The price tag says offers over £190,000 – but the views from Tigh A Cnoc, a substantial detached house at Port Henderson near Gairloch, are priceless.
It’s not hard to imagine feeling bright as a button each morning as you wake up to views over Loch Gairloch and sunrises over the Torridon mountains. In the evening, watching the sun set behind the Isle of Skye would be equally relaxing.
The views come free of charge with this lovely house, which sits on an elevated site just 500 yards from the shores of Loch Gairloch.
The property is used as a holiday let, and given the location, it’s easy to see why people would want to spend time here.
Tigh A Cnoc is set in the hamlet of Port Henderson close to Gairloch on Scotland’s west coast. Port Henderson lies off the single-track road along this peninsula which follows the stunning coastline of rocky bays and sandy beaches, ending at the beautiful beach at Redpoint.
Tigh A Cnoc is ideally placed to enjoy the best that this beautiful area has to offer, set in a landscape of spectacular and rugged mountains that form a backdrop to the coastal villages, lochs and lush countryside and gardens fed by the Gulf Stream.
The house was bought by the owners in 2003 and they have renovated the property to create a comfortable and well-appointed house which retains much of its original character.
It has been used as a second home and holiday let, but the recently upgraded road makes the journey to Inverness an easy daily commute through some of Scotland’s most beautiful scenery.
The house is approached off a single-track public road, a driveway over which the owners have a right of access leading to a parking area at the side of the house.
From here, a picket gate leads to a flagstone path leading to the partly glazed front door which opens into an entrance porch, and the timber-lined entrance hall.
The sitting room is a lovely double-aspect room with bay window with window seat and a glazed door leading to the back garden, while the dining room is also a double-aspect room with a nice feature fireplace.
The house has a well-appointed kitchen with integrated electric oven, ceramic hob, hood, dishwasher, washing machine/dryer, fridge and freezer. This floor also has a family bathroom and a rear vestibule.
Stairs lit by a Velux window lead to the first-floor landing with has a partly coved ceiling, timber-lined walls, shelved store cupboard and doors to two bedrooms with bay windows, fitted wardrobe and drawers and a stylish shower room.
Outside, the gardens are laid mainly to lawn and are surrounded by post and wire fencing and fringed by hedging.
Gairloch is made up of a number of settlements around Loch Gairloch from Red Point in the south-west, with its beautiful sandy beach, to Rua Reidh Lighthouse in the north.
The village itself has a good range of amenities including two small supermarkets, a bank, post office, pharmacy, health centre, harbour golf course and primary and secondary schooling.
Inverness is just over an hour’s drive away and has all the facilities of a modern city including its main line railway station and airport with regular flights north and south.
Contact: CKD Galbraith on 01463 224343.
