A fine detached Victorian home on an elevated setting with wonderful views and on the edge of the well-tended fairways and greens of Rothesay Golf Course.
Description
Clandale is a significant detached Victorian home on the island of Bute. The house has been completed in substantial stone construction with smooth ashlar detail at window mullions, doors and quoins, the whole is under a slated roof. The accommodation is laid out over 2 easily managed levels with all front rooms benefitting from the wonderful views. Throughout the house there has been the retention of many period features including cornice work, ceiling roses, corbel detail and restored pitch pine floorboards. The house is set in mature gardens which are screened, sheltered and protected by mature, mainly beech hedging and which fringe both Craigmore and the lovely well-kept fairways and greens of Rothesay golf course.
Clandale has a range of flexible use outbuildings, of particular note is a 14m x 10m block-built structure clad in light coloured facing brick, the building will have many flexible uses and it lends itself well towards workshop, vehicle storage, hobbies and home interests and or with the appropriate permissions business from home space.
Ground Floor
Outer canopy porch with stained glass inserts, twin leaf storm doors to entrance vestibule, electrical switchgear, etched glass outer door to entrance reception hallway, cloaks and outer wear cupboard, under stairs store, cloakroom and wc with wet electric towel rail, sitting room with bay window formation, Edinburgh press, white fireplace with raised slate hearth and slips with baxi open fire, custom built church pews bookcases, connecting door to family/TV room with Edinburgh press, formal dining room with Edinburgh press, refitted and easily worked kitchen with instant hot water geyser tap, pantry store, discrete cabinet lighting, ceiling pulley and space for informal dining/breakfasting table and chairs, tiled floor. Cedar clads half glazed porch at the rear with access to south facing rear gardens the rear gardens and with one wall to natural exposed stone.
First Floor
Period staircase with turn at ¾ landing and window flooding natural light to the upper hallway, bedroom 1 with painted floorboards, plumbing and cooker switch, Edinburgh press, bedroom 2 with fitted wardrobe and fitted bookcases, bedroom 3 (master) with deep bay window formation, Edinburgh press, bedroom 4 with Edinburgh press and fitted carpeting. Family bathroom with shower over the bath, tiled floor. Good deep linen cupboard with shelving and long-term stores, access hatch to floored and insulated attic space
Outbuildings
Garden equipment store with Baxi ash
chute and, former gardeners wc
Timber clad boathouse with twin leaf
doors, clear corrugated sheet roofing
and earthen floor.
Pretty cedar summer house with
overhung projecting canopy and
veranda, twin leaf doors, half glazed
and with light and power.
Spacious Workshop
14m x 10m block built and facing brick
clad workshop and general-purpose,
store with six sets of built in racking,
power, polycarbonate roof lights 2 x up and over roller doors,
personal side door, concrete floor, light, power
polycarbonate roof lights. Natural light from clear roofing. Several banks of florescent lighting.
Vented log store.
Gardens & Grounds
Twin stone gate piers with pedestrian front gate and gravel pathway to the front door. Level lawn and boundaries of mixed hedging, tall conifers at the west, mixed woodlands underplanted with rhododendrons to the east. Access from side lane via twin leaf steel gates to gravel surfaced driveway terminating at vehicle turning and hardstanding apron. A stone retaining wall overplanted with yew, rhododendrons and laurels is at the access to the large outbuilding. The rear gardens are bounded by beech hedging and a woodland strip, the grounds are laid to grass and feature ancient Scots pine trees, a stand of pampas grass. An internal beech hedge has a gap leading to further lawn and soft fruit garden, a further laurel hedge leads to fruit bearing trees with an old poultry house.Situation
Clandale is situated on the island of Bute on the west of Scotland. The house located on a promontory to the east of the town of Rothesay in a settlement known locally as Craigmore. The property fringes both Craigmore and the neighbouring well-tended greens and fairways of Rothesay Golf Club, its village edge setting provides a pleasant rural feel, although the centre of the town of Rothesay is only a few minutes way by car.
Situation
Clandale is situated about 1.5 miles to the east of Rothesay which is the main capital town of the island of Bute.
The house is in an excellent prominent location and from its raised vantage point there are quite exceptional panoramic views across Rothesay Bay towards the high sided mountains and glens of the mainland land mass to the north including the seascape of Loch Striven and the entrance to the world-famous Kyles of Bute.
Rothesay, has thriving shopping, leisure and educational facilities including a larger sized Co-op. Caledonian MacBrayne operates a frequent ferry service from Rothesay to Wemyss Bay, which has direct rail links to Glasgow. A second ferry service runs between Rhubodach on the northern side of Bute to Colintraive giving short crossing access to the mainland, Argyll and the West Highlands.
The two nearest airports are Glasgow and Prestwick, which are a approx. 40- and 50-minutes drive time respectively, in normal driving conditions from Wemyss Bay.
Leisure
Rothesay has an 18-hole golf course (next door), the club was founded in 1892, it was moved, extended and redesigned by James Braid in 1908. The course encircles Canada Hill which at about 400 feet above sea level provides a wonderful, raised vantage point to enjoy the views from the course which cover the seven different counties surrounding the Firth of Clyde.
The island has smaller golf courses at Port Bannatyne and Kingarth. Bute is an area of great natural scenic beauty, and it has a mild climate, there are many opportunities for coastal and hill walking and mountain biking. Fresh water and sea fishing are available, and there are shooting and stalking opportunities. The island has its own grass airstrip for light aircraft and microlights.
Sailing
The area is notable for its sailing on the famous Kyles of Bute, which is a National Scenic Area. Tighnabruaich and Colintraive to the north, and the Crinan Canal and Tarbert to the West, are centres of lively sailing activity throughout the season. There are marinas, sheltered moorings, chandlery and boating services in Rothesay and Port Bannatyne.
Travel Directions
From Glasgow, travel west on the M8 to Greenock, and then continue on the A78 to Wemyss Bay. Take the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry to Rothesay circa (35 minutes). On arrival at Rothesay, disembark then turn left onto the A844 proceeding along the coast in an easterly direction for 1.1 miles. Turn right onto Albany Road and continue onto Crichton Road. After 0.2 miles, bear right onto Eastland Road and continue for a further 0.3 miles to find Clandale oin the left hand side.
Local Authorities
Argyll and Bute Council
Tel: 0843 1162344.
Services
Mains water supply, drainage is by private septic tank, mains electricity, electric night storage heating supported by open fire in the sitting
Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.
Council Tax
Clandale is in Band E and the amount of council tax payable for 2023/2024 is £2557.78
EPC
EPC rating F
Viewing
Strictly by appointment with Robb Residential, telephone 0141 225 3880.
Possession
Vacant possession will be given on completion.
Offers
Offers are to be submitted in Scottish legal terms to the selling agents Robb Residential, The Beacon, 176 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 6SG. A closing date for offers may be fixed and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the selling agents in order to be kept fully informed of any closing date that may be fixed.
