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Fortrose, Ross-Shire

PROPERTY TYPE

Detached

BEDROOMS

5

BATHROOMS

3

SIZE

2,218 sq ft

206 sq m

TENURE
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Freehold

Key features

  • Entrance hall
  • Sitting room
  • Kitchen
  • Utility room
  • Boot room
  • 5 bedrooms
  • Office/bedroom 6
  • Shower room
  • Family bathroom
  • In all, 2,218 sq ft

Description

Midhill House is a splendid four/five bedroom house enjoying an elevated, private position above Fortrose. Full height windows and skylights maximise natural light and frame the spectacular, far-reaching views.

Entrance is through the large and practical boot room, leading to an impressive open plan sitting room/dining room, featuring exposed timber joists, a stone feature wall from the original croft house and a raised log burner. With a southerly aspect, three sets of sliding glass doors open onto the terrace and make the most of the views. The adjoining kitchen provides a range of units, wooden worktops, a range cooker, separate solid fuel Rayburn and a utility room beyond.

With flexible accommodation there is a bathroom and two further rooms downstairs; one used as a guest bedroom, the other as an office. Upstairs there are four further bedrooms, one currently used as a family room and one as an office, all with wonderful views. Two upstairs bathrooms and a store room complete the accommodation.

Outside, the property is set in a sizeable garden, approached over a gravel track with a parking area to the side of the house. The south facing front gardens enjoy the expansive views over the Moray Firth with a patio and deck for outdoor seating and dining, a small pond and a grassed area. To the rear of the property are a series of terraces previously used for growing vegetables, a variety of sheds and a timber summer house.

Set in a stunning elevated position with a backdrop of mature woodland, Midhill house overlooks the Moray Firth and Fortrose. The town offers a good range of day to day amenities including a selection of restaurants and pubs, small supermarket, butcher, artisan bakery, pharmacy, library and leisure centre. Locally there are also a dinghy sailing club, tennis club, bowling club and golf course at Chanonry point, which is also renowned for dolphin watching. There is a primary school in Avoch and secondary school in Fortrose. The surrounding area offers a wealth of beach and woodland walks.

The Highland capital of Inverness can be found approximatley 14 miles away with an extensive range of facilities. A regular bus service connects Fortrose to Inverness. Inverness railway station has services north and south including a sleeper service to London. Inverness Airport provides regular flights throughout the UK and beyond.

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About Strutt & Parker:

Established in Finsbury Circus, London in 1885, Strutt & Parker has been one of Britain?s most trusted property consultants and estate agents for over 130 years. Our network now covers over 50 offices across the country from Inverness to Exeter, by way of central London. In 2017, Strutt & Parker merged with BNP Paribas Real Estate to offer a comprehensive range of residential, commercial and rural property services. Whilst Strutt & Parker continues to grow, the same values remain at the heart of the business ? those of integrity, trust and mutual respect- as well as a real passion for property. True to your expectations, we set ourselves the highest standards of professionalism and discretion. But above all, we?re people ? and the strength of our relationships with our clients and our colleagues is, we believe, what really sets us apart.

About Strutt & Parker Inverness:

We are much more than just your local estate agent. We have assembled a highly experienced team who operate from our office in Inverness which will be dedicated to your sale. With knowledge of your property, the national market and the local area, they will be on hand to offer advice and help whenever you need it. We understand that every property is different and that every client?s priorities are too. So our approach will always be individually tailored to you.

The Inverness office are dedicated to the sale of a range of desirable properties ranging from City centre apartments and houses, to large country houses, cottages, castles, estates, farms and crofts. Our specialist Estate and Farm agency team is responsible for selling, purchasing and valuing estates and farms throughout the North of Scotland.

About the Strutt & Parker Network:

With more than 60 offices around the country, including a head office and 10 sales offices in prime central London, our national network ensures your property is seen by the widest possible audience. As an appreciable proportion of our buyers come from outside the area, this national reach is invaluable. Our network also extends internationally ? as part of the BNP Paribas Group we are a multi-billion organization, operating across 71 countries. We have an unrivaled network of real estate offices around the world and access to some of the most active buyers and sellers globally as well as being affiliates of Luxury Portfolio International and Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.

Affordability

Monthly repayments£2,758
Property: £ 550,000
Deposit: £ 55,000
Interest rate: 5.33%
Term: 30 years
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