Stronafian Estate Colintraive • Argyll & Bute
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Stronafian Estate Colintraive • argyll & Bute Stronafian Estate Colintraive • argyll & Bute • Pa22 3aH A delightful West Coast amenity estate with spectacular views and fishing on the River Ruel. lot 1: Stronafian House and land (about 168.05 acres) • An extended comfortable family home with 3 reception rooms and 3 bedroom suites. • Traditional steading used as a double garage with a photovoltaic system providing electricity for the house. • Doors leading out from the conservatory to a decking area with hot tub and superb uninterrupted westerly views. • Garden including lawns with ornamental pond enclosed by a stone wall. • Land consisting of 18 acres pasture, 96.33 acres rough grazing and 47.42 acres of mixed amenity woodland. • Stalking and rough shooting opportunities and 0.64 miles of trout fishing on the Auchenbreck Burn. lot 2: land at Stronafian (about 199.94 acres) • A ring-fenced block of pasture, rough grazing and mixed woodland with river frontage. • Land consisting of 40.30 acres pasture, 55.16 acres rough grazing and 93.12 acres mixed woodland. • Exciting stalking opportunities, rough shooting for woodcock, and wildfowling. • About 1½ miles of salmon and trout fishing on the River Ruel and Auchenbreck Burn. in all about 367.99 acres in total (148.92 Ha). For sale in 2 lots or as a whole Colintraive 6 miles • Dunoon 14 miles • Glasgow 72 miles (All distances are approximate) These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text. Situation Stronafian is situated in a delightful secluded and elevated position with lovely views overlooking the River Ruel/Loch Riddon and the hills beyond. The village of Colintraive is 6 miles to the south and has a number of local services including a post office, hotel, pub, restaurant and the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry terminal with crossing to the Isle of Bute. There is a local primary school at Glendaruel (3 miles). Dunoon, the capital town for the Cowal Peninsula is half an hour’s drive to the east and has both primary and secondary schooling (day and boarding), two supermarkets, leisure centre, a cinema and includes a ferry terminal with crossing across the Clyde to Gourock. Glasgow is an hour and three quarter drive via Loch Lomond or alternatively take the Gourock to Dunoon ferry. Glasgow Airport (70 miles) offers flights to a variety of domestic and international destinations. The Cowal Peninsula offers a wealth of recreational activities with the nearby sea lochs offering sea fishing, boating and yachting with plenty of sheltered moorings and marinas. There are many beach walks, mountain bike trails and excellent signed hiking routes including the well-known Cowal Way which runs some 57 miles from Portavadie in the south of Cowal to Inverglas at Loch Lomond. For the golfer, there are courses at Tighnabruaich, Dunoon, Innellan and Isle of Bute. Description Stronafian is a West Coast amenity estate with grazing and native woodland overlooking the River Ruel. The estate consists of a very comfortable large 3-bedroom house with extensive gardens and outbuildings with uninterrupted westerly views. The land holding at Stronafian is divided into the three main blocks split by the B836 leading east and the A886 heading south. The land consists of 58.30 acres pasture, 151.49 acres rough grazing and 140.54 acres of mixed amenity woodland and 17.66 acres tracks/water/buildings/miscellaneous ground. The estate rises up from the River Ruel at the western boundary lot 1: Stronafian House and land to about 130 metres above sea level at the northern boundary. (about 168.05 acres) The mixture of terrain and topography provides some exciting Stronfian House sporting opportunities with stalking, rough shooting and The house is accessed off the main road (B836) via a private wildfowling by the river. Stronafian has 0.46 miles of salmon and hardcore driveway which terminates in a gravelled parking area trout fishing on the River Ruel, together with 1.68 miles of trout to the front. The house is understood to have been completely fishing on the Auchenbreck Burn. renovated in 1994/95 and is constructed of harled block beneath a pitched tiled roof. With oil-fired central heating and double glazing, the accommodation is over two storeys as follows: ground floor:Utility room, large kitchen with dining area, terrace and the upstairs sitting room with stone open fireplace morning room (with wood burner), W.C., games room/sitting and master suite with balcony. The master suite has electric room and conservatory. under floor heating. First floor:Landing, upstairs sitting room (open fire and outbuildings balcony), master bedroom with