[The Guardian] Splendid isolation: in search of Scotland's hermits

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[The Guardian] Splendid isolation: in search of Scotland's hermits

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Splendid isolation: in search of Scotland's hermits

Many isolated people have struggled in lockdown, but others enjoy solitude and choose it as a way of life. Here, Elliot Caunce portrays four modern hermits who live off the grid in Scotland

Williams, 70, moved into his off-grid farmhouse in the 70s, with his then wife and his daughter, Ceilidh, after falling out with his landlord in Aberdeen. When the marriage ended, he stayed on alone, but he is philosophically optimistic about a future relationship: “I was once married and I may well be married again. It’s a big house to be rattling around in by myself.”

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