The House
The house is called High Corranbeg, because it sits a few hundred yards above an old farm called Corranbeg. It is a modern Scandinavian-style home clad in untreated larch with solar power, underfloor heating, solar water panels on the roof and accommodation for up to eight. There is a large kitchen with built-in benches, comfy chairs and an old Chesterfield. It opens onto a large seating/dining patio facing south. The house is surrounded by acres of native woodland, lawns and fruit (mainly apple) trees with wonderful walks. It is a very scenic ten-minute walk from the village pub, cafe and shop, it's a perfect starting point for longer wilderness walks and it's a short drive from loads of other local attractions.
The house's design (by local architect Tom McCardel) makes the most of the spectacular site with carefully framed views out to the lawns and orchard to the south, north to an avenue of magnificent 200-year-old beech trees, and east over Loch Craignish. Downstairs, the wide entrance hallway (with honkytonk piano) opens onto a large open-plan kitchen dining area with a breakfast bar and fitted seating on one side and a large double bedroom with ensuite bathroom. French windows open up from the kitchen to the patio and lawn. The ground floor also contains a large utility room, a cloakroom and a massive covered lean-to area at the rear with an outside fridge, tumble dryer and piles of outdoor games.
Upstairs, there is a TV/sitting room with an extremely well-stocked and diverse library and a wood burner, plus two double bedrooms, a bathroom with walk-in shower and a bedroom with bunk beds. There is plenty of cupboard space and there is underfloor heating upstairs as well.
It is a real joy to live in. If you get up early, you will see roe deer having a nibble of the apple trees from the kitchen, and in the evening bats and swallows swoop past. You will hear the tawny owls hooting from the beech trees and if you look up you will see buzzards, and occasionally a sea eagle or osprey.
The house's design (by local architect Tom McCardel) makes the most of the spectacular site with carefully framed views out to the lawns and orchard to the south, north to an avenue of magnificent 200-year-old beech trees, and east over Loch Craignish. Downstairs, the wide entrance hallway (with honkytonk piano) opens onto a large open-plan kitchen dining area with a breakfast bar and fitted seating on one side and a large double bedroom with ensuite bathroom. French windows open up from the kitchen to the patio and lawn. The ground floor also contains a large utility room, a cloakroom and a massive covered lean-to area at the rear with an outside fridge, tumble dryer and piles of outdoor games.
Upstairs, there is a TV/sitting room with an extremely well-stocked and diverse library and a wood burner, plus two double bedrooms, a bathroom with walk-in shower and a bedroom with bunk beds. There is plenty of cupboard space and there is underfloor heating upstairs as well.
It is a real joy to live in. If you get up early, you will see roe deer having a nibble of the apple trees from the kitchen, and in the evening bats and swallows swoop past. You will hear the tawny owls hooting from the beech trees and if you look up you will see buzzards, and occasionally a sea eagle or osprey.
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