Couple forced to transport £1m dream home 600 miles to remote Scottish Island

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The "extraordinary adventure" of a Scots couple forced to transport their dream home 600 miles from Wales to a remote Scottish island is set to be the latest star of a new television programme.Ex-Olympic medallist Ewan and his partner Amy spent their savings from their family insurance business in Inverness to construct the dream island retreat in the hopes their four sons can grow up surrounded by nature.Their journey to build their dream home was documented in Channel 5's Build Your Dream Home in the Country.

In the episode, which airs tonight, the couple battle against the time and the weather as sections of the house are transported from a factory to the remote and rugged island of Uist.Due to harsh weather conditions on the island, the £1million designer home has to be constructed in Wales before it is carried across the Highlands and over the sea to the Outer Hebrides.Made in seven sections, the house is then lifted via crane piece by piece and transformed into the 'all-black' stunning modern family home by the sea in the wild and remote island setting.The pair purchased a plot of land on the island of North Uist for £150,000 three years ago, and have spent the time since then designing and planning.The house they want is completely black, strikingly designed as modern architecture, with huge windows looking out over the sea.

Due to the harsh weather conditions on the island, they decided to have the build done in a factory in Wales, using sustainable materials such as locally sourced timber.

Each of the home's seven sections - which cost around £10,000 each - is measured to fit on a lorry and on the ferry to the Hebrides.