Dalmoak Stable Cottages, Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, G82

A delightful four bedroom cottage, built 1869 formed around a courtyard in a lovely rural setting.

The end terrace cottage is within a former stable block comprising 3 other dwellings. The cottage is Category B Listed and displays a variety of interesting architectural details such as crowstepped gables, a dovecot gable head and a number of arrow slit and gunloop windows.

A very special home with lots of character the property has a flexible layout arranged over two floors providing spacious accommodation comprising; hall, entered by double doors from the courtyard. Stair to first floor, leading on to snug and doors off to Kitchen and Dining Room.

The Kitchen is L shape and comprises base and wall mounted cabinets, integrated ceramic hob, column oven, dishwasher and washing machine, down lights and original flag stone floor. Off the Kitchen there is door to side vestibule with double doors out to side and access to cloakroom which has WC and wash hand basin. The dining room which could be used as a downstairs bedroom is an attractive space with windows to front and rear together with arrow slit details. The Snug, is well named - a cosy neuk with window to front.

Upstairs, the living room is a wonderful, light and airy principal room with stunning beamed ceiling and double height apex, with roof lights, formed from the space that would have been the dovecot. There are 2 roof lights to front. The Living Room has a hardwood floor and there are doors at either end of the room, one way to Bedroom 1 and Bathroom and at the other end to Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3 and the second Bathroom.

Bedroom 1 is a large double bedroom with window to front, arrow slits to side and rear. Bedroom 1 is entered by way of a hallway from the living room. In this hall there is a built in cupboard/wardrobe and door to Bathroom. The bathroom comprises roll top bath, shower stall with electric and mixer showers, wash hand basin and WC. The walls are tiled as is the floor and there is roof light to front.

There is a hallway providing access to Bedrooms 2 and 3 and second bathroom, this hallway has built in cupboard housing the hot water cylinders. Bedroom 2 is a double bedroom with arrow slit front and roof light to side. Bedroom 3 has roof light to front and built in cupboard/wardrobe. The second Bathroom is a bright space with roof light to side and comprising bath, wash hand basin and WC.

The courtyard, entered by way of double gates on tall octagonal piers with ball finials, has a rockery as its centre piece. On the other side of the Cottage is the south facing garden which is mainly in lawn with timber decking and a timber summer house and garden shed.

From the garden the is a lovely outlook towards the surrounding fields on the east side of the property.

Although very much in the country the cottage is only a few minutes off the A82. The house is 22 miles from centre of Glasgow and about 14.6 miles to Glasgow Airport.

The property lies close to the Clyde Estuary and about 20 minutes from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. Dumbarton is 2.8 miles from the property and Helensburgh is about a 20 minute drive.