Cranloch Schoolhouse, Elgin, Moray, IV30

Cranloch Schoolhouse is an impressive, spacious traditional house located in a quiet yet readily accessible rural setting about 6 miles from the centre of Elgin. Elgin provides a comprehensive range of shops and amenities including various large supermarkets, a cinema, leisure centre and hospital whilst the surrounding area offers some excellent hotels, restaurants and historic local attractions. Elgin has schooling to secondary level whilst Gordonstoun Independent School is about 13 miles away. The popular Speyside village of Fochabers is some 5 miles to the north and also offers a good range of day to day amenities as well as primary and secondary schooling. Inverness (about 43 miles) has all the facilities of a modern city including an airport which can be reached in just under an hour’s drive offering regular flights to the south and summer flights to many European destinations. A greater variety of flight destinations is available from Aberdeen Airport (about 57 miles). Elgin railway station has regular services to Inverness and Aberdeen.

The county of Moray is famous for its mild climate, has a beautiful and varied countryside with a coastline of rich agricultural land, prosperous fishing villages and wide, open beaches. The upland areas to the South are sparsely populated and provide dramatic scenery, some of which forms the Cairngorm National Park. The unspoilt landscape provides a wide range of leisure and sporting opportunities including fishing on the world famous Spey and Findhorn rivers, skiing at the Lecht and Cairngorm range, and walking. Located about 18 miles away is the ‘jewel’ of the Moray coastline, the historic village of Findhorn with its sheltered bay providing excellent sailing, water sports and highly regarded inns.

The local area is popular with those with equestrian interests and the nearby Forestry Commission Scotland woodland provides excellent hacking.

Cranloch Schoolhouse is an attractive extended detached stone and slate built former school master’s house located in a desirable and accessible position between Elgin and Orton. Likely to date back to the early 1900’s, the house provides spacious and well-appointed accommodation over two storeys, including on the ground floor; a porch, dining room, snug / study (and which could also be an additional bedroom), well equipped kitchen, a spacious dining / living room and an integral garage. On the first floor, there is a hall, bathroom, shower room and 5 bedrooms. The house has many of the features one would hope to find in a property of this age and character including fireplaces and corniced ceilings. The large dining / living room with an inset wood burning stove and French doors to the garden is a particularly impressive room whilst the room layout is such that the accommodation offers great flexibility of use. The house is double glazed and heated using oil central heating. It is connected to mains water and electricity supplies with foul drainage to a private facility.

Outside, the partly enclosed garden offers great scope for those with ‘green fingers’. Surrounded by a hedge and low stone wall, the garden includes many mature trees and shrubs with areas of lawn. There are two excellent outbuildings whilst the small ‘paddock’ to the rear would be ideal for those wanting to further establish the garden. Ample parking for several vehicles is provided on a gravelled driveway at the front of the house.

EPC Rating = E