Tigh An Tuir - Lot 2

• Delightful, detached cottage with pretty garden, separate studio and outbuilding.
• 2 bedrooms, 3 reception rooms.
• Beautifully presented with period and contemporary features throughout.
• Potential to lease The Chapel – a former chapel renovated to provide a unique reception space.

SITUATIONTigh An Tuir sits within the sought after conservation village of Strathtay in the county of Perthshire. Strathtay, lying to the north of the River Tay, is a delightful village with village shop, churches and golf club. Originally a small estate hamlet, Strathtay blossomed into the village of today with the advent of the railway line in the 19th Century and includes a number of fine Victorian houses sitting within sizeable and, established gardens, with Tigh an Tuir being one. Within a short walking distance of Strathtay is the village of Grandtully which benefits from a primary school, chocolatier shop, café, village hall and restaurants.Aberfeldy, a popular and highly sought after town, is about a 12-minute drive to the south west and offers further amenities including a small supermarket, primary and secondary schooling at Breadalbane Academy, local independent retailers, variety of cafes and restaurants, health centre and a cinema. Breadalbane Academy Community Campus has a wide range of facilities available to the community including a swimming pool, fitness classes, sports hall and gym. Pitlochry, about 9 miles distant, offers similar facilities to Aberfeldy but also includes the Pitlochry Festival Theatre and railway station, with regular services north and south as well as the London Sleeper service. In addition, some 12 miles south is theRoyal Burgh of Dunkeld with independent retailers and railway station.The city of Perth is conveniently accessible via the A9 southbound and offers a wider range of amenities including national retailers, theatre, concert hall, museums and sporting facilities including a curling rink and swimming pool. Dundee can be reached in about an 1 hour journey by car to the south east with excellent city facilities including two universities, V&A Museum, shopping centres and Olympia swimming pool together with Discovery Point, the home of RRS Discovery, the famous ship of Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton and an airport which offers flights to London.Tigh an Tuir is ideally placed for the wide range of recreational activities the surrounding area has to offer. For the golfer there are a number of courses within easy reach including a 9 hole course in Strathtay itself, a 9 hole course in Aberfeldy and 18 hole course in Pitlochry as well as the Gleneagles Hotel to the south offering 3 championship courses. Perth Racecourse holds regular meets throughout the year and the ski slopes of Glenshee can be reached in about an hour’s car journey to the north. For the outdoor enthusiast there are many hills, glens and mountains within the area offering a superb variety of walking and cycling routes with Loch Tay providing excellent water sport facilities. In addition, Highland Perthshire is amongst the most famous in Scotland for traditional sporting. The River Tay flows just to the south of Tigh an Tuir where salmon fishing is available whilst Glenlyon, Scotland longest glen, located to the south west, is renowned for stalking and grouse shooting.LOT 2Bridge HouseBridge House is a delightful traditional stone built cottage located just to the south of Tigh an Tuir and adjacent to the public road running through Strathtay. It has been verycarefully refurbished resulting in a beautiful house finished to the highest standard with the rooms sitting over two floors.From the entrance vestibule, the hall leads directly to the double height sitting room with wood burning stove and triple aspect. Adjacent is the kitchen, with fitted floor and wall cupboards, integrated appliances and tiled floor. There is a well-proportioned dining room looking out over the garden. A cloakroom completes the accommodation on the ground floor. A staircase leads to the first floor landing with doors leading to the principal bedroom, shower room and dressing room, which could also be a second bedroom.Ground Floor: Entrance Vestibule, Hall, Sitting Room, Kitchen, Dining Room, WC, Cloakroom Cupboard.First Floor: Principal Bedroom, Shower Room, Dressing Room/ Bedroom 2.The ChapelLying to the north of the subjects of Tigh an Tuir is The Chapel, which is owned by the Catholic Church (Diocese of Dunkeld) and which has been leased for a number of years by the current owners of Tigh an Tuir. The current lease between the Diocese of Dunkeld and the owners of Tigh an Tuir is not transferable. There may be an option to lease the chapel again from the Diocese following a purchase of Tigh an Tuir but this would require to be inquired with directly by any interested party with the Diocese directly. Please note the cemetery ground adjacent to the chapel is still used for the occasional burial (as per the reservation in the existing lease).