Cluny is a very pretty semi-detached property which is located on the front of the mid Argyllshire ribbon settlement of Minard on the edge of Loch Fyne and from its slightly elevated position enjoys breath-taking waterscape views.
Description
Cluny provides light and bright easily managed accommodation over two levels; the house has been recently upgraded and improved and is beautifully finished inside and externally is of exposed stone construction and all under a dark grey Welsh slate roof. The house is perfectly set up for principal family living. Inveraray and the Loch Fyne coastline are also well-known west of Scotland holiday and short break destinations. Therefore, offer scope as a second/holiday home or as an income producing investment proposition.
Twin leaf outer storm doors to entrance vestibule, Inner front door to welcoming entrance hallway, formal sitting room with working fireplace, exposed Edinburgh press, windows overlooking front gardens and waterscape views, Wrens integrated kitchen with quartz worktop open plan to dining, windows to gardens, cupboard housing electrical switch gear, warming multi fuel burner. Door to lean-to/utility/boot room, wc, 2 x doors to rear gardens. Conservatory/sunroom with door to gardens.
Carpeted staircase to first floor, linen cupboard housing the boiler (recently upgraded). Bedroom 1 (master) with window to front gardens and uninterrupted waterscape views, ample fitted wardrobe space. Bedroom 2 with 1 x Velux window and window to waterscape views, fitted wardrobe space (currently set up as a home office/study). Contemporary family bathroom with overhead shower, 2 x Velux windows. Access from hallway to loft.
Outbuildings
3 x open fronted timber log stores, 1 x detached general purpose timber garden shed.
Gardens
White painted stone piers to private driveway, gravel vehicular turning and hard standing. Front gardens mainly to lawn, gravel extends around the left-hand side of the property to a raised gravel alfresco dining area at the rear. Rear gardens are flanked by well-tended lawns which are bound by a Rylock fence offering security for pets and/or young children, numerous specimen trees, bushes and well stocked beds and borders. The gardens are colourful and inviting and are bound by a well-maintained post and rail fence to one side and a stone wall to the other, which combine to provide privacy and seclusion.
Situation
Cluny is a pretty semi detached property, located on the front of the mid Argyllshire ribbon settlement of Minard just off the A83. The house enjoys uninterrupted and often dramatic views across Loch Fyne from the north west corner of Achagoyle Bay.
Minard is located midway between Inveraray and Lochgilphead and has a primary school and church. The village of Furnace is about 3.5 miles to the north of Minard and has a shop/post office and primary school. Inveraray (12 miles to the north-east) and Lochgilphead (13 miles to the south-west) provide an excellent range of further local amenities, shops and professional services. The district is well served by both primary and secondary education with FE/HE college learning centre in the latter.
Glasgow, about 75 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 (34 miles) providing access to the main west coast line to Glasgow. The village is also served by a bus service which allows connections to Glasgow, Campbeltown and Oban via Inveraray or Lochgilphead.
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 a number of organised private and commercial low ground shoots as well as deer-stalking. 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 Mull of Kintyre to the Hebrides and the Atlantic. The Lochgair and Minard Moorings Group offer mooring opportunities for prospective boat owners.
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. Travel for circa 0.5 miles and the property is on the right-hand side.
Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council
Kilmory
Lochgilphead
PA31 8RT
Tel: 01546 602 127.
Services
Mains water supply, drainage is by shared septic tank, the property is heated by LPG and supported by 1 x warming multi fuel burner, double glazing.
Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.
Council Tax
Cluny is in Band D and the amount of council tax payable for 2023/2024 is £1479.20.
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, 176 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5SG. 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 white goods may be available to a purchaser in addition, by separate negotiation.
Photographs and particulars taken in August 2023.
