Property description

Built by the Sinclairs in the 19th Century, Olrig House is a large stunning Victorian 9 bedroom, country mansion straight from a Jane Austen film, with a history as colourful and rich as the house grounds itself. Beautifully furnished rooms, pool room, library, classic yet wonderfully comfortable, large main living room with open fireplaces and big comfy sofas, light and spacey kitchen with Aga, italian coffee machine and large oven overlooking the creeks,walled garden and stables. This 60 acre estate is one of the loveliest secluded and tastefully furnished houses in the North of Scotland, with its big gardens, fields, woods pond, old little boathouse with boat, old Templar buildings around the estate. Conveniently located 16 miles from Wick airport, 15 mins from Gills Bay and the fast inexpensive boat to the Orkneys, 5 miles from Thurso and 2 miles to the beach at Dunnet Head with views from the land to the sea. The house has beautiful wood carved staircases, mosiac tiled floors which are organically painted, luxurious thick new organic latex matresses and new furnishings. In each suite there are hand woven linens, towels from Damascus and Turkey. Olrig Manor House is a place to completely come to rest. The sound of silence here is deafening.