Greshornish HouseBY PORTREE • ISLE OF SKYE

Greshornish HouseBY PORTREE • ISLE OF SKYE

A charming coastal country house set in beautiful grounds on the shores of a secluded sea loch

Greshornish HouseHall • Morning room • Drawing room • Dining room • Billiard room

Office and conservatory • Two kitchens • 10 bedroom suites

Sweeping lawns and mature woodland with walled garden and tennis court

Substantial boat shed with office • WC and extra storage

Hard standing with slipway and access to pier for handling and launching boats

About 3.8 ha (9.5 acres)

Garden Cottage (not included but available separately)

Accommodation over two floors with coastal views • Small garden

4 bedrooms (2 en suite) • 2 reception rooms and a kitchen

Dunvegan 9 miles • Portree 17 miles

Skye Bridge 50 miles • Inverness 130 miles

(All distances are approximate)

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text.

SituationGreshornish House has a spectacular position set in 9.5 acres of

attractive grounds over looking Loch Greshornish on the north

side of the Isle of Skye. It is about 2.5 miles from the settlement of

Edinbane and about 17 miles from Portree.

The Isle of Skye is one of Scotland’s best known islands and was

recently voted 4th best island in the world by National Geographic

magazine.

Portree is the principal town on the island and provides a good

range of shops and professional services. Skye became much

more accessible with the completion of the Skye Bridge in the late

1990’s. There are also ferry links from Mallaig to Armadale in the

south of the island and from Uig to the Outer Hebrides in the north.

There are excellent outdoor and sporting opportunities on Skye

and the mainland, with abundant sailing and watersports, walking

and mountaineering to suit all abilities as well as stalking, shooting

and fishing throughout the year.

Greshornish HouseThe old white manor house sits in a secluded, loch-side position,

surrounded by its gardens and a belt of beautiful trees. The remote

and unspoilt Greshornish peninsula projects northeast from the

base of Waternish and is a superb ‘away from it all’ location far

from the stresses of the wider world.

Greshornish Estate once belonged to the MacLeod’s of Dunvegan

and there has been a house on the site since the thirteenth century.

The original section of the current house was built by one of the

clan chief’s younger relatives in 1740 and the house remained

in the MacLeod family until 1959. It is built of white painted

harled stone under a slate roof. Internally the accommodation is

comfortable and well laid out. The panelled entrance hall leads

off to the drawing room, billiard room and morning room. In 2006

the Victorian kitchens were converted into the current dining room

which has been linked to the main house with a south facing

conservatory. To the rear are two kitchens; one domestic and

one commercial and an office as well as WCs and a variety of

storerooms.

`The main bedrooms are on the first floor and comprise six en

suite bedrooms, one of which was the Georgian drawing room and

another was a large music room with an impressive high ceiling.

There are two further en suite bedrooms on the second floor and

two smaller bedrooms approached from a rear staircase, both of

which have small en suite bathrooms.

Greshornish House is currently occupied as a family run hotel but it

would take little work to revert the house back to its original use as

a family home.

Gardens and GroundsGreshornish House is approached by a long curving gravel

driveway from the south side of the property. There are extensive

lawns to the south and east from where paths lead through mature

trees down to the shoreline.

There is a tennis court to the side of the lawn beside Garden

Cottage (available separately) and adjacent to Greshornish House

is a lovely walled garden. At the rear of the house is a laundry and

a boiler room.

To the south and west of Greshornish House is an area of open

ground and woodland which rises up to an elevated site which has

previously had planning permission for the construction of a single

dwelling house. This can be approached by a separate access

drive to the north and could therefore be developed by a purchaser

without interference with the privacy of the house.

Marine FacilitiesGreshornish House has marine facilities that make it stand

out from other country houses. The large fully clad sheds

(18.4m x 9.2m) incorporate three bays (one is currently used to

accommodate a 28 foot (8.72m) boat), along with an office, WC,

kitchenette and mezzanine storage above. There is also a slipway

and access to a pontoon jetty for handling and launching boats.

Garden Cottage (available separately)The Garden Cottage was built in 1992 and is of timber frame

construction under a tile roof. It has its own access to the north

of Greshornish House and has outstanding coastal views. The

accommodation on the ground floor comprises three bedrooms

(1 en suite), a family bathroom as well as a kitchen and a

comfortable living room. On the first floor is an impressive drawing

room with views across Loch Greshornish as well as a further en

suite bedroom. The house is surrounded by a small garden which

extends to about 0.3 acres.

While Garden Cottage provides useful and attractive annex

accommodation to Greshornish House, it is quite separate and,

if not bought with the main house, the two properties can be

occupied without impinging upon each other’s privacy.

General Remarks

AccessIn the event that the two houses sell separately, appropriate rights

of access will be granted.

ListingGreshornish House is category C listed.

ServicesGreshornish House: mains water and electricity, LPG gas and

private septic tank; central heating and hot water from an oil fired

boiler, woodchip biomass boiler also in situ but not currently in use.

Shore base/Boat shed: heating from electric night storage

heaters and hot water immersion heater. Drainage to a septic tank.

Garden Cottage: central heating and hot water from oil fired

boiler. Drainage to a septic tank shared with neighbouring

property.

Planning and licensingGreshornish House is currently run as a 4* Country House and has

a hotel licence and fire certificate. A purchaser wishing to convert

the property back to residential use would have to apply to the

local planning authority for the necessary change of use.

Fixtures & FittingsThe fitted carpets and light fittings are included in the sale. An

inventory of contents, including curtains, that can be purchased

from the vendor by separate negotiation can be provided on

request to the selling agent.

Right of pre-emptionA right of pre-emption exists in favour of the previous owner of

Greshornish House. Please contact the selling agents for an

explanation as to how this right might affect the purchasing process.

ViewingStrictly by appointment through Knight Frank on 0131 222 9600

Closing DateA closing date for offers may be fixed and prospective purchasers

are advised to note their interest in writing to the selling agents. The

seller reserves the right to conclude a bargain for the sale ahead of

a notified closing date and will not be obliged to accept either the

highest or any offer.

Conditions of Sale 1. Title

The subjects are sold under the conditions in the Title Deeds,

rights of way (if any), water rights affecting the same, whether

shown in the Title Deeds or not. They will be sold as possessed

by the Seller and no warranty is given.

2. Deposit

On conclusion of missives a deposit of 10 per cent of the

purchase price will be paid with the balance due at the date

of entry. This deposit will be non-returnable in the event of a

purchaser failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable

to the Sellers or their agents.

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