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3 bedroom detached bungalow for sale

Merricroft, Midclyth, Lybster, Highland. KW3 6BA
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Detached bungalow
3 bed
2 bath

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Council tax: Band TBC
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
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Property description & features

  • FOURTEEN ACRES OF LAND
  • POLY TUNNEL
  • BARN
  • WORKSHOP
  • SEA VIEWS
  • THREE BEDROOMS
  • GARAGE
This is a fabulous opportunity to purchase a well maintained croft which is situated in an elevated position with fantastic coastal views and benefits from having 14 acres of croft land, with the property itself sitting on 1 acre. This well maintained former croft house has been decorated to a very high standard and offers family living at it’s best. There is a tastefully decorated lounge which has been ideally located within this wonderful home to make the most of the superb views. This wonderful room features a beautiful engraved Caithness stone fireplace with a multi fuel stove which is ideal for those cosy winter nights in. The superb kitchen is spacious and bright and benefits from an excellent range of taupe base and wall units with a Flavel eight ring cooker. The lovely family bathroom benefits from a P-shaped bath with a shower above and is well presented. The three double bedrooms are all in excellent decorative order, with the master bedroom benefiting from a well presented shower room. Located off the kitchen is the utility room which has been fitted with high gloss base units and there is also a boot room. The boot room is a fantastic addition to this home and has Caithness flagstone flooring laid to the floor. There are wall mounted shelves, a dog shower which is great for dog groomers and excellent storage all within this room. A door within the boot room leads to a useful WC, which comes in handy when working in the garden. A door with the W.C gives access to the boiler room which provides storage for household appliances and outdoor wear. Adjoining the house is a useful workshop which has both power and light, a permoglazed roof, built in work benches and overhead storage. There is also a fantastic agricultural barn which extends to 106 m2. Directly to the front of the home is a wonderful walled garden. This garden is fully enclosed and an ambience of colour. To the side of the property is a grassed paddock which is ideal for livestock as well as superb poly tunnel which is growing many varieties of fruits and vegetables such as black, red and green grapes, strawberries, herbs, onions, hoptree, lilies, peas and honeyberries.
Located just a ten-minute drive from Wick, which is the second most Northerly town in the county of Caithness, this property is just a five-minute drive to Lybster, where there is a primary school, shops and a hotel. The Royal Burgh of Wick, is on the East Coast of Caithness, and is on the very popular North Coast 500 (NC500) tourist route.  The town offers multiple stores such as Tesco, Boots, Superdrug, Pets at Home, Argos and B&M as well as banks. The house is within easy driving distance of all amenities, including the Caithness General Hospital and Doctors Surgery.  There are many leisure opportunities including a popular golf course, a squash club and public swimming pool/gymnasium.  The town also boasts an airport with links to Aberdeen and Edinburgh, and has good rail and coach services, as well as being close to ferry terminals with frequent daily services to Orkney.

EPC E
Council Tax Band C
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Rooms

Entrance Hall 1.61m x 2.98m (5' 3" x 9' 9")
Accessed via a UPVC door, the inner hall is well presented.  There are magnolia painted walls, a central heating radiator and an industrial light fitting.  This area of home has coving, a smoke alarm and a fitted carpet.  Oak doors lead to the lounge and bedroom.

Lounge 4.28m x 6.73m (14' 1" x 22' 1")
This beautiful room is L-shaped with a feature papered wall, coving and two chandelier light fittings.  A focal point within the room is the Caithness flagstone fireplace with a multifuel stove, which is ideal for those winter nights in.  There are dual aspect windows with Roman blinds and oak laminate flooring.  It is a light and bright room which also benefits from a central heating radiator, a BT point with Full Fibre and double sockets.

Inner Hall 4.28m x 0.92m (14' 1" x 3' 0")
This hallway is bright with magnolia painted walls.  It benefits from coving, a triple light fitting, a smoke alarm and a beige fitted carpet.  Oak doors give access to the lounge, kitchen, two bedrooms and bathroom.  There is also a central heating radiator.

Kitchen 5.65m x 4.41m (18' 6" x 14' 6")
This superb room has taupe high gloss base and wall units with black laminate worktops.  There is a useful Flavel range cooker with an eight ring gas hob, double oven and grill and a black chimney extractor hood.  A stainless steel sink with a drainer can be found to the side elevation, there is also a dishwasher and a central heating radiator.  A pantry cupboard provides further storage and there are industrial light fittings.  Ceramic tiles have been laid to the floor, there are dual aspect windows and an oak door leads to the Utility.  Two further doors give access to the front and rear hallways.

