Stunning four-bedroom home on market for £800,000 has incredible sea views – along with two hidden secrets
A STUNNING four-bedroom home boasting incredible sea views has hit the market for £800,000. Nestled on top of a stunning peninsular overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Lochinver, Scottish Highlands, the sprawling property holds a number of secret features. Split Rock Croft is perfect for a self-sufficient buyer, with animals, a vegetable garden and boat launch […]
A STUNNING four-bedroom home boasting incredible sea views has hit the market for £800,000.
Nestled on top of a stunning peninsular overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Lochinver, Scottish Highlands, the sprawling property holds a number of secret features.
Split Rock Croft is perfect for a self-sufficient buyer, with animals, a vegetable garden and boat launch for fishing trips included in the sale.
The magnificent estate was built by its current owners who appeared on BBC Two’s This Farming Life to showcase their relocation from Bedfordshire to Scotland.
Owners Helen and Graham Acreman were looking for a complete lifestyle change, and have reared their own cattle, sheep and pigs since moving in.
The couple were immediately smitten with the remote and rugged beauty of their new home, which is tucked away in the North West Highlands, 104 miles from the closest airport.
The couple got planning permission to build the 2,800sqft home soon after they bought the land.
Helen and Graham designed it to be south-facing, making it a sun-trap and even installed high-speed broadband.
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Among the house’s unique features are a self-contained wing called “the Cottage”, and further accommodation in the Crofter’s Lodge.
The Cottage is kitted out with all the amenities a guest could want, including a kitchen, lounge, dining room, bedroom and bathroom.
While Crofter’s Lodge has a kitchenette, lounge, bedroom and bathroom.
The Lodge is rented to sightseers throughout the year.
The main house has a sprawling kitchen and breakfast room, living room, and dining room on the ground floor.
A gallery landing leads to three bedrooms and two bathrooms upstairs.
The property is enveloped by 27 acres of croft land, which also hosts a 45ft shed and a 32ft cowshed.
Kevin Maley, from Strutt & Parker, said: “We are seeing a trend of people in search of a lifestyle change following the pandemic.
“It has caused a re-evaluation of priorities and, for those who are choosing a dramatic change of scenery, their main criteria is community, space and a slower pace of life and there is no better place to offer all of that than the Scottish Highlands.
“This trend caused a January like no other in the rural property market and demand continues to remain high.
“We saw a large number of applicants at the start of the New Year, proof that the market is no longer as seasonal as it used to be.
“Spilt Rock Croft offers a purchaser all they could wish for to make the move of a lifetime.
“With its rugged coastline, mountains and sea views, along with a unique opportunity for self-sufficiency, it is truly a unique opportunity to purchase something that has all the components for you to start tomorrow.”
