Kintyre House

Description

Details

Kintyre benefits from the Gulf Stream, enjoying a temperate climate that can be seen by the presence of palm trees and sub-tropical vegetation in the gardens.

Inside

All principal rooms face south, overlooking the gardens and command extensive views over sea and out to Sanda Island. The ground floor accommodation includes the drawing room with a Grand piano, dining room with a large, hand painted dining room table. In the centre of the house are the main staircase Hall to the North – a wonderful open well stone Staircase with wrought iron balustading leading to the first floor – and the South Hall with access to the garden. The house is heated by ground source and all principal rooms have open, log and peat. Off the main first floor landing and over the South Hall is a magnificent Library with dramatic sea views. A billiards room, also home to games and vinyl, is situated on the second floor. The Cinema Room is also on the second floor.

Bedrooms

There are nine spacious, principal bedrooms in the main house (three four-poster beds, two tester beds and three enormous two metre wide new beds) with seven bathrooms and a further four bedrooms in the kitchen wing with two bathrooms sleeping up to twenty

Outside

The garden has large terraces, lawns and a gentle woodland walk, which Strone Burn runs through on its way to the sea. Further afield on the estate there are glens to explore, leading to prehistoric forts or another to a perfect picnic cottage 3 miles from the house.

Location

Kintyre is a twenty-minute drive from Campbeltown (A83) and is just under 3 miles from the B842.

Most visitors to Carskiey arrive via Glasgow. The quickest way on public transport is the Loganair, 30-minute hopper plane flight from Glasgow airport to Campbeltown. (Visitors taking the BA8726 from London City Airport at 14.20hrs walk into Kintyre House at 17.30hrs having taken the Loganair flight too). It is 3 hours by car and 4+ hours by bus from Glasgow.

Staff & Dining

Our excellent cook is required as part of your stay at Kintyre House. She specializes in locally sourced food. Menus to be arranged in advance.

We are happy to cellar wines prior to and upon arrival. Please do be advised: whatever carriers say, deliveries to Kintyre often take up to a week longer than shippers say!

The Estate Manager is on hand for general enquiries and requests.

Things to Do

SHOOTING

Sika and Roe deer. Good woodcock and hare shooting. Black game, grouse and wild goats on the hill, but not for shooting.

FISHING

Good sea fishing. Sea trout and salmon fishing at the mouth of the Breackerie Water.

GOLF

There are three top, links golf courses within a 20 minute drive.
Machrihanish Golf Club www.machgolf.com
Machrihanish Dunes www.machrihanishdunes.com
Dunaverty Golf Club www.dunavertygolfclub.com

Also within one hours drive:
Carradale Golf Club www.carradalegolf.com
Tarbat Golf Club www.tarbatgolf.com/

BIRD WATCHING

There is a remarkable diversity of birds on Carskiey, both land and sea. Almost every bird of prey is viewable and Carskiey has two registered Golden Eagle nests.

WHISKY

Campbeltown is one of Scotland’s four recognized whisky-producing regions. At the beginning of the twentieth century there were also no less than thirty-seven distilleries established during the nineteenth century, earning the town the nickname “The Whisky Capital of the World”. Today there are three distilleries in Campbeltown: Springbank, Mitchells and Glen Scotia and the town is still amongst the great whisky producing regions.

Further afield is the Isle of Islay which has 8 working malt distilleries including Ardberg and Laphroaig. Islay is a 2 hour ferry ride from Kennacraig ferry terminal (you will pass by the terminal en route to Carskiey if travelling by road, approximately an hour away).

Whisky tours can be arranged through the respective distilleries.
www.springbankwhisky.com
www.glenscotia-distillery.co.uk
www.kilkerransinglemalt.com
www.islaywhiskies.com
www.islayinfo.com

There are some spectacular walks on the property including nine registered archaeological sites,  a Neolithic, cliff top fort with the lines of fortification. Walks also to the Lighthouse and Foghorn.

Sea trips for dolphin, seal or bird watching or to the nearby islands can be arranged.

Horse riding by arrangement.

Surfing at nearby Westport and Machrihanish beaches.