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Noss Head Lighthouse Wick, Caithness Noss Head Lighthouse Wick, Caithness Summary Noss Head Lighthouse, Wick, Caithness A rare opportunity to acquire historic lighthouse buildings on the beautiful north east coast of Scotland. n Thurso 24 miles • Wick 4 miles • Inverness 106 miles Features Features three-bedroom traditional Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage; four-bedroom Superintendent’s Cottage; range of useful outbuildings set within approximately 15.79 hectares (39.04 acres). The property is offered for sale as a whole or in 2 Lots as follows: • Lot 1 – Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage, Superintendents Cottage and ancillary buildings within a walled compound extending to approximately 1.24 hectares (3.06 acres). • Lot 2 – Bare land extending to approximately 14.55 hectares (35.98 acres). Enquiries To: Bidwells – Peter Baker Drever and Heddle – Jason Miller Elm House, Cradlehall Business Park, Inverness, 7/9 Princes Street, Thurso, Caithness IV2 5GH KW14 7BQ t: 01463 796050 t: 01847 894379 f: 01463 798246 f: 01847 893655 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] bidwells.co.uk dandhlaw.co.uk Situation Noss Head sits on the tip of the north east coast of Caithness four miles outside of Wick. Thurso the second town of Caithness is approximately 24 miles distant. The property is accessed by a publicly adopted road that terminates at the car park near Castle Sinclair Girnigoe; thereafter the property is accessed by private track for 400m. The dramatic cliffs of Noss Head project into the North Sea, affording impressive views in all directions. A short cliff top walk from the property is a rewarding experience; looking across to the sandy beach of Sinclair’s Bay you can see both Castle Sinclair Girnigoe and Ackergill Tower, an impressive 16th century keep. Following the north coast of the headland a short distance from the property you will discover Sandy Geo, a small sandy beach overlooked by a towering sea stack. Description Noss Head Lighthouse is a unique property: situated on top of the rugged Caithness coastline and set behind a wall within its own grounds, it forms an impressive cliff top promontory. The setting is very secluded; the land is bounded by a dry stone wall which spans Noss Head from north to south, effectively dividing the property from the rest of the headland. The property comprises: the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage; the Superintendent’s Cottage; the former engine room and a seven bay, former stable and store house. The lighthouse tower itself remains the property of the Northern Lighthouse Board and is not included in the sale. Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage The Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage is a category A listed building. Constructed in the Egyptian style and painted in the traditional white with ochre trim, it is a beautiful example of typical Stevenson lighthouse engineering. The property was formerly two separate residences for the principal and assistant keepers respectively but has since been conjoined to form one spacious cottage. Accommodation comprises: one master bedroom, two double bedrooms, study, living room, spacious dining room, kitchen and two bathrooms. Superintendent’s Cottage The seven bay workshop was originally used for the day to day operation of the lighthouse. Comprising workshops, stable and A later addition to the original dwellings, the Superintendent’s gig house the building is a versatile space with potential for Cottage is not included in the listed building designation. alternative uses. The building has recently been re-roofed with Historically this property comprised the Superintendent’s box profile sheeting. Cottage and two small annexes that were self-contained living units with external access, these were used for occasional The engine room has been modified by removal of the engine tradesmen. The property has now been unified into one dwelling and associated equipment and comprises the engine room itself, comprising: four bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, WC, entrance two general store areas and WC. This building has potential to porch and two large utility/storage areas. In recent years the be repurposed to alternative uses. property has been let commercially. There is a walled garden to the south of the cottages; this is Outbuildings enclosed on four sides by stone built walls and is currently covered with lawn but historically would have been used as a Included in the sale are two further buildings: an attractive kitchen garden for the lighthouse keepers. stone built workshop and the former engine room as well as the original walled garden. History EPC Noss Head has long been recognized as a prominent coastal Both