Rowantree Cottage

Offers Over £320,000

Arrochar, Argyll & Bute, G83 7AA

***CLOSING DATE MONDAY 8TH @12PM*** Rowantree Cottage dates back over 150 years and is a characterful detached stone property that sits in the heart of the picturesque village of Arrochar. The property is close to the shore front of Loch Long and enjoys stunning views across the loch to the Arrochar Alps and the Cobbler. The house is set amidst mature, well laid out and colourful garden grounds that feature a good area of gravelled parking to the front and side of the property, a timber built workshop (with power and light) and various areas that can take in the views, with lawns, colourful bedded borders and sitting areas to the front, side and rear. Exceptionally spacious, the house is deceptive at first glance and offers fantastic accommodation over two floors. The property was formerl
Detached
4 Bedrooms
2 Public rooms
4 Bathrooms
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Rowantree Cottage

Arrochar, Argyll & Bute, G83 7AA

Offers Over £320,000

Detached
4 Bedrooms
2 Public rooms
4 Bathrooms

Contact Agent

Seona Cashmore

01436 670780

Seona Cashmore
***CLOSING DATE MONDAY 8TH @12PM*** Rowantree Cottage dates back over 150 years and is a characterful detached stone property that sits in the heart of the picturesque village of Arrochar. The property is close to the shore front of Loch Long and enjoys stunning views across the loch to the Arrochar Alps and the Cobbler. The house is set amidst mature, well laid out and colourful garden grounds that feature a good area of gravelled parking to the front and side of the property, a timber built workshop (with power and light) and various areas that can take in the views, with lawns, colourful bedded borders and sitting areas to the front, side and rear. Exceptionally spacious, the house is deceptive at first glance and offers fantastic accommodation over two floors. The property was formerly used as a B&B, with each of the bedrooms enjoying their own ensuite facilities and with a versatile layout throughout. On the ground floor, an entrance vestibule at the front opens into a sizeable dining hall and off the hall is a comfortable lounge with large open fireplace. On the other side of the hall is a double bedroom with ensuite WC and to the rear of the hall, a large and very useful utility/laundry room can be found. There is also a bathroom at the far end and access to a dining size kitchen. From the kitchen, there is a door out to the side gardens and sitting areas. From the hall, a staircase ascends to an upper landing where there are two good sized double bedrooms off. Each bedroom takes in the best views in the house, across the water and the surrounding hills and both of them have their own ensuite shower room facilities. Also from the reception hall, a secondary staircase ascends to a large study/home office area and from here there is access through to a very private master bedroom which has French doors out to the side of the house and again its own ensuite shower room. The house has timber framed double glazed windows and is heated by oil fired central heating. The village of Arrochar is located in a beautiful part of the west coast, at the head of Loch Long and surrounded by high hills, including the Arrochar Alps and the Cobbler. The village is within Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park and is within easy reach of the nearby town of Helensburgh which offers a wider selection of amenities including shops, supermarkets, a bank, post office, bars and restaurants, as well as train stations with services to Glasgow, Edinburgh and even a sleeper service to London. The area is ideal for the outdoor enthusiast with beautiful scenery, lovely walks and hill climbs and with an abundance of wildlife. Glasgow and the International Airport is within easy commuting distance and Loch Lomond is just a short drive away. EPC - Band F.

Key Features

  • Traditional stone built detached (and extended) cottage
  • Beautiful mature and well stocked terraced gardens
  • Stunning views over Loch Long and the Arrochar Alps
  • Formerly a B&B property (each bedroom has its own ensuite)
  • Double glazed and with oil fired central heating
  • Good parking
  • Timber outhouse/workshop
  • Within easy walking distance of local amenities
  • Within commuting distance of Helensburgh and Glasgow

The town is served by three railway stations, Helensburgh Upper on the West Highland Line, Craigendoran, on the North Clyde Line and Helensburgh Central, the terminus of the North Clyde Line. It takes 50 minutes to reach the shops and offices of Glasgow City Centre and another 50 minutes to Edinburgh and the East Coast.

The seafront has an indoor swimming pool, an esplanade walk, a range of shops, cafes and pubs and sailing facilities including a marina in Rhu. The streets are built on a gentle slope rising to the north east, and at the brow of the hill a golf club has views looking south out over the town where numerous other sports are active including football, rugby, cricket, athletics, netball, hockey, curling, bowling, sailing and fishing.

The locality is well served by a number of excellent state primary schools providing the high attainment secondary school, Hermitage Academy, with an annual influx of children eager to learn about well known townspeople such as John Logie Baird, the inventor of television; Henry Bell, who built the first passenger steamship ‘The Comet’ ; architect William Leiper ; actress Deborah Kerr ; poet WH Auden ; writer AJ Cronin ; and Prime Minister Bonar Law amongst many others. Lomond School, an independent, co-educational and boarding school also offers private education in central Helensburgh.

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