They were kept busy from morning to night, not just with twice-daily swimming sessions and spells in the cottage-turned-Kio House ... bland interiors – about as far from an authentic Scottish ...

This is an edited extract from Scottish Country House by James Knox, published by Thames & Hudson, £18.95 ...

It’s a quintessential Scottish country house with an abundance of ... has spared no expense on the interiors, shipping furniture in from the States. My wife and I were lucky enough to spend ...

Maitland & Sons, an eminent firm of Scottish architects founded ... Borthwick's fabric and romantic interior, introducing comfort where previously there was none. Currently run as a unique, small ...