Glenshian, Newton Of Belltrees, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire Offers over £550,000

Glenshian is a B listed Georgian house built of stone under a pitched slate roof. The accommodation which has been recently extensively renovated is spread over two floors with formal and family public rooms on the ground floor with spacious sleeping accommodation on the first floor. The centre of the house is dominated by a large traditional family kitchen (not fitted out) and spacious dining hall which leads into a study, drawing room and conservatory. The staircase from the dining hall leads to a landing which gives access to the master bedroom with en suite dressing room and bathroom, a second bathroom and two further bedrooms.

Accessed from the rear hall is a large double garage and workshop. Above these rooms and accessed by the staircase in the rear hall or by separate outside staircase is a sitting room, office/bedroom and a bedroom with an en suite bathroom. Subject to the correct planning permission the accommodation could be extended into the garage and workshop or this section of the house could be converted into
an independent dwelling.

Glenshian is located in the picturesque hamlet of Newton of Belltrees which sits in an elevated position overlooking Castle Semple Loch and the Barr Loch, with excellent views towards the hills of Muirshiel Country Park and Misty Law in the distance.

The property is located 2 miles from the Conservation Village of Lochwinnoch. Lochwinnoch offers local amenities catering for day to day needs with an excellent primary school, a couple of good local pubs, two restaurants, a direct rail link to Glasgow, a good local golf course and a thriving community. Bridge of Weir and Kilmacolm (9 and 10 miles respectively) offer further amenities and local schooling. The highly acclaimed St Columba’s School is in Kilmacolm and has both junior and senior schools.

Glasgow city centre is just 17 miles to the north and provides an extensive range of cultural, retail and professional facilities and is recognised as one of the UK’s finest cities with a thriving central business district and high street designer shopping second only to London. Further retail facilities are also available at the Braehead shopping centre (12 miles).

The local area to Glenshian has a plethora of entertainment venues for all tastes. For the golf enthusiast there is the choice of Ranfurly Castle, Old Ranfurly, Beith, Kilmacolm and Lochwinnoch’s own parkland golf course, all of which are close by as well as the famous links courses of Prestwick, Troon and Turnberry.
Greenacres Curling rink is close by.

The Clyde coast provides a wealth of opportunities for sailors with marinas at Inverkip and Largs. Castle Semple Leisure Loch lies within a mile in the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, a ranger protected wildlife and
outdoor facility with a bird sanctuary, water sports, cycling and angling. In the village there is a sports hall, indoor five a side pitch and bowling club as well as playgrounds and parks.

There is a David Lloyd Health and Racquet centre at Renfrew. The local area has an abundance of cycle tracks taking you to the coast at Irvine as well as to Kilbarchan, Kilmacolm and into Glasgow.

Lochwinnoch has a mainline rail station with regular services running to Glasgow City Centre. Glasgow International airport is just 9 miles away and offers a wide range of domestic and international flights. Loch Lomond is 24 miles, Largs 14 miles. The Ferries from the Ayrshire/Renfrewshire coast take you to Arran, Argyll and Bute.


Glenshian benefits from a very attractive formal garden around the house which is predominately enclosed by walls. The garden consists of a combination of lawns, flower and vegetable beds, an orchard and a wooded area. Beyond the garden is a paddock which has been planted with a selection of specimen trees, therefore suitable for grazing or recreation.