4 bedroom detached house for sale
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Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Viewing is highly recommended
- Rare sea front property
- Substantial dwelling
- Prime location
- Self catering opportunity
- Panoramic sea views
- 4 bedroom family home
- Tastefully restored
- Town centre property
- Close to local amenities
A substantial iconic Orkney house in a conservation area, rich in maritime heritage with outstanding sea views, with its own flagstone pier, slipway and a large boathouse. Stretching across three floors this property is currently operating as a successful self-catering holiday let recently mentioned in the Telegraph for its destination and style. The current owners have sympathetically modernised it to a high standard throughout. Recent upgrades include double-glazed windows, various insulation, newly fitted oil tank and boiler, fitted underfloor insulation and heated wood floors throughout the ground floors.
The property comprises of a kitchen/diner, pantry/washroom, shower room, living room/bedroom and a large boat house on the ground floor. Bedroom 3 with en-suite bathroom and a generous-sized living room on the second floor. Two spacious double bedrooms and a Jack and Jill bathroom suite on the third floor. Many of the rooms & bathrooms boast spectacular sea views. Historic features throughout including a listed iron staircase, victorian fireplace and a traditional Orkney boathouse used for building Orkney Yole boats; currently used as a games room & Al fresco eating area but offers potential for other projects. 7 communal parking spaces outside the house in a large courtyard area & a beach below the property. There is also an enclosed mature garden a short distance from the house.
Photographs are the sellers own.
About Stromness - Stromess is a significant town within the Orkney Isles which has various independent shops, galleries, cafes and restaurants. It also hosts regular calendar of festivals & galas to take part in, including the renowned shopping week & Orkney folk festival & yule log festival. A local junior school & academy senior school within easy walking or cycling distance. There is a main bus route connection with a regular timetable. Ferry travel to mainland Scotland with three boats a day is accessible from Stromness. All of these amenities are within a short walking distance through enchanting flagstone streets along with walks along a dramatic coastline and access to the local golf course and sailing club.
Services - Electricity: Mains
Water: Mains
Telephone: Connected
Wifi: Great connection
Heating: Oil central heating
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