**UNDER OFFER**
A wonderful home set within c2.70 acres of ground and enjoying a delightful sylvan and coastal situation with uninterrupted views across Loch Long.

Dalrymple House’s accommodation is light, bright, spacious, and laid out over two easily managed levels. Dalrymple House is completed in a pleasing combination of light grey weathered tumbled stone block façade and white painted render finish all under a dark grey tiled roof. The property is situated amid pleasant, sheltered, and well-tended grounds which extend to 2.71 acres in all. The house is well set up for principal family and guest living, as you are well aware, Ardentinny is also a well-known west of Scotland holiday and short break destination, and so Dalrymple House offers scope for buyers as a second or holiday home or as an income producing investment proposition.

Riven edged flagstone steps to twin leaf glass doors, welcoming entrance conservatory with generous skylight, twin leaf doors to formal sitting room, door to master bedroom. Glass twin leaf doors to entrance hallway, bedroom 1 (master), with uniterupted views over front gardens, double fitted wardrobes, ensuite bath and shower room, family bathroom, bedroom 2 with window to side and rear gardens, triple fitted mirrored wardrobe space. Bedroom 3 with window to rear gardens, double fitted wardrobe space, understair storage cupboard, newly fitted kitchen with gas hob and seperate induction hob, refreshments fridge, windows to side and rear gardens, utility room housing eletrical switch gear, door to newly installed rear porch/boot room, door to gardens. Formal dining room, door to side raised patio with remotely operated awning, ideal for alfesco dining, formal sitting room with bay windows overlooking front gardens, exposed brick feature wall, warming log burning stove.

Via a bespoke wooden staircase with sailing themed features to first floor landing, home office/study/studio area, ample light via velux windows, good access to property eves. Bedroom 4, 1 x velux winodw to front and 1 x velux balcony to side.

Outbuildings
Detached double garage of matching light grey weathered tumbled stone block and white painted render finish and all under a dark grey tiled roof, concrete flooring, 2 x up and over doors, personal door access, light and power with internal tool store. A storage space above the whole of the block accessed by ladder has potential for convention. At the rear of the garage there is a fitted workshop with dedicated personal door, attached wood store, timber summerhouse with light and power, Rhino greenhouse, general purpose timber shed with light and power, separate metal shed and open fronted log shed.

Gardens
Via stone piers and county style gate to private mono block driveway, ample vehicular hard standing and turning. Front gardens are low maintenance by design and are bounded by a shallow concrete stone wall with wrought iron risers. Via a paved pathway and paved alfresco terrace at the side of the property to rear gardens which are predominantly to a level lawn and drying green, 12 x raised vegetable beds are located within the corner of the gardens, the rear gardens are well maintained and are bounded by a well maintained hedge to one side and a shallow concrete stone wall with wrought iron risers to the other. Tall specimen trees that sit just out with the rear boundary offer privacy, shelter, and seclusion. Twin leaf gates set within the shallow concrete wall offer access to the additional land due west of Dalrymple House, all of which has been beautifully landscaped and planted with an array of specimen trees, beds and bushes, beech, pine, birch and oak trees to name a few, alongside an orchard that offer productive cherry, apple, pear and plum trees. 2 x feature ponds are located within the grounds which provide a sense of peace and tranquillity to the gardens and bring a fantastic wealth of wildlife to the grounds at Dalrymple House. The garden ground extends to a total of circa 2.70 acres and from where there are outstanding views across Finart Bay and onwards down Loch Long and beyond.

Services
The house is serviced by a mains water supply, drainage by private septic tank located within the front gardens, oil fired central heating supported by a log burner, immersion heater, LPG gas bottle reserve, double glazing.

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

Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council
Tel: 01546 602 127.

Council Tax
Dalrymple House is in Council tax band G and the amount payable for 2025/2026 is £3646.75p including water and excluding sewerage.

EPC
Rating C

Situation
Dalrymple House is located within the northern side of the pretty coastal hamlet of Ardentinny which is part of the ribbon settlement that runs south to north along the western side of Loch Long in the west of Scotland. From its fine coastal position there are spectacular waterscape views over Loch long to its neck that connects with the upper Firth of Clyde, and east to the Rosneath Peninsula and south to Gourock on the mainland. Ardentinny has a Community Walled Garden, Bowling Club as well as The Ardentinny bar and bistro. The nearby coastal hamlet of Kilmun also has a hotel with an excellent bistro restaurant and a historic church and mausoleum.
Dunoon, 16.5 miles away, has more extensive facilities as well as a library, hospital, leisure centre and swimming pool. Greenock, (by ferry crossing), is about 17.5 miles, and the Braehead retail village at 42.7 miles, offer many of the major high street multiples. There is a regular bus service to Dunoon and a frequent car & passenger ferry service from Dunoon with trains from Gourock to Glasgow. There is a primary school in Strone and both further primary and secondary schooling in Dunoon. Some children in the area attend the independent school of St Columba’s in Kilmacolm and a private bus service is in operation from Gourock.
Set within the National Park and the Argyll Forest, Dalrymple is a short drive from the towering Californian redwoods at Benmore and the stunning beauty of the freshwater Loch Eck. Salmon and sea trout run the nearby River Eachaig. The area is renowned for its great natural scenic natural beauty with many miles of quiet roads, forest trails and hillside tracks.
For sailing enthusiasts, the Firth of Clyde offers some of the most scenic sailing in Western Europe and there are marina and chandlery services at The Holy Loch, Port Bannatyne, Portavadie, Inverkip and Largs. As with most parts of Scotland one is never too far from a golf course and Dalrymple House is no exception, the Blairmore and Strone Golf club are a short way along the coast from Ardentinny

Travel Directions
From Glasgow city centre leave in a westerly direction on the M8 motorway. Continue for 21 miles to arrive at Port Glasgow. Follow signs Greenock and Gourock on the A770 for 8 miles to reach the Western Ferry terminal at McInroys Point. Take the ferry to Hunters Quay Dunoon. Leave the terminal and turn right on the A815 through Sandbank. Turn right on to the A880 signposted Kilmun. Continue through Kilmun towards Strone. Proceed through Strone & Blairmore and continue along the coastal road and through the hamlet of Ardentinny, 1.9 miles towards Sligrachan, right hand turn onto minor road at Ardentinny village hall, follow the minor road around past the small bridge crossing the burn, continue towards the loch, right hand turn and the property sits on the right hand side.