When you think of English, Welsh, Irish, or Scottish cottages, do you imagine small, old-fashioned fairytale-like dwellings? Though this may be true in many cases, you can find some incredible cottages throughout the UK that are updated, but haven't lost their original character.

See how these 10 shingled, cross-gabled, or pitched-roof homes have been transformed into beautiful modern abodes that are available as short-term rentals.

Backwater in Norfolk, England

The Find in the Cotswold, England

Ever After in Kent, England

Mill House in Norfolk, England

Faraway House in Brecon Beacons

Tinhouse on the Isle of Skye, Scotland

The Lost Cottage in County Kerry, Ireland

The Hide in Cornwall, England

Stanhoe Cottage in Norfolk, England