Craighouse, Isle of Jura, Argyll and Bute

Bishops Well is an attractive and light-filled detached family home built in 2011 offering spacious, versatile and energy efficient accommodation. The property is located within an enviable croft land setting with views of Small Isles Bay, Kintyre and Arran, with easy access to Craighouse’s many amenities and comes complete with an adaptable one-bedroomed detached annexe and separate workshop within its generous grounds.

The bright porch opens to an airy central entrance hall with a cloakroom, fitted store cupboards and stairs rising to the first floor. From here, the accommodation flows into the sociable 24 ft. dual-aspect kitchen and breakfast room, with ample space for dining and a wide range of curved cabinetry with oak worktops, a breakfast bar, various modern built-in appliances and a Rangemaster stove with 6-burner hob. Alongside is a useful utility room with exterior door. The space flows naturally via an archway into the striking part-vaulted multi-aspect sitting room, with its feature fireplace with multi-fuel stove and door to the south-westerly terrace. Completing the ground floor is the principal bedroom suite, with its dressing room and contemporary en suite shower room. The first floor houses a store room and a sizeable and well-appointed family bathroom, well-serving three further well-proportioned bedrooms with exceptional views, one of which features a dressing room.

Bishops Well lends itself to family life, with ample space, however the house was run very successfully as a holiday let for a few years since its construction. Our client informs us that from May until October the house was fully booked at £160 per night. The owner indicates it can comfortably sleep nine, however they have accommodated ten if required. Lettings were also made in April, as well as Christmas and the New Year.

The property benefits from a substantial private elevated plot alongside the picturesque Minster’s Burn with exceptional waterside views, approached via a gravelled driveway offering ample parking. Large expanses of lush lawn surround the home, with a stream, a range of shrubs and taller mature foliage at its borders, plum and apple trees and a paved rear patio. From the garden it is possible to see Otters, Seals, Eagles, Deer, Dolphins and occasionally whales.

Further is a gravelled terrace housing a detached self-contained annexe, comprising a kitchen and living space, shower room and a first-floor bedroom, a workshop with a workbench, storage and a fitted bar, as well as a chicken house and a further section of land with excellent potential. There is also a hot tub within a bubble available at additional cost.

The property is located within the thriving and scenic main village of the Isle of Jura, Craighouse, which is home to an active community and a range of amenities including a shop, restaurant, village hall, hotel and a famous distillery.

It is also within walking distance to a number of beaches. The Jura Passenger Ferry and Calmac ferries both offer convenient links off the island, with air connections via nearby Islay Airport. Trains are available via Wemyss Bay Station, with the city of Glasgow offering a wide range of further recreational, educational and cultural facilities. The island hosts events such as the Jura Music festival, Jura Whiskey Festival, Regatta and Fell Race.

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
Services: Mains electricity and water. Private drainage Klargester Alpha septic tank. Underfloor heating and dual fuel stove. Solar powered water heating system. Air filtration system.
Council Tax: Band E
Tenure: Freehold
Fixtures & Fittings: Blinds, carpets, most lightfittings, fitted white goods including cooker, main house stove included.
Covenants: The property is on croft land, however the house and much of the garden is de-crofted
Wayleaves and easements: The property is sold subject to any wayleaves or easements, whether mentioned in these particulars or not.