Misty Isles Cottage, Ellenabeich, Oban, Argyll and Bute, PA34

Misty Isles Cottage is understood to have been built on a gap site and offers light and bright easily managed accommodation across one level, completed in white painted smooth render, black painted detail and under a dark grey slate roof.

Ground Floor
Outer front door to entrance hall/cloaks, inner front door to welcoming open plan kitchen, dining and sitting, window to front and sliding doors showcasing views to outdoor terrace and beyond to waterscape views. Bedroom 1 with fitted store, contemporary en suite shower room with heated towel rail, sliding doors opening to terrace.

Outbuildings
General purpose shed/store.

Outdoor Area
Paved patio lies to the front of Misty Isles Cottage bounded by a white painted smooth render retaining wall. A paved terrace area lies at the back of the cottage and is retained by a shallow stone wall, a good sized timber decking area is ideal for alfresco sitting and enjoying evening sundowners, an outdoor jacuzzi spa offers an excellent opportunity for entertaining guests, from all there are utterly spectacular and panoramic waterscape views.

Services
The property is heated by electric; drainage is by shared septic tank located to the back of Misty Isles Cottage and shared with The Oyster Bar & Old Brewery Cottage, mains water supply, double glazed.

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

Situation
Old Brewery Cottage & Misty Isles Cottage are located within the very picturesque coastal conservation village of Ellenabeich which is delightfully situated on the Firth of Lorne some 16.6 miles south of the principal West Highland town of Oban on the Island of Seil, connected to the mainland by the famous 'Bridge Over The Atlantic' in an area of outstanding natural beauty, steeped in history and rich in flora and fauna and is renowned for its magnificent scenery, excellent sailing and fishing waters.

There is a thriving local community with the village hall being the focal point for many activities and groups and local services on the island include a well-stocked general store/post office, primary school, bar/restaurant, medical practice, and a 9 hole golf course.

The Isle of Seil is the closest of the Southern Hebridean Islands and is the only one reachable by bridge. Seil retains all the characteristics of the island heritage of the West Highlands. Located circa 16.6 miles or so south of Oban, the diamond-shaped island measures an irregular 4.5 miles by 2 and nestles close into the mainland, separated only by a narrow sound, over which the famous “Bridge over the Atlantic” gives access. This bridge, built by General Wade in the late 18th century, opened the Inner Hebrides to the Redcoat garrison still occupying most of Argyll and Appin after the rebellion of 1745. The bridge, covered by fairy foxgloves in spring, remains the island’s link to the outside world.

Close by the west end of the bridge stands Tigh an Truish, the House of the Trousers, now an inn. After the rebellion of 1745, when the wearing of a kilt was banned, islanders would change here into trews (trousers) before wading to the mainland. The pub remains the centre of many island activities and serves excellent locally sourced seafood.

There are three centres of population on the Isle of Seil. The first, to the north, is Clachan Seil (literally the “village of Seil”), which stretches along the foreshore for a mile or so. Balvicar, in the centre of the island, has an excellent local grocery store, post office, professional boatyard and the 9 hole golf course. To the south is the village of Ellenabeich, gateway to another small island, Easdale, reached by a passenger ferry. Both have pubs (The Oyster Bar and the Puffer respectively). North Cuan, a couple of miles to the south-east, is the terminal for the car ferry to Luing.

Seil once had seven churches; most are now gone but an active congregation remains. There is an active Community Council and community newsletters are published regularly. The halls at Ellenabeich and on Easdale are venues for social events, clubs and sports. There is a primary school at Ellenabeich, while secondary schooling is at Oban High School. A school bus service operates.

The local wildlife includes seals, otters, roe deer, badgers, herons, buzzards, swans, seabirds, occasional sea eagles, and many colourful smaller bird species as well as a naturalised pheasant population. Porpoises, dolphins, basking sharks and minke whales are all seen regularly in the surrounding waters. Divers find some of the clearest waters in the UK off the shores of Seil and the Garvellachs.

Seil has excellent facilities for yachtsmen, both local and visiting, with anchorages providing shelter on passage from Crinan to the Sound of Mull. Inshore pleasure fishing is complemented by a variety of boat excursions, based at Seil Sound and Ellenabeich.
The local area is riven with slate beds and abounds with the resultant quarries, now disused. At one time Easdale slate was renowned far and wide. Museums to the slate industry are located in Ellenabeich and on Easdale. A former quarry on Easdale hosts the Annual World Stone Skimming Championships each September.

Warmed by the Gulf Stream, the Inner Hebridean climate can often be several degrees warmer than the mainland and it seldom freezes or snows in winter.

EPC
EPC rating D.

Travel Directions
From Oban proceed in a southerly direction on the A816 towards Lochgilphead for approximately 7.5 miles. Take the right signposted Easdale and Isle of Seil onto the B844 and continue for 6 miles, crossing the 'Bridge over the Atlantic'. Once across the bridge continue on the B844 for 2.4 miles to Balvicar, at the end of the row of properties, bare right continuing on the B844 for a further 1.8 miles into Ellenabeich proceed along the side of the pretty row of cottages into the heart of Ellenabeich on your left hand side you will find The Oyster Bar Restaurant, Old Brewery Cottage and Misty Isle Cottage is either side of The Oyster Bar.

Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council
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