Property Description
Thistle Dhu is a modern, detached, one and a half storey bungalow custom built under architect supervision in 2003, with a large matching detached garage set within enclosed landscaped garden grounds. The attractively presented accommodation, which is laid out over two floors, comprises: entrance hall, lounge with bay window and open fireplace, dining/kitchen, utility room, family bathroom with shower, and three bedrooms (one en-suite) on the ground floor, and upstairs a further two spacious bedrooms, each with en-suite facilities. The spacious accommodation benefits from oil fired radiator central heating and double glazing. A gravel drive-in leads through double wrought iron remote controlled gates to the parking area at the front and side of the house and to the front of the detached garage which has a remote control front door. Only by viewing can one fully appreciate the many attractive features this property has to offer, not to mention its semi rural setting.
Location
The property is located on the eastern outskirts of the popular village of Balloch, some seven miles from Inverness city centre and approximately one mile Culloden Battlefield. The village offers your basic daily needs with a mini market and primary school, whilst secondary education is at Culloden Academy.
Entrance Hall
L shaped hall with part glazed entrance door and side screens. Staircase with central landing and balustrade leads to the upper floor. Central heating radiator. A corridor leads off to the bedroom wing. Ceiling recessed lighting. Built-in cloak cupboard. Built-in airing cupboard houses the hot water cylinder. Two central heating radiators.
Lounge
15' 8" x 13' 9" (4.76m x 4.2m) plus bay window which measures 2.90m x 1.60m (9'6 x 5'3). Bright and spacious double aspect room with front facing bay window. Feature brick open fireplace with Caithness slab hearth and pine mantle shelf over. Two central heating radiators. 50 inch Panasonic wall mounted TV. Double multi pane pine panelled doors open to the kitchen/dining room.
Dining/Kitchen
Modern double aspect dining kitchen offering a good range of base and wall units including glass fronted display cupboards and open ended shelving. Generous worktop and storage space with wall tiling over. Stainless steel sink insert with mixer tap plumbed for dishwasher. Double oven and grill. Ceramic hob. Integral fridge/freezer. Spacious double aspect dining area with patio doors to the rear patio area and enclosed garden grounds. Central heating radiator. Door to utility room. Alternative door to the front hall.
Utility Room
10' 10" x 6' 11" (3.31m x 2.11m) Spacious fitted utility room with part glazed door to the enclosed rear garden. Good range of base and wall units with stainless steel sink insert with mixer tap plumbed for automatic washing machine. Space for tumble dryer. Slot and plumbed for American style fridge-freezer. Wall tiling over worksurfaces and to dado level on the other wall. Floor mounted central heating boiler. Ceiling spotlight cluster. Xpelair. Range of coat hooks.
Bathroom/WC
7' 1" x 10' 11" (2.15m x 3.34m) Modern rear facing family bathroom/WC with four piece white suite comprising low level WC, pedestal wash-hand basin, panelled bath and shower cubicle with electric instant shower control. Tiled to dado level. Matching accessories. Mirror, striplight and shaver point. Extractor. Central heating radiator. Opaque window with Austrian blind.
Bedroom
12' 8" x 9' 10" (3.85m x 3m) Bright and spacious double aspect room with built-in wardrobes offering hanging and storage space. Central heating radiator.
Bedroom
9' 8" x 10' 4" (2.94m x 3.14m) Bright and spacious front facing room with double built-in wardrobe offering hanging and storage space. Central heating radiator. TV aerial point. Telephone point. A door leads through to the en-suite.
En-suite Shower/WC
Modern, front facing en-suite with three piece white suite comprising low level WC, pedestal wash-hand basin and 1000 tiled shower cubicle with mixer shower control. Tiled to dado level. Central heating radiator. Front facing opaque window with Austrian blind. Extractor. Mirror, striplight and shaver point.
Bedroom/Study
8' 4" x 10' 4" (2.53m x 3.14m) Pleasant front facing room with central heating radiator and telephone point.
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First Floor Landing
T-shaped landing with balustrade. Double built-in linen/hanging cupboard. Central heating radiator. A hatch gives access to the roof void.
Bedroom
18' 0" x 17' 9" (5.5m x 5.4m) Bright and spacious double aspect room with coombed ceiling with velux rooflight window to both front and rear. Two double built-in wardrobes offer hanging and storage space. Three central heating radiators. Two ceiling spotlight clusters.
En-suite Bathroom/WC
10' 4" x 5' 5" (3.15m x 1.65m) Rear facing bathroom with three piece white suite comprising low level WC, pedestal wash-hand basin and panelled bath with wall tiling and mixer tap handspray attachment. Matching accessories. Central heating radiator. Velux rooflight window. Extractor. Mirror, striplight and shaver point.
Bedroom
18' 0" x 17' 9" (5.5m x 5.4m) Bright and spacious double aspect room with coombed ceiling with velux rooflight window to both front and rear. Double built-in wardrobe offers hanging and storage space and shelved storage cupboard. Three central heating radiators. TV aerial point. Telephone point. Two ceiling spotlight clusters.
En-suite Shower/WC
9' 7" x 5' 10" (2.92m x 1.78m) Modern shower room/WC with three piece white suite comprising low level WC, pedestal wash-hand basin and tiled shower cubicle with electric instant shower control. Central heating radiator. Extractor. Matching accessories. Mirror, striplight and shaver point.
Garage
13' 8" x 19' 8" (4.16m x 6m) Bright and spacious concrete block garage with remote control front door. Part glazed side service door. Side double glazed window. Built-in base units and wall cupboards. Power and light.
Outside
The property is set within enclosed garden grounds which are attractively landscaped and laid to lawn with plants, shrubs and flower borders. A drive-in leads through double remote control wrought iron gates to the large parking area to the front and side of the house and to the front of the garage. At the far end of the house is the garden shed, oil storage tank and a large enclosed decking area overlooking the woodland at the rear making it very secluded. The decking furniture will be included in the sale. There is a rotary clothes dryer and patio area at the rear of the house as well as an outside water tap at the side of the garage.
Extras
Included in the sale are carpets and fitted floorcoverings, curtains and blinds, light fittings, aforementioned kitchen and utility room appliances, plasma wall mounted TV in the lounge, the garden shed and the patio furniture.
Directions
From Inverness city centre, drive out Millburn Road onto the A96 Aberdeen Road passing the Inverness Retail Park and the Tesco Extra Superstore. At the roundabout, take a right for Smithton/Culloden/Balloch. Follow the road along through two sets of traffic lights passing Culloden Academy and turning right into the village of Balloch. Drive up through the village, under the railway bridge at the top and then take second right along Viewfield Road towards Viewfield Farm and the property is on the right-hand side, clearly identified by the Your Move 'for sale' sign.