Wreck of the Week

Sorry, back in Wales again, but I couldn't resist this one. On the pricier side of my usual picks and it would be unfair to call it a "wreck" - more a part-finished labour of love. Bwlch-y-Greolen is a former lead mining foundry building at Pen-y-Garnedd,  below the Berwyn Mountains (notorious as the " Welsh Roswell "), in the Tanat Valley . The owner has spent 30 years converting it into four-bedroom home with kitchen, bathroom, and a large galleried central room, now needing finishing and refurbishing. There are some nice touches - the wooden kitchen floor recycled from an army camp gym, leaded windows, exposed brickwork and Welsh slate roof. Outside is two acres of land including gardens and a stream, plus a timber hay barn and blockwork stables/workshop. There is an issue with contamination of part of the site - in relation to which Powys Council has served a Determination Notice. You need to email or call them to get a (paper) copy of ...

This lovely traditional Welsh property caught my eye this week.  Originally a row of three cottages, it's ripe for renovation to create one big, country cottage. One cottage (and part of the central cottage) has been used for living in and the rest of the space for storage, but all three need work: Tan Lan cottage is in a nice, open location, in the village of Llandwrog , in Caernarfon, and surrounded by a large garden: The property is on the market through Carter Jonas, with a guide price of £175k. Details and more pictures here and PDF brochure here . Staying in Wales, the cottage below, on the edge of the gorgeous seaside village of Aberdaron , has masses of potential. It needs a full renovation job - including replacing the lean-to kitchen and loo with a proper extension, but there are some nice period details. Including what looks like an inglenook fireplace hiding behind a living room wall: There's a downstairs bedroom and a bedroom in the at...

It's been a while so, to make up for my tardiness,  here's a bumper pack of three properties - all Scotland, all with a bit of space around them. First up is this farmhouse and steading of around a quarter of an acre. There's a big farmhouse kitchen, sitting room, hall and scullery downstairs; three bedrooms, bathroom and boxroom upstairs Outside are attached, stonebuilt stables and outbuildings, wrapped around a courtyard area: Great views across Glendaruel, on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll, it's in Colintraive - a 30 minute drive from Dunnon, the nearest town. Auchategan Croft failed to sell at auction on May 1st, via Wilson's, with a guide price of £100k. Details here . A smaller house but more land is Doularg Cottage, at Barr, in Ayrshire - below. The one-room cottage needs total renovation, but comes with 1.5 acres of land in the pretty Stinchar Valley . There is planning permission in place to renovate and extend the property into a two-bedr...