Article: Hideaway in the hills; HIGHLAND FLING: ONE COUPLE SOLD THEIR HOUSE DOWN SOUTH AND MOVED NORTH WHERE IT TOOK TWO YEARS TO BUILD THEIR DREAM HOME IN THE BLACK ISLE.(Features)

ASK most people to describe their home and the first thing they'll tell you is how many rooms it has.

But ask Stuart and Tricia Tickner about their home on the Black Isle, and they're more likely to give you a quick count on the number of roof slates they have.

Patiently punching 6000 holes in these tiles is just one of the tasks this couple tackled to build their dream home.

And after two years of hard sweat, Tricia's only complaint is that she's still sweating.

"With the triple glazed windows, the insulation and the heating systems we ...

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