2 bed semi-detached bungalow for sale

Ardenmhor, Ardentinny, Dunoon, 8 PA23

Description:

Ardenmhor is a very charming semi-detached cottage in a situation of great natural scenic beauty. The house enjoys a slightly elevated setting from the road amid generous gardens from where there are spectacular views east out across Loch Long towards the Roseneath peninsula and north to the mountains and glens beyond.

Ardenmhor is completed in white painted harled exterior and under a slated roof. Internally there is good use of clean and fresh hardwood effect laminate flooring, the accommodation which is freshly presented is light and bright and laid out over a single easily managed level. The front facing rooms benefitting from the beautiful seascape and mountain aspects.

The house is well set up for principal family living, Ardentinny is also a well-known west of Scotland holiday and short break destination and so offers scope for buyers as a second or holiday home or as an income producing short term holiday letting investment proposition.

Ground Floor:

Half glazed outer front door to entrance vestibule, half opaque glazed door to entrance reception hallway, dual aspect sitting room, tiled fireplace and terra cotta tiled hearth with warming open fireplace, closed and shelved Edinburgh press, neat fitted kitchen in galley style with window to rear gardens, small rear inner hallway with half glazed door to rear gardens, boiler room with drying hooks, shower room tiled to three quarter height, bedroom 1 with front facing window, bedroom 2 with rear facing window and decorative corner set fireplace.

Outbuildings:

Dilapidated lean-to general-purpose store/shed the owner has confirmed this shall be removed prior to completion. A second old timber shed is at the extreme rear of the gardens.

Gardens:

Rear private access lane to vehicle carparking and hard standing. Front gardens are mainly to mature grass with mixed shrubs and bushes at the northern side, post and wire rylock fence to east and southern sides, gate with direct access to the A880 and a decorative edged flagstone patio. Gravel pathway leading to rear gardens again to mature level grass fringed with post and wire rylock fencing, trellis fencing and evergreen hedging, a mature evergreen tree is central to the rear gardens, close board fence and gate to rear lane.

Situation:

Ardenmhor is located in the pretty coastal hamlet of Ardentinny which is part of the ribbon settlement that runs south to north along the western side of Loch Long in the west of Scotland.

From its fine and slightly elevated coastal position there are wonderful and far reaching water, land and mountain scape views over Loch long to its neck that connects with the upper Firth of Clyde, east to the Roseneath Peninsula and north to the mountains and glens of Argyll & Bute.

Ardentinny has a church and the nearest local provisions store, and post office is at Strone. The nearby coastal hamlet of Kilmun has a hotel with excellent bistro restaurant and an historic church and mausoleum.

Dunoon, 12.5 miles away, has more extensive facilities as well as a library, hospital, leisure centre and swimming pool. Greenock, (by ferry crossing), is about 13.5 miles, and the Braehead retail village at 33 miles, offers 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 National Park and the Argyll Forest, Ardenmhor is a short drive from the towering Californian redwoods at Benmore 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 natural beauty with many miles of quiet roads, forest trails and hillside tracks.

For sailing enthusiasts, 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 Ardenmhor is no exception, the Blairmore and Strone Golf club are a short way along the coast from Ardentinny.

Services:

Mains water supply, drainage is by shared private septic tank, oil fired central heating, double glazing.

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

Local Authorities:

Argyll & Bute Council

Tel:

Council Tax :

Ardenmhor is in Council tax band C and the amount payable for 2026/2027 is £1853.58

EPC rating band D

Travel Directions :

From Glasgow city centre leave in a westerly direction on the M8 motorway. Continue for 21 miles to arrive at Port Glasgow. Follow signs Greenock and Gourock on the A770 for 8 miles to reach the Western Ferry terminal at McInroys Point. Take the ferry to Hunters Quay Dunoon. Leave the terminal and turn right on the A815 through Sandbank. Turn right on to the A880 signposted Kilmun. Continue through Kilmun towards Strone. Proceed through Strone & Blairmore and continue along the coastal road until reaching Ardentinny, take the first turning on the left (marked Private Road) continue up the access drive for about 75 metres then bear left onto the rear access lane to Ardenmhor