The Big House on the Prairie
And you get a Little House too
A survivalist instinct has emerged in homes during lockdown.
So how about having your own smallholding in a tranquil spot by a river?
Glenalty Cottage has the benefit of being money earning too - there is a two bedroom lodge rented out for up to £ 599 a week at peak time.
Land including a paddock and chicken run is about 2.5 acres.
So plenty of space for a veg and fruit enterprise.
The property is on sale at offers over £ 375,000 via Bruach in Girvan.
It sits on the very quiet back road B7027 to Newton Stewart, just half a mile from Barrhill.
A cluster of high quality homes flank the River Duisk here, which flows alongside, with the odd salmon and trout.
Further along is the secluded Drumlanford House and sporting estate, including four lochs.
The owners say their twobedroomed rental lodge has a high proportion of return visitors.
The main house has three double bedrooms, sitting room, dining room and a dining kitchen.
The dining room has patio doors to the back garden.
There is a ground floor shower room as well as a study. Heating is by oil and drainage and water supply is private.
It was built in 1902 and has a bonnie country style porch.
Bruach say: “Glenalty Cottage offers huge potential and value for money in the present property market, with a range of flexible living.
“The property also provides scope for further development.”
There is a formal garden to the front, with views down to the river just over the road.
Your land includes an adjacent wood, so plenty of opportunity for logs for the fires.
The annex can be accessed from the kitchen via an internal corridor from the utility room. So this area could easily become an integral part of the house as a teen or gran wing.
An integral double garage and two loft rooms offer scope for further residential development.
Outside there is plenty of gravel parking and a south facing greenhouse is out the back.
For viewing call Bruach on 01465 715065, offers over £ 375,000.