Accommodation

The cottage at Inverfowlis comprises a traditional one-and-a-half storey ‘but and ben’ cottage with front porch, with the original dwelling constructed with traditional stone and slate materials, providing compact living accommodation over two levels. The property would benefit from renovation and modernisation works throughout, presenting the opportunity for potential purchasers to make their own mark on their future country home.

The cottage is entered through the front porch overlooking the garden area, with a short hallway leading through to the remainder of the house, offering ample space to store coats and boots. Within the porch can be found the cottage’s WC, formerly a bathroom where the owner has commenced renovations.

As you enter the main house, on your left can be found the open plan kitchen and living room area, with the compact kitchen comprising various kitchen units as well as useful under-the-stairs storage cupboard. The living area adjacent to the kitchen serves as the heart of the home, with woodburner offering a comfortable space to settle in on a cold winter’s evening.

On the opposite side of the cottage lies the spacious downstairs bedroom, also featuring woodburning stove, which is currently utilised as a sitting room and would be well equipped to continue to be served for this purpose. Two further bedrooms providing bright and snug accommodation lie on the first floor of the cottage.

Garden Grounds

Inverfowlis benefits from leafy garden grounds situated to the front and rear of the cottage, with these predominantly comprising of broadleaf trees, garden bushes as well as lawn areas. The garden grounds offer privacy from the adjacent A-road, with a concrete paved sitting area to the front of the property offering the perfect space to soak in the sun on a warm summers day. Beyond the front garden lies a large gravel parking and turning area, as well as further lawn space.

Property Details

Home Report:

Home Report is available on our website.

EPC:

Band F.

Council Tax:

Band D.

Windows & Doors:

uPVC double glazing. External timber panel door.

Services:

Oil and stove fired central heating and mains electricity. Private water supply. Private drainage to septic tank.

Included in Sale:

All curtains, light fittings and white goods.

Outbuilding

Inverfowlis benefits from two outbuildings situated within the garden grounds of the cottage. A traditional stone and slate byre is located behind the cottage and a corrugated shed is situated within the front garden grounds of the house, both of which are currently utilised for miscellaneous outdoor storage. The buildings would make for ideal outdoor storage for a potential purchaser, while also presenting a potential opportunity for redevelopment or alternative uses, subject to local authority consents.

Land and Woodland

The land at Inverfowlis comprises two parcels of land and attractive amenity woodland, situated on each side of the A980 road as per the attached sale plan. The land extends to 9.77 acres in total or thereby and the mature native woodland extends to 2.6 acres or thereby.

The land and woodland slopes in a northerly to easterly direction on a gently to moderately sloping gradient as far as the Leochel Burn, lying at an altitude of approximately 175 - 195 metres above sea level. The land is classed as grade 3(2) as per the Land Capability for Agriculture map produced by the James Hutton Institute, defined as land being capable of average arable production. The land is currently in grass for grazing or mowing and no chemicals are understood to have been used on the land and garden grounds.

The land and woodland benefit from direct roadside access and would be well suited to a range of uses by a future owner, offering ample space to a future smallholder.

Directions

From the south, follow the A980 road north-west through Muir of Fowlis, following signs for Alford. After passing a block of broadleaf woodland on the left-hand side, the cottage is situated on the left, as indicated by our ’for sale’ sign.

From the north, follow the A980 road south from Alford for just over 3 miles. After crossing over a narrow bridge over the Cushnie Burn, the road immediately bends to the left - the cottage at Inverfowlis is located immediately on the right-hand side, as indicated by our ‘for sale’ sign.