The Heron, Ardentinny, Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, PA23

*Cash Purchase*

A very pretty detached cottage enjoying spectacular views across Loch Long.

The Heron is a very pretty detached cottage type property completed in green painted timber cladding and neatly presented under a corrugated sheet roof. The cottage is laid across one easily managed light and bright level with front facing rooms enjoying uninterrupted waterscape views across Loch Long. The Heron lends itself perfectly as a principal family home; Ardentinny is also a well-known west of Scotland holiday and short break destination and so, The Heron offers new owners considerable scope as a second or income producing holiday home.

Ground Floor
Outer front door to entrance vestibule/cloaks, inner front door to welcoming open plan formal sitting cum dining room with vaulted ceilings, exposed beams and a warming log burning stove, 2 x box formation windows set up as seat areas enjoying completely uninterrupted waterscape views. Bedroom 1 with fitted wardrobes and window to waterscape views, bedroom 2 with 2 x double fitted wardrobes and window to rear gardens, family bathroom with separate shower enclosure, access to loft space. kitchen with cupboard housing the hot water tank and window and door to rear gardens.

Outbuildings
Detached timber garden shed with concrete floor, light and power supply.

Garden
Via 2 sets of concrete steps through low maintenance by design front gardens that lead to the property’s front door. Personal timber gate located to the side of the property which provides access to rear gardens which are laid to a combination of gravel and lawn with an assortment of flower beds and bushes, all of which are bound by a close board timber fence. Directly across the minor single-track road lies an area of gravel vehicular hard standing and parking, and beyond lies a shingle beach which enjoys direct access to the water.

Services
Water is by mains supply, private septic tank drainage, electric storage heaters assisted by the log burner, double glazing.

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

Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council
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Council Tax
The Heron is in Band D and the amount of council tax payable for 2025/2026 is £1,625 including mains water supply and excluding sewerage costs.

EPC
Rating E

Situation
The Heron is located in the pretty coastal hamlet of Ardentinny, an attractive Highland community on the western side of Loch Long in the west of Scotland. The Heron enjoys a fine coastal setting with uninterrupted seascape aspects out across Loch Long and towards the land mass of the Roseneath peninsula adjacent. A fascinating variety of boats and ships pass the property. The nearest church is at Strone. Ardentinny has a popular bistro and bar; there is a lively café/restaurant with gift shop at nearby Blairmore. The nearest local provisions store is at Cot House. The nearby coastal hamlet of Kilmun has a historic church and mausoleum. Dunoon, 12 miles away, has more extensive facilities including supermarkets, as well as a library, museum, art galleries, hospital, leisure centre and swimming pool. Greenock, (by ferry crossing), is about 19.8 miles and offer many of the major high street multiples. There is a regular bus service to Dunoon and a frequent car & passenger ferry service from Dunoon with trains from Gourock to Glasgow. There is a primary school in Strone and both further primary and secondary schooling in Dunoon. 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. Set within the Lomond & Trossachs National Park and the Argyll Forest Park, Ardentinny has the longest sandy beach on the Cowal peninsula and is a great area to go walking and fishing. The Heron is a short drive from the towering Californian redwoods at Benmore Botanic Gardens and the stunning beauty of the freshwater Loch Eck. Salmon and sea trout run the nearby River Eachaig. The area is renowned for its great natural scenic beauty with many miles of quiet roads, coastal walks, forest trails and hillside tracks. For sailing enthusiasts, Finart Bay has safe moorings and the Firth of Clyde offers some of the most scenic sailing in Western Europe and there are marina and chandlery services at The Holy Loch, Port Bannatyne, Portavadie, Inverkip and Largs. As with most parts of Scotland one is never too far from a golf course and The Heron is no exception. The Blairmore and Strone Golf club are a short way along the coast from Ardentinny.

An alternate route by car from Glasgow is as follows: from Glasgow proceed in a westerly direction on the M8 motorway for about 15 miles taking junction 30 onto the Erskine Bridge (M898). Turn left off the bridge on the A82 and continue for about 25 miles to reach Tarbet. Continue to the left at Tarbet onto the A83 and proceed through Arrochar for a further 13 miles. Turn left onto the A815, continue on the A815 22.8 miles before turning left onto the A880 following directions as above."
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