the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage and Superintendent’s feature; in fact, the name Noss Head likely originates from the Cottage have an energy efficiency rating of F, the Energy 10th and 11th centuries when Caithness and Orkney were ruled Performance Certificates are available from the selling agents by the Norwegian Jarls and derives from the Old Norse ‘Snos’, on request. meaning nose, which describes the shape of the headland. Statutory Designations To the south west of the property you can view the impressive remains of Castle Sinclair Girnigoe; historically one of the seats The traditional Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage and the ancillary of the Sinclair family who governed the area as the Earls of storage shed and gig house are listed as Grade A by Historic Caithness. Perched atop a needle-thin rock peninsula that rises Scotland. up to 18m above the sea in Sinclair’s Bay; it is accessible only by a bridge spanning a dry moat. The crumbling remnants of Council Tax the castle are a popular local visitor attraction. Notably Castle The Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage is graded band B for Council Sinclair Girnigoe was listed by the World Monuments Fund Tax. as one of the most important examples of an unchanged late The Superintendent’s Cottage has a Rateable Value of £2,300, medieval/early modern fortified complex in Scotland. having more recently been subject to a commercial letting Navigation around the north of Scotland has always been arrangement. treacherous, particularly the cliffs and skerries around Noss Head and Sinclair’s Bay is the final resting place of many Local Authority wrecks. In the early 19th century a spate of wrecks of larger The Highland Council, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX commercial vessels such as the brigantine Lonsdale and the full rigged ship Dove, may have prompted moves to install the Viewing, Offers and Closing Date lighthouse in 1849. Designed by the engineer Alan Stevenson, Strictly by appointment through the joint selling agents, Bidwells of the famed ‘Lighthouse Stevensons’; it is notable as the first (tel 01463 796 057) and Drever and Heddle (tel 01847 894 379). example of the use of diagonal framing for the glass of the lantern. The lighthouse was automated in 1987 and the original A closing date may be fixed and prospective purchasers Fresnel lens is now at the museum in Wick. are advised to register their interest with the selling agents. Prospective purchasers should note that unless their interest in Third Party Rights and Burdens the property is so registered, no guarantee can be given that The property will be sold subject to and with the benefit of all notice of a closing date may be advised and consequently the servitude rights, burdens, reservations and any other third party property may be sold without notice. rights however so constituted. We understand that the Northern Lighthouse Board has a right of access to the Lighthouse tower. Bidwells Bidwells, Contact – Pete Baker Mineral Rights Elm House, Cradlehall Business Park, Inverness, IV2 5GH Insofar as they are owned, the mineral rights are included in the Tel: 01463 796050 Fax: 01463 798246 sale. [email protected] Drever and Heddle, Contact – Jason Miller Sporting Rights 7/9 Princes Street, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 7BQ The sporting rights are in-hand. Tel: 01847 894 379 Fax: 01847 893 655 [email protected] Noss Head Lighthouse Noss Head Lighthouse M L W R o S c Rock k S MLW Rock Rock Rock M L The Clett R W o S c k Rock Rock MLWS R oc Rock Rock k s Rock g n MLWS Rock Rock ri p S M Rock r LWS Rock te S Rock a MHW W w Rock o M L M e n S Rock H a a W n e ML W Rock M S H ig h Rock M M W H e MLWS W an Boulders a Rock S L te Rock ow r W S a p M Rock te r r i H S n p Sand g Rock W rin s g S S D Noss Head s h i W n D Lighthouse k MLWS g r c l a o e in R Nosshead (revolving red and white) Rock Shingle and Boulders S W H Shingle Shingle and Boulders M and S Mast Rock Sinclair's Bay R W o S Boulders H c h M Lairds Retreat k in g MHWS Rock le Sinclair's Bay M H Spreads W S D Sinclair's Bay Noss Head W Lighthouse LOT 1 Cattle Area: 1.24ha Nosshead (revolving red an Grid Water SD Spring (3.06ac) Mast Lairds Retreat Rock Rock Tra ck Pond Rock Issues Cattle Grid in a r Water D SD Rock Cairn Cove of Barberry 27.4m Rock LOT 2 Area: 14.559ha (35.98ac) Rock n i a r D Rock Rock Car Park Rock Issues Rock Rock O.S. Licence No: ES 100017734 This plan is based on Ordnance Survey data with sanction of the controller of HM Stationery Office. Crown Copyright Reserved. Note: This plan is published for convenience only and although believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed and it shall not be deemed to form part of BIDWELLS the contract.
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