en suite shower room and Adjacent to the house there is a traditional steading which has two further bedrooms with en suite bathrooms with separate been converted into two garages (18.08m x 5.2m) of stone showers. construction beneath a tin roof with a connecting door and Features of the interior include the large open plan kitchen with two electric roller doors. On the roof there are twenty two dining area, the conservatory with doors leading out to the photovoltaic cells providing electricity for the house. Stronafian House Colintraive, argyll & Bute, Pa22 3aH gardens approximate gross internal Floor area ground Floor: 163.0 sq. m. (1,755 sq. ft.) Doors lead out from the conservatory to a timber decking First Floor: 109.0 sq. m. (1,173 sq. ft.) area with hot tub. Enclosed by a stone wall, there is a this plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a garden predominantly laid to lawn with a small pond and statement of fact. attention is drawn to the important notice on terrific views. the last page of the text of the Particulars First Floor ground Floor land The land included within Lot 1 extends to 168.05 acres in total. It consists of 18 acres permanent pasture, 96.33 acres rough grazing, 47.42 acres mixed woodland and 6.30 acres tracks/water/buildings/miscellaneous ground. The block of land surrounding the house (to the south of the road) extends to about 88.49 acres of mixed terrain and is bisected by the Auchenbreck Burn. The parcel of land to the north of the road included with Lot 1 extends to about 79.56 acres and can be accessed via a hardcore track which passes through it. The land at the northern boundary forms the highest part of the estate and has spectacular southerly and westerly views overlooking the surrounding policies, towards the River Ruel and Loch Riddon. There is also 0.64 miles of (single and double bank) trout fishing on the Auchenbreck Burn. lot 2: land at Stronafian (about 199.94 acres) This block of land sits to the west of the A886 and the fields can be accessed directly off the main road or via an internal track which runs through the block of land until reaching the grazing fields beside the River Ruel at the southwestern boundary. The land consists of 40.30 acres pasture, 55.16 acres rough grazing, 93.12 acres mixed woodland and 11.36 acres tracks/water/ miscellaneous ground. This includes four main fields of grazing with stock proof fencing, served by a natural water supply. The woodland is a particularly attractive feature. It includes an oak woodland, carpeted with bluebells and wild flowers during the spring and summer months. The western boundary of Lot 2 marches with the River Ruel providing more of a wetland type habitat for a variety of duck and wading birds. Lot 2 includes 1.5 miles of salmon and trout fishing on the River Ruel and Auchenbreck Burn. Sporting Stronafian with its dramatic topography and variety of terrain provides an exciting opportunity for stalking with roe, sitka, and the odd red deer. There are plenty of woodcock and snipe and the river frontage provides wildfowling for duck and geese. Overall there are about 2.14 miles of salmon and trout fishing over the River Ruel and Auchenbreck Burn across the estate (Lots 1 and 2). The current owners have not exercised their fishing rights. residential Schedule Car Hire Property occupancy Services Council ePC Hertz Tel: 08708 448 844 (Lot 1) in favour of the neighbouring proprietors. Maintenance tax rating Europcar Tel: 0870 607 5000 is shared based on use. Stronafian Owner Oil-fired central E D Hotel accommodation 4. There is a third party right of access over the track (marked House Occupied heating, mains E-F on the sale plan) within Lot 2 in favour of the neighbouring The Royal An Lochan Hotel Tel: 01700 811239 water, private proprietor. Maintenance is shared based on use. drainage The Colintraive Hotel Tel: 01700 841207 The Creggans Inn Tel: 01369 860279 viewing Directions entry Strictly by appointment with the Selling Agents Knight Frank From glasgow by road (tel 0131 222 9600). From Glasgow follow A82 passing the western shore of Loch Entry is available by arrangement with the seller. offers Lomond and follow the road which veers left to Arrochar and turns Health and Safety into the A83. Turn left on the A815 to Strachur. At Strachur turn Offers should be submitted in Scottish legal form to the selling Given the hazards of an estate we ask you to be as vigilant as right onto the A886 which takes you towards Colintraive. After agents. Prospective purchasers are advised to register their possible when making your inspections, for your own personal about 16 miles turn left onto the B836 signposted for Sandbank interest in writing with the selling agents following inspection.