Balranaich

Balranaich provides spacious and flexible accommodation over a single storey. The front door opens into a porch/utility area with electric under floor heating and space for white goods. From here, there is a spacious hallway with a study area including a glazed door to the patio and rear garden and an open fire. From the study area, to the right is a delightful sitting/dining room which also has an open fire and is a wonderfully spacious and bright room with large windows overlooking the garden and countryside beyond. The kitchen can be accessed via the sitting/dining room and the main hallway and has wall and floor units. There are three bedrooms, two of which are particularly generously sized and have en suite shower rooms. A family bathroom completes the accommodation. A timber staircase leads to the attic which is floored and provides excellent storage space and the potential to be converted to additional accommodation (subject to obtaining all necessary consents). Overall the house is wonderfully light and all of the rooms are well proportioned.

GARDEN
Outside, the well maintained grounds surround the house and extend to about 1.54 acres. They include a generous area of lawn with beds and borders, a patio seating area, a tree lined drive and rockery. There is a double garage and a timber shed whilst ample space for parking a number of vehicles is provided on the gravelled driveway.

SITUATION
Balranaich is an impressive detached house located in an elevated position in the picturesque Strathavon to the north of Tomintoul in Moray, which has been described as “one of the most ravishing river valleys of Scotland”. Moray is famous for its mild coastal climate, has beautiful and varied countryside with rich agricultural land and a coastline with prosperous fishing villages and wide open beaches. The upland areas to the south are sparsely populated and provide dramatic scenery, some of which forms part of the Cairngorm National Park. This unspoilt landscape around Tomintoul provides a wide range of leisure and sporting activities including salmon and trout fishing on the River Avon, the famous Spey and Findhorn rivers, skiing at the Lecht and Cairngorm range near Aviemore, mountain biking on the highly acclaimed Glenlivet trails, pony trekking and hill walking. There is a golf course at Ballindalloch and a number of other highly regarded golf courses in the area including the course at Grantown-on-Spey. Speyside is the home of malt whisky and this area forms part of the famous ‘Whisky Trail’ with many distilleries with visitor centres close by.

Tomintoul (about 7.5 miles) is a popular tourist destination on the Highland Tourist Route and is set in the beautiful countryside of the Glenlivet Estate (owned by the Crown Estate) and the Cairngorm National Park. The village provides a range of shops, inns/hotels and restaurants together with a primary school. A greater range of facilities is available in Grantown-on-Spey and Elgin. Inverness (about 46 miles) has all the facilities of a modern city including its airport that offers regular flights to the south and summer flights to many European destinations. Aberdeen Airport is located about 64 miles away.


EPC Rating = F



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