Generally, few settings are as calming– or as coveted– as those beside a river and these five homes offer rare tranquillity among watery idylls, yet are also within relatively easy reach of the capital

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Anwnn, Brockloch Forest, Carsphairn, Castle Douglas, Scotland. A timber-framed cottage in open countryside near a village. It was built around ten years ago and has a staircase made from former church

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