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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.
Perthshire

Redhill Retreat

Three micro cabins for two and a woodland sauna, built by hand on the south shore of Loch Rannoch. Adults only.

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Welcome

A self-built retreat of three wood cabins in old woodland above Loch Rannoch, beside Schiehallion, made by Sheryl and Lynsey.

Sheryl and Lynsey built Redhill Retreat themselves: three bespoke wood cabins set in old woodland on the south shore of Loch Rannoch, with Schiehallion rising behind. Each sleeps two adults, and each is its own world. Loch sits on a knoll above a pond with its whole front in glass, Kin hides in the blaeberry among the spruce, and Rannoch stands by a mossy dyke in the pinewood, a steel moon gate set into the stones. Between them are the things the two of them wanted for themselves: a woodland sauna Sheryl always dreamed of, with a cold-therapy shower outside, and two fire pits where Lynsey liked to sit for hours under the open sky. Goats, sheep and ducks share the grounds, and there is feed for them. The retreat is for adults only, dogs are welcome, and when nobody is arriving the day you leave, the owners let you lie in for up to two more hours.

Experience the sauna Sheryl always dreamed of, or the firepits that Lynsey loved sitting around watching the unspoilt skies for hours.
Sheryl and Lynsey, who built Redhill Retreat
The houses

Three cabins for two, each in its own corner of the wood: Loch above the pond, Kin in the blaeberry, Rannoch by the dyke.

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.Loch at Redhill RetreatSleeps 2
  • A glass front onto the loch
  • A hexagon window in the door
Free 4–6 NovRannoch from across the clearing: a black cabin with a larch end, a rope-railed deck and a mossy drystone dyke, tall pines behind.Rannoch at Redhill RetreatSleeps 2
  • By the moon gate in the pinewood
  • A record player and LPs
Free 4–6 NovA landscape view of Kin between two birch trunks, its black boards and rusted panels above the blaeberry, spruce behind.Kin at Redhill RetreatSleeps 2
  • A king bed or twins
  • Floor-to-ceiling windows
Free 25–27 Oct
Booking for a group
4people

Four of you would spread over two houses: Loch at Redhill Retreat for two and Rannoch at Redhill Retreat for two, next free together Wed 4 Nov.

When

November2026

MTWTFSS

Choose the night you arrive.

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.2peopleLoch at Redhill RetreatSpread out
Rannoch from across the clearing: a black cabin with a larch end, a rope-railed deck and a mossy drystone dyke, tall pines behind.2peopleRannoch at Redhill RetreatSpread out
A landscape view of Kin between two birch trunks, its black boards and rusted panels above the blaeberry, spruce behind.Kin at Redhill RetreatToo small for four
Sleeps 2
WhenAny time
In the wood

What the three cabins share, in the wood between them.

A landscape view of the sauna benches running to a floor-to-ceiling window onto the birches.Free to useThe woodland saunaViews of the forest and the loch from the benches, then a cold-therapy shower outside. Give the owners 90 minutes' notice to heat it.
A landscape view of the fire pit's seats of upright timbers of different heights and its rusted stove, a fence and spruce behind.Wood laidTwo fire pitsOne in the middle of the retreat and one by the sauna, each with wood, firelighters and matches ready. Keep it quiet for the others.
Three sheep, black, brown and white, line up at the blue-grey gate under its Please Shut the Gate sign.Feed providedThe animalsGoats, sheep and ducks roam the grounds. There is feed for them, and the gates are to be kept shut.
A rusted steel ring set into a mossy drystone dyke frames the birch wood beyond, the moon gate outside Rannoch.Short and longWalks from the gateRannoch is full of walks, and the owners' favourites start just outside the gate, with the Black Wood close by.
Where it is
Close byWhere Sheryl and Lynsey send their guests, nearest first.
  1. A gnarled old pine with twisted branches stands behind a mossy trunk, bracken on the floor and purple rhododendron flowers at the bottom.The Black WoodRannoch is full of walks, short and long. The owners' favourites are just outside the gate, or in the Black Wood.Under half a mile0 min by road
  2. A wider view of The Cornerstone's stone and larch building, diners visible through its glass, with the hill and pylon behind.The CornerstoneThe community-owned bar and restaurant in Kinloch Rannoch, great for pizza. Lynsey project-managed the build and did the interior design.3 miles5 min by road
  3. Schiehallion's cone rises beyond birch woods above a winding farm track and a timber hut with a metal roof, a child tucked among the rocks.SchiehallionThe owners' pick of the Munros, for a first or a thirtieth.7 miles9 min by road
  4. Rannoch Station Tearoom, PerthshireStation TearoomFresh cakes and scones after a long walk, at one of Scotland's most remote stations. Try the banoffee cake.14 miles18 min by road
  5. Loch Laidon, LochaberLoch LaidonThe owners' walk from Rannoch Station, down to the beach at the loch, before cake at the tearoom.14 miles20 min by road
  6. Moor of Rannoch Restaurant & Rooms, PerthshireMoor of RannochFine dining in a majestic spot, the menu changing every day. Book, and ask the owners if you need a taxi there.14 miles18 min by road
  7. The House of Bruar, PerthshireThe House of BruarBack on the A9, with a food hall the owners recommend for treats.18 miles25 min by road
  8. Ivy-covered Blair Athol Distillery building with red doors and a curved wooden sculpture in the courtyardBlair AtholThe owners' pick for a distillery tour, in Pitlochry, with Dewar's at Aberfeldy the other way.25 miles37 min by road
Directions
Loch, PerthshirePerthshireLochSleeps 2 · A step away
Kin, PerthshirePerthshireKinSleeps 2 · A step away
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The Shed Gallery, PerthshireAttractionsThe Shed Gallery3.4 miles
Kinloch Rannoch, PitlochryAttractionsKinloch Rannoch3.4 miles
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Hidden Scotland, the magazine

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Redhill Retreat is in Issue 13: The Last Stop Before Nowhere, our journey round Rannoch.

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