5 bed detached house for sale

West Ardhu, Dervaig, Isle Of Mull, Argyll And Bute PA75

An attractive coastal country house and holiday cottage with 47 acres of land and 1 km of shore frontage on the Isle of Mull.

West Ardhu has been in the same family ownership since 1947. The current owners carried out a programme of renovation and improvement starting in 1997 and culminating in 2007 with the incorporation of existing attached buildings to create a wonderful floor to ceiling modern kitchen. Burn Cottage was refurbished in 2014 to create a holiday cottage with an attractive income potential. It is fully let for the current season.

West Ardhu is approached off the main road (B8073) via a private hardcore road. There is a tree-lined avenue leading to the main house with a parking area to the rear. West Ardhu is mainly Georgian and dates from the 1790s at the same time as the village of Dervaig was redeveloped. It sits in a private setting facing south overlooking its gardens and also has lovely views towards Loch Cuin to the north. The owners undertook a refurbishment and extension in 2007 to incorporate adjoining older buildings attached to the rear of the property. This created a wonderful floor-to ceiling modern dining kitchen with underfloor heating. The kitchen includes an aga, island and separate dining room area with large window with meadow and lochside views. The main part of the house has retained many period features. These include the drawing room with open fireplace and oak surround originally removed from Duncombe Park in Yorkshire together with a large bay window. The dining room has a curved feature wall with bay window overlooking the garden. There is an elegant, curved stone staircase. The property has been maintained to a high standard. The house is constructed of stone, painted white with a pitched slate roof. The accommodation is shown in full on the adjacent floor plan. Next to the house there is a built, detached wooden structure currently used as a games room (7.47m x 4.25m). There is a boiler room and woodstore.

Burn Cottage is situated a short distance away but out of sight and accessed off the entrance drive, Burn Cottage lies beside the burn. It was constructed from a former steading in 2014. The cottage has an air source pump with an underfloor heating system. It has an open plan dining-kitchen and island with French doors opening onto a sheltered patio area. There is also a separate sitting room with wood burning stove and a very attractive cottage garden. The accommodation is shown in full on the adjacent floor plan.

A former mill building joins the cottage part of which has been re-roofed and is currently used for storage or wood. The main part of the mill building has no roof and an intact waterwheel. The walls have been pointed so that it is a sustainable ruin. It would lend itself to potential residential development subject to planning consents.

The main house has a walled front garden with formal elements and planted borders and attractive mixed woodland. All major trees have been catalogued and numbered by Tree Works of Oban. The policies extend to about 39.66 acres in total. All the grazing including is currently let on an annual basis. The land includes 13 acres pasture, 16.50 acres rough grazing and about 5 acres of mixed woodland. The property benefits from shore frontage to Loch Cuin with about 1km of shore frontage.

Burn Cottage is let through Isle of Mull Cottages (). It is typically let for about 30 weeks per annum.

West Ardhu is situated in a very private, coastal setting in northwest Mull, just outside the village of Dervaig with views overlooking Loch Cuin. Dervaig has local amenities including a primary school and village store. Tobermory (9 miles) the capital of Mull has a more extensive range of services including a variety of shops, restaurants, distillery, a secondary school and an attractive harbour. The property is situated a short distance from Calgary Bay, one of the island's most popular and picturesque destinations. The Isle of Mull (or simply Mull; Muile in Scottish Gaelic) lies just off the west coast of Scotland and is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides. Farming, fishing, fish farming and forestry are the major employers, and tourists are plentiful during the summer months, attracted by the sandy beaches, mountains and wildlife. With a coastline of 300 miles, the island is littered with sandy beaches and dramatic cliffs and has a mild climate ensuring that a variety of plants and native trees thrive. Mull has a mountainous core, the highest peak being Ben More with a summit height of 966m (3,169 feet). There are also two golf courses on the island at Craignure and Tobermory. Mull is well connected to the mainland, with three regular ferry services running from Craignure (23 miles) to Oban that takes 40 minutes, Fishnish to Lochaline that takes 15 minutes and Tobermory to Kilchoan that takes 35 minutes. The town of Oban is the principal commercial centre for north Argyll and the Inner Hebrides and is known as the “gateway to the isles” as well as the seafood capital of Scotland. The town has a variety of shops, supermarkets, restaurants, a hospital and mainline railway station with regular services to Glasgow connecting sleeper services to London. A private airstrip is located at Glenforsa, just 14 miles away. On the mainland there is a public airport at Connell some 7 miles north of Oban. Glasgow Airport is 89 miles from Oban and provides regular flights to London and a range of national and international destinations.

The west coast is famous for its exciting sailing and the harbour at Tobermory is a popular anchorage for yachts due to the sheltered bay. Salmon fishing, stalking and shooting can be rented from the surrounding estates. Sea fishing, scuba diving, hill walking and mountain biking are all popular pursuits on the island. The island is home to over 250 different bird species including the white-tailed sea eagle. Minke whales, porpoises, basking sharks and dolphins are among the sea life that can be found around the coastline. Otters are also seen along the foreshore and estuary.