Rental Accommodation
in Perthshire and East Central Scotland
(These are regional lists. To get to each page you could
also try the clickable rental map
of the whole of Scotland)
Each, unless otherwise stated, has been visited and photographed by one of us at About Scotland, and all are privately owned; the contact numbers, email addresses, etc., for enquiries and booking are on each page.
Special Feature:
Southdean House - Exclusively available in July 2010
Georgian house in the Scottish Borders, near Jedburgh, unspoilt rural countryside, large fenced garden, river with trout fishing, playroom, ideal for families and children. Sleeps up to 12.
Aaron Glen Apartments
Two apartments 6 miles South of Edinburgh. Stylish contemporary design with great attention to detail. French windows onto patio. Near Roslin Chapel and Dalhouse Castle.
Sleeping 4 to 8 each.
Allanbank Cottages
Groom's Cottage and Gardener's Cottage surrounded by rolling cornfields and woodland grounds in the country near Duns in the Scottish Borders. Berwick-upon-Tweed and the sea 6 miles.
Sleeping 4 each.
America Cottage, Slipperfield Loch
Just south of West Linton, 18 miles SW of Edinburgh. Peebles 30 minutes. Cottage 100 yards from 7 acre loch surrounded by woodland.
Sleeps up to 6, or 10 with Loch Cottage 5 minutes walk along the loch.
Branxholme Knowe
Halfway between Edinburgh and Carlisle, in the Scottish Borders, traditional stone-built house with magnificent conservatory, extensive gardens and grounds. Hawick. the "Home of Cashmere" is 4 miles.
Sleeping 10.
The Byre Cottage
In the midst of rolling green and fertile farmland about 30 mins East of Edinburgh. Only 4 miles from the sea, a perfect self-catering holiday cottage especially for visiting Edinburgh and being in the countryside and near the seaside as well.
Sleeps 4.
Cavens Country House
Available for rental for Christmas, and New Year and other periods (during the rest of the year open as a small hotel): Secluded in 6 acres of gardens near Dumfries in SW Scotland, near the sea. Fully serviced, "Taste of Scotland."
Sleeping up to 14.
Colislinn
South of Scotland near Hawick. Romantic Arts and Crafts Tower House surrounded by 8 acres of gardens and woodland with an atmosphere of secluded privacy.
Sleeping 8 to 10.
Cleuchhead
Scottish Borders. Beautifully restored, suprisingly spacious former shepherd's cottage in the midst of the countryside in the valley of the Liddle Water between Jedburgh and Newcastleton. Small loch.
Sleeps up to 8.
Drem Farm House Bothy
East Lothian, close to golf courses and sea and convenient for Edinburgh (train station close by). Attached to Georgian farmhouse. Courtyard. Knights Templar chapel ruin in garden.
Sleeps 4.
Edmonston House
Rural setting and wonderful views in the Scottish Borders near Kelso about an hour south of Edinburgh, a comfortable modern house.
Sleeping up to 10.
Eildon Holiday Cottages
Award-winning family self-catering cottages with unassisted wheelchair access, and special facilities for the disabled. Beautifully situated on the Eildon Hills, the heart of Scottish Borders, Southern Scotland.
Sleeping between 2 and 6.
The Garden Cottage
Imaginatively converted stable cottage on a gentle rise overlooking the small town of Linlithgow in central Scotland, secluded by trees shrubs and old stone walls.
Sleeps 3
Glebe House
Waterfront country house in tiny village of Hownam near Jedburgh and Kelso
in the Scottish Borders. Ideal for walking: Pennine and St Cuthbert's Way,
Cheviot, Northumberland National Park.
Sleeps up to 10. (+1)
Glen Manor Cottage
Glen Manor Cottage on Langhaugh Farm in the secluded, beautiful and historically interesting Manor Valley. In Scottish Borders, Southern Scotland near Peebles. 45 minutes from the centre of Edinburgh, one hour from Glasgow.
Sleeping 6.
Ladyburn Flat
Granny Flat with its own front door and parking. A self-contained apartment in the wing of Ladyburn House. Beautiful garden, rural surroundings, near Maybole, Ayrshire.
Sleeping 4
Loch Cottage, Slipperfield Loch
Romantic and tranquil cottage looking over garden and beautiful 7 acre Slipperfield Loch. SW of Edinburgh (30 minutes) Peebles 30 mins, Glasgow 45 mins.
Sleeps up to 4, or 10 with America Cottage 5 mins walk along the loch.
Plumbraes Barn
In the valley of the River Tweed near Kelso, 3 self catering holiday
cottages, each with south facing views across beautiful rolling
Scottish Borders farming countryside, south of Edinburgh.
Sleeping 2,
4-6 and 4.
The Roughley Cottage
A cottage by a loch in the remote hills of Southern Scotland. One of the most romantic retreats in Scotland, a warm comfortable traditional Victorian shepherds cottage. No electricity, no TV or telephone. But gas lights, open fire and central heating. Hermitage Castle just visible in the distance.
Sleeping 6/7.
Swanshiel
In the Scottish Borders, from every window are views of unspoilt rural Borders countryside, and around the house is an enclosed grass garden, ideal for children. Comfortable modernised traditional farmhouse, Sleeps 6
Tweed Rig
In the Scottish Borders, high up in Gattonside, Melrose, in woodland garden, wonderfull views of the Abbey and Eildon Hills. Stylish, contemporary, light. Long South-facing balcony.
Sleeps 10 +4.

