Property description

Traditional two bed detached bungalow with off road parking and useful detached garage. Large private easy maintained garden to the rear of property. Easy maintained front gardens. The house is situated in a nice quiet area of the town yet not far from the town centre, supermarkets and schools.

Accommodation,

Hall, 4.37m x 2.21m

The hallway provides access to the lounge, bathroom, kitchen/diner and two double bedrooms. The hall includes original features such as ornate cornicing, wooden floor and wooden doors to all rooms.

Lounge, 4.66m x 4.32m

The lounge is a nice sized room. It has a bay window to the front of the property, a ceiling rose, carpeting and electric fire with surround.

Kitchen/Diner, 4.37m x 3.32m

This good sized kitchen, situated at the rear of the property, has more than ample space to accommodate a dining area. A window overlooks the rear garden. Some fitted units provide storage space.

Utility room, 2.38m x 2.31m

Accessed through the kitchen, the utility area includes a sink and cupboards, with space for appliances. A back door leads to steps which take you to the garden.

Bedroom 1, 3.87m x 3.52m

Situated to the front of the property, this is a good sized double bedroom.

Bedroom 2, 3.49m x 3.16m

Another good sized bedroom to the rear of the property with views to the river Clyde.

Bathroom 1.85m x 1.69m

The bathroom suite consists of W.C, wash hand basin and bath with shower over.

Gardens

A side driveway provides access for vehicles and parking for cars. Plenty of street parking is also available. The rear garden is mostly laid to lawn and includes a decking area. The property includes a garage.

Surroundings

Dunoon now enjoys the status of being the marine gateway to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, Scotland's first National Park, and has a number of local amenities including a cinema, two supermarkets, several choice restaurants and bars, primary and secondary schools, library, Post Office, doctor's surgeries and veterinary clinic, leisure centre with swimming pool and gym

Transport

A regular local bus service operates in the area and there are bus and coach services to popular regions across the West of Scotland. Regular passenger ferry services operate from Dunoon Pier to Gourock with regular bus and train connections to Glasgow Central railway station. The train stops at Paisley Gilmore Street en route, which is convenient for access to Glasgow Airport. Western Ferries located at Hunter's Quay also offers a regular vehicle service to McInroy's Point in Gourock for access to the national road network.

Offers: Should be submitted to Miller Stewart Estate Agents. Fax No: 0141 776 4134

Interest: It is important your solicitor notifies this office of your interest, otherwise the property may be sold without your knowledge.

Disclaimer

Whilst we endeavour to make these particulars as accurate as possible, they do not form any part of any contract on offer, nor are they guaranteed. Measurements are approximate and in most cases are taken using a digital/sonic measuring device and are taken to the widest point. We have not tested the electricity, gas or water services or any appliances. Photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item is included for sale with the property. If there is any part of this that you find misleading or simply wish clarification on any point, please contact our office immediately when we will endeavour to assist you in any way possible.

Some history on Dunoon.

Anyone interested in exploring Dunoon's history, as well as getting a good overall impression of the town, would be well advised to start at Castle Hill. At the foot of the northern slope lies Castle House, the grand early Victorian turreted mansion which is undoubtedly Dunoon's landmark building. Although originally built as a private residence for James Ewing, Lord Provost of Glasgow, and later transformed into a library, it has since become a museum. Here the history of Argyll, Cowal and Dunoon is explained in a number of displays. Amongst the most interesting items exhibited are a number of early stone age artefacts from Cowal (such as an Neolithic pot) which testify to the longevity of human settlement on the peninsula.

Climbing up to the hill's summit takes you, as the exhibitions will have explained, to the focal point of medieval Dunoon and medieval Cowal, as well as to a point which affords spectacular views of Dunoon and across the Firth of Clyde. All that remains of bygone days are a couple of boulders overgrown with grass and disturbed earth which mark the foundations of a castle. When the first fort was built here is anyone's guess. It is seems likely that such a prominent site would have been used since prehistoric times. Some believe that Fergus mac Eric, founder of the Scottish kingdom in Argyll c.500 AD, established a fortification here. In the following centuries it may even have been used as a launch pad for the invasion and settlement of the Firth of Clyde area. Alas, no evidence of a fort predating the 11th century has yet been uncovered.

Legend has it that Clan Lamont owe their origins to a line of these early Scots kings who stayed behind in Argyll when regal power shifted east to Perthshire in the 9th century. Certainly the Lamonts were the dominant family in Cowal by the 13th century. By this time the Lamonts were clearly ruling from their fortification on Castle Hill at Dunoon.

At the end of the century the Lamonts sided with John Balliol in the dynastic conflict with Robert the Bruce. This proved to be a costly decision, however wise it initially appeared considering the seeming improbability of Robert's triumph against all of his opponents at home and abroad. But triumph Robert did and when securely in power he quite understandably took measures to remove those who had failed to support him. He sent an army of loyal Campbells and Stewarts to seize Cowal in the early 14th century who carved up much of the former Lamont lands. During this campaign Dunoon Castle was seized by supporters of Bruce and granted to Walter Stewart who was charged with subduing the territory. When Walter's descendant, Robert II, ascended to the throne Dunoon Castle became a royal possession.

The Lamonts, however, did not disappear. They remained in Cowal based in the castles of Toward and Ascog. The Campbell guardians of Dunoon, who ruled much of Cowal on behalf of the Stewarts, would sporadically come into conflict with the ousted local elite. The worst example of this conflict getting out of hand was in 1646, during the Civil War, when a group of Campbells arrested around one hundred and forty Lamonts. About one hundred were shot or stabbed to death and 36 'special gentlemen' of the Lamonts were hung from a single tree in Dunoon Churchyard. A memorial to the dead sits on top of Castle Hill. Despite attempts at a Campbell cover up, when those responsible were brought to justice, albeit 16 years later, they were executed. The atrocity also ended the often grisly history of Dunoon Castle and shortly afterwards it was abandoned and fell into ruin. In the 19th century its stone was quarried to build Castle House.

The town that grew up around the fort most probably fell into decline after the abandonment of Dunoon Castle. Nonetheless, by the 17th century Dunoon was established as a fishing centre and one of the peninsula's primary markets and subsequently did not disappear from the map. At the dawn of the 19th century it was little more than a village made up of a collection of wooden houses. However, the effects of industrialisation were set to transform Dunoon. James Ewing, Lord Provost of Glasgow, led the way by popularising Dunoon amongst Glasgow's elite and within decades of the construction of Castle House many of the grand buildings of Dunoon were in place. The advent of paddle steamers also made the town accessible to the growing population of less wealthy Glaswegians who could now afford short breaks in Dunoon. The last sea going paddle steamer, The Waverley, still calls at Dunoon's impressive Victorian pier.

Property Features :

• Great price
• Dining kitchen
• Nice Utility room
• Large private garden
• Decking/BBQ area