Bishops Well, Keils, Craighouse, Isle Of Jura, Argyll and Bute, PA60

The property enjoys a fine prominent and elevated site overlooking the small Isles to Pladda, Eilean Nan Coinein and beyond to the Isle of Gigha and Kintyre.

Description
Bishops Well is a beautifully appointed generous and efficient, low maintenance by design detached home which is laid across two light and bright easily managed levels and enjoys sublime uninterrupted waterscape view across the small Isles to Pladda, Eilean Nan Coinein and beyond to the Isle of Gigha and Kintyre.
The house is perfect and well set up for principal family living; the Isle of Jura is also a well-known west of Scotland holiday and short break destinations and so the property offers considerable scope as a second, or income producing self-catering holiday letting home.

Ground Floor
Outer front door to entrance vestibule, boot room, with window to gardens. Inner front door to welcoming entrance hallway, wc, boiler room, bedroom 1 (currently set up as a home office), walk in wardrobe and en suite shower room, windows to gardens and waterscape views, under stair store cupboard with gun safe, electrical switch gear and under floor heating tails. Open plan kitchen cum dining room, pantry store, windows to front and rear gardens and waterscape views, utility room with pantry store, door to gardens, formal sitting room with vaulted ceiling, warming multi fuel burner, windows to waterscape, door to gardens.

First Floor
Via carpeted staircase with 3 x windows to gardens, first floor landing, bedroom 2 (master) with windows to gardens and waterscape views, walk in wardrobe/dressing room, bedroom 3 with 1 x Velux window, (access to loft), bedroom 4 with windows to water and sliding door to wardrobe, generous family bathroom with double walk in shower enclosure, window to gardens and rolling countryside, general purpose store/linen stores, access to property eaves.

Annexe
West of the main house is 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 poultry house and a further area of land with excellent potential. There is also a hot tub within a bubble.

Gardens
The property benefits from a substantial private elevated plot extending to circa 1.3 acres, alongside the picturesque Minister’s Burn with exceptional waterscape views towards the Island of Gigha and Kintyre, approached via a gravelled driveway offering ample parking. Large expanses of 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. Wildlife abounds, from the garden there are sightings of Otters, Seals, Eagles, Deer, Dolphins and occasionally whales.

Outbuildings
Detached timber workshop, neatly presented under a box profile sheet roof.

Planning
Detailed planning permission has been approved to extend the property due north-east.

Planning reference: 20/02092/PP

Services
Mains electricity, mains water, private septic tank drainage, underfloor heating and dual multi fuel stove, double glazed, solar powered water heating system, mechanical heat recovery ventilation system.

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

Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council
Kilmory
Lochgilphead
Argyll
PA31 8RT
Tel: 01546-602127.

Council Tax
Bishops Well is in Band E and the amount of council tax payable for 2024/2025 is £2,010.65p including water charges.

EPC
Rating C

Situation
Bishops Well is located on the fringe of 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 the famous Jura distillery.

It is also within walking distance to a number of idyllic beaches and the seaplane which offers convenient links off the island, with further air connections via nearby Islay Airport.

The island hosts events such as the Jura Music festival, Jura Whisky Festival, Regatta and Fell Race which brings and excellent and vibrant atmosphere to the Island.

Jura can be accessed from the Isle of Islay by car, using the reliable roll-on roll-off ferry from Port Askaig to Feolin. During the summer months day drips to Jura from the mainland are a possibility using the passenger only ferry service between Tayvallich and Craighouse.

Jura’s small population does benefit from a good range of essential services including community village shop, welcoming hotel, good steadfast medical service with resident GP and primary school.

For schooling, Jura has a primary school and Bowmore is home to Islay Secondary school.

The nearby island of Islay is a combination of dramatic sea cliffs, mountain moorland, and sweeping sandy bays bordered by sea water and the machair which is the low lying and highly fertile area of grassy ground between the beach and the peat bogs further inland. The machair is a haven for wildlife and attracts a great deal of ecological and conservational attention.

The island of Islay is world famous for its nine working distilleries and the now well-established Islay Festival of music and malt occurs at the end of May each year and draws people from all over the world.

The Isaly airport is 29.7 miles distant from Bishops Well and offers regular flights to and from Glasgow.

Or alternatively the seaplane from Loch Lomond to Jura, Craighouse pontoons.

As with most parts of Scotland one is never too far from a golf course and Jura is no different, the internationally famous Machrie Golf Links designed by Willie Campbell located on Islay.

Productive sea fishing from shore and boat is available locally and there are trout and salmon opportunities by permit in surrounding rivers and hill lochs. Managed game shooting and stalking are also available on the island.

The countryside is some of the most scenically attractive on the west coast of Scotland, it is a delight to walk or cycle or simply just to enjoy the peace, tranquillity and flora and fauna of the island.

Directions
From Glasgow city centre travel in a westerly direction on the M8 motorway. Leave the motorway at J30 following signs for Erskine Bridge. Proceed over bridge turning left on to the A82. Remain on the A82 for 25 miles going up Loch Lomond side. Bear left at Tarbet on to the A83. Remain on the A83 for 61 miles passing through Inveraray, Furnace, Minard, Lochgilphead and Ardrishaig before arriving in Tarbert. At Tarbert continue south on the A83 for a further 5 miles, arrive at Kennacraig Ferry Terminal.

From Port Askaig ferry terminal, take short crossing via ferry to Feolin, upon arrival on Jura, follow the A846 passing though Craighouse before turning left off the A846 onto Keils Road and Bishops Well is the first house on the right.

During the summer period the Jura passenger ferry operated from Tayvallich.

Alternatively, there are regular flights from Glasgow Airport to Islay Airport. Or alternatively the seaplane from Loch Lomond to Jura, Craighouse pontoons."
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