Poll Schoolhouse is a traditionally built house of exposed natural stone finish under a concrete tiled roof. The house as the name suggests was at one time the school and house of the district, long since converted to form a very pleasant coastal situated family home with spacious accommodation laid out over two easily run levels. The house enjoys the sun from early morning until sunset.
A secondary property (with a Section 75) has been built in the grounds and offers flexible overspill guest accommodation as well home office or business from home space.
Poll Schoolhouse
An entrance porch leads to the reception hall and on to a sitting room with log burning stove. A formal dining room leads on to a large lounge with raised dais together with French doors giving access to rear gardens. A feature of the lounge is good use of natural exposed stone and rich timber panelling to the ceiling.
The kitchen is easily worked and provides access to a good sized conservatory. The main family bathroom is off the ground floor hall. There are two useful storage closets.
The first floor has three bedrooms all of which have built-in wardrobes and the master has an en suite shower room.
Outbuildings include a utility room, outside office or garden room, garden shed, log store, boiler house.
Workshop
Three partially lined workshops/stores providing excellent business from home premises or with the appropriate consents further residential development.
Flat
The external staircase gives access to a broad veranda, entrance to open plan sitting and dining room with spectacular view across the loch. There is a Galley style kitchen, double bedroom with en suite shower room.
Poll Schoolhouse is situated in a lovely coastal situation amid well-established garden grounds themselves surrounded by semi ancient oak woodland which is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
The house is situated on the edge of Loch Fyne with views over the loch to Inveraray as well as the imposing and dramatic surrounding hills and glens. There is a substantial yacht mooring about 50 metres from the beach in front of the house.
The house is located on the edge of the loch at St Catherine’s which is about 4.75 miles from the popular Loch Fyneside village of Strachur.
Strachur has local shops and services that cater for most everyday needs and requirements.
Primary schooling is available at Strachur and secondary schooling which enjoys an excellent reputation is available at Dunoon Grammar (23 miles). There is a regular school bus run both to the primary and secondary schools. The nearest independent school is in Helensburgh at 34 miles.
Glasgow is about 56 miles and offers a full range of higher and further educational services as well as all the cultural and professional services normally connected with a major city.
The A83 & A82 offer swift access to central Scotland. Arrochar (18 miles) has a main line rail station with a service to and from Glasgow city centre.
Leisure
The area offers much in the way of relaxing outdoor pursuits, including yachting and boating, golf, fishing, hill walking and country walks in an area rich in history. The recently established Cowal Way stretches from Portavadie on Loch Fyne and travels for some 31 miles to Arrochar through some of the most dramatic and picturesque sea and landscapes on the west coast. There are many spectacular gardens and walks within easy reach.
A scenic 9-hole golf course is at Tighnabruaich with other courses on the Island of Bute and at Dunoon and Inveraray. Sea, river and loch fishing are also available in the area as are a number of shoots run either commercially or by syndicates.
For sailors, the sea lochs of the west of Scotland offer safe anchorages as well as spectacular coastal sailing. There are marina and chandlery services at Portavadie, Sandbank and Ardfern in Loch Craignish for easy west coast access.
Gravel surfaced driveway with turning and hard standing for several vehicles, mature lawns with well stocked beds and borders strategically planted to ensure depth and texture as well as year round colour and interest. The gardens feature two ponds capable of sustaining aquatic life.
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