The Old School House, Muasdale, Tarbert, PA29 6XD

In typical Scottish west highland style, a detached house in the most sublime coastal and beachfront setting.

Old School House is a detached house in typical Scottish west highland style. The house is in the perfect coastal setting on the western side of the Kintyre peninsula with gardens and grounds at the rear which extend to and provide access to the beach and foreshore. The house is of wet dash render exterior and the whole is under a slated roof (renewed 1995). The accommodation is well finished and flexible in layout over two light and bright and easily managed levels, it is set amid mature and well stocked gardens and grounds which over the years have been planted up to ensure year-round interest and colour. Internally, many of the doors feature heritage Suffolk latches and there is good use of inset ceiling downlighters.

Ground Floor
Flemish glass outer door to entrance vestibule, opaque glazed door to entrance reception hallway with knotted pine panel to dado height, coat hooks to either side, exposed pine doors, skirtings and facings. Well equipped kitchen with matching base and wall units CDA oven, hob and overhead extractor, front facing window, open arch to open plan dining room with window to rear gardens and waterscape views, TV room/Home office/Study or possible 4th bedroom with front facing window, shelved pantry/general purpose store, Bevel glass door to inner hallway leading to shelved stores, wet wall finish shower room with stainless steel radiator/towel rail, opaque window to side, generously proportioned bathroom with vanity set wash hand basin. Patio doors provide access to glazed garden room under polycarbonate sheet roof, concrete floor and further door to gardens, dual aspect sitting room with warming log burner on curved concrete hearth and slated slips into the fireplace.

First Floor
Staircase to first floor upper hallway with attic space access hatch, walk in shelved linen store, bedrooms 1 & 2 both with dormer windows to front and fine southerly coastal views, bedroom 3 with velux window to rear and fitted wardrobe/hanging rail.

Outbuildings
Integral triple garage/workshop & store with concrete floor, up and over roller door, light & power, greenhouse, boiler house, water tanks and garden equipment stores with front personal door and rear up and over door. Former poultry house, timber clad store.

Gardens
Adopted road surface from the A83 exclusively to two cottages, Old School House and A’Chleit Church, twin leaf 5 bar timber county gates over concrete apron and leading to a gravel surfaced driveway vehicle turning and hardstanding, the gardens are bounded front and side to a neat stone wall inside of which are well stocked beds and borders with mixed bushes, annuals, perennials and summer flowers all carefully planted to ensure year round interest and colour, a level lawn is to the front with well-defined concrete kerbing. A gravel pathway leads via a gravel terrace to the front door. The gravel drive continues to the rear and to the garage. Rear gardens are mainly to mature grass which terminate at the naturally rock armoured foreshore. Private beach access allows for the launching of light boating craft.

Services
Mains water supply, drainage is by private septic tank, double glazing, oil fired central heating, (boiler replaced 2011).

Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council

Council Tax
Old School House is in Band D and the amount of council tax payable for 2026/2027 is £1783.33 excluding water and sewage.

EPC rating D

Viewing
Strictly by appointment with Robb Residential,

Situation
Old School House is situated on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula and has a rare and attractive immediate coastal position. Old School House is situated on a coastal spit just off the A83 which is the main coastal road which connects Tarbert in the north and Campbeltown in the south. The access road is adopted and leads to only 4 properties, two cottages, Old School House and the charming A’Chleit church at the end of the minor road.

The gardens of Old School House run at the rear to the beach and foreshore and from its seaside position there are glorious, spectacular and sometimes dramatic sea views across the sound of Gigha to the top of Northern Ireland, the islands of Gigha, Islay and Jura. The Kintyre peninsula benefits from the mild climates created by the Gulf Stream and the western coast of Kintyre has a number of beautiful unspoilt beaches, two of which are literally on the doorstep of Old School House.

Muasdale has a local store which caters for everyday needs and requirements.

The town of Campbeltown is 15 miles to the south and has two supermarkets, a full range of shops and professional services, a secondary school, an A&E hospital, leisure facilities (including a modern swimming pool) and a cinema.

From Kennacraig there are ferry links to Islay & Jura. From Tarbert there are ferry links to Portavadie on Cowal which gives access to an alternative route to Glasgow via Dunoon and Gourock. In addition, from the eastern side of the peninsula, there is a short ferry crossing from Claonaig to Lochranza on the island of Arran.

The ferry to beautiful Gigha from Tayinloan is circa 10 minutes to the north of the property.
For sporting/outdoor enthusiasts, the links course of Machrihanish is of international acclaim and attracts many visitors. An additional 18-hole golf course known as the Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club has also recently opened. Tarbert has a challenging 18-hole course and there are 9-hole courses in Carradale and on the island of Gigha. The 18-hole Dunvaverty Golf Course is at Southend. The 13.6 mile golden beach of Machrihanish Bay is well known for windsurfing and surf canoeing.

World class sailing is available with access to either Loch Fyne at Tarbert or the west coast and the Inner Hebrides from West Loch Tarbert. The Crinan Canal also connects Loch Fyne at Ardrishaig with Loch Crinan and on to Mull and the Hebrides.

Productive sea fishing from shore and boat is available locally and there are trout and salmon opportunities by permit in surrounding rivers and hill lochs.

The countryside is a delight in which to walk or cycle with nearby access to 90-mile circular Kintyre Way, and there is no shortage of scenic routes and places of archaeological and historical interest to visit.

Travel Directions
From Glasgow take the A82 and A83 to reach the west coast town/port of Tarbert. Take the A83 out of Tarbert following signs for Campbeltown. After about 21.2 miles you will find the entrance to A’Chleit Church on the right hand side. Continue down the minor access road past the two cottages and Old School House is on the left hand side before the church.