Castle Street, Dornoch

The Whole:
Sule Skerry & Honeysuckle Cottage offer an exciting opportunity to purchase a pair of handsome renovated 19th-century stone-built C-listed attached properties as a whole or in 2 separate lots.

Lot 1 - Sule Skerry
The welcoming central entrance with its turned stairway and store cupboard flows into an attractive sitting room with a feature fireplace and wood-burning stove. Further is the sociable open-plan multi-aspect living space. There is ample space to dine bedside the feature fireplace, whilst the well-appointed kitchen/breakfast area with its French doors to the private garden offers a range of wall and base units, a central island with an inset sink and a utility/boiler room. Completing the floor is a family bathroom with a separate freestanding bath and walk-in shower. On the first floor are two well-proportioned bedrooms both with en suite shower rooms, whilst the second floor houses an additional pair of bedrooms, a shower room and useful eaves storage.

Lot 2 - Honeysuckle Cottage
The adjoining cottage is set over two levels, with double doors opening to a hall and stairway and flowing into the dual-aspect dining room with a feature fireplace, a sitting room, a shower room and a rear porch opening to the courtyard. Further is a contemporary fitted kitchen/breakfast room. On the first floor is a family bathroom and three well-sized bedrooms.

The properties are approached over a side tarmac and gravelled driveway providing private off-road parking. To the rear is a part-walled courtyard garden with a unique stone-clad shed, timber bicycle store and leafy woodland backdrop offers the ideal spot for entertaining and al fresco dining. Further is a section of neat level lawn alongside an additional block-paved sun terrace with various herbaceous beds.

The Royal Burgh of Dornoch is a historic town centred around its ancient cathedral and is well-known for its Championship Golf Course. It is ideally placed for outdoor activities, with the area famed for its beautiful coastline, sandy beaches, dry climate and quality of life. The Dornoch Firth is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, home to a diversity of wildlife. As well as being popular with golfers the area attracts walkers, cyclists and there are first class shooting, stalking and salmon fishing available on nearby estates and rivers. The town itself has a good range of shops and services, including a health centre and a primary school and Academy. For a more comprehensive range of amenities, Inverness is approximately 44 miles away. The train station in Tain offers daily mainline services from Inverness to London and the South.