Eilean Dearg, Colintraive, Argyll and Bute, PA22 3AS

Description
Eilean Dearg is a modern house yet with traditional west highland Scottish appearance. The house has been imaginatively conceived to provide good ground floor bedroom accommodation with the main open plan public room and living space all on the first floor from where it is possible to enjoy the views to the waterscape of the Kyles of Bute. Internally there is good use of engineered oak flooring and sleek stainless-steel ironmongery, all teamed with deluxe range kitchen and bathroom ware, finished with complementary coloured ceramics. Many of the ground floor rooms have plantation style window shutters. Externally, the house is of dressed natural stone to the front elevation and cream painted harling to the side and rear elevations, and all under a slated roof. A projecting glass balustraded first floor veranda provides a wonderful vantage point to enjoy the aspects out across the narrows of the East Kyles of Bute. The garage, which was a later addition from the new build, has been added, in-keeping with the architectural style of the main house.

The house is perfect and well set up for principal family living; Colintraive is also a well-known west of Scotland holiday and short break destination and so offers scope as a second or income-producing holiday home.

Ground Floor
Stylish outer canopy porch entrance with glazed clay tile steps and via twin leaf quarter glazed double doors to a broad ground floor reception hallway with front and rear door matwell recesses, and door at the rear to the gardens, under stairs store with electrics, bedroom 1 with communicating door to garage, bedroom 2 with en suite shower room, main ground floor family bathroom with shower over bath, bedroom 3 with en suite shower room, bedroom 4 with fitted wardrobes.

First Floor
Staircase to large open plan public room of sitting room and formal dining room with vaulted ceiling and dramatic exposed green oak beams and roof trusses, a warming multi fuel stove is set amid an engineered brick fireplace. There are Velux and dormer windows, bi-fold doors provide access to the viewpoint veranda. An open plan hallway leads to a good breakfasting area and on to a well-equipped shaker style kitchen with Belfast sink and butchers block worktops, utilities recess area at rear, a second contemporary family bathroom is at the first floor.

Outbuildings
Integral single garage with remotely operated up and over style door with concrete floor, sink, light and power, plumbing for white goods. Vented log store, wall mounted retractable clothes drier.

Gardens
Stone piers lead to a gravel surfaced shared driveway. The low maintenance gravel terrace continues to the front of the property and offers good vehicular hard standing, all fronted by stone-built wall and close board fencing at the northern side. Flag stone pathway leading to rear gardens to level easily managed lawn bounded by close board fencing, disabled access ramp to rear door, before returning to the front driveway

Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council

Services
Double glazed windows, mains water supply, drainage is by private septic tank shared with 1 neighbour, electric white meter heating provided by a combination of storage heaters, convector heaters and thermostatic panels, supported by the sitting room log burner.

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

Council Tax
Eilean Dearg is in Band F and the amount of council tax payable for 2026/2027 is £3,334.06 including water charges and excluding sewage.

EPC
EPC rating C.

Situation
Eilean Dearg is situated within the very pretty coastal ribbon settlement of Colintraive. Colintraive is on the edge of the Cowal Peninsula just south west of the narrows of the famous Kyles of Bute. From the first floor public room accommodation there are spectacular uninterrupted water views from the property over the East Kyle, where there is frequent passing of West of Scotland boating and sailing craft.

The area is famous for its stunning natural scenic beauty with deep and narrow sea lochs and high-sided glens which provide a scenic boating route through from the Clyde estuary to Colintraive, Tighnabruaich, Portavadie and the fishing village of Tarbert at Loch Fyne. From Ardrishaig near the head of Loch Fyne it is on through the Crinan Canal to the Western Isles.

Colintraive has a hotel with a friendly bar and an enviable reputation for gastro pub and restaurant cuisine, a shop, post office, heritage centre, community garden and an all-weather bowling green. From Colintraive there is a short and regular (every 30 minutes) Calmac ferry crossing to the neighbouring Island of Bute which takes 5 minutes journey time. The main town on Bute is Rothesay where there are local shops, a supermarket and a further ferry to the Clyde coast. The other main centre in the area is Dunoon which provides further shops, supermarket and services, in addition to two competing ferry services across the Clyde. Excellent local medical services are delivered from Tighnabruaich.

There is a local primary school at Glendaruel and secondary schooling is available at Dunoon Grammar, which has an excellent reputation. A school bus runs from Colintraive to Dunoon Grammar in the morning and afternoon to transport students to and from school. It is possible for some of the students to board at the school.

The area offers much in the way of relaxing outdoor pursuits including yachting and boating, golf, fishing, hill walking and country walks in an area rich in history. The Cowal Way stretches from Portavadie on Loch Fyne and travels for some 31 miles to Arrochar through some of the most dramatic and picturesque sea and landscapes on the west coast.

A scenic 9-hole golf course is at Kames, with further courses on the Island of Bute and at Dunoon. Sea, river and loch fishing are also available in the area, as are a number of shoots run either commercially or by syndicates. Some of the local estates allow stalking by arrangement.

Local bus services run to Tighnabruaich, Rothesay and Dunoon.

The Braehead retail village to the west of Glasgow is only 47 miles (via ferry) and has Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s, a range of High Street multiples, plus an IKEA superstore. Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Morrisons each have large outlets in Greenock, circa 10 minutes (in normal driving conditions) from the Gourock ferry terminal.

The city of Glasgow is 50 miles (via ferry) and provides extensive retail, commercial, cultural, higher educational and leisure services.

Travel Directions
From Glasgow city centre leave in a westerly direction on the M8 motorway. Continue for 21 miles to arrive at Port Glasgow. Keep going straight (parallel to the shoreline) through the adjoining towns of Greenock and Gourock on the A770 for 8 miles to reach the Western Ferry terminal at McInroys Point (this is the second of the two ferry terminals and provides a more frequent service). Take the ferry to Hunters Quay, Dunoon. Leaving the terminal turn right onto the A815. At the ‘T’ junction adjacent to the marina in Sandbank turn right. After approx 1.5 miles turn left on to the B836. Travel for 11 miles before turning left on to the A886. Follow signs for Colintraive and travel for 4.5 miles. On arrival in Colintraive proceed past the Calmac ferry terminal and past the hotel, Eilean Dearg is the first property on the left hand side after the Colintraive Hotel.

An alternative route is to travel west on the M8 from Glasgow, take the exit marked ‘Erskine Bridge’ and cross over the bridge following the sign for Dumbarton/Crianlarich which leads on to the A82. Follow the A82 through Dumbarton and up the west shore of Loch Lomond. Two thirds the way up Loch Lomond at Tarbet follow the road round to the left on to the A83. Pass through Arrochar. Just before Cairndow turn left on to the A815. At Strachur turn right on to the A886 which takes you to Colintraive. On arrival in Colintraive follow directions as above.