Larachan House, Spinningdale, Ardgay, Sutherland, IV24

Larachan House lies close to the hamlet of Spinningdale in Sutherland. Set above the north bank of the Dornoch Firth, the property is in a peaceful setting with beautiful views through birch woodland to the water.

Nearby Dornoch is a popular town with an active community, prosperous centre and high tourist numbers. The town is famous for its cathedral, championship golf course, and awardwinning beach, but also provides excellent amenities with a number of independent shops, acclaimed restaurants and highly regarded schooling up to secondary level. Nearby Tain and Alness have major supermarkets, while Inverness has all the facilities of a modern city including its airport with regular flights to the south and Europe.

Sutherland, which stretches from the east to the west coast of Scotland, is a varied and beautiful county. Inland and to the west are the hills, moors and dramatic mountains offering the very best in fishing, shooting, stalking and hill walking; while the east coast offers links golf courses and long sandy beaches, and the west coast a stunning coastline dotted with islands and providing sheltered sailing. In addition, this unspoilt countryside provides a safe habitat for many rare species of wildlife and plants.

Larachan House dates back to 1875 and was built and designed by Alexander Ross, a noted Highland architect. Formerly the school and schoolhouse for the local area, the property has been sympathetically converted into a family home and was purchased by the current owner in 2022. Prior to their purchase, Larachan House had been fully renovated to an exceptional standard and the work carried out included insulating the exterior walls, upgrading the heating system and installing new radiators, the creation of a first floor en suite master bedroom, a new kitchen, new solid wood flooring, a new fireplace and wood burning stove in the sitting room, and full decoration, while exterior work included new drainage around the house and new rainwater goods. The new owners have maintained and upgraded the property as required
and recent work includes upgrading and redecorating the cottage to the same high standard as the main house.

Larachan House is now an outstanding rural property with the potential to offer self-contained letting accommodation in the cottage or reincorporate this into the main house via the internal door.

EPC Rating = D