1880′s stone cottage on 2.5 acres, rainbows start here.

Have you ever dreamed of the great escape to a romantic cottage in the country side, with rambling gardens, your own fruit trees, vegie patch and chickens, and only sheep and cattle for neighbours?
Read along here to enjoy the journey, or take the highway route to brief property details at the bottom of this description.

Located only a short 1.6 mile horse and cart ride from the quiet hamlet of Kangarilla, your journey past small farms and century old gum trees will be nearing its destination when you catch your first glimpse of your 1880′s stone cottage through the rambling gardens, set on 2.5 acres of gently sloping land separated into 3 paddocks, where you will have some chickens roaming about free range, maybe have a couple of sheep, alpacas, a horse or two, or perhaps a house cow. You stable your horse and store the buggy in the large masonry and corrugated iron 30 x 32 foot shed.

Inside the front verandah, there are several welcoming open fires, 2 slow combustion heaters, 3 bedrooms, lounge room, country style kitchen, bathroom, laundry and store room complete the floor plan.

Your symmetrical stone cottage has many 19th century features, including 10 foot ceilings, solid timber doors, Baltic pine skirtings, doorjambs, windows and floorboards, open fireplaces with mantelpieces decorated by ornate corbels. Other points of historical interest are the old red brick beehive above and below ground storage tank at the rear of the dwelling, the stone walled rainwater tank stand, the disused dairy, and according to Government records, there is also a well located on the property.

Condition: Some work is required to restore this delightful cottage to its former glory. The original part of the cottage appears very sound, that is the roof, stone work, flooring, ceilings, fireplaces, doors etc, and the home has modern electrical wiring. Typical of these historic cottages, the add on lean-to at the rear that houses the kitchen, laundry and bathroom whilst functional and currently in use, would benefit from a major renovation at some time in the future.

Services include single phase power to the home, phone line, traditional septic system, appears 3 phase power is connected to the dairy, new hot water service, rainwater connected to home via electric pressure pump. Modern electrical, some recent fencing, hard wired smoke alarm, insulation and corrugated iron and poly rain water tanks.

Outside improvements include single carport and store, fabulous concrete walled 9×6 metre workshop with corrugated 9×3.7m lean to, chook sheds, disused dairy, corrugated & poly rainwater tanks, 3 paddocks, rambling cottage gardens, vegie patch, fruit orchard, brick lined bonfire circle, and yes, the chook cage.

SHORT DESCRIPTION: 1880′s stone cottage with 3 bedrooms, lounge, kitchen/dining, bathroom, laundry, store room set on 1.021 Hectares(approx 2.5 acres) useable gently sloping land divided into 3 paddocks, some recent fencing, 2.6km from town centre, 9×9.8 metre workshop with power/lights.

Wonderful lifestyle opportunity on the northern edge of the Fleurieu Peninsula, close to the Adelaide Hills, and those cellar doors in the McLaren Vale wine region.

Enquiries welcome.