Detached house for sale in Dunoon PA23, 3 Bedroom

Fountain Villa is one of is one of 6 houses of similar character known as the Tea Caddie Houses built by David Napier in circa 1850 overlooking the Holy Loch. This charming 3 bedroom property retains many of its original features.

The property is in a fabulous position, slightly elevated with views to the Holy Loch and Sandbank across the water. The pretty front garden is terraced with many shrubs and perennials through-out and the back garden has service access by a narrow lane to the rear which is accessed from the right hand side of the last Tea Caddy house.

On entering the property via the porch it leads to the spacious hallway which has many original features and the formal sitting room is off to the right with beautiful views to the Holy Loch from the bay window and has wooden flooring and an open fire, across the hallway id the dining room again with views and a Jotul woodburner. The room leads off to the galley style kitchen which has a gas cooker run on butane gas, from there the kitchen leads into the spacious utility room which houses the oil fired central heating boiler and space and plumbing for a washing machine. The W.C. Is next to the utility room. The access to the upper floor is from the stone stairs in the hallway where there are 2 double bedroom, one with built in wardrobes and a good sized single, all three have views to the water. The family bathroom is at the top of the stairs. The heating is oil fired central heating. The property has a lovely feel to it and once over the doorstep is like going back in time.

The garden to the front is accessed from a pedestrian gate and leads to the several stone paths leading up to the front door. The back garden can be accessed by vehicle from a shred drive which runs along the back of the houses. There is a parking space and a timber garage that need some work to the rear and a drying green.

Fountain Villa is the 3rd of the 6 “Tea Caddie Houses”, originally identical, were built in c1828 by David Napier, who was largely responsible for opening up Kilmun, Strone and Blairmore as a resort by building a pier and running steamboat routes direct from Glasgow. The 'Tea Caddies' indicate the early 19th century development of Kilmun, being among the first houses built for the holiday traffic, and are very early examples of seaside development on the Clyde Coast. The group is an important addition to Kilmun, and has particular scenic value, especially when seen from across the Holy Loch. The houses are also important for their connection to Napier and the wider opening of the Clyde Estuary to tourists, as well as for their contribution to the streetscape at Kilmun.

The postcode for the property is PA23 8SD.

EPC rating F

Porch (4'7 x 4'1)

Hallway (3'9 x 12'1)

Sittng Room (11'9 x 19'1)

Dining Room (12'8 x 11')

Kitchen (4'3 x 12'9)

Utility Room (10' x 10'3)

W.C. (3'4 x 5'3)

Bedroom 1 (11'9 x 13'4)

Bedroom 2 (6'9 x 9'2)

Bedroom 3 (9'3 x 9'9)

Bathroom (6'6 x 6'4)