So far, he has spent about £60,000 building the replica and is hoping to find extra funds to complete the roof of the priory. The 51-year-old said the priory is not just for his use ...

The village, sited beside the former ferry crossing at the head of the Beauly Firth, can boast the russet-stoned ruin of a 13th-century priory, not to mention the full complement of independent shops ...