Woodside, Crarae Furnace, Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, PA32

Description
Woodside, it is a fine detached cottage style home which dates from 1850. The house enjoys a wonderful coastal setting from where there are panoramic aspects out across the waterscape of Loch Fyne. Woodside is set amid lovely gardens which are well kept, child/pet safe and set up for kitchen produce and home fruit production.

The house is of solid white painted harled stone construction with distinctive green painted soffits, accommodation which is light, bright and freshly presented is laid out over two easily managed levels. In the current ownership, a licensed self-contained annexe/cottage to the southern side has provided the opportunity to generate income or provide self-contained living accommodation for guests or extended family. In addition, the rooms attached to the garage structure (subject to planning permission) lend themselves perfect for further development as further separate self-contained accommodation. Throughout the house there is good use of hardwood effect laminate flooring, fresh decoration and the main doors all feature heritage Suffolk latch ironmongery.

Ground Floor
Double glazed outer door to reception hall with shoes/boot/outerwear stores, coat hooks and electrical switchgear. Dining room with limewash effect laminate flooring, shelved display case/store to the side, open plan to fitted kitchen with white matching base and wall units and space for breakfasting table and chairs, metro style splashback tiling and limewash effect laminate flooring. Sliding door to rear inner hall leading to wet zone style shower room with hypoallergenic floor, utility room with Belfast and stainless-steel sinks. Inner front hall with polished hardwood effect laminate flooring to home office/bedroom 5 with extensive fitted storage, bedroom 1 with wash hand basin, bedroom 2, door to inner hallway with corner wash hand basin and worktop, bedroom 3 with louvre door fronted press, shower room with opaque glazed window to rear.

First Floor
Stairs lead to the first-floor upper hallway, also featuring polished hardwood-effect laminate flooring, first-floor sitting room with 4 Velux windows, 2 stores (1 housing a large-capacity sealed system hot water tank), eaves access for long-term storage, bathroom with metro tiling, shower over bath with glass enclosure, and slate tile-effect flooring. The dressing room includes a shelved linen store, general-purpose storage, and sink unit, while bedroom 4 offers 2 Velux windows, fitted wardrobes, wash hand basin, and eaves access points. Carpet flooring is present in the upstairs sitting room, dressing room, and master bedroom.

Outbuildings
Covered canopy to garaging, good sized double garage with concrete floor, light and power, 2 useful workshops and tool stores with concrete floor, light and power, shelved general purpose stores with door direct to gardens, glazed door to party/entertainment/games room, door leading to gardens, 2 x 3 bay polytunnels, log store.

Gardens
In and out driveway access set around central lawn, good vehicle hardstanding and turning areas. The side and rear gardens have been made child/pet secure by post and rylock fencing, 3 galvanised steel gates, one to granolithic chip terrace at side and rear garden with small garden pond, stone retaining wall supporting raised lawn with 8 kitchen produce planters, to the northern side, further lawns and a recently planted orchard with fruit bearing trees, as well as birch, oak and a copper canopy. To the southern side, raised bark mulched beds with assorted shrubs, bushes and the stream which flows through the gardens to the sea.

Mooring
A mooring is not available for sale along with Woodside; however, it is understood that with the appropriate application to the Minard Group Mooring Association and the Crown Estates it is thought that a mooring can be arranged. If a mooring is critical to a purchaser’s interest, the detail should be first thoroughly checked with the Minard Group Mooring Association and the Crown Estates office.

Situation
Woodside is situated in the very pretty coastal ribbon settlement of Crarae which is located just to the south of Furnace and just to the north of Minard on the A83.

Crarae is located midway between the larger towns of Inveraray and Lochgilphead. The village of Furnace is about 2.5 miles to the north of Minard and has a shop/post office and primary school. Inveraray (10 miles to the north-east) and Lochgilphead (14.2 miles to the south-west) provide an excellent range of further local amenities, shops, community hospital, and professional services. The Lochgilphead district is well served by both primary and secondary education with a FE/HE college learning centre.

Glasgow, about 73.4 miles away, offers a full range of higher and further education services, as well as all the cultural and professional services normally connected with a major city. The A83 and A82 offer swift access to central Scotland with the closest rail link at Arrochar (32 miles) providing access to the main west coastline to Glasgow. The village is also served by a regular bus service to Glasgow and Campbeltown. Buses to Dunoon and Oban can also be accessed in Inveraray.

The locality of Loch Fyne side offers much in the way of outdoor pursuits including cross-country cycle routes, hill walks and challenging climbs; Brainport Heritage Trail and Solar Alignment just a short walk along the shores of Loch Fyne towards Minard Castle; the famous Crarae National Trust Gardens; events and entertainment in Minard and Furnace village halls; a cross-country drive to Loch Awe; and Auchindrain Museum reached by the river Leacainn Walk out of Furnace.

Mid-Argyll presents some of the most dramatic seascapes and landscapes on the West Coast. Sea, river and loch fishing is easily available, as are several organised private and commercial low ground shoots as well as deerstalking. There are excellent opportunities for boating/yachting on Loch Fyne, leading not only to the Clyde estuary but also to the Crinan Canal across the Kintyre Peninsula to the Hebrides and the Atlantic. The Lochgair and Minard Moorings Group offer mooring opportunities for prospective boat owners.

Services
Mains water supply, bio disc waste system, oil fired central heating, double glazing, outside water point.

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

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

Council Tax
Woodside is in Band G and the amount of council tax payable for 2025/2026 is £3,646.75.

EPC Band
The EPC rating for this property is band D.

Travel Directions
From Glasgow, proceed west on the M8 to Junction 30 and the Erskine Bridge. Turn left off the bridge onto the A82 and continue for about 25 miles to Tarbet. Then take the A83, signposted for Lochgilphead, for a further 24 miles around Loch Long and the end of Loch Fyne to Inveraray. Continue on the A83, passing through Furnace, towards Minard. On leaving Furnace, continue on the A83 for 2.1 miles to find Woodside on the right-hand side."
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