BALCHRAGGAN CROFT ABRIACHAN, INVERNESS

BALCHRAGGAN CROFT ABRIACHAN, INVERNESS

BALCHRAGGAN CROFT, ABRIACHAN, INVERNESS IV3 8LB A comfortable and spacious family home overlooking Loch Ness. Inverness 10 miles Drumnadrochit 7 miles Airport 19 miles The accommodation comprises: Ground Floor Entrance Vestibule. Entrance Hall. Sitting Room. Conservatory. Dining Kitchen. Bedroom with en suite Shower Room. Guest Bedroom 5. Utility Room. Integral Garage. First Floor Landing with Study Area. Master Bedroom with en suite Shower Room. 2 further Bedrooms. Family Bathroom. Well appointed accommodation. Generous grounds with equestrian or smallholding potential. Spectacular, elevated views over Loch Ness. On the edge of protected woodland. Within easy reach of Inverness and the A9. About 2.62 hectares (6.47 acres) in all. Reay House 17 Old Edinburgh Road Inverness IV2 3HF 01463 224343 inverness@galbraithgroup.com

GENERAL Balchraggan Croft is set in the scattered hamlet of Abriachan above the western shores of Loch Ness in Inverness-shire. The house is in a stunning setting, on the edge of community owned, protected woodland and with spectacular views over Loch Ness to the Monadhliath mountains. The house was built in 2002 by Fraser McIntosh builders and to the owners design, creating spacious and well appointed family accommodation taking advantage of the spectacular views. The main reception rooms have glass doors allowing the accommodation to flow and filling the house with natural light. The comfortable sitting room leads to the conservatory and to Guest Bedroom 5 which could also be used as a study or playroom. The kitchen and bathrooms are well appointed and there are en suite bedrooms on both the ground and first floor with a further 2 double bedrooms on the first floor. The generous grounds provide security and amenity, as well as offering the potential for equestrian or smallholding use and a habitat for native wildlife. Deer, pine martens and red squirrels are often seen in the area and golden eagles fly over the house. Although just a short distance from Inverness, Abriachan has a strong and active community that regularly comes together for local events. The neighbouring woodland is owned and managed by the Abriachan Community Woodland Trust to provide a safe habitat for native wildlife, for amenity and to enable teaching projects. In addition to providing a focal point for the area, the woodland attracts many visitors who come to use the extensive woodland walks and bike trails. This region of Inverness-shire is famous for its association with Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle and is a well known tourist destination. However, just a short distance away from the popular centres, the beautiful countryside remains unspoilt and tranquil providing a haven for wildlife and excellent rural sporting opportunities. There are several golf courses nearby including the championship course at Castle Stuart and the Cairngorms Ski and Activity Centre is about an hour s drive to the south. The A9 is easily accessible via the ring road to the west of Inverness bypassing the city itself. For the water sports enthusiast, the marina at Inverness offers excellent facilities and the west coast is under an hour s drive away. The spacious entrance hall. The sitting room with wood burning stove. The triple aspect conservatory with spectacular views.

The well appointed kitchen. The dining kitchen. The utility room with door to integral garage. Bedroom 4 with en-suite shower room.

Inverness has all the facilities of a modern city including its airport with regular flights to the south and Europe. This prosperous and expanding city benefits from excellent communications and inward investment and yet, as the city has grown, it has lost none of its Highland cultural identity, seen in its strong sense of community and thriving arts scene. The impressive new university campus lies on the eastern edge of the city, while the dualling of the A9 trunk road to Perth will make the Central Belt even more accessible. GARDEN GROUNDS The grounds at Balchraggan Croft extend to approximately 6.47 acres and are enclosed by post and wire fencing. Trees and shrubs lie around the house and to the rear there is an enclosed orchard. Adjacent to the house is a flagstone patio, while the generous gravel parking area extends to integral garage. The remaining land is laid to rough grass with the potential for equestrian or smallholding use. SERVICES Electricity Water Drainage Heating Internet - mains - mains - private - oil fired - broadband available COUNCIL TAX - F EPC - D DIRECTIONS The postcode for the property is IV3 8LB. From Inverness, take the A82 signposted to Drumnadrochit. Go through Lochend and then take the right hand turn signposted to Abriachan. Continue up the hill, passing a white gate with Abriachan Wood sign, and a sign to Cragganside, Bluebell Cottage and Lower Balchraggan. The turning to Balchraggan Croft is shortly after this on the left hand side. MOVEABLES All fitted carpets, window blinds, net curtains and light fittings are included in the sale. Further items may be available by separate negotiation. VIEWING Viewing is by prior appointment only through the Selling Agents, Galbraith, Reay House, 17 Old Edinburgh Road, Inverness IV2 3HF. Telephone (01463) 224343. The person who may accompany you may however not be an employee of Galbraith. Bedroom 4 en-suite shower room.

MORTGAGE FINANCE We have an alliance with Fox Private Finance, a boutique brokerage with a bespoke approach to funding. Through their relationships with retail, commercial and private banks they can assist with securing a mortgage to suit your circumstances. If you would like advice about any aspect of financing your home purchase then contact Matthew, based in our Edinburgh office, on 0131 240 6990 or email mg@foxprivatefinance.com IMPORTANT NOTES 1 These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information prior to viewing. Prospective purchasers are advised to seek their own professional advice. 2 Areas, measurements and distances are given as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the working order of the services and appliances. 3 These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995. 4 Closing Date A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously. The Seller will not be obliged to accept the highest, or indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at any time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by interested parties. 5 Offers Formal offers in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, through a Scottish Lawyer, to Galbraith, Reay House, 17 Old Edinburgh Road, Inverness, IV2 3HF. 6 Third Party Rights and Servitudes The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds