_Go off-grid in Scotland in this 5-bedroom period home overlooking mountains and loch

Guide price: £675,000

Privacy and majestic mountain and waterfront views are the calling card of this 19th century stone house, Ben Duirinnis, which has been added to and renovated over the years. It sits on the edge of Loch Etive - a deep, velvet blue 30 km sea loch in Argyll and Bute - with views across to Ben Cruachan - the highest point in region and a popular hiking route.

Around 15 miles north of Oban, Ben Duirinnis House is accessed off the main road (B845), through woodland, via both a separate front and rear driveway. It's in a hear-yourself-think quiet, private and secluded spot with nature's finest on your doorstep and not much in between.

The property would make a wonderful off-grid retreat, somewhere to decompress, seek inspiration for a novel or business idea, with little or no interaction with the outside world - should you wish.

Constructed of stone beneath a pitched slate roof, internally there are generous volumes of living space with room for manoeuvre should new owners wish to update according to their tastes.

Downstairs, there is a formal dining and sitting room with large wood burning stove and farmhouse kitchen with Aga. On the first floor there are 5 bedroom, 3 of which have wonderful views across the loch and mountains beyond.

There is a plot with direct road access which has expired consent to create an additional house.

The house has formal gardens to the front and side and surrounded by mixed mature woodland extending to about 3.29 acres. A path leads down from the garden to the stunning foreshore - which includes a slipway and path along the shore. The policies extend to about 3.98 acres in total.

Whilst not included in the sale, there is the possibility to seek consent from the Crown Estate to have a summer mooring at the bottom of the
garden.