8 of the best properties for sale with mountain views
The best properties for sale with mountain views – from a 1780s house on an estate in the Catskill Mountains in New York State, to a 19th-century house near Pitlochry overlooking Schiehallion

Isle of Barra Beach Hotel, Tangasdale Beach, Isle Of Barra.
An award-winning hotel in the Outer Hebrides on Barra’s Atlantic west coast, overlooking the surrounding hills and Tangasdale Beach. It has 39 rooms, a reception, 2 reception rooms, bar, restaurant, catering kitchen, 2 flats, 7.8 acres.
Price: £1.35m+ The Modern House 020-3795 5920.

Isle of Barra Beach Hotel, Tangasdale Beach, Isle Of Barra.
An award-winning hotel in the Outer Hebrides on Barra’s Atlantic west coast, overlooking the surrounding hills and Tangasdale Beach. It has 39 rooms, a reception, 2 reception rooms, bar, restaurant, catering kitchen, 2 flats, 7.8 acres.
Price: £1.35 m+ The Modern House 020-3795 5920.

Lake Delaware Farm, Bovina Center, New York State, USA.
A 1780s house on an estate in the Catskill Mountains. It has inlaid wood floors, marble fireplaces and a carved spiral staircase. 9 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, 4 reception rooms, dining kitchen, formal gardens, outbuildings, lake, 1,600 acres.
Price: £10.37m Brown Harris Stevens +1 212 588 5617.

Lake Delaware Farm, Bovina Center, New York State, USA.
A 1780s house on an estate in the Catskill Mountains. It has inlaid wood floors, marble fireplaces and a carved spiral staircase. 9 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, 4 reception rooms, dining kitchen, formal gardens, outbuildings, lake, 1,600 acres.
Price: £10.37m Brown Harris Stevens +1 212 588 5617.

Lake Delaware Farm, Bovina Center, New York State, USA.
A 1780s house on an estate in the Catskill Mountains. It has inlaid wood floors, marble fireplaces and a carved spiral staircase. 9 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, 4 reception rooms, dining kitchen, formal gardens, outbuildings, lake, 1,600 acres.
Price: £10.37m Brown Harris Stevens +1 212 588 5617.

Cubben House, Irton, Holmrook, Cumbria.
A restored, 16th-century house set high on a hill on the edge of the Mitredale Forest close to Scafell Pike, overlooking the Lake District National Park. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, an open fireplace and wood-burning stoves. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, breakfast kitchen, laundry, garage, gardens, woodland, 1.8 acres.
Price: £650,000 Fine & Country 01228-583109.

Cubben House, Irton, Holmrook, Cumbria.
A restored, 16th-century house set high on a hill on the edge of the Mitredale Forest close to Scafell Pike, overlooking the Lake District National Park. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, an open fireplace and wood-burning stoves. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, breakfast kitchen, laundry, garage, gardens, woodland, 1.8 acres.
Price: £650,000 Fine & Country 01228-583109.

Cubben House, Irton, Holmrook, Cumbria.
A restored, 16th-century house set high on a hill on the edge of the Mitredale Forest close to Scafell Pike, overlooking the Lake District National Park. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, an open fireplace and wood-burning stoves. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, breakfast kitchen, laundry, garage, gardens, woodland, 1.8 acres.
Price: £650,000 Fine & Country 01228-583109.

Carie, Rannoch, Pitlochry, Perthshire.
A house on the south shore of Loch Rannoch with views over the South Rannoch Mountains. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, wood-burning stoves and a vaulted kitchen with state-of-the-art appliances. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, 2-bed cottage, steading, workshop, barn, gardens, loch frontage, stone jetty, slipway, 58.2 acres.
Price: £3.2m+ Knight Frank 0131-222 9600.

Stoer View, Badcall, Scourie, Lairg, Sutherland.
A modernised, single-storey cottage on the eastern shore of Badcall Bay with panoramic views of the surrounding mountains. The cottage has flagstone and wood floors, full-height windows, and a spacious open-plan kitchen, drawing and dining room with a modern wood-burning stove. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open-plan kitchen/living area, conservatory, decked terrace, store, gardens.
Price: £495,000+ Strutt & Parker 01463-719171.

Windy Ridge, Morfa Bychan, Borth-Y-Gest, Gwynedd.
A house on a hill on the headland, overlooking the estuary and mountains, with direct access to the coastal path and sandy beaches. It has a contemporary kitchen with an Aga, and garden terraces leading down the hill. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, garage, gardens, parking.
Price: £925,000 Jackson-Stops 01244-328361

Windy Ridge, Morfa Bychan, Borth-Y-Gest, Gwynedd.
A house on a hill on the headland, overlooking the estuary and mountains, with direct access to the coastal path and sandy beaches. It has a contemporary kitchen with an Aga, and garden terraces leading down the hill. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, garage, gardens, parking.
Price: £925,000 Jackson-Stops 01244-328361

Windy Ridge, Morfa Bychan, Borth-Y-Gest, Gwynedd.
A house on a hill on the headland, overlooking the estuary and mountains, with direct access to the coastal path and sandy beaches. It has a contemporary kitchen with an Aga, and garden terraces leading down the hill. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, garage, gardens, parking.
Price: £925,000 Jackson-Stops 01244-328361

Whicham Mill and Swallow Barn, Millom, Cumbria.
A traditional Lakeland cottage and stone barn in the Lake District National Park beside Whitecombe Beck with a private footbridge and views across the fells. It has beamed ceilings, a wood-burning stove, a Shaker-style kitchen and a converted two-bedroom barn. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, dining kitchen, conservatory, stables, garage, gardens, woodland, 0.81 acres.
Price: £725,000 Finest Properties 0330-111 2266.

Whicham Mill and Swallow Barn, Millom, Cumbria.
A traditional Lakeland cottage and stone barn in the Lake District National Park beside Whitecombe Beck with a private footbridge and views across the fells. It has beamed ceilings, a wood-burning stove, a Shaker-style kitchen and a converted two-bedroom barn. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, dining kitchen, conservatory, stables, garage, gardens, woodland, 0.81 acres.
Price: £725,000 Finest Properties 0330-111 2266.

Whicham Mill and Swallow Barn, Millom, Cumbria.
A traditional Lakeland cottage and stone barn in the Lake District National Park beside Whitecombe Beck with a private footbridge and views across the fells. It has beamed ceilings, a wood-burning stove, a Shaker-style kitchen and a converted two-bedroom barn. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, dining kitchen, conservatory, stables, garage, gardens, woodland, 0.81 acres.
Price: £725,000 Finest Properties 0330-111 2266.

Mains of Bonskeid, Pitlochry, Perthshire.
A renovated, 19th-century farmhouse with substantial extensions set above the Tummel Valley with views over Ben Vrackie, Ben Lawers and Schiehallion. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, wood floors, panelled walls, and a large dining kitchen and family room. 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, reception room, laundry, sauna, unconverted steading outbuildings, gardens, meadows, 2.5 acres.
Price: £1.9m+ Savills 07967-555795.

Mains of Bonskeid, Pitlochry, Perthshire.
A renovated, 19th-century farmhouse with substantial extensions set above the Tummel Valley with views over Ben Vrackie, Ben Lawers and Schiehallion. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, wood floors, panelled walls, and a large dining kitchen and family room. 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, reception room, laundry, sauna, unconverted steading outbuildings, gardens, meadows, 2.5 acres.
Price: £1.9m+ Savills 07967-555795.
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