Craiglea offers light-filled flexible accommodation arranged in an L-shaped configuration over two floors. The property is designed to maximise the stunning views over surrounding countryside.

The ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall and includes a generous triple aspect dining room with full-height picture windows, and a spacious drawing room with a large bay with galleried landing over and French doors to the garden flooding the area with natural light. Feature arches open into a welcoming inner hall with WC and gives access to a kitchen/breakfast room with a range of wall and base unit and a neighbouring utility room with a door to the garden. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a large principal bedroom with walk-in storage, fitted dressing room and an en suite bathroom.

On the first floor the landing has a seating area with freestanding woodburning stove. This gives access to a spacious triple aspect family room with picture window and a generous double bedroom with built-in storage and en suite bathroom. Two further well-proportioned bedrooms, both with built-in storage and Jack and Jill access to an en suite shower room, complete the floor.

This property has 1.7 acres of land.

Outside

Having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached over a gravelled driveway providing parking for multiple vehicles and giving access to the detached double garage and to an adjacent small summer house with decked terrace, within an enclosed vegetable garden including mature fruit trees. The grounds of approximately 1.7 acres in total include a mainly lawned garden with a larger timber summer house and decked terrace, a decked seating/dining area and a paved terrace, the whole screened by mature hedging and trees and enjoying far-reaching views over surrounding countryside including Duffus Castle. The sizeable garden grounds offer development potential to the north of the existing garage/vegetable garden area subject to the appropriate planning consents. Prospective purchasers are advised that they should make their own enquiries with the local planning authority at: www.moray.gov.uk

Situation

The property is set in a rural position yet is convenient for local amenities and is just a short distance from Elgin. Primary and secondary schooling is available nearby in Elgin and private education at Gordonstoun Independent School approximately 4 miles away.

The town of Elgin, a former cathedral city offers extensive facilities including high street shopping, a hospital, library, theatre, community centre and cafés together with leisure and sports centres, a golf club and a golf range. Communications links are excellent: the nearby A96 runs from Aberdeen and links to the A9 giving access to the Northern Highlands, Elgin station offers regular services to Aberdeen and Inverness with onward links to major regional centres and Inverness Airport offers a number of domestic and European flights.

Directions

From Elgin take the B9012 Duffus Road for around four miles. Turn right at the sign for Duffus Castle and follow this road along for around a mile taking the right hand turn onto Covesea Road. Pass a row of cottages on the left hand side and continue along this road where you will find the property located on the left hand side.