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Welcome
We have three delightful, stone-built,
self-catering cottages to let in the tranquil rural setting of southwest
Arran, in a commanding yet secluded location above the Kilbrannan Sound,
on the upper slopes of the Corriecravie Valley.
The Hayshed, Ploughman’s Bothy and
Blacksmith’s Bothy, with names indicative of their former agricultural
use, are located on Ivy Cottage Farm, one of Arran’s traditional
sea-farms, some four miles south of Blackwaterfoot, and a quarter of a
mile seawards on a well-maintained stone track running along the
Sliddery/Corriecravie boundary.
The first two cottages have been converted
to a high standard, while the third is new-built on the footprint of the
old farm smithy. All three offer a comfortable, well-equipped and
secluded base for your Arran holiday. They are broadly similar in
internal layout and dimensions, with open-plan ground floors and an
attractive spiral staircase to the upper bedrooms. The Hayshed (with
the gable end) is modern and light in décor and furnishings, while the
adjacent Ploughman’s Bothy, with its dark leather furniture and original
stone end-wall with fireplace, has a more traditional feel; the new
Blacksmith’s Bothy, detached and fitted throughout in oak, has left its
namesake far behind in terms of style and comfort!
The cottages are ideal for couples, small
families or for anyone just wanting to get away from it all to relax and
unwind, far from the mainland bustle. All three cottages are strictly
Non-Smoking. A dog companion is welcome in the Ploughman’s Bothy.
The owners live on the site, and are
available to assist you in any way they can during your stay, while of
course respecting your privacy. The cottages face onto their own
separate courtyard, for access and parking.
An item of note in our rural environment is
the large reed bed we have installed and planted at the bottom of our
home field. This is fed with the effluent from the site septic tank,
and the reeds metabolise this nutrient source, giving a much cleaner
end-product which meets, even exceeds, the stringent requirements of the
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. Your stay here should
therefore have no detrimental effect on either land or adjacent
watercourses!
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