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House For Sale £68,000
New - Old Store Cottage, Gardendyke, Wanlockhead ML12


Description
Looking for your very own bolt hole, a buy to let, holiday let, or first time buy option? This beautifully updated one-bedroom, end terrace cottage with an idyllic situation in the conservation village of Wanlockhead offers a fantastic option. A superb choice to enjoy all the stunning surrounding countryside has to offer whilst being part of a vibrant village community and a beautiful drive to the main commuting link of the M74.

Beautifully presented and upgraded in recent years, this charming property gives you a warm welcome on entering the open plan living area. Stripped and painted wooden flooring flows through the lounge, dining kitchen area and a cosy multi-fuel stove provides the heating and a relaxing focal point in the lounge. The area works well with modern base units in the kitchen and space for a fridge freezer and electric cooker as well as ample space for dining.

The stripped and painted flooring continues through to the double bedroom where there is hanging storage in the corner. Just off the kitchen area a rear hallway provides storage for coats and boots and a useful storage cupboard whilst also giving access to the shower room. The shower room has a shower cubicle with electric shower, pedestal wash hand basin and w.c. And doubles as a utility area with plumbing and space for a washing machine.

Externally there is a small roof height garden accessed from a wee climb up steps to the rear of the cottage. Mainly hard landscaped and with a useful potting shed, the garden offers a lovely spot from which to enjoy the sun and views across to the surrounding hills.

All in all, a lovely property with a great location, finished with a style that enfolds you in your own rural retreat.
Location


Wanlockhead has a population of around 150 residents and is the highest village in Scotland at a height of 1531ft above sea level. The village has several tourist attractions including a Lead Mining Museum and one of the best-preserved beam engines in Europe. The village is on the Southern upland Way, which has a designated footpath stretching 212 miles from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. The village also has the local Inn, the highest pub in Scotland, and with various clubs including skiing, fishing and a Silver Band. A 9-hole Golf Course (The highest golf course in Scotland) can be found nearby in Leadhills. Wanlockhead is ideally situated for commuting with the M74 Junction approximately 8 miles distant. Edinburgh is less than an hour drive and Glasgow approximately 45 minutes. The Mennock Pass is one of the most picturesque routes in Scotland and is the main route (B797) from Wanlockhead towards the A76 and the village of Sanquhar. Sanquhar is notable for its tiny post office, established in 1712 and is the oldest working post office in the world. For education, there is a primary School in nearby Leadhills and Sanquhar Academy for secondary education.

20 miles away on the A702 lies Biggar, a lovely market town in South Lanarkshire and home to the new Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum. Biggar also has Scotland's only permanent puppet theatre, which is run by the well-known Purves Puppets family set in a miniature Victorian music hall

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26 miles away via the A73 lies Lanark which is home to the New Lanark World Heritage Site, a unique 18th-century mill village sitting alongside the picturesque River Clyde.

Kitchen (10' 11'' x 13' 3'' (3.32m x 4.04m))

Lounge (8' 7'' x 11' 0'' (2.61m x 3.35m))

Bedroom (8' 3'' x 8' 2'' (2.51m x 2.49m))

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