Brackley Cottage, Carradale, Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, PA28

Description
Brackley Cottage is a very pretty detached stone cottage which has been completely renovated throughout. The cottage is laid across two easily managed light and bright levels and is of exposed stone construction, neatly presented under a part tiled and felt slate effect roof. Brackley Cottage is perfect and well set up for principal family living; Carradale is also a well-known west of Scotland holiday and short break destination and so Brackley Cottage offer scope as a second or income producing holiday home.

Ground Floor
Outer front door to formal sitting room with original fireplace all open plan to kitchen with warming log burning stove, windows to front gardens. Rear hallway with general purpose stores, family bathroom with overhead shower, heated towel rail and 1 x Velux window. Rear door to gardens.

First Floor
Staircase to upper level, bedroom 1 with 1 x Velux window, informal sitting/snug area (currently set up as a sleep area) with 1 x Velux window.

Gardens
The front gardens at Brackley Cottage are low mainteence by design and are laid to gravel set behind a close board fence with 2 x personal gates. There is a landscaped area adjacent to Brackley Cottage which is laid to a combination of gravel and timber decking, ideally set up for alfresco sitting, dining and entertaining guest. The rear gardens can be reached via the side of Brackley Cottage and are laid to gravel and timber with an outdoor jacuzzi spa which is sheltered and a further raised timber decking seating area. There is ample private vehicular parking and hard standing to the side of the property.

Outbuildings:
Attached timber carport with twin leaf doors under a felt slate effect roof. Attached general purpose store. Detached stone outhouse completed in wood cladding.

Situation
Brackley Cottage is situated amid woodlands, and delightful countryside on the eastern side of the Kintyre Peninsula close to the lovely coastal fishing village of Carradale.

Carradale harbour village is about 3 miles to the south where there is a food shop, post office, primary school and two hotels for local dining.

Carradale lies at the centre of a network of forest and coastal walks and the area is rich in wildlife with numerous bird species and several species of deer frequently seen.

The village has a challenging 9-hole golf course and at Machrihanish (22 miles) there are now two of the most challenging and scenic 18 hole links courses in the west of Scotland, Machrihanish and Machrihanish Dunes. Some of the local estates run commercial shoots and there are opportunities to fish on some of the local rivers and hill lochs as well as sea angling in the Kilbrannan Sound. The 3-mile golden beach of Machrihanish Bay is well known for windsurfing and surf canoeing.

The west of Scotland is famed for its scenic sailing and it is possible to safely moor boats in the area with associated chandlery and marina services.

A bus service operates between Carradale harbour and Campbeltown. There is a small airport at Machrihanish with a twice-daily service to and from Glasgow.

The town of Campbeltown is 17.5 miles to the south and has two supermarkets, a full range of shops and professional services, a secondary school, an A&E hospital, leisure facilities (including a modern swimming pool) and a cinema.

From Tarbert there is a ferry link to Portavadie, which gives access to an alternative route to Glasgow via Dunoon and Gourock.

Brackley Cottage is circa 10 miles to the south of the picturesque little ferry port of Claonaig, by Skipness, which connects Lochranza on the island of Arran to the Kintyre peninsula, whilst the Kennacraig ferry is 16 miles distant (just off the A83) and connects the Kintyre mainland with Islay, Jura and Colonsay. The Kintyre Express offers regular sailings to Ballycastle in the north of Ireland.

A long-distance footpath called the Kintyre Way was completed in 2006 and stretches from Tarbert at the north end of the peninsula, to Southend in the south and crisscrosses the peninsula, connecting communities, landscape, people and produce. The Kintyre Way is 89 miles long in total and with 4 to 7 days’ worth of walking, there is a combination of serious hiking and gentle rambles. Subject to necessary planning permissions, the ground at Brackley Cottage could lend itself perfect for development with income producing glamping pods.

Wildlife is a feature at Brackley Cottage. There are regular sightings of deer species, Red, Roe and Sika, red squirrels, pine martin, numerous raptors and the larger golden and sea eagles are known to inhabit the area.

Services:
Mains water supply, private septic tank, eletric heating assisted by a warming open fireplace and log burning stove, double glazing.

We have been advised by the seller that the log burner has a back boiler that heats both the water and a small radiator. In addition, there is a separate electric immersion heater for hot water when the log burner is not in use.

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

Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council
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Council Tax
Brackley Cottage is in Council tax band C and the amount payable for 2024/2025 is £1539.64 excluding sewerage.

EPC
D

Travel Directions
From Glasgow take the A82 and A83 to reach the west coast town/port of Tarbert. Take the A83 South out of Tarbert following signs for Campbeltown. Continue for about 5.3 miles then turn left onto the B8001 signposted Skipness & Carradale. Travel for about 5 miles and at Claonaig the B8001 becomes the B842.
Continue south on the B842 for 10.7 miles then turn left where it is signposted Cemetery. Proceed along the quiet single track to find Brackley Cottage on your right hand side."
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