Firtree, Furnace, Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, PA32

Description
Firtree is a delightful and very pretty detached home which dates back to the 1800s. Somewhat deceiving from the roadside, its newer extension built this century to the rear offers generous and comfortable accommodation and family living space. The property is laid across two easily managed light and bright levels with front facing rooms enjoying partial waterscape views. Firtree is completed in a combination of white painted stone with contrasting black painted detailing, neatly presented under a dark grey slate roof. The extensive garden area has been both thoughtfully designed and attractively maintained to provide useful and practical garden space for the benefit of the owners.
The house is perfect and well set up for principal family living but Inveraray and Furnace are also a well-known west of Scotland holiday and short break destinations, with the property offering possibilities as either as a second home, or as an income-producing self-catering holiday letting home with extra potential for a number of garden pods in the extensive grounds with minimal alteration.

Ground Floor
Outer front door to entrance hall, comfortable and generous lounge with exposed original stone feature wall, warming log burning stove, window to front garden and door to porch offering garden access, currently used as storage, home office/potential bedroom 1 with feature exposed original stone wall, window to front garden. Good-sized kitchen cum dining area, integrated appliances, window to garden, twin leaf bi-fold doors to conservatory, twin leaf doors to paved garden with plum, pear and apple trees and access to lawned area, cottage garden and 2 of the 3 garden sheds.

First Floor
Via carpeted staircase with three attractive feature windows overlooking the gardens and views to the water, first floor landing, access to loft space, bedroom 2 (master) with ample fitted wardrobe space, access to property eaves, window to rear gardens and views across rolling countryside, contemporary ensuite shower room with generous shower enclosure and heated towel rail. Contemporary family bathroom with overhead shower, heated towel rail, warmed linen cupboard, bedrooms 3 & 4 with ample fitted wardrobe space and windows to front garden and partial waterscape views.

Outbuildings
Detached double garage/workshop with electrically operated roller shutter door, personal door access, window, light, and numerous power points. 3 x general purpose garden sheds, 1 x basic greenhouse, 1 x recently installed 8 x 14ft Rhino © greenhouse complete with fittings and fixtures. Attached boiler house (boiler replaced in 2022) with power points & attached log store.

Gardens
Via timber dual leaf gates to private gravel drive leading to good vehicular hard standing, parking and turning area well suited for camper van or caravan storage. The gardens at Firtree are well maintained and laid broadly to gravel, lawn, cottage garden and stone paving. The gardens have been thoughtfully zoned with various areas perfectly set up for alfresco sitting, dining, and enjoying evening sundowners. There are an abundance of well-stocked flower beds, bushes and specimen fruit trees throughout the gardens which create all year-round colour and interest, to soft fruit and raised vegetable beds, and a small enclosed orchard. The gardens are contained within a combination of stone walls, close board fencing, post and rail fencing and hedging, all of which offer privacy and seclusion.

Services
Mains water supply, mains drainage, oil-fired central heating assisted by the warming log burning stove, LPG gas for cooking, double glazing.

Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.

Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council
Kilmory
Lochgilphead
PA31 8RT
Tel: .

Council Tax
Firtree is in Band E and the amount of council tax payable for 2024/2025 is £2805.66 including water and drainage.

EPC
Rating D

Situation
Firtree is set in an area of great natural scenic beauty within the small coastal village of Furnace in Argyll and Bute.

Furnace is located on the A83 which connects Inveraray, Lochgilphead and the Kintyre peninsula. Furnace has a very active local shop/post office, a weekend bar in the Village Hall run by the community on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with meals served in the Village hall most Fridays together with a range of social activities. Inveraray (8 miles to the north-east) and Lochgilphead (16 miles to the south-west) provide an excellent range of further local amenities, shops and professional services. The district is well served by both primary and secondary education, with FE/HE College learning centre in the latter.

Glasgow, about 71 miles away, offers a full range of higher and further education services, as well as all the cultural and professional services normally connected with a major city. The A83 and A82 offer swift access to central Scotland with the closest rail link at Arrochar (34 miles) providing access to the main west coast line to Glasgow. The village is also served by a bus service offering daily direct connections to Glasgow, Glasgow Airport and to Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre; and daily to Oban via Inveraray or Lochgilphead.

The Loch Fyne-side locality offers much in the way of outdoor pursuits including cross-country cycle routes, hill walks including the renowned Leacainn walk, and challenging climbs; Brainport Heritage Trail and Solar Alignment just a short walk along the shores of Loch Fyne towards Minard Castle; the famous Crarae National Trust Gardens; events and entertainment in Minard and Furnace village halls; a cross-country drive to Loch Awe; and Auchindrain Museum just a few miles drive away, or accessible directly via the Leacainn Forest Walk. A 5 mile circular walk that goes through woodland, running burns, bluebell leys, ancient bridges and waterfalls.

The area is very well supplied with golf courses. The nearest are the 9-hole course at Inveraray and full courses at Lochgilphead, Oban and an hour and a half away, near Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre, two major courses: The Old Tom Morris designed Machrihanish course and the Machrihanish Dunes course, an ecologically sensitive challenge and the first ever to be built on a Site of Special Scientific Interest.’

Mid-Argyll presents some of the most dramatic seascapes and landscapes on the West Coast of Scotland. Sea, river and loch fishing are easily available, as are a number of organised private and commercial low ground shoots as well as deerstalking. There are excellent opportunities too for boating/yachting on Loch Fyne, leading not only to the Clyde estuary but also to the beautiful and historic Crinan Canal across the Mull of Kintyre to the Hebrides and the Atlantic. The local Lochgair and Minard Moorings Group offer convenient mooring opportunities for any prospective boat owners.

Travel Directions
From Glasgow, proceed west on the M8 to Junction 30 and the Erskine Bridge. Turn left off the bridge onto the A82 and continue for about 25 miles to Tarbet. Then go straight on (becomes A83) signposted for Lochgilphead, for a further 24 miles around Loch Long and the end of Loch Fyne to Inveraray. Continue on the A83, to reach Furnace. Stay on main road beyond for about 250 yards to find the entrance to Firtree on the right hand side."
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