Six lovely homes for sale now in the north and north-east

By Jacqueline Wake Young

June 19 2022, 6:00 am

Chapel Hill House is close to walks and the Pitfour Lake as part of the Pitfour Estate.

This week’s pick of the properties features idyllic settings, wide open views of countryside or sea and attractive details such as wood-burning stoves.

Some come with large pockets of land and one will appeal to anyone keen to get stuck in and reap the rewards of nudging a property project across the finishing line.

Chapel Hill House, Mintlaw, Peterhead

Chapel Hill House has large, open-plan areas and is surrounded by gardens and countryside views.

Chapel Hill House enjoys an enviable location in a small hamlet of properties at Chapel Park, part of the historic Pitfour Estate, with walks and Pitfour Lake on the doorstep.

The four/five-bedroom bungalow has a double garage and summerhouse and has been finished throughout to a high standard.

The accommodation is flexible, the upstairs having been converted, and could allow for an additional bedroom, games room or work space.

Price over £425,000 with Aberdein Considine.

Kilburn, Cults, Aberdeen

Kilburn at 107 Inchgarth Road forms part of a small row of detached homes and its grounds include a mini-orchard.

This impressive family home at 107 Inchgarth Road is set in beautiful surroundings and is part of a small row of detached homes set off the beaten track.

With four bedrooms and three reception rooms, Kilburn offers spacious accommodation over two floors and there is also lots of outdoor space for dining and relaxation.

The kitchen/dining room at Kilburn is connected to the outdoors with windows on two sides and doors leading out.

Its extensive, south-facing garden grounds have lawns, mature hedging and trees, including a mini orchard, allowing a high degree of privacy.

The kitchen/dining room is especially appealing, with windows on two sides and double doors leading out to the garden.

There is also a summerhouse, single garage and car port.

Price over £575,000 with Stronachs LLP on the aspc website.

The Gables, Arthrath, Ellon

The Gables is a converted steading with lots of original features and sits in an acre of land.

Situated on one acre of land this three-bedroom converted steading has panoramic countryside views and retains many original features.

The dual-aspect lounge is set on open plan with the study and features a coal fire with Victorian-style fireplace.

The heart of this home is the large dining kitchen with island where all the family can gather around.

One of the unusual features of The Gables is the bedroom which overlooks the lounge.

Off the rear hallway is the recently renovated bathroom with white three-piece suite and shower over the bath.

A few steps lead to two double bedrooms, one of which has mirrored built-in wardrobes.

Upstairs the main bedroom has Velux windows overlooking the garden and clear screens overlooking the lounge.

Price over £350,000 with Aberdein Considine.

Green Cove House, Coldwells, Dallas, Forres

Greencove House is a six-bedroom self-build house that needs minor works to see the project completed.

Anyone in the market for a bit of a project with a substantial reward at the end of it may want to take a look at Green Cove House.

This is a bespoke six-bedroom self-build detached house set on 10 acres of ground in a rural setting on the outskirts of Dallas.

The land was purchased in 2006 and the building began in 2012 and it is an incomplete property with minor works to be completed.

Greencove House has an open-plan living, dining and kitchen space on the ground floor with lots of room and light.

There is planning for a triple garage and pole barn. A completion appraisal valuation is circa £800,000 in the present market.

The new owner may want to finish off the project themselves or hire a builder to complete the work.

On the ground floor there is an open-plan living room/dining/kitchen, four bedrooms, bathroom, shower room, plant room and utility.

On the first floor there are two further bedrooms, one of which has an en suite shower room and walk-in wardrobe.

Offers over £575,000 with Monster Moves.

159 Scullomie, Tongue, Lairg, Sutherland

Detached bungalow 159 Scullomie overlooks the Kyle of Tongue and Rabbit Islands and was built in 2017.

With superb views over the Kyle of Tongue and Rabbit Islands, 159 Scullomie is a three-bedroom detached bungalow on the north coast of Sutherland close to the village of Tongue on the NC500 route.

The property was built in 2017 and is highly efficient, having a ground-source heat pump, underfloor heating and triple-glazed windows.

Space is in abundance at 159 Scullomie, which is also highly energy efficient.

There is a sitting room, sun lounge, kitchen/dining room, bathroom, utility room, large double garage and three double bedrooms, one of which is en suite.

There is further potential to utilise the area upstairs in the attic space.

The property comes with approximately 3.5 acres of croftland and 3.5 shares in Tongue Common Grazing. The house sits on 0.2 hectares of decrofted land.

Offers over £395,000 with Monster Moves.

Wester Braehead Of Coynach, Tarland, Aboyne

Wester Braehead of Coynach is a cosy and bright retreat with around three acres of garden grounds and facing south.

This four-bedroom detached cottage has a south-facing aspect and is set in about three acres of mature grounds.

Cosy nights in await the new owner in the open-plan lounge with wood-burning stove.

The classic cottage interior at Wester Braehead of Coynach.

The dining kitchen has an inglenook with wood-burning stove that feeds the central heating and hot water systems.

A private access road leads to the fully enclosed grounds, with established gardens and natural pasture and a terrace to the front of the property offers views to mature woodland.

Price over £290,000 with Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace.