Dunloe House Wemyss Bay Road

Property Description
Dunloe is steeped in history, and is B listed due to its many marvellous features. It was built by the Bannatyne Stewart family in 1890 using the famous Glasgow architects Honeyman and Keppie. The plans for the house were drawn by Rennie Mackintosh himself, who later took over the firm. The plans were recently borrowed by the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow to feature as an early piece of work that influenced Mackintosh’s development. The original plans are still part of the house on display in the impressive wood panelled snooker room. It is rumoured that Princess Margaret stayed in the property when in Scotland to visit nearby Ardgowan Estate.

Dunloe has an abundance of traditional features both internally and externally however the present owner has upgraded several areas of the home to provide contemporary accommodation. This exquisite property is particularly flexible in its layout with lots of options from a five to a ten-bedroom home. It is currently used as a seven-bedroom family home with extensive entertaining and reception rooms. The current set up enables the family to have four-bedroom suites of rooms for family use, a further guest suite and two additional spare guest bedrooms. The exceptional entertaining spaces in Dunloe allow for a separate cinema room and games complex with ‘Dunloe Links’ golf simulator, a formal entertaining dining room with adjacent bar, as well as informal lounges and a snooker room and bar for general fun. Just set of the magnificent inner hallway there is the drinks kitchen which is ideal for supplying social occasions. The main kitchen is to the rear of the home and is an exceptional space and open plan to the dining area & family room. Informal rooms which are easily utilised as work from home office spaces. There are four en suites, three wc’ s, Michael Elias shower room and bathroom. The butler’s pantry is a fabulous original room, wine room, beer room, larder, tool room, cloaks and laundry. The property has solar panels, biomass heating and single glazing
The main grounds are set to the front of the property which are just a short walk to the shorefront and comprise of large areas of lawn & a driveway for several vehicles. The views over the estuary to several west coast Islands are beautiful and of course looking up to Dunloe House to appreciate this shoreside home. There are garden grounds to the rear of the property in which there are feature areas to sit & enjoy lazy summer evenings.