Dalilongart Farmhouse, Sandbank, Dunoon, Argyll, PA23 8QS

Description
Dalilongart Farmhouse is a handsome attached period property formed by the successful conversion of a former farmhouse and steadings. The Farmhouse is the larger of the collection of homes, close to the settlement of Sandbank on the Cowal peninsula. Dalilongart Farmhouse is of white painted stone construction with contrasting honey coloured paint to the quoins and crow stepped gables, the whole is under a tiled roof. The farmhouse is set amid mature and well stocked productive gardens, and it has the benefit of a small paddock to the front which offers the opportunity for those with equine interests to have horses or ponies at home.

The house is well finished, there is good use of engineered hardwood flooring, exposed pine doors and the redevelopment programme has seen the sensitive preservation of period features. There is good quality kitchen and bathroom ware with complementary coloured ceramics.

Ground Floor
Twin leaf outer French doors to fine bright garden room with three quarter drop windows to driveway and gardens, half Flemish glass door to reception hallway, generous breakfasting/dining kitchen with extensive hardwood base and wall units and centre island, Rangemaster range cooker with 5 gas rings, hot plate and ovens, overhead canopy extractor, full drop bevel glass door to sitting/dining room with windows to front and side, timber fireplace with slab slate hearth with warming log burner inset, formal dining area to the rear, inner hallway to useful general purpose store, home office/study with borrowed natural daylight, open fronted shelving, custom built workspace and small attic, separate formal dining room/possible 4th bedroom with patio doors to gardens, hi level stained glass window and fitted wardrobes, utility room with base and wall units, Georgian bar door and side screens to communal rear gardens, shower room with Flemish glass window double shower base with glass enclosure.

First Floor
Pine staircase to the upper hallway with stained glass window to the rear, attic space access hatch, bedroom 1 with window to rear and fitted bedroom furniture, bedroom 2 (principal) with window to front, half open Edinburgh press, en suite shower room with corner base shower, glass enclosure and upright stainless steel radiator/towel rail, bedroom 3 with window to front, mirror fronted wardrobes and half open Edinburgh press, main bath and shower room with Flemish glass window to rear, upright stainless steel radiator/towel rail and linen shelving.

Services
Mains water supply (via private supply pipe), EV charger point, private bio disc waste system, LPG heating with subterranean supply tank, double glazing.

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

Outbuildings
2 timber garden sheds with light and power supply.

Gardens
Twin gate piers with Acer canopy to fine granolithic chip access driveway with vehicle turning and hardstanding apron. The drive is flanked by mixed shrubs and bushes which provide interest and colour. Directly to the front of the Farmhouse is a level and mature lawn sheltered by tall hedging with further mixed shrubs and bushes and within which there are raised kitchen vegetable and soft fruit planters.

Paddock
A paddock is to the southern side of the house which is to permanent grass. It is bounded by post and wire rylock fencing with galvanised vehicle and pedestrian access gates.

Residents Association
Dalilongart Steading Owners association have an annual charge of £300 which covers common electricity charges, general common maintenance and the servicing of the bio disc waste system.

Land
The land plan outlined in red (page 7) indicates the land and gardens in the ownership of Dalilongart Farmhouse. There are additional areas of land at Dalilongart which are in the ownership of Dalilongart Farmhouse and over which Dalilongart Farmhouse benefits from pedestrian and vehicular rights of access. Other resident/owners also benefit from rights of access over this additional land; the land is dealt with via a deed of conditions.

Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council
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Council Tax
Dalilongart Farmhouse is in council tax band D and the amount payable for 2026/2027 is £2,085.28 including water and drainage.

EPC
EPC rating E.

Situation
Dalilongart Farmhouse is situated in lovely rural environs just to the north of the ribbon settlement of Sandbank which is on the southern side of the Holy Loch and just to the northern side of the Cowal peninsula town of Dunoon in Argyll & Bute on the west of Scotland.

The house is situated at the very head of the Holy Loch on a level plain at the confluence of the Big and Little Eachaig, with the glens forming a dramatic backdrop to Dalilongart.

The centre of the bustling town of Dunoon is only a short drive (3.5 miles) to the south. Dunoon is the main town of the Cowal Peninsula and has a complete range of shopping, leisure and professional services. The town has a good range of welcoming pubs and restaurants, a library, hospital, secondary school, theatre, cinema, swimming pool and leisure centre. There is a primary school in Sandbank. Some children in the area attend the independent school of St Columba’s in Kilmacolm and a private bus service is in operation from Gourock.

The Cot House service station which has a well provisioned store is about 0.8 miles to the north east.

Located on the scenic Cowal Peninsula in Argyll, Dalilongart Farmhouse is only a short drive from both the Caledonian MacBrayne and Western Ferries terminals, from where there are frequent passenger and vehicular sailings across to Gourock. From here, the road and public transport links make it possible to commute on a daily basis to Glasgow and the central belt, and south to Ayrshire.

It is equally possible to drive to Glasgow via Loch Lomond, which takes a little longer, but is via some of the most famous and breathtaking countryside in western Scotland.

Dunoon is the gateway to the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park and can easily be described as having some of the most dramatic and picturesque scenery in the west of Scotland; it is indeed an outdoor enthusiast’s playground.

As with most parts of Scotland, one is never too far from a golf course and Dunoon is no exception - the district having three challenging courses.

The expanding Holy Loch Marina is nearby with its berthing and associated chandlery services, an excellent base from which to sail and explore the world famous lower Clyde and Kyles of Bute inland sea lochs and waterways.

Sea fishing is available on the Firth of Clyde and it is possible to fish for salmon and sea trout by permit on some of the rivers and lochs of the district, with the River Eachaig and the freshwater, Loch Eck only a few minutes’ drive to the north.

Some of the local estates can, by arrangement, offer rough and commercial shooting, as well as opportunities to stalk for roe, sika and red deer.

The area is renowned for its spectacular scenery. Benmore Botanic Garden is only 2.5 miles away and there are near endless walks, hill climbs and quiet country roads offering wonderful rambling and cycling country.

Travel Directions
From Glasgow city centre leave in a westerly direction on the M8 motorway. Continue for 21 miles to arrive at Port Glasgow. Follow signs Greenock and Gourock on the A770 for 8 miles to the Western Ferries terminal at McInroys Point. Take the ferry to Hunters Quay, turn right on the A815 and proceed in a northerly direction for 2 miles. At the junction, turn right onto the A815 and continue north for 1.4 miles to find the entrance to Dalinlongart Farmhouse on the left hand side (immediately AFTER the turning for Colintraive, Tighnabruaich, Glendaruel).