Craigellachie House

Located in the

Cairngorms National Park

Craigellachie House is thought to be the oldest building in Newtonmore and we think that it was built sometime between 1756 and 1824 (probably 1820s); we certainly live between very thick walls, making the house cool in summer and warm in winter! The house is shown as an inn on the 1864 Ordnance Survey map. In the 1900s we know that the ground floor went through several guises including haberdashery, antique shop, tea room, electrical shop and pharmacy before becoming entirely residential in the later years of that century. It was refurbished in 1981/2. We've lived here since 1988.

Ground Floor

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All room sizes in metres

Hall	3.5 x 2.1	+ stairway O.9 wide


Sitting Room	5.0 x 4.6	Exposed stone wall with fireplace containing Marsco 'Squirrel' wood-burning stove


Conservatory	8.5 x 1.5	tiled floor


Study	2.3 x 2.2
Toilet	1.0 x 2.1	extractor fan, toilet & whb
Dining Room	4.0 x 4.5	Victorian fireplace


Kitchen	3.15 x 3.3	fitted kitchen, hob

1^st Floor

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All room sizes in metres

Master Bedroom	4.2 x 4.4	window seat



En Suite	1.8 x 2.15	whb, bath, bidet


Hall	4.6 x 1.3	+ stairway O.9m wide
View Across Street from 1st Floor Window

Corridor	1.2 x 0.8	leads to bedroom 3

Bathroom	1.7 x 2.2	whb, bath, toilet, cupboard


Bedroom 2	3.95 x 4.6	whb



Bedroom 3	4.45 x 3.4	whb, storage cupboard, hot water tank

2^nd Floor

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All room sizes in metres

Bedroom 4	2.9 x 4.4	combe ceiling, velux window


Bedroom 5	2.9 x 4.4	combe ceiling, velux window

Hall	2.8 x 1.0	+ stairway O.9m wide, velux window, cupboards + ledge below window


Storeroom / Bedroom 6	2.9 x 3.6	velux window, cold water tank

Outside

Garage	4.5 x 5.5 contains workbench (0.55 x 4.0), storage shelves, central heating boiler (new 2005). Capacity - one car and lots of stuff or no car and even more stuff


Garden flowers, shrubs and trees (2 apple), grass
Oil Storage tank	capacity 2500 litres (new 2005)
Garden Shed
Greenhouse	Lean-to
Hostel	More or less a three bedroomed bungalow


Heating & Hot Water
Wood burning stove in lounge	£60 per year on wood
Hot water tank & immersion heater
Oil-fired central heating with radiators in all rooms	about 4000 litres of oil p.a
(New oil storage tank, boiler and thermostatic radiator valves were fitted in 2005)

Council Tax	Band F

Timbers
The roof and internal timbers were inspected and treated by Rentokil in 1981 with a 30 year guarantee.

Damp Proofing
A horizontal 'tanked' damp proofing course was installed by Rentokil in 1988 with a 30 year guarantee.

Bed & Breakfast
Both we and the previous owner used part of Craigellachie House for B&B. We did this for 9½ years (ten summers) between 1988 and 1998. Provided that we accommodated no more than six guests and that the guest accommodation was not above the first floor we did not need a fire certificate.

Winter Sunrise over Craigellachie House

The Property Misdescriptions Act 1991
The above particulars, although believed to be correct, are not guaranteed, and any measurements stated therein are approximate only. Purchasers should note that the Selling Agents have NOT tested any of the electrical items or mechanical equipment (eg oven, central heating system etc) included in the sale. Any photographs used are purely illustrative and may demonstrate only the surrounds. They are NOT therefore to be taken as indicative of the extent of the property, or that the photographs are taken from within the boundaries of the property, or what is included in the sale.

Peter & Kathryn Main, Craigellachie House, Main St, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire PH20 1DA

01540 673360

pete@highlandhostel.co.uk