Welcome to Lunga Estate Cottages
A number of Estate Cottages are available for rent through Colin on a short holiday or longer term deals
Dail Cottage
This detached stone and slated cottage, 250 metres north of Lunga and adjacent to the stables looks south over the park and west to the sheltered bay. There is a sheltered garden with a bit of mown lawn.
The living room is a long narrow room with a big open fire at one end, there are sofa, armchairs, desk, bookcase, table and chairs.The kitchen is open plan, off the living room. It is well equipped and has a microwave and breakfast bar.
The downstairs bedroom is double/twin with a small dressing table and a chest of drawers and wardrobe.
The bathroom next door has a vanity unit and a shower as well as a bath. there is a washing machine and dryer in the alcove outside the bathroom door.
Two bedrooms upstairs are small. They are both double/twin, and have wardrobes and a chest of drawers.
Fillans Cottage
Just like Dail Cottage but 60ft to the east this cottage has a front porch, useful for oilskins and logs.
The living room appears larger as the stair is open plan and the washing machine and dryer are in the kitchen area, The kitchen is similarly equipped but the breakfast bar area is larger and includes a piano.
The downstairs bedroom is double/twin but small with just room for wardrobe and chest
of drawers.
The bathroom adjacent has bath basin and W.C but no shower.
The two upstairs bedrooms are similar but there is more space on the landing for a cot
Barrichbeyan Farmhouse
(NOTE: under long term let)
This old Scots farmhouse, built in 1795, has been extensively renovated. it is now available for holiday lets The farmhouse has a fine situation on its own hill just above the start of the Craobh Haven access road. the west side of the house look out to sea with grand views of the distant hills of the Isle of Mull. The farmyard, which is about thirty meteres away is still used mainly for storing hay in the large Dutch Barn. Sheep and cattle are sometimes gathered here. Apart from this it is a very peaceful spot.
The sitting room is a good size, with some pine panelling and beams. There is a sofa and chairs around the Hunter wood stove which also helps to heat water. There are a couple of Jacobean settles and two tables of the same period which can be joined up to allow eight people to dine together.
The kitchen is small but well fitted. There is room for four to breakfast at the table. the
slight lack of space is made up for with a bigger porch. This has extra storage as well as
washer and dryer and hanging space for wet weather gear.
The downstairs bedroom is twin/double with fitted wardrobes and vanity unit with
washbasin
The downstairs shower is adjacent to the W.C and basin
Two upstairs bedrooms are twin/double with simple fitted furniture and hand basins.
The third upstairs bedroom is quite small but has bunk beds which can be converted
into a double bed.
The bathroom is up two steps from the upper landing. It is quite spacious and has a
linen/drying cupboard as well as dressing table. The bath also has a pressure shower.
Shore Cottage
Shore cottage is a tiny idyllic stone built cottage, on its own tiny bay right on the shore.
It has a small living room with huge open fire, A tiny kitchenette with ladder up to a small bedroom with two small beds.
The double bedroom is tiny with an open fire and room for a large chest of drawers.
This is real rural living. Although there is a gas cooker and sink. The
large open fire can be used for heating kettles and pans.
At present Shore cottage is on long term rent and is only available for
occasional use.
The Old Schoolhouse
After careful refurbishment, the Old Schoolhouse in Ardfern
is ready for occupation and available for holiday lets. It has been a
major effort to retain the original character of the building while bringing
it up to the high standard expected in today’s holiday properties.
Originally built in 1828, this fine stone and slated one and half story
house was occupied by the schoolmaster and his family, with separate
accommodation for a housekeeper and still with space for a schoolroom, till
the new school was built in 1884.
Now it has an upper floor with a master bedroom, with en-suite bathroom, three other twin or double bedrooms and a family bathroom with large bath and shower. There is also a separate toilet and a laundry area with washing machine and tumble dryer.
