First up, the Mjösa Tower was officially opened in March, taking over the title of the world’s tallest wooden building.

At number nine, police discovered a massive cannabis farm under a former theatre that was built in 1897.

Making number eight was the approval of an application to build a 140-metre observation wheel and visitor attraction on land at Spillers Quay in Newcastle.

At number seven, in an effort to put the world’s ten biggest construction companies size and revenue into perspective, an online merchant investigated exactly where these companies operate, how much money they make, how many staff members they employ and have calculated revenue per employee.

Sixth on the list, the demolition of a school in Aberdeen that was delayed after baby gulls were found nesting on its roof resumed after the birds flew the nest.

The top five begins with a London-based banker who was been awarded £500,000 in damages after successfully suing the architect he claimed did not deliver the “wow factor” when he built a home cinema suspended above an indoor swimming pool at his £7 million home.

The world’s first guitar-shaped hotel in South Florida was the fourth most read of the year, followed swiftly by a Scottish civil engineer who made a 4.7 metre Lego model of the Forth Bridge.

A plan by Carmichael Homes & Interiors to develop a disused garage site in East Kilbride town centre into 28 new flats was the third most read of the year.

At number two, a former Rangers footballer attempted to stop a businessman building a new house next to his property.

Making the top spot was a building firm being ordered to demolish a newly-built £250,000 home built without permission.