19th Century Villa – Argyll, Scotland
Off Market / Archived From 2015
Cnocrannach, Taynuilt, PA35 1JN, Argyll
- 5 Bed
- 2 Bath
- 0.5 Ac.
I Move Estate Agents, 145-157 St. John Street, London, EC1V 4PW, :: 020 8012 1643
I Move Estate Agents, 145-157 St. John Street, London, EC1V 4PW, :: 020 8012 1643
A very charming house. Nice to see the floor plans too.
I wonder what that big tank is in the side yard.
It’s a water tank.
It’s actually an oil tank! In the UK, where gas isn’t readily available, oil is used and delivered to homes for heat!
No updating…..it’s perfect. I love the carpets.
Absolutely agree with you!
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…
Updating would be such a waste. Love it just like it is.
It is gorgeous.. unusual to see such an authentic property, the features are beautiful
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.
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.
This house is PERFECT! Complete with AGA and is that a heated towel bar in the bathroom? Fabulous!
Well… It looks just like water storage tanks that are common in European countries.
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.
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.
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!
Why is a shirt suspended over the kitchen table?
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.
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
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!
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.
I love virtually everything about this house, inside and out. And those mountains…I’m in love!
Having had to share a bathroom with others all my life, I’d want to add AT LEAST one more.
love that each room has a fireplace.
Very cozy place. So nice to have a floor plan included
So much to love!
Not quite the home of my ancestors, being from the Irish side of the isles, but I could make do…
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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