3 bedroom detached house for sale

Description
Tigh-Na-Creige is a striking detached house of solid hewn granite stone construction under a slated roof. The house dates from around 1920. It was originally built for the Crarae quarry manager. Its construction was precise. Stone buyers of the day were invited to inspect the stone at Tigh-Na-Creige and it became a ‘show home’ demonstrating the quality of the quarried stone. Tigh-Na-Creige occupies mature and well stocked gardens and from its slightly elevated setting there are wonderful aspects out across Loch Fyne towards the Castle Lachlan and the Cowal Peninsula . The accommodation is well presented in fresh neutral tones and the accommodation which is light and bright is laid out over two easily managed levels, the front rooms benefitting from the waterscape views. Throughout the house there is very good use of engineered dressed oak hardwood flooring, cornice work, and complimentary coloured ceramics. A glass roof conservatory was added more recently to the southern elevation, and to perfectly match and tie in with the original architecture, the dwarf stone wall of the conservatory was created from recycled original surplus construction stone which had been used for garden rockery decoration.

Ground Floor
Outer storm door with glass inserts to entrance vestibule with under stairs general purpose store and electrical switchgear cupboard, Georgian bar double glazed door leading to entrance reception hallway, a fine bright sitting room has a warming log burner inset set on a slate hearth, Georgian bar door to lovely glass roof conservatory with twin leaf doors leading to the gardens. Ground floor bathroom with vertical slim line radiator, dual aspect dining room, door to refitted ‘L’ shaped kitchen in shaker style with extensive base and wall units, vertical radiator.

First Floor
Staircase to upper hallway illuminated by symmetrical front facing windows, access to insulated and partially floored attic space, bedroom 1 with dual aspect, cornice and wash hand basin, bedroom 2 with window to rear, cornice, first floor contemporary wet wall finished shower room, bedroom 3 with dual aspects fitted bedroom furniture, wash hand basin and cornice.

Outbuildings
Blue painted corrugated sheet outbuilding in two separate compartments and all under an insulated box profile steel roof, workshop and tool store with light and power and concrete floor, general purpose garden equipment and sports kit store with painted concrete floor, garden wc. Four vented log stores, aluminium framed greenhouse.

Gardens
The gardens at Tigh-Na-Creige are mature and beautifully stocked. A hedge over a dwarf stone wall is to the front, mixed hedging form the southern and northern boundaries. The drive is to granolithic chip and a front lawn is left wilded with cut pathways and creating a nature habitat. A well-stocked rockery with mixed shrubs, bushes alpines and ground cover plants is at the front and rises via steps to lead up to a raised gravel terrace, pathway to front door and front patio. The driveway continues on the southern side to the rear gardens and outbuildings. There is ample asphalt vehicle turning and hard standing areas. Rock edging defines change to a mature rear lawn, itself with mixed shrubs, bushes and stocked beds. To the northern side, there are raised kitchen produce planters and pathways leading to extreme rear gardens and the greenhouse. A drystone dyke forms the rear western boundary.

Mooring
At one time, the owners of Tigh-Na-Creige had a mooring immediately offshore in front of the house. The mooring was registered via the Minard Group Mooring Association and Crown Estates, the licensing has currently lapsed, it is understood that with the appropriate application. If a mooring is critical to a purchasers interest, the detail should be first thoroughly checked with the Minard Group Mooring Association and Crown Estates.

Situation
Tigh-Na-Creige is situated in the very pretty coastal ribbon settlement of Crarae which is located just to the south of Furnace and just to the north of Minard on the A83.

Crarae is located midway between the larger towns of Inveraray and Lochgilphead. The village of Furnace is about 2.5 miles to the north of Minard and has a shop/post office and primary school. Inveraray (10 miles to the north-east) and Lochgilphead (14.2 miles to the south-west) provide an excellent range of further local amenities, shops, community hospital, and professional services. The Lochgilphead district is well served by both primary and secondary education with a FE/HE college learning centre.

Glasgow, about 73.4 miles away, offers a full range of higher and further education services, as well as all the cultural and professional services normally connected with a major city. The A83 and A82 offer swift access to central Scotland with the closest rail link at Arrochar (32 miles) providing access to the main west coastline to Glasgow. The village is also served by a regular bus service to Glasgow and Campbeltown. Buses to Dunoon and Oban can also be accessed in Inveraray.

The locality of Loch Fyne side offers much in the way of outdoor pursuits including cross-country cycle routes, hill walks and challenging climbs; Brainport Heritage Trail and Solar Alignment just a short walk along the shores of Loch Fyne towards Minard Castle; the famous Crarae National Trust Gardens; events and entertainment in Minard and Furnace village halls; a cross-country drive to Loch Awe; and Auchindrain Museum reached by the river Leacainn Walk out of Furnace.

Mid-Argyll presents some of the most dramatic seascapes and landscapes on the West Coast. Sea, river and loch fishing is easily available, as are several organised private and commercial low ground shoots as well as deerstalking. There are excellent opportunities for boating/yachting on Loch Fyne, leading not only to the Clyde estuary but also to the Crinan Canal across the Kintyre Peninsula to the Hebrides and the Atlantic. The Lochgair and Minard Moorings Group offer mooring opportunities for prospective boat owners.

Services
Mains water supply, drainage is by private septic tank, LPG fired central heating from Worcester Bosch combi boiler, all supported by warming log burner in the sitting room, double glazing,

Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.

Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council
Kilmory
Lochgilphead
PA31 8RT
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Council Tax
Tigh-Na-Creige is in Band F and the amount of council tax payable for 2024/2025 is £2769 including water.

EPC Band
The EPC rating for this property is band F.

Travel Directions
From Glasgow, proceed west on the M8 to Junction 30 and the Erskine Bridge. Turn left off the bridge onto the A82 and continue for about 25 miles to Tarbet. Then take the A83, signposted for Lochgilphead, for a further 24 miles around Loch Long and the end of Loch Fyne to Inveraray. Continue on the A83, passing through Furnace, towards Minard. On leaving Furnace, continue on the A83 for 2.2 miles to fine Tigh-Na-Creige on the right hand side."
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