Keepers Cottage, Elphin, Ullapool, Highland, IV27

Traditional three-bedroom former croft house set in a south facing, elevated position enjoying rural views in the tranquil location of Elphin. Additional land extending to approximately 4.34 acres available by separate negotiation.

Keepers Cottage is a traditional crofting cottage which has been extended to provide extra space with a utility room and attic office. The property enjoys views to the surrounding mountains and croftland. As it is south facing Keepers Cottage enjoys a sunny aspect even in the winter. It is fully double glazed and has an oil-fired AGA which provides the hot water and a back boiler in the stove provides central heating. The flooring is a painted floorboards with carpeting to the stairs and small bedroom.

Keepers Cottage is accessed by a private driveway to parking area from where a pathway leads to a hardwood door to an entrance porch which is wood clad with a concrete floor.

Double doors open to the hallway which gives access to the sitting room, kitchen and bathroom.

The sitting room as a window to the front enjoying open rural views over surrounding croftland. It has decorative wood panelling and a central feature of an inset Woodwarm woodburning stove on a slate hearth.

The kitchen sits to the left of the hall and has base units with wooden work surface and an oil-fired AGA.

From the kitchen a door leads to the large utility room which has two built-in storage cupboards. There is a washing machine, Bosch dishwasher and fridge and a sink unit and with base units and a wooden work surface. A window looks to the side. A pull-down ladder leads to an attic area which is used as an office which has a window enjoying views to the surrounding mountains.

Returning to the hall and a door takes you to the family bathroom and under stairs store. The bathroom has a three-piece suite in white comprising WC, wash hand basin and bath which has tiling around with a Myra electric shower.

The staircase rises from the hall to the upper floor landing which has built-in storage cupboards. There are there are two double bedrooms both with coombed ceilings and both with windows to the front enjoying the far-reaching views. There is also a box room which is currently used as bedroom three.

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Keepers Cottage is set-in good-sized garden grounds which are grassed with a gravel parking area. There are two stone outbuildings one with the recently added grass roof (7m x 4m) and the second which was formerly a deer larder (3.65m x 4.7m). There is a walled garden which provides a sheltered space for growing fruit and veg and a wooden shed (4.45m x 2.8m)

Further land adjacent to the property is available by separate negotiation together with a recently built outbuilding which can be used for stock or would equally be suitable as stabling.

Keepers Cottage is situated in an elevated position in the village of Elphin. Elphin is a crofting township in Assynt, in the Sutherland area of Highland in Scotland. It lies about 15 miles (24 km) north of Ullapool. The village contains a tearoom and a community hall. The nearest primary school is Ullapool.

Knockan Crag, one of the most important Earth science sites in Scotland, is about 2 miles south of Elphin and Loch Veyatie is about 4 miles to the north west.

Ullapool being the nearest town offers a High School, Leisure Centre, Doctors Surgery and various shops. There is a bus service that serves the High School and Primary School.

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Drainage to septic tank



From Ullapool take the A835 North for 15 miles. Upon entering Elphin continue until you see the sign on the left for James Curley Fishing, turn up the drive here to Keepers Cottage.
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