The flat is in Edinburgh's New Town area. It was built in 1804 and is about 1900sqft in size, but a big part of the attraction was actually the ceiling height of 14ft. Scotland can be pretty gloomy in winter so that allows for bigger windows (10ft tall) and more light.
And yes, we definitely needed a mortgage to buy it. I think we put close to 40% down and I expect to be paying for it indefinitely. To be honest, I've not even set foot inside it and won't till I take a trip home in a month. I just hope I get to live in it one day.