Utility Room 4.48m x 1.47m (14' 8" x 4' 10")
Located off the kitchen, this room has taupe base units and laminate worktops.  There is a stainless steel sink with drainer, an access hatch to the loft, two pendant light fittings and a window to the side elevation.  There is also a central heating radiator.  Doors lead to the rear garden, kitchen and boot room.

Boot Room 6.06m x 3.62m (19' 11" x 11' 11")
This L-shaped room boasts Caithness flagstone flooring and has a raised dog shower which would be ideal for dog groomers.  There are wall mounted shelves and a window to the rear elevation.  A door gives access to the WC and a partially glazed UPVC door leads outside.

W.C. 1.33m x 1.55m (4' 4" x 5' 1")
This room has painted walls, a white WC and a pedestal sink.  There is a wall light and Caithness flagstone flooring.  A door gives access to the boiler room.

Boiler Room 2.36m x 1.28m (7' 9" x 4' 2")
The boiler room has been carpeted and houses the hot water cylinder as well as the central heating boiler.  There is also a clothes pulley, a wall light and coat hooks.

Master Bedroom 4.20m x 3.88m (13' 9" x 12' 9")
The L-shaped master bedroom is of good proportions.  The walls have been painted magnolia, there is a pendant light fitting and a central heating radiator.  A beige carpet has been laid to the floor and there are dual aspect windows with Roman blinds.  A door gives access to the shower room.  This room enjoys an outlook over the Pentland Firth.

En Suite 2.62m x 1.11m (8' 7" x 3' 8")
This well presented room has a shower quadrant, a pedestal sink and WC.  Immaculate throughout, this room benefits from coving, floor tiles and a chrome towel ladder radiator.  There is a flush light fitting and a wall mounted mirrored cabinet.  The walls have also been partially tiled.

Bedroom 2 4.06m x 2.92m (13' 4" x 9' 7")
This delightful room has a feature painted wall.  A carpet has been laid to the floor, there is a central heating radiator, coving and a chrome triple light fitting.  A window with a blind can be found to the rear elevation.

Bedroom 3 2.61m x 2.94m (8' 7" x 9' 8")
This bright room has been neutrally decorated.  The walls have been painted magnolia and a beige carpet has been laid to the floor.  This room benefits from coving, a triple light fitting and has a window with Roman blinds to the rear.

Bathroom 2.66m x 1.78m (8' 9" x 5' 10")
The family bathroom is well presented and has a P-shaped bath with a curved screen and shower above.  The walls have been tiled, there is a featured papered wall, as well as a white WC and pedestal sink.  This room benefits from a wall mounted mirror, a central heating radiator, coving and a flush light fitting.  There is also a chrome towel ladder radiator and an opaque window to the rear.  A shelved cupboard provides further storage and there is also floor tiles.

Garden
This property is accessed via a private road with panoramic views over the North sea.  There is a woodstore, gas bottle store, polytunnel, greenhouse, orchard and wooden shed.

Garage 6.36m x 6.69m (20' 10" x 21' 11")
The garage has double wooden doors with an electric consumer unit.  There is a concrete floor, a painted stone wall and dual aspect windows.  There is a permoglazed roof, lighting and power.

Workshop 3.51m x 2.97m (11' 6" x 9' 9")
This stone built building has power and built in workbenches.  There are Caithness flagstone floors and florescent lighting.  This area also has a permoglazed roof.

Barn 13.78m x 7.73m (45' 3" x 25' 4")
This agricultural barn has overhead loft storage space.  There is a florescent light fitting and a wall mounted cupboard.  There is also electrical points.

Polytunnel 11.28m x 5.49m (37' 0" x 18' 0")
The polytunnel has black, red and green grapes, strawberries, herbs, onions, hoptree, lilies, peas and honeyberries.  In the garden there are also pear, apple, plum, cherry and cooking apple trees.

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    Yvonne Fitzgerald Properties is run and owned by Yvonne Fitzgerald who has worked throughout the North of Scotland, covering Elgin, Skye, Inverness, right up to Thurso, in both property consultancy, planning, letting and sales. Being one of a very few qualified estate agents in the North of Scotland, Yvonne owned the RE/MAX franchise in Inverness for five years, where she was one of RE/MAX Scotland's best-performing agents for taking properties on, and was consistently in the top five estate agencies in Inverness under the RE/MAX brand. Inverness is a very competitive market, as there are nearly 40 estate agencies in the city.

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