7 bedroom house

Skaigh House is an exceptional family home believed to have been built in 1870, it is located on the northern edge of the Dartmoor National Park just outside both Belstone and Sticklepath villages. This bold and imposing property has outstanding views directly over open moorland creating a seamless quality between the stunning formal gardens and the unspoilt moorland.
The house has clearly been build to exceptional standards from local granite and the recent renovations including electrics, plumbing, kitchen and bathrooms make this house an exciting opportunity to purchase. In fact this is just the second time the house has been sold in the past 41 years. There is much history too, which is detailed in the 'historical note' below.
Skaigh House has the grand feel of the Victorian era, the ceilings are high with large rooms and a light airy feel throughout. There are many original features of fine quality including marble fireplaces, ornate cornicing, ceiling roses and in places original exposed wooded floor boards. The kitchen/breakfast room has been replaces with a hard wearing and stylish stainless steel work surfaces and limestone flooring. The kitchen has further potential too, it could be extended into the large barn beside creating a huge open plan kitchen/dining/family room which would suit large glass doors overlooking the moor. Given the house is not listed obtaining planning permission should be straightforward. This space would also make a very good games room.
Upstairs there are seven bedroom on the first floor along with two bathrooms. The principal bedroom, which has lovely views over the moor, currently has two dressing rooms although one of which has plumbing in space for an ensuite if required.
There top floor is currently used as very useful studio/office space but could easily be turned into further bedrooms if required.

Historical note
Originally named Rockside but renamed around 1900, Skaigh House was owned by an Okehampton solicitor called Thomas Henry Ormston Pease. In 1909 the estate he had built up was sold in 11 different lots. After the war the house became a hotel being run by
Charles and Marjory Smardon before being bought in 1963 by Ray and Gill Brookes. The house ran as a boutique hotel until the 1970's when Peter and Nola Barsby reverted the building back to a private house. The current owners bought the house in 2000.

The gardens and grounds have been well maintained and contain a number of specimen plants including clematis, rhododendrons, snow drops, daffodils, hydrangeas, fuchsias and azaleas to mention but a few. Many are typical of the Victorian era, some of them being mature and very desirable to those who appreciate impressive gardens. There is a seamless quality to the garden which leads directly onto the moor and a very short walk down to the River Taw. On the south side of the house is a good sized flat open lawn with moor views. Beyond this is a very pretty wooded area with pathway leading onto the open moorland. There are various stone outbuildings. A small stone detached store with slate roof, a coach house with stairs to a boarded first floor (potential conversion to holiday let/
annexe) and a large barn to the side of the house in which the kitchen could be moved or used as a large games room. The above would be subject to planning permission.

Located on the northern edge of the Dartmoor National Park with direct moorland access, the house offers a truly rural location with excellent views, yet is on the edge of the village of Belstone and only one mile from Sticklepath. Access to the A30 is very easy (2 miles) yet there is no road noise. Belstone offers an attractive centre for walking on Dartmoor and boasts a thriving cricket club, pub and an active social scene. Sticklepath offers a local store, two pubs and the Finch Foundry which is owned by the National Trust and is
the last remaining water powered forge in England.
Okehampton, which is about 3 miles away, has a more co

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