Posts Tagged ‘land’
A house by the sea with beautiful views
A beautiful home offering incredible sea views is on the market in Argyll. Achnaha in Glenbarr, Tarbert, has five bedrooms, two reception rooms, and approximately 85 acres of ground, in addition to a further three bedroom cottage. Presented to the market by Strutt and Parker, Achnaha is a unique, small residential estate, extending to approximately…
Read MoreHow local grapes could be Romania’s new ambassadors
In the second of his reports from Romania, Peter Ranscombe meets the winemakers who are creating premium wines from the country’s indigenous grape varieties. MENTION “Romania” and a series of well-known images are bound to spring to mind: Nicolae Ceaușescu waving from his balcony as the 1989 revolution reached Bucharest; Ilie Năstase winning the French…
Read MoreThese wines will make you take a second look at Romania
In the first of two articles about Romania, Peter Ranscombe reveals why the Eastern European nation is the wine world’s secret weapon when it comes to producing popular varieties. EVER had a wine from Romania? No? Are you sure…? In fact, many of us may have been drinking Romanian wines for years and have never…
Read MoreLodge on Loch Lomond offers a private shore
A wonderful former hunting lodge with private shorefront on the banks of Loch Lomond is now for sale. Ptarmigan Lodge was built by the Duke of Montrose 160 years ago as his hunting lodge. Commanding an enviable waterside location on the banks of Loch Lomond, the property offers a unique opportunity to own a wonderful…
Read MoreAbandoned village inspires a gem of an album
Renowned piper, James Duncan Mackenzie has released his second solo album in which he remembers the people and land surrounding an abandoned township on the Isle of Lewis, Sròmos. Nestling on the south eastern shores of Loch Sròmois, a stones throw from Loch Shiphoirt, life would have been hard and isolated for the townsfolk and…
Read MoreA beautiful Regency home with spacious grounds
An elegant Regency architectural gem set within glorious grounds is now on the property market. Knight Frank present the Barwhinnock Estate, in Twynholm, an outstanding home with five reception areas, seven bedrooms, and five bathrooms (four ensuite). Barwhinnock is approached through a wide entrance flanked by handsome gate piers. The drive passes the Gate Lodge…
Read MoreThe glass act in the heart of an Aberdeen park
Outside, it’s five degrees below. Inside the glasshouse at Duthie Park Winter Gardens in Aberdeen, steam rises as a gardener in shorts and flip-flops plays a hose across the floor. On a day like this, the Winter Gardens live up to their name; where else can you find bougainvillea in flower when there’s snow on…
Read MoreBid to restore Scottish peatland to good health
The National Trust for Scotland has given its support to the first UK Peatland Strategy. As Scotland’s largest conservation organisation and one of its biggest landowners the Trust for Scotland is doing its part to conserve Scotland’s peatlands. It has helped to develop the UK’s first Peatland Strategy which sets an ambition to have 2…
Read MoreBoosting Highland forests with some funghi fun
An innovative trial to boost reforestation of the Highlands is underway – using a mysterious mushroom mixture set. Trees for Life will harness the power of local mushrooms to boost reforestation at its Dundreggan Conservation Estate in Glenmoriston near Loch Ness. The conservation charity’s experts and volunteers are to introduce a special mix of spores…
Read MoreProperty with potential and a private bay
A superb 105 acre estate with spacious accommodation, superb efficiency and a private bay and shore front to Loch Nevis are now available. Presented by Savills, Sandaig House as it is seen today is the culmination and collaboration of the former Sandaig House and Sandaig Lodge being merged into one substantial unit, although the current…
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