6 The Cairns is a beautifully presented family home providing almost 2,300 sq. ft. of light-filled accommodation arranged over two floors. Built in 2012, the house was thoughtfully designed and is finished to an impressive standard which includes solid oak flooring and skirting, Morso wood burning stove, LED lighting and externally, a slate roof and stainless steel galvanised guttering and downpipes. On entering the house from the main hallway, you get an immediate sense of the space, natural light and impressive finish.

The ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming double-height reception hall and comprises a generous front facing family/living room which has a contemporary wall-mounted fire; a well-proportioned home office/study and an extensive open plan kitchen/dining/sitting room. This is by far the heart of the house and comes with a stylish kitchen, centre island, integrated appliances, walk in larder, freestanding Morso wood burning stove, feature porthole window to the side and the large Nordan doors open up directly into the sunny rear gardens. The larger fitted utility room doubles as a handy boot room and leads to a modern cloakroom/shower room and integral garage.

On the first floor the landing leads to a spacious principal bedroom with a generous fitted dressing room and a large modern en suite shower room, three further double bedrooms, all with built-in storage and a modern family bathroom with bath and separate walk-in shower.

The Black Isle village of Culbokie offers a good range of day-to-day amenities including a public house, hotel, Post Office and grocery store. Market shopping can be found in nearby Dingwall while more extensive shopping, leisure and entertainment facilities can be found in the Highland capital of Inverness, including Eastgate Shopping Centre, a Post Office, pharmacies and High Street stores together with a selection of cafés, bars and restaurants. The area offers an extensive range of outdoor pursuits including hill walking, water sports and mountain biking. Communications links are excellent: the nearby A9 links to the Northern Highlands and to Inverness, Conon Bridge station offers regular services to Inverness with onward links to major regional centres including sleeper service to London. Inverness Airport is less than 20 miles away and offers daily flights to London and other UK and European destinations.

The area offers a good range of state schools including Culbokie Primary School in the village, Dingwall Academy and Fortrose Academy, to which daily bus transportation is provided.

The property is approached over a block-paved driveway providing parking for multiple vehicles and giving access to the integral double garage bordered by an area of gently-sloping lawn bounded by a distinctive dry stone dyke wall. The enclosed rear garden is laid mainly to lawn and features a vegetable garden with raised beds and a wraparound paved and decked terrace, ideal for entertaining and outside dining. There is also a shed and wood store