Kinlochruel House, Colintraive
- Land size
- 2.3 acres
- Bedrooms
- 7
- Bathrooms
- 5
Key Features
- Spacious Family Residence – Circa 6,500 sq ft of elegant accommodation
- 7 Bedrooms, 6 Bathrooms – Including Primary Suite with Dressing Room and Ensuite
- Formal Reception Rooms – Drawing Room, Sitting Room, Dining Room & Garden Room
- Kitchen/Breakfast Room – High end bespoke cabinetry, Aga range, pantry
- Double Garage & Outbuildings
- Mature Woodland Gardens – Approx. 2.3 acres
- Private Driveway & Parking
- Sea Views – Panoramic views over the Clyde to the Isle of Bute
Description
Set in an elevated and commanding position overlooking the sparkling waters of the Firth of Clyde, Kinlochruel House is a truly exceptional period residence steeped in history and character. A fantastic opportunity to acquire a property with significant potential, requiring upgrading and modernisation to realise its full appeal and value. Believed to date from the early Victorian era and extended in later years, this distinguished family home offers a rare opportunity to purchase a substantial private estate in one of Scotland’s most desirable coastal locations.
The property enjoys far reaching panoramic views across the Clyde to the Isle of Bute and the Kyles of Bute, with a private driveway, mature landscaped gardens, and direct access to coastal woodland walks. An enviable location yet just a short drive from ferries, rail connections and local amenities.
The house enjoys an enviable rural position, surrounded by its own grounds and benefiting from the peace and privacy of the countryside.
Kinlochurel House has the presence and proportions associated with a traditional Scottish country house. The accommodation offers considerable scope for family living and entertaining, while retaining the character and atmosphere expected of a property of this nature.
Large reception rooms, generous bedroom accommodation and a range of ancillary areas combine to create a versatile home with considerable potential.
A significant feature of the sale is the caretaker’s flat, providing independent accommodation within the property.
This offers an excellent opportunity for a live-in caretaker, groundskeeper or family member, while also providing flexibility for guests, staff accommodation or other uses, subject to any necessary consents.
The separate accommodation greatly enhances the practical appeal of Kinlochurel House as an estate property.
Kinlochurel House offers the rare combination of a substantial country residence, extensive private grounds and separate caretaker accommodation in one of Argyll's most attractive rural locations.
Whether used as a permanent family home, a Scottish country retreat, an estate property or a property offering potential for further development and diversification, Kinlochurel House represents an exciting opportunity for a purchaser seeking something genuinely individual.
Properties of this nature and setting are rarely offered to the market.
Kinlochurel House is a substantial and generously proportioned country house extending to approximately 387.8 sq m (4,176 sq ft) over three floors, excluding balconies and terraces. The accommodation provides a versatile combination of impressive reception space, extensive bedroom accommodation and useful ancillary rooms.
The house has a traditional, irregularly shaped footprint which gives a number of rooms an individual character, with generous windows allowing natural light into the principal accommodation.
Ground Floor
The ground floor is approached through a central entrance hallway, which provides access to the principal reception rooms and the service accommodation.
The dining room, measuring approximately 4.69m x 2.89m (15'4" x 9'5"), provides a dedicated space for formal dining and entertaining.
A further substantial reception room, measuring approximately 4.84m x 3.92m (15'10" x 12'10"), offers excellent flexibility as a principal sitting room, drawing room or family room.
The ground floor also incorporates a kitchen, together with a number of hallways and circulation areas. To the rear is a useful laundry room, with adjoining service/utility accommodation, providing practical facilities well suited to a substantial country house.
The arrangement of the ground floor allows the principal reception areas and service accommodation to function comfortably alongside one another, while providing excellent scope for modernisation or reconfiguration according to a purchaser's requirements.
First Floor
The first floor provides an extensive range of bedroom accommodation, together with bathrooms and landing areas.
The bedroom accommodation is arranged around a spacious central landing and includes several well-proportioned double bedrooms, with the larger rooms benefiting from attractive individual shapes and generous floor areas.
There are six bedrooms shown on the first-floor plan, together with bathroom accommodation and additional circulation space. The arrangement would be particularly suitable for family occupation, guest accommodation or those looking to create a country house with substantial sleeping accommodation.
The first floor also includes a useful utility room, adding further practical space to the house.
The variety of room sizes and configuration provides considerable flexibility for purchasers, with potential to create en-suite facilities, dressing areas or alternative bedroom layouts, subject to any necessary consents.
Second Floor
The second floor provides a large area of useful additional accommodation beneath the roof.
The floor plan indicates a substantial open area extending across much of the footprint of the house, together with a central landing/access area. This space offers considerable potential for storage, hobbies, games, office accommodation or further development, subject to the necessary planning and building warrant consents.
Overall Accommodation
The house provides an unusually generous amount of accommodation for a property of this nature, extending to approximately 4,176 sq ft.
The combination of substantial reception rooms, six bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and extensive ancillary accommodation creates a versatile country house which could be adapted to suit a variety of modern requirements while retaining its traditional character.
The accommodation is complemented by the surrounding grounds and the separate caretaker's flat/annex, creating the potential for an especially attractive principal residence with independent secondary accommodation.
Services & Utilities
- Mains water & electricity
- Oil fired central heating
- Private drainage/septic
- Fibre broadband available
- Council Tax: Band G (to be confirmed)
An attractive area of mature woodland is available by separate negotiation as a separate lot, offering purchasers the opportunity to extend their landholding and enjoy additional amenity, conservation, and recreational benefits
On the lotting plan the land highlighted in Red is for sale with the House, the land in Blue and Green are the wider lost availble by seperate negotiation.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
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- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-01
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 457 Homes with Land listings in Scotland (1+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
- Mains
- Water
- Mains
- Heating
- Oil Heating
- Broadband
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- Sewerage
- Septic Tank / Private
Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
20 Mbps
Standard (10-30 Mbps)
Suitable for
- Web & social
- Music streaming
- Standard video calls
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Tighnabruaich Primary School3.7 miles
- Pupils
- 67
- Type
- Non-denominational
- North Bute Primary School7.1 miles
- Pupils
- 27
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Kilmodan Primary School7.3 miles
- Pupils
- 11
- Type
- Non-denominational
- St Andrew's Primary School9.1 miles
- Pupils
- 77
- Type
- Roman Catholic
- Toward Primary School9.3 miles
- Pupils
- 23
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Rothesay Academy9.7 miles
- Pupils
- 277
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Dunoon Grammar School10 miles
- Pupils
- 745
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Tarbert Academy11 miles
- Pupils
- 120
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Lochgilphead High School11 miles
- Pupils
- 408
- Type
- Non-denominational
- St Columba's High School14 miles
- Pupils
- 661
- Type
- Roman Catholic
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Walking trail
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
SEPA open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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