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19th Century Villa – Argyll, Scotland

$299,500 £

Off Market / Archived From 2015

Added to OHD on 10/17/15   -   Last OHD Update: 8/1/22

Cnocrannach, Taynuilt, PA35 1JN, Argyll

  • 5 Bed
  • 2 Bath
  • 0.5 Ac.
A 19th century granite-built villa with 5 Bedrooms and original features throughout, close to Taynuilt village. Although in need of upgrading, with its spacious accommodation and 0.5 acres of garden ground, it would make a delightful family home. The ground floor accommodation comprises of – front & rear Porch, Hallway with stairs rising to the first floor, Kitchen, Dining Room, Lounge, Family Room, Bathroom, Larder/Utility Room, and Store. The first floor accommodation offers – 5 double Bedrooms (all with fireplaces), Study, and Bathroom. There are 2 Loft spaces, accessed from Bedroom One and the Study.
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I Move Estate Agents, 145-157 St. John Street, London, EC1V 4PW, :: 020 8012 1643

Listing details from October 2015, sold status not verified. DO NOT trespass to verify status.
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MW
MW | 1000 comments
7 years ago

A very charming house. Nice to see the floor plans too.

I wonder what that big tank is in the side yard.

Sara | <span class="wpdiscuz-comment-count">3 comments</span>
Sara | 3 comments
7 years ago

It’s a water tank.

Fergus
Reply to  Sara | 3 comments | 3 comments
7 years ago

I shouldn’t go drinking any liquid out of that tank if I were you; it’s an oil tank for the heating. Gas-fired heating is unheard of in rural areas, instead we use oil-fired heating which runs off of oil out of tanks like that.

Loz | <span class="wpdiscuz-comment-count">1 comments</span>
Loz | 1 comments
Reply to  Sara | 3 comments | 3 comments
7 years ago

It’s actually an oil tank! In the UK, where gas isn’t readily available, oil is used and delivered to homes for heat!

PJ | <span class="wpdiscuz-comment-count">1 comments</span>
PJ | 1 comments
7 years ago

No updating…..it’s perfect. I love the carpets.

jacross | <span class="wpdiscuz-comment-count">2 comments</span>
jacross | 2 comments
Reply to  PJ | 1 comments | 1 comments
7 years ago

Absolutely agree with you!

jeklstudio
Evan | 1082 comments
Reply to  PJ | 1 comments | 1 comments
7 years ago

We live in an old house in Oregon. Always hearing from realtors we need to UPDATE or UPGRADE. I’ve come to loathe both words. This house is Perfect just as it is…except for the carpet in bathroom…

Cora
CoraLee | 2796 comments
7 years ago

Updating would be such a waste. Love it just like it is.

Victoria_n | <span class="wpdiscuz-comment-count">1 comments</span>
Victoria_n | 1 comments
7 years ago

It is gorgeous.. unusual to see such an authentic property, the features are beautiful

Fergus
7 years ago

I love how this house still has all of its fireplaces, even if some of them aren’t original, it’s especially nice to see that all of the bedrooms still have fireplaces.

 | <span class="wpdiscuz-comment-count">346 comments</span>
| 346 comments
7 years ago

Time capsule, yes, but those 1920s-1930s block tile fireplaces…I hate every one I’ve ever seen. For me they’re the crocheted tea-cosy of the fireplace world; I would replace them with something from the second half of the 19thC. (That said, I’m oddly drawn to that jazzy two-tone blue carpet in the bath room.)

The later block tile fireplaces and furnishings aside, the house is lovely: a handsome exterior, stunning views, a good plan, pleasant rooms, generous proportions, large windows, and good cornices and millwork, and all beautifully looked after it seems. The kitchen is bits and pieces of different periods of time, but comes together nicely from what can be seen in the photos; I’d try to impose in the least ways upon what the kitchen as it stands. Interesting, too, that the ground floor rear wing appears to retain its old functions: the coal/wood store, and larder (though the latter is still quite useful, obviously.)

For anyone crazy for block tile fireplaces, they can be had cheaply at salvage yards, though more often no care is taken in dismantling them and they are chucked out. Of a few higher-end dealers to make a sub-specialty of them is this place: http://www.c20fireplaces.co.uk/ofpc_20s_30s Can’t say that I’ve ever known anyone to harbor much fondness for them.

