A Victorian detached house offering extensive well-finished accommodation is currently on the market.
Presented for sale by Robb Residential, Burnbank is a period detached house of Victorian origins and set in generous gardens which are well screened, on the fringe of Dunoon.
Blagaidh Burn forms the southern boundary from where the house gets its name.
The house is of cream painted harled stone exterior finish under a slated roof, the accommodation which is well proportioned is laid out over two light and bright and easily managed levels.
Throughout the house there has been the preservation of many period features, plaster ceiling roses, picture rails and fireplaces with original ceramics and brassware.
An outer door leads to the entrance porch with terra cotta tiled floor, twin leaf doors to broad reception hallway, under stairs cloakroom and wc, breakfast room with engineered oak hardwood floor and fitted stores with electrical switchgear, well equipped and integrated kitchen with breakfasting bar, tiled floor and access to matching fitted larder, and utility room, a door leads to a small rear hallway and subsequent access to rear driveway and gardens.
The spacious dining room at Burnbank
A formal dining room has claygate open fireplace and bay window formation, the family room with twin leaf French doors to gardens, bay window formation and twin communicating internal doors leading to the grand drawing room with log burning effect gas fire and stained glass window at the rear.
A period staircase with stained glass window at half landing to full landing. The landing provides access to an insulated attic space, main bath and shower room, bedroom one with gable window, bedroom two arched windows to front, bedroom three with double windows to front, bedroom four with front and gable windows, two fitted walk in wardrobes, bedroom five with rear facing window.
The gardens feature twin steel gates in full height stone wall to concrete apron in front of garages; bark mulched bed at rear, twin gate piers with personal gate to side gardens. Gravel terrace bounded by close board fencing, woodland bank to stream with semi ancient native trees.
The bright and modern kitchen
There is a gravel pathway to the front gardens and gravel terrace, level lawn at the front with gravel terrace, acer tree, mixed saplings, mature laurel and rhododendron screen, further lawn at eastern side with Holly trees and further rhododendrons.
Burnbank is a situated to the south western edge of the town of Dunoon. As the name suggests, the Blagaidh Burn passes through part of the gardens and forms part of the boundary the southern side.
The centre of the bustling town of Dunoon is only about half a mile and is a pleasant short walk of about 10 to 15 minutes from the house. Dunoon is the main town of the Cowal Peninsula and has a complete range of shopping, leisure and professional services.
Burnbank is presented for sale by Robb Residential
The town has a good range of welcoming pubs and restaurants, a theatre, cinema, swimming pool and leisure centre.
Located on the scenic Cowal Peninsula in Argyll, Burnbank is only a short drive from both the Caledonian McBrayne and Western Ferries terminals from where there are frequent passenger and vehicular sailings across to Gourock.
From here, the road and public transport links make it possible to commute on a daily basis to Glasgow and the central belt.
The expanding Holy Loch Marina is nearby with its berthing and associated chandlery services, an excellent base from which to sail and explore the world famous lower Clyde and Kyles of Bute inland sea lochs and waterways.
Sea fishing is available on the Firth of Clyde and it is possible to fish for salmon and sea trout by permit on some of the rivers and lochs of the district.
Some of the local estates can, by arrangement, offer rough and commercial low ground shooting as well as opportunities to stalk for roe, sika and red deer.
The area is renowned for its spectacular scenery and there are near endless walks, hill climbs and quiet country roads offering wonderful rambling and cycling country.
The agents will consider offered over £285,000.
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