Downstairs, the front hall leads to both the kitchen and a large living room. It has wine racks for a decent small cellar and a coat cupboard to take any amount of boots and Barbours, fishing rods, riding hats or life-jackets. It also leads to a downstairs toilet and shower room and through to further room which can be either a fifth twin/double bedroom or sitting room. This room and the master bedroom are good size rooms with the ability to take an extra bed or cot. The other three bedrooms do just have room for beds convertible as twin or double, with bedside tables, small wardrobes and a dressing table but not for much else. Each room can have a TV and a telephone. The downstairs bedroom has a French door to outside.
The Living room leads to a conservatory, double glazed, with heated marble floor, which has an array of Lloyd loom chairs, plants, coffee tables and a bookcase which goes most of the way round the room and contains an eclectic collection of paperbacks. The living room is more of a farmhouse kitchen. It has a Franklin stove open fire at one end, with easy chairs and an ancient oak settle round it. There are two dressers, one with a Belfast sink built in, acting as a drinks area, the other with boiling rings, toasters kettle, so that a family can largely live in one room. The main feature is the big table, where 14 people can dine in candle lit splendour or slop around at extended family breakfasts. There is also a writing desk and a bank of shelves with music centre and plans for computer run media centre with home cinema.
The kitchen has double sinks, two dishwashers, an American fridge/freezer with cool water and chopped ice in the door. The cooker is a six burner double oven Rangemaster, with halogen top. Apart from that it is simply equipped, a farmhouse kitchen for country meals. That’s just as well with a lobster pool just across the road and the famous Barbreck beef and lamb within sight.
Connected to the house is an old stone barn, now converted to a garage or play room. It contains a small pool table, ping-pong table and dart board but these can be folded up if the space is needed for a party or to pack the car during a rain storm or to repair a dinghy.
The house faces south, across the Ardfern road, to the sea, with a small garden in front, notable for its palm tree and large climbing roses. Behind there is a larger garden divided by a track which provides parking for several cars. On the house side a 50’ herbaceous border is being developed and there is both a flagged terrace and a grass area with garden furniture for outdoor living. Beyond the track is a larger lawn, usable for ball games or rough croquet. From the front of the house, across the road is a narrow extension of the garden which leads to the seashore. It is mainly huge reeds and wildflowers and the shore is a mudflat at low water but there is a tidal pool, deep enough to keep the oysters fresh, which attracts the wild ducks.
The house has full central heating; there are radiators throughout the fully carpeted upper floor. The ground floor has under-floor heating below polished oak floors. The hot water and the heating are supplied by a geothermal heat pump, the heat extracted from the surrounding 3 acre garden. It is a pressure system, topped up by off peak electricity, so there are power showers on both floors and it is really cheap to run. There is also a heat recovery and ventilation system. All the waste heat in the house is recovered, passed through a second heat pump, which warms clean filtered air and passes it back into the house. No smells, no pollen, it is easy to notice the nice atmosphere. Please, however, only smoke in the conservatory, if you have to, as it has large French doors and a marble floor. If you want to boil lobsters or crabs, please use the kettle barbeque in the garden as the smell will halve the life of the filters.
The housewill sleep 10 people in reasonable comfort, especially with 4 bathrooms and an extra toilet. It is nice to have a group of that size around the dining table. It will suit two families or a group of friends quite well. It will work just as well for a smaller group. One bedroom leads off the master bedroom, making a good dressing room, the ground floor room can become a cosy sitting room and the dining table reduces in size. With full circulation on the ground floor and with the playroom it is possible to entertain about sixty people. It would be ideal for a small country wedding, especially as it is only a couple of hundred yards to the lovely 18th Century Kirk on the waterfront. For those who do not wish to cook all the time, it is only a hundred yards to the Galley of Lorne Inn and the Crafty Kitchen, both renowned eating places. It is the same distance to Ardfern Yacht Centre and the start of boating adventures among the many enchanted island in Loch Craignish.