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Converted Water Mill in 1.5 acres - 4/5 bed, 2 Recep

Asking Price: £175,000

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Converted Water Mill in 1.5 acres - 4/5 bed, 2 Recep

Property Details

The current property of MAWS Mill is the culmination of many years of hard work to transform an old cottage and water mill (including steadings) into living accommodation. The original buildings, understood to have been built around 1880, consisted of a four-room cottage, mill, steadings and supporting buildings. A chicken shed was built on site in the 1950s, an extension to the cottage for a kitchen & bathroom was added in the 1970s and the mill was converted to living accommodation (a separate dwelling) during the 1990s. The past eight years have seen the whole property overhauled and brought into the 21st Century to form a spacious, well-appointed, no-smoking family home: 4/5 bedrooms, two receptions, & three bathrooms, all in ~1.5 acres of semi landscaped gardens.
Since 2000 the central heating system has been replaced (including a new boiler), there has been new plumbing from the stopcock, the electrical system has been overhauled and the whole house has been re-carpeted (most of it within the past two years) with new window dressings (curtains & blinds). In addition, insulation has been added, where practicable, and the house may be considered “pet and smoke free” – the family dog lives in the conservatory and there has been no smoking in the house (or garden) since the current owners took up residence.
The property is located in North Watten (~2 miles from Bower) with views across the countryside over Loch Watten to Morven in the distance and has mains electric & water with oil central heating and septic tank drainage. It is ideally situated for commuting to both Thurso & Wick yet remote enough to enjoy the peaceful environment of Caithness. To fully appreciate the property, viewing is highly recommended.

The property consists of:-

Kitchen (4.98 m x 4.08 m)
This large dining kitchen was re-fitted in 2005. There are now numerous wall and base units, a walk-in pantry, plumbing for a washing machine (or dishwasher), ventilation for a tumble dryer, and a Rangemaster double oven (electric ovens with gas hob) with a full width extractor fan. There is a large radiator, six double sockets, five single sockets and a TV point.

Bathroom 1 (2.42 m x 3.0 m)
The bathroom benefits from a tiled floor, white WC, sink and bath with shower over. There is a radiator, shaver light, window and an airing cupboard.

Lounge (7.30 m x 4.13 m)
A large spacious room with three windows & a sky-light, a door to the conservatory/greenhouse, eight double sockets & a single, a “sky” point & two TV points, a phone point, the electric box and two radiators.

Dining Room (2.51 m x 4.15 m)
The dining room is on open plan with the lounge, has three windows, four double sockets and two radiators.

Bedroom Four (3.18 m x 2.87 m)
Bedroom four is a double bedroom with a large window, a built in wardrobe and a small alcove. There are four double sockets & a single, a radiator and high-level storage.

Entrance Hall
This is a “L” shaped hall entered from the Conservatory. It houses an electrical fuse box, has a window, radiator, one double & one single socket, a phone point, a coat rack and a telephone seat/shoe-cupboard. Doors to the lounge, bedroom four, the boiler-room and the family room lead from this hall.

Boiler Room (1.96 m x 1.96 m)
This is a tiled room with the oil boiler, a WC, sink, plumbing for washing

machine, hot water tank and two single sockets.

Family Room (5.80 m x 4.33 m)
A large room currently used as a playroom for the children. It benefits from three radiators, three windows and four double sockets.

Hall
A long hall leads from the Family Room to the “bedroom wing”. The hall benefits from two radiators, two double sockets and two windows. Leading from the hall are the study, a large walk-in cupboard, three bedrooms and a bathroom.

Study (4.38 m x 3.12 m)
A large room currently used as a study/office but could easily be used as a fifth bedroom. The room benefits from a large radiator, five double sockets & two singles, a phone point, two windows and an outside door.

Walk-in Cupboard (1.05 m x 2.64 m)
Carpeted with a small window and single socket.

Bedroom 3 (3.08 m x 2.58 m)
A single bedroom with feature stone wall, window, radiator, a double & single socket, full length bookshelf and a high shelf/alcove.

Bedroom 2 (3.01 m x 2.70 m)
A single bedroom with feature stone wall, window, radiator, two double sockets & one single, and a high shelf/alcove.

Bathroom 2 (2.81 m x 1.79 m)
This bathroom benefits from a white tiled floor, and a white bathroom suite. The bath has a shower over, there is a ventilation fan, a radiator, a shaving light, and an airing cupboard.

Bedroom 1 (5.52 m x 3.99 m)
The master bedroom is “L” shaped and benefits from a radiator, seven double sockets, a TV point, two windows, French doors leading to the rear garden, an en-suite, and a double wardrobe. The wardrobe includes a full height section, a double rail section, high level shelving, has sliding mirror doors and spotlights.

En-suite (1.92 m x 2.27 m)
This bright room has a large window, a radiator, a white WC, vanity sink, and large stone-based shower cubicle.

Outside
Conservatory: Along the S side of the house, part greenhouse (1.26 m x 11.2 m) part conservatory (1.85 m x 6.50 m).
Inner garden: Fenced area (19.8 m x 27.7 m) laid mainly to lawn with large patio, rock feature and borders around.
Garage: Originally a chicken shed and houses a 10 ft x 8 ft workshop. Internal dimensions about 60 ft x 20 ft.
Outbuildings: Two “archways” (total size 4 m x 5 m) and “end room” (4 m x 5.5 m).
Driveway: Laid to gravel and leading round to garage: sheltered area from road with parking for many cars.
S. Garden: Mixture of lawn, trees, and an unused vegetable plot. A 6 ft x 8 ft shed will remain.
Rear Garden: A large space laid mainly to lawn with a raised patio, a pond (the old leat) and trees.
N. Garden: A very large area with ~1/3 laid to lawn, whilst the rest is let to fallow with trees – possible tennis court?

Directions
From Watten: turn by Brown Trout, go to end of road & turn left, go to end of road & turn left, 1.25 miles on RHS.
From Bower: turn up road, drive past Bower church to top of hill, turn left at memorial (community centre), ¾ mile on LSH.

Disclaimer
The above text is a personal description of the property. The dates given in the introduction are those gleaned during the past eight years and should be taken as reasonable “guestimates”. The majority of the text may be assumed factual (to the best of our knowledge) and all measurements were taken with a rule & should be within +/- 1 cm.


S. J. Lawrence
3rd April 2008

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