5-6 Northton

• A charming, decrofted house and registered croft in a stunning coastal setting.
• 2 Reception rooms & 3 Bedrooms.
• A sensitively modernised decrofted house.
• Two separate blocks of owner occupied croftland, one on the machair.
• Beautiful views over the surrounding landscape.
• Close to spectacular white sandy beaches.
• About 3.4 hectares (8.4 acres) in all.

The island of Lewis and Harris is in the Outer Hebrides and the largest island in Scotland. A place of diverse landscapes, fascinating history and a strong cultural heritage, the island is the ultimate get away from it all destination.No 5 and 6 Northton is in the crofting township of Northton on the beautiful west coast of Harris. The property comprises an attractive, traditional, decrofted house with adjacent registered croftland and a separate block which lies a short distance away on the machair.Northton is a crofting township that lies scatterd along the single-track road that leads to a spectacular headland of white sandy beaches, fertile machair, coastal walks and a historic ruined temple. The coastline is dotted with beaches ranging in size from the small to the 3 miles wide Luskentyre and Scarista beaches, all with stunning views over clear blue seas to the neighbouring islands of the Outer Hebrides. Walks to the beaches are along the paths and tracks that crisscross the machair, the fertile low-lying ground along the coast which is abundant with wildflowers and birdlife.Nearby Leverburgh has a shop and primary school, while secondary schooling is available in Tarbert. Stornoway, about a 1.5 hours’ drive away, has a wider range of shops and facilities along with its airport and ferry terminal.Northton House is a traditional former croft house. The property was fully modernised about 25 years ago and since then has been very well maintained with full interior refurbishment and exterior painting less than ten years ago.The house has comfortable and well laid out accommodation with two double aspect reception rooms, both with open fires, on the ground floor as well as a fitted kitchen and bathroom with bath and walk-in shower, and three bedrooms and a further bathroom on the first floor. The rooms are spacious and filled with light and there are glimpsed views to Scarista beach from the bedrooms.The property is approached from the single track public road, a gateway opening to a driveway over which the owners have a right of access. The The decrofted grounds extend to approximately 0.44 acres and are laid mainly to lawn with a gravel parking area adjacent to the house.