Six beautiful properties for sale now in the north and north-east

By Jacqueline Wake Young

June 5 2022, 6:00 am

Cairnhill has a prime spot in a conservation area and across from Dornoch Cathedral.

This week’s pick of the properties are an interesting bunch, with features including lots of land, period details and highly desirable locations.

Cairnhill has an enclosed garden close to the cathedral and patio doors lead out to it from the dining room.

Cairnhill, High Street, Dornoch

Completely renovated in 2019, this house is currently being run as a successful holiday home and is being sold as fully furnished.

Cairnhill is set over three floors and there are five bedrooms, the master with an en suite shower room, a reception hall, lounge with a log-burning stove, kitchen, utility, dining room, cloakroom and two further shower rooms.

The dining room has patio doors out to the easily maintained and fully enclosed garden.

Occupying a prime location on the High Street in the centre of Dornoch and directly across from the cathedral, the property is within the Dornoch Conservation Area but is not itself a listed building.

Offers over £395,000 with Arthur & Carmichael on 01862 810202 and on the hspc website.

Rosehaugh High Drive boasts five bedrooms, country views and a sizeable plot of land.

Rosehaugh High Drive, Avoch

This spacious detached house in the pretty seaside village of Avoch on the Black Isle has five bedrooms, a garage and elevated countryside views.

Many of the rooms have real oak flooring, including the lounge, which also has patio doors leading out on to decking and a multi-fuel stove.

The kitchen diner has real oak flooring, lots of space for a table and chairs and cream units with wooden worktop.

There is a study that will appeal to those working from home, or it could be used as another double bedroom.

All five double bedrooms have fitted wardrobes and one has an en suite shower room.

The large front lawn offers elevated views across the village to the hills beyond and the gardens extend right around the house in a plot of approximately 0.138 hectares.

The property also owns the land on the other side of its driveway.

Offers over £440,000 with Purple Bricks.

Knock Street, Banff

This four-bedroom detached house is an extended farm cottage in the costal town of Whitehills.

There is a large kitchen/diner which is open-plan and allows for a lounge area as well as the dining area.

There are panoramic windows around the whole room to maximise the view. The lounge has a log-burning stove in a contemporary fireplace and traditional barn-type doors.

Tasteful decor and quality fixtures and fittings combine at Knock Street.

The property has been decorated to a very high standard and has quality fixtures and finishings which add to the charm of this modernised period property.

Additionally there is a large, detached workshop/garage which is stone built and an attractive building in itself.

The garden has low-maintenance gravel and paving to the front with decking and grass to the rear creating an ideal area for outdoor entertaining.

Offers over £255,000 with Purple Bricks.

Greystones is a former manse dating back to 1844 and is surrounded by 1.5 acres of garden with trees and lawns.

Greystones, Torphins, Banchory

A traditional five-bedroomed detached house, this former manse was built in 1844 and set within 1.5 acres of mature garden grounds.

Greystones retains many traditional features and has been sympathetically extended and modernised.

The dining kitchen is the heart of the home and it overlooks the front garden along with the lounge and dining room with wood-burning stove and fitted book shelving.

The attractive interior of Greystones offers the chance to stay cosy in front of a wood-burning stove.

A traditional pitch pine staircase ascends to the mezzanine level where there are two double bedrooms and a well-appointed shower room.

On the first floor the master suite enjoys a south-facing outlook and has a modern en suite shower room and walk-in dressing room.

With attractive garden grounds, Greystones is a perfect mix of traditional and modern living space.

Price over £550,000 with Aberdein Considine on the aspc website.

The Old Schoolhouse has been extended and upgraded and there is a garden room and south-facing grounds.

Old Schoolhouse, Woodlands Of Durris, Banchory

Situated in a hamlet of Woodland of Durris this four-bedroomed family home has been sympathetically extended and upgraded by the present owner.

The light and airy home features a generous garden room, a living room with wood-burning stove, a sun room with vaulted ceiling and glazed gable and a lounge with Inglenook fireplace.

The Old Schoolhouse has a sun room with vaulted ceiling and extensive glazing offering pretty views.

A split upper landing leads to a master bedroom with open views and en suite shower room, a further en suite double bedroom and two further double bedrooms.

The well-established gardens with sweeping driveway enjoy an elevated position with south-east facing aspect.

Price over £390,000 with Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace on the aspc website.

Beinn Mhanach has a peaceful setting and has views of the countryside all the way to Bennachie.

Beinn Mhanach, South Monkshill, Fyvie, Turriff

This four-bedroom detached family home enjoys a tranquil location with countryside views from all aspects over the Glens of Foundland.

The versatile accommodation is surrounded by garden grounds with far-reaching views of Bennachie beyond.

The lounge gets lots of natural light from the large bay window and there is lots of space for furniture and a feature fireplace.

Beinn Mhanach has a dining kitchen with a Rayburn range cooker and plenty of space for furniture as desired.

Glazed double doors lead from the lounge to the dining room which has sliding patio doors to the garden, making it ideal for family dining and entertaining.

The kitchen/diner suits modern family life and a Rayburn range cooker adds to the farmhouse feel, with a further integrated oven and space for a microwave.

Double doors lead from here to the sun room which has access to the garden.

Price over £335,000 with Ledingham Chalmers LLP on the aspc website.