PICTURES: Take tour of country house for sale by Nethy Bridge for offers over £1.8m
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A country house has gone on the market in the strath with a price tag of more than £1.8m.
Upmarket agents Galbraith are handling the sale of Bacharn located between Nethy Bridge and Grantown.
The property combines elegant and spacious accommodation, a sizeable landholding and an idyllic, tranquil setting with uninterrupted views to the Cairngorms.
The house also comes with its own lochan, duck pond, former mill and woodland as well as a wonderful covered veranda on the eastern side of the house.
Rod Christie, a partner with Galbraith, said: “Backharn sits in one of the most idyllic and desirable positions in the Cairngorm National Park. It is close to all of the activities that Grantown, Aviemore and the area has to offer and yet is utterly peaceful and tranquil with barely any other manmade structure or dwelling visible from the property.
“Constructed in the style of a traditional steading, Backharn provides spacious and well-appointed accommodation over essentially a single storey and offers much of what you may find in a sizeable country home but without the associated repair or running costs.
“It surely must rank as one of the most appealing properties in the Highlands.”
Backharn has two reception rooms, 5/6 bedrooms and a wealth of useful ancillary accommodation, including a second kitchen, drying room and gun room, as well as two bathrooms, two shower rooms and cloakroom, all finished to a very high standard.
There is an open plan kitchen / family room and drawing room which have full-height ceilings and share a two-way wood burning stove.
Surrounding the house is an area of heathland interspersed with naturally generating Scots Pine and other native tree species, parcels of mature coniferous woodland of about 31 acres (12.83 ha), with a charming duck pond and grazing land of about 23 acres (9.35 ha) suitable for horses or other livestock.
A separate parcel of land forming part of the Blairdow Woodland, is situated at the entrance to the public road (B970) which is about 21.9 acres (8.87 ha) comprising mature Scots Pine trees and a further delightful lochan.
The landholding extends to about 87.1 acres (35.25 hectares) in all.
There is scope for development of the former mill in the grounds if desired, (subject to obtaining all necessary consents) and there is also a useful timber store/ workshop, a garage, garden stores and kennel.
The property is situated about four miles from Nethy Bridge and four miles from Grantown.
Backharn is for sale through Galbraith for offers over £1,800,000.
