life than the Scottish Highlands,” “Outlander” writer Diana Gabaldon as soon as stated. And magic is what you may discover as quickly as you stroll into 57 Nord.

If popular culture is any barometer, Scotland’s magnificence is the stuff of legends, and it’s on full show from the floor-to-ceiling home windows inside the 2 trendy timber cabins right here. Positioned within the Wester Ross area of the Highlands, Sky Home is made for {couples} and Hill Home is designed for 4. Each overlook the beloved Eilean Donan Fort (as seen in “Highlander”) and the intersection of three lochs (Loch Duich, Loch Alsh, and Loch Lengthy).

Though distant — a roughly five-hour drive from Glasgow or Edinburgh — this location is a perfect jumping-off level for adventures on the close by Isle of Skye, in addition to the beginning of the long-lasting NC500 driving route. However as quickly you set down your baggage, the concept of leaving will appear tougher than driving on the alternative aspect of the street.

“I used to be impressed by the setting at 57 Nord, which completely embodies the wild fantastic thing about the area,” says proprietor Mumtaz Lalani. “I wished visitors to really feel that very same reference to the panorama round them. From the expansive glass home windows to the uniquely positioned bathtubs, I wished our visitors to really feel immersed in nature.”

Lalani handpicked each merchandise in every home, paying homage to the area’s Norse-Gael heritage by mixing Scandinavian and Scottish design. “The fastidiously thought of supplies of timber, wool, marble, and travertine mimic and replicate the encompassing panorama, additional blurring the road between inside and exterior, making a deeply restorative expertise for our visitors,” she says.

Vaulted ceilings, gentle timber flooring, and pure tones give the house an ethereal and brilliant feeling that helps keep off any pesky Scottish climate. Native artists supplied tried-and-true Scottish touches, like handwoven cushions impressed by basalt rock discovered on the Isle of Staffa. And the wool rugs lining the timber flooring are handmade from the fur of uncommon seaweed-eating sheep on the Isle of Auskerry.

Scandinavian-style furnishings — together with hyper-efficient wood-burning stoves, gentle marble counter tops, a low-rise woolen couch from Muuto, and leather-based and oak Samurai armchairs from Danish designer Norr11 — intensify the European design mix.

The property’s toilet soaps are natural merchandise L:A Bruket sourced from Sweden. However no fancy bathe gel or rain bathe can compete with the picture-perfect bathtubs at Hill Home. Set subsequent to floor-to-ceiling home windows inside each of the 2 bedrooms, these stone soaking tubs have panoramic views over the dramatic Scottish surroundings.

Every bespoke house has a completely outfitted kitchen stocked with all the things wanted to organize a meal. Gourmands will love the welcome basket, that includes Scottish cheese, native milk, butter, chocolate, and bread made simply down the street.

If cooking on trip isn’t your factor, native chef Verity Hurding of MasterChef: The Professionals fame can are available by request to whip up a seven-course Scottish feast. You may go to the chef’s new restaurant, Eòlach, positioned contained in the close by Kyle of Lochalsh practice station. Duncan, the native fisherman down the hill, also can ship that day’s langoustines by hand.

If and once you do muster up the power to go away these ultra-calming abodes, drive to the Isle of Skye to hike across the Fairy Swimming pools or take a fast drive right down to Eilean Donan Fort to wander its historic grounds. Want extra inspiration? An in depth ebook of advised actions and native favorites may be present in every cabin.

After a full day of exploring, decide a bottle of crimson from the kitchen’s wine fridge, draw up a shower, and light-weight the fireplace. Gaze out on the final gentle overlooking the loch or the illuminated Thirteenth-century citadel under. It doesn’t get any extra Scottish than this — however in spite of everything, that’s the way it was designed.