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A wider landscape view of Schiehallion above a calm loch, white houses among the shoreline trees and wooded hills rising to the right.
Perthshire

A Highland Life

Four places to stay on a family farm at the foot of Schiehallion: a Highland lodge of 1740 for sixteen, a cottage and two bothies.

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Welcome

A family farm and estate in the Rannoch glen, two miles from Kinloch Rannoch, home to Andrew and Kate Duncan since 2014.

The estate at West Tempar has been in Kate Duncan's family for three generations: 2,500 acres of moor, heather hill, loch shore and old Caledonian forest at the foot of Schiehallion. Kate and Andrew have made it their home since 2014, and they are rarely still. They have established a conservation herd of native Luing cattle, built a small hydro scheme, restored peatland, planted native trees and dug ponds. Kate is Chieftain of the Rannoch Highland Gathering, the first woman in the role since the games began in 1881. Their four places to stay are old buildings brought back to use. Lassintullich House was a neglected Highland lodge from 1740, restored largely through lockdown, with Lassintullich Bothy beside it. At West Tempar are Garden Cottage, from the 1720s, and a farmyard bothy with age-smoked panelling. Guests can climb Schiehallion with them before breakfast, row on Dunalastair Water and buy the farm's own beef.

Noise travels a long way in a glen: we can often hear the team gathering the sheep off the hill on the other side of the loch.
Andrew and Kate Duncan, whose home West Tempar has been since 2014Read our interview
The houses

Two at Lassintullich, a lodge of 1740 and the bothy beside it, and two at West Tempar farm: a cottage from the 1720s and a farmyard bothy.

A white harled house with a slated roof sits among woodland below a hill, a track winding up to it through fields.Lassintullich HouseSleeps 16
  • Eight bedrooms, three of them master suites
  • A Victorian dining room for 22
Free 16–18 OctA small stone bothy joined to a stone steading, seen across long grass under a Scots pine bough, a corrugated shed to the right.Lassintullich BothySleeps 2
  • A kitchen of its own
  • A shower room
Check datesA sign reading "Garden Cottage" hangs on a white gate before a gravel drive, the white cottage and hills visible beyond.Garden CottageSleeps 2
  • A king bedroom, all on one level
  • A double-ended bath
Free 14–16 NovA stone steading with a slated roof and an arched green door stands beside a gravel courtyard, daffodils growing at its base.West Tempar Bothy2, and a fold-out single
  • A king bed up a ladder
  • Age-smoked panelling
Free 4–6 Nov
Booking for a group
4people

For four of you, Lassintullich House takes you all, with room to spare. It is next free Fri 16 Oct.

When

October2026

MTWTFSS

Choose the night you arrive.

A white harled house with a slated roof sits among woodland below a hill, a track winding up to it through fields.4peopleLassintullich HouseRoomier than you need
A small stone bothy joined to a stone steading, seen across long grass under a Scots pine bough, a corrugated shed to the right.2peopleLassintullich BothySpread out
Not free together in the next nine months
A sign reading "Garden Cottage" hangs on a white gate before a gravel drive, the white cottage and hills visible beyond.2peopleGarden CottageSpread out
Not free together in the next nine months
A stone steading with a slated roof and an arched green door stands beside a gravel courtyard, daffodils growing at its base.West Tempar BothyToo small for four
Sleeps 2 + 1
WhenAny time
On the farm

A Highland Life arranges its own experiences on the land, for guests in the houses and for groups.