Fergus
Reply to  | 346 comments
7 years ago

While I agree that they’re not appropriate for the house, I can’t say I’d bother getting rid of them. Maybe it’s just a British thing, but I rather love them and I know they’re still very popular with the older generations over here. I must say I greatly prefer them to those bare brick or cobblestone fireplaces you see in early 1900s homes. But then again, the thought of “rustic” often brings me out in a rash/cold sweat. Lol.

Oldhousejunkie | 4 comments
7 years ago

This house is PERFECT! Complete with AGA and is that a heated towel bar in the bathroom? Fabulous!

Sara | <span class="wpdiscuz-comment-count">3 comments</span>
Sara | 3 comments
7 years ago

Well… It looks just like water storage tanks that are common in European countries.

Fergus
Reply to  Sara | 3 comments | 3 comments
7 years ago

The pole in front of it has a small bubble that will go up or down to tell you how much oil is left. Filling them up can be a real hassle if your road/lane isn’t suitable for the large delivery tanker. It can also be very expensive; having a year’s worth of heating oil delivered in one go, which is why it’s best to have it filled up in the summer when the oil is usually considerably cheaper than it will be in the winter when you actually need it.

Mary | 62 comments
7 years ago

I too love this just the way it is…and a room for wood, that is a true luxury, I wish we had in our house! They could leave it furnished as is and we would happily move right in.

Rick H. Veal | <span class="wpdiscuz-comment-count">43 comments</span>
Rick H. Veal | 43 comments
7 years ago

I’m not sure if I’m in LOVE or just plain old aminalistic LUST! I would so move there in a heartbeat. Thank you for posting Fergus!

rebeccahigh
rebecca high | 15 comments
7 years ago

Why is a shirt suspended over the kitchen table?

Melissa
Melissa | 242 comments

I’m willing to bet that there is a drying rack on the ceiling, which the lady of the house can raise or lower as needed. An Aga is always “on”, so the kitchen will be the warmest, and driest, room in the house.

 | <span class="wpdiscuz-comment-count">101 comments</span>
| 101 comments

The lady I lived with in Paris in the mid 1980s and again in 1991 had one of those in the kitchen. She’d pull it down, hang her clothes on it, then pull it back up a little bit out of the way until the clothes were all dry. <3

Ross
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7 years ago

My mother was born in Scotland, and my dad’s family is from Scotland. So, I look at a house like this and think: Ahhh. Home.

Thanks, Fergus! And thank-you Kelly for the diversity!

Brosia | <span class="wpdiscuz-comment-count">65 comments</span>
Brosia | 65 comments
Reply to  Ross | 2528 comments
7 years ago

You took the words out of my mouth, Ross! My mother’s side is Scotch-Irish and my father’s side is Scottish. Home is definitely the word this house evokes.

JimH
Moderator
7 years ago

Streetview, from July 2015! https://goo.gl/maps/D7vPkfw5FYn
Cnocrannach is the name of the house – naming homes in Britain is more traditional than pretentious. Seems to be about 2 hours from Glasgow, near but not on the coast – a bit like Maine geographically.
A fine house in a nice spot! The Scots have long mastered stone construction and it’s beautifully done here. There’s some tourism in the area, so maybe summer rentals or a seasonal B&B could defray costs.

Kat
Maya B | 302 comments
7 years ago

I love virtually everything about this house, inside and out. And those mountains…I’m in love!

 | <span class="wpdiscuz-comment-count">1 comments</span>
| 1 comments
7 years ago

Having had to share a bathroom with others all my life, I’d want to add AT LEAST one more.

Ross
Reply to  | 1 comments
7 years ago

Your comment made me laugh.

I grew up in a house with six people, and one bathroom.

Today, I own a house with seven bathrooms.

I suspect there is a connection between Then and Now.

EyesOnYou1959
7 years ago

While I don’t care for some of the carpeting (I should hope the original
hardwood flooring underneath is still intact), I probably wouldn’t change
a thing!

Dj | <span class="wpdiscuz-comment-count">62 comments</span>
Dj | 62 comments
7 years ago

love that each room has a fireplace.
Very cozy place. So nice to have a floor plan included

 | <span class="wpdiscuz-comment-count">68 comments</span>
| 68 comments
7 years ago

So much to love!
Not quite the home of my ancestors, being from the Irish side of the isles, but I could make do…

Brosia | <span class="wpdiscuz-comment-count">65 comments</span>
Brosia | 65 comments
7 years ago

This home totally satisfies my stone-house obsession and I’m all about any views I can score of my ancestor’s homeland. The house is lovely and that backyard is prime for some planting…

Thanks to Fergus and Kelly for this post!

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