Split Rock Croft House

Situated in an idyllic position and enjoying commanding 270-degree views across open croftland to the sea beyond, Split Rock Croft House is a luxurious modern property offering almost 2,800 sq. ft. of attractive accommodation arranged over two floors. Featured on BBC2’s This Farming Life, the property offers the prospective purchaser a magnificent “lifestyle” opportunity, to continue the existing holiday letting business or to return the house to private use as a stunning family home.

Split Rock Croft House is a modern detached home which has been cleverly adapted and designed to incorporate The Cottage, which is a completely self-contained wing of the main house. There is also additional accommodation in the shape of Crofter’s Lodge, which is larch clad and has its own decking area and living space.

The main accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall and includes a spacious sitting room with wooden flooring and a feature fireplace with woodburning stove and a large double-height dining room with wooden flooring, large picture windows, French doors to the rear terrace and a galleried landing over, numerous sky lanterns flooding the room with natural light. The generous rear aspect kitchen/breakfast room has a range of wall and base units including a breakfast bar, an Aga, free standing appliances, space for a table for
more informal meals and a neighbouring fitted laundry room with cloakroom/shower room. A door from the laundry leads to a second hall, also accessible from the front aspect, leading to a large lounge/dining room with wooden flooring, a feature freestanding woodburning stove, French doors to the terrace and a door to an inter-connecting fitted utility room/second kitchen. Stairs rise from the hallway to a large first floor double bedroom and modern family shower room, the whole suitable for use as a self-contained annexe if required.

From the dining room stairs rise to a large galleried landing, giving access to a spacious principal bedroom with built-in storage and modern en suite shower room, two further wellproportioned double bedrooms and a modern family bathroom with freestanding bath. Within the grounds is a larch-built eco crofter’s lodge with an open plan wooden-floored layout comprising a triple aspect living room with patio doors to the covered deck, a modern fitted kitchen, a double bedroom and a family shower room.

Croftland -
The entire property is owner occupied croft further details available from the selling agents or the Crofting Commission (. scotland.gov.uk).

Split Rock Croft is the epitome of the Scottish Highlands. With its rugged coastline, mountains and sea views, it occupies an unspoilt secluded position in an area renowned for hill walking and climbing, with the pretty sand and stone beach of Clachtoll only 0.2 mile away, ideal for swimming, kayaking and paddle boarding. The area is a haven for wildlife, overlooked by the dramatic peaks of Suilven, Stac Pollaidh, Canisp, Quinag and Ben More Assynt which dominate the nearby skyline. The area offers numerous sandy beaches together with additional outdoor pursuits. The scattered hamlet of Clachtoll has a small shop and café while the pretty fishing village of Lochinver offers more comprehensive day-to-day amenities including, grocery stores, cafés, two public houses and a good selection of restaurants.

The property is approached over a farm track leading past an extensive 45 ft. shed and a 32 ft. byre, suitable for a variety of uses. A five-bar gate leads to an area with parking for multiple vehicles. The enclosed garden is laid mainly to lawn and offers a vegetable garden with raised beds and a large wraparound paved terrace, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining, the whole enjoying incredible views across the property's 27 acres of croftland to the Atlantic Ocean beyond. The property also benefits from 2 beaches directly accessible from in front of the house, from which the current owners launch their small boat.

Marketed by: Strutt & Parker, Inverness