Clan Cottages, ScotlandThese five self-catering cottages outside Oban might be modern inside, but they’ve been constructed to look like a small Celtic settlement. Part of a five-acre smallholding, each cottage has a thatched roof and a garden. They sleep between two and six people, If you wish to explore more ancient local architecture, the adjacent loch has a crannog (Iron Age defensive loch-dwellings built out in the water, found throughout Scotland and Ireland), and the area also has several Neolithic chambered cairns.Clan Cottages, Dalnabreac, Kilmore, by Oban, Argyll, Scotland (01631 770 372; www.clancottages.com). Rental of a one-bedroom cottage starts at £120 per night or £625 per week.
