An impressive and stylish modern detached house in a wonderful coastal setting with wonderful seascape aspects and a mature woodland backdrop.
Description
Twin leaf outer storm doors to entrance vestibule with tiled floor and coat hooks, patio sliding door to entrance reception hallway, utility room with wc and whb, hot tank store with slatted shelving providing airing cupboard, under stairs stores with further sub floor access. Bedroom 1 or home office or study, newly refitted kitchen with matching base and wall hardwood units, integrated white goods and polished silestone worktops, open plan dining and breakfasting room. Door leading to conservatory/garden room with sliding doors to raised deck and viewing point.
Stairs up to three quarter landing leading via twin leaf doors to sitting room with pine lined high ceiling, picture French doors with side screens to hardwood deck, LPG fired stove on raised stone hearth set in projecting chimney breast. Full landing leading to upper hallway with access to insulated attic space, bedroom 2 with dual aspect with en suite bathroom with French roll top bath with claw feet, linen store with slatted shelving, shower room with instant shower, bedroom 3 with 2 x twin leaf door fronted fitted wardrobes, bedroom 4 with 1 x twin leaf door fronted fitted wardrobes.
Outbuildings
Garage with external overhung canopy, remotely operated up and over door to garage with useful workbench and additional storage space and additional stores, concrete floor, light and power, outside water point.
Gardens
Rear access lane with mature coniferous woodland backdrop, the gardens are laid mainly to easily tended grass and are bounded and made child/pet safe secure by a combination of mature hedging, close board fencing and galvanised wire fencing. The front gardens are set above a stone wall with gate and steps leading to road and foreshore. The raised composite resin deck with stainless steel balustrading offers an excellent place for seasonal alfresco dining and sundowners as well as an excellent vantage point from which to enjoy the seascape aspects out across the head of Loch Long towards the land mass of the Roseneath Peninsula adjacent adjacent and up to the loch to Loch Goil and the Arrochar Alps. The rear gardens have a drying green and composite deck terrace, within the grounds are numerous mature birch trees and a range of mature evergreen shrubs and bush plants.
Situation
Laich House is located in the pretty coastal hamlet of Ardentinny which is the ribbon settlement that runs south to north along the western side of Loch Long in the west of Scotland.
Laich House enjoys a fine coastal setting with uninterrupted seascape aspects out across the head of Loch Long and towards the land mass of the Roseneath peninsula adjacent. Tall Stronchullin hill forms the backdrop to Laich House, the lower reaches of which are to a mature conifer plantation which in turn provides shelter and a haven for wildlife.
There is a small café in Strone. The nearest local provisions store is at Cot Garage and the nearest post office is at Sandbank. The nearest doctor surgery is in Kilmun.
Dunoon, 12.5 miles away, has more extensive facilities as well as a library, hospital, leisure centre and swimming pool. Greenock, (by ferry crossing), is about 13.5 miles, and the Braehead retail village at 33 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 Columbas in Kilmacolm and a private bus service is in operation from Gourock.
Set within the National Park and the Argyll Forest, Laich House 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 beauty with many miles of quiet roads, coastal walks, 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 Laich 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 until reaching Ardentinny. Once in Ardentinny, take the first turning on the left onto the private access lane. Continue along the access lane and Laich House is the 3rd house from the end of the lane.
An alternate route by car from Glasgow is a s follows; From Glasgow proceed in a westerly direction on the M8 motorway for about 15 miles taking junction 30 onto the Erskine Bridge (M898). Turn left off the bridge on the A82 and continue for about 25 miles to reach Tarbet. Continue to the left at Tarbet onto the A83 and proceed through Arrochar for a further 13 miles. Turn left onto the A815, continue on the A815 22.8 miles before turning left onto the A880 following directions as above.
Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council
Tel: 01546 602 127.
Services
Mains water supply, privately owned and shared septic tank, LPG central heating, double glazing.
Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.
Council Tax
Laich House is in Council tax band F and the amount payable for 2022/2023 is £2980.32 excluding sewerage.
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, 150 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5NE. A closing date for offers will probably 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.
Fixtures and fittings
All items normally known as tenants fixtures and fittings, including garden ornaments and statuary, are specifically excluded from the sale. However, certain items, including furniture may be available to a purchaser in addition, by separate negotiation.
Photographs and particulars prepared May 2022.