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Kirkstyle Cottage, Wick
Price: Offers Over £85,000

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The Property

Part Renovated Detached Cottage with approved plans for conversion of attached barn. Plans available to view allowing creation of a two bedroom cottage with a separate cloakroom/utility room and large open plan kitchen/dining/lounge. Tenure is Freehold. The property boasts spectacular sea and hills views, including the much photographed Keiss Castle.

Situated on the A99 on the popular North Coast 500 Route just 10 minutes from John O'Groats. Look out across open water to Noss Head Lighthouse, around into Sinclair's Bay, across to the Morven Hills and back to Keiss Castle. Watch orca, dolphins, seals, cruise ships, kayakers, surfers and wind-surfers as well as birds of prey from your window. Property also has foot access to the sea and the coastal path of the John O'Groats Trail.

The cottage has original Caithness slate roof tiles and Caithness flagstone flooring in the bathroom. There are new double glazed windows and doors. Currently, the cottage layout is configured to one double bedroom, a lounge with mezzanine and a bathroom. On the approved plans the cottage will become two double bedrooms with bathroom and the living areas will be housed in the (yet to be converted) barn.

Internal walls are exposed limewashed stone and timber. Insulation in floor, ceiling and internal walls. The boundary is part wire fenced and part original Caithness Stone walls. Land size is circa 0.2 ha. Property has a new septic tank and benefits from Mains Water. Water heater is a gas External Rinnai instant hot water system, ready to be connected. The property is not yet connected to the grid for Electric but this is available to hook up to from roadside, as is telephone.

To be sold as seen with a considerable furniture package available under separate negotiation. An appointment to visit is required and definitely recommended to appreciate what's on offer here.

The Area

Keiss is a small coastal village some eight miles from Wick with a primary school, hotel post van, and village shop. Wick is one of the two main towns in the County and has a full range of amenities including primary and high schools, recreational professional, medical, banking and shopping facilities. There is an active golf course at Reiss situated close to Reiss beach edging Sinclair Bay. From Wick there are regular buses and rail services to Inverness with connections onwards and from Wick airport there are regular scheduled services to Edinburgh and Aberdeen with connections south, London being approximately two hours flying time. Inverness is approximately two hours' drive.

Door to –

Hall – Accessing lounge, utility, proposed kitchen.

Lounge – 2.89m x 3.82m

With mezzanine Four double power points ( 2 with USB).

Door to - 

Bedroom 1 – 2.70m x 3.77m

Three double power points ( 2 with USB) Caithness Stone fireplace.

Bathroom – 2.10m x 3.71m

WC. Wash hand basin. Bath. Shower area.

Utility – 1.93m x 2.59m

Two double power points.

Proposed Kitchen – 3.60m x 3.165m

Barn 1 – 3.60m x 4.46m - proposed Dining

Barn 2 – 3.60m x 3.67m - Proposed Lounge

Fully enclosed garden area with off road parking for several vehicles. Potential lawn areas.

Prospective purchasers should note:

1 These particulars are subjective for descriptive purposes only and are not an offer to sell, representation or warranty. Potential purchasers must satisfy themselves by their own enquiries:

(a) that any item included in the photographs are included in the sale;

(b) that any measurements given are accurate;

(c) that any use envisaged has all necessary permissions;

2 These particulars do not form any part of a contract of sale unless incorporated within a self proving signed document under the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1985.

3 The owners reserve the right not to sell or to sell to anyone at any price without giving warning to other interested parties.


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