A man at the wheel of a Land Rover points out of the open window, past the wing mirror, at red cattle grazing below the hills.By Land RoverRound the landA guided drive by Land Rover through their sustainability and regeneration work: the native Luing herd, the small hydro scheme and the habitats being restored across the glen.
A man in a checked shirt talks across the candlelit table, beside an orange poppy and a woman in a Fair Isle cardigan with a glass of wine.By arrangementDinner with KateHave dinner with Kate, Chieftain of the Rannoch Highland Gathering, and hear about the traditions of life as a Lady Laird.
A rack of ribs held upright in tongs above the embers of the open-fire grill, burgers and hooks beside.Catered or your ownFood over fireA barbecue catered for your party, dinners or a private chef, or their own slow-grown, Pasture for Life beef in barbecue packs to cook over the fire yourselves.
A woman hauls on a blue rope tied into a white rowing boat in long grass, with birches and the loch behind her.In seasonOn the lochRowing boats on Dunalastair Water in season, wild swimming in peaty water, and brown trout to fish for in the lochs round about.
A slightly wider view of a woman on a lichened rock raising binoculars towards the loch, a golden dog behind her gazing the other way.Autumn and winterRed deer stalkingStags from the end of September through October, when the glen echoes with the rut, and hinds from 21 October to 15 February, for parties of two to eighteen.
Where it is

Two miles from Kinloch Rannoch, at the foot of Schiehallion in Highland Perthshire. Public transport is limited, so come by car.

Close byWhere Andrew and Kate send their guests, nearest first by road.
  1. Kinloch Rannoch, PitlochryKinloch RannochThe village at the head of the loch, with a village store for picking up essentials and local produce.2 miles3 min by road
  2. Spiral carving with five interlinked scrolls etched into lichen-covered rockSchiehallionThe Fairy Hill of the Caledonians, with the houses at its foot. Its hill path, with wide views, starts a short drive away.3 miles4 min by road
  3. The House of Bruar, PerthshireThe House of BruarOn the owners' list for shopping and local food, with a fish and chip shop of its own for supper on the way home.16 miles23 min by road
  4. Timber-clad Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters building with picnic benches outsideGlen Lyon CoffeeThe local roasters whose coffee the owners recommend for the cafetière each morning, with a roastery and cafe in Aberfeldy.17 miles24 min by road
  5. Rannoch Station Tearoom, PerthshireRannoch Station TearoomWhere the road ends, at the station on the edge of Rannoch Moor: the owners' pick for lunch, and a good outing with children.18 miles25 min by road
  6. Moor of Rannoch Restaurant & Rooms, PerthshireMoor of RannochThe owners' pick for a special meal out: a restaurant with rooms beside Rannoch Station, where the road runs out on the edge of the moor.18 milesbeside Rannoch Station
  7. Iain Burnett shopfront with Gifts & Chocolate Tastings signage and red postbox outsideThe Highland ChocolatierKate's own favourite, at Grandtully, for what she calls some of the best chocolates in Scotland.21 miles27 min by road
  8. Loch Tummel viewed through autumn trees from Queen's View, PerthshireQueen's ViewA famous viewpoint looking out over Loch Tummel and the hills around it, and the owners' pick for a photograph of the glen.22 miles33 min by road
Directions
A wider view of The Cornerstone's stone and larch building, diners visible through its glass, with the hill and pylon behind.RestaurantsThe Cornerstone1.8 miles
The Shed Gallery, PerthshireAttractionsThe Shed Gallery2.0 miles
Rannoch from across the clearing: a black cabin with a larch end, a rope-railed deck and a mossy drystone dyke, tall pines behind.Kinloch RannochRannoch at Redhill RetreatSleeps 2 · 4.5 miles
A landscape view of Loch on the crest of its grassy bank, the glass front reflecting the birches and a rusted screen by an old stump.Kinloch RannochLoch at Redhill RetreatSleeps 2 · 4.5 miles
A landscape view of Kin between two birch trunks, its black boards and rusted panels above the blaeberry, spruce behind.Kinloch RannochKin at Redhill RetreatSleeps 2 · 4.5 miles
Kin, PerthshirePerthshireKinSleeps 2 · 4.5 miles
Loch, PerthshirePerthshireLochSleeps 2 · 4.5 miles
Carie Forest Walks, PerthshireAttractionsCarie Forest Walks4.6 miles
The Black Wood of Rannoch, PerthshireAttractionsThe Black Wood of Rannoch4.6 miles
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