4-Bed Lochside House with Bothy & Private Beach on Loch Rannoch – Scottish Highland Second Home



Blackwood Lodge, Rannoch, Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, PH17, United Kingdom, Pitlochry (Great britain)
4 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 108m² Floor area
€696,150
House
No parking
4 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
108m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step outside on a still October morning and the surface of Loch Rannoch is flat as glass, reflecting the Munros on the far shore in colours that shift from bruised purple to gold as the sun clears the ridge. The only sounds are the creak of Scots pines behind the house and the soft knock of your boat against the slipway thirty-five metres away. That slipway is yours. So is the beach, the loch frontage, the stone bothy, the motor cruiser, and 1.37 acres of some of the most quietly extraordinary land in Scotland.
Blackwood Lodge sits on the south shore of Loch Rannoch, tucked between the ancient Black Wood of Rannoch — one of the last large remnants of the original Caledonian pine forest that once covered the Highlands — and the loch itself. The house was built in 1974 as the residence for the Blackwood forester, which tells you something about how it sits in the landscape: practically, purposefully, with the kind of relationship to the land that most weekend retreats can only gesture at. It has been thoughtfully updated since, but the original intent — a proper country house that serves people who actually use the outdoors — is still written into every corner of the place.
Single-storey living makes this a property that works for everyone, from young families to older buyers who want easy access without compromise. The open-plan living and dining area runs across the front of the house behind full-height glazing, and the view from that glass is the first thing every visitor stops to stare at: uninterrupted loch and hill, the water changing colour with the weather, red squirrels occasionally crossing the garden. The wood-burning stove anchors the living room. Come back from a November walk up Schiehallion — a satisfying four-to-five-hour round trip starting from Braes of Foss car park, barely fifteen minutes by car — and you'll understand exactly why that stove matters. The dining area opens through glass doors to the rear garden, which means summer evenings can spill outside almost without noticing.
Four bedrooms and a family bathroom give the house genuine practicality as either a main residence or a vacation home. There is nothing cramped here. The 108 square metres of internal space is efficiently arranged so that the principal living areas get the loch views they deserve, while the bedrooms occupy the quieter rear.
Then there's the bothy. A stone outbuilding with real character — sitting room, stove, kitchen, sleeping nook, shower room — it already holds a short-term letting licence and has a track record as a holiday rental. It has its own pedestrian gate opening directly onto the road to the private shingle beach and deep-water slipway. Guests staying in the bothy get the full Rannoch experience without sharing your main house. The rental income potential here is meaningful: the Perthshire Highlands draw visitors year-round, and a well-presented lochside bothy with its own beach access is not something that sits empty for long on the right letting platforms.
Included in the sale is a collection of items that turn this from a house into an operation: a 1987 Channel Islands 22 motor cruiser with trailer and twin 87HP engines, a 12-foot fishing dory with a 9.9HP Tomos outboard, and a 2002 4.5-tonne excavator that is used — brilliantly practically — to launch the larger boat. These are sold as seen, but they are all currently working. The approximately ten metres of loch frontage comes with riparian rights, meaning fishing rights on your stretch of water, and Loch Rannoch holds brown trout and pike. Serious loch fishing, from your own slipway, in your own boat, on your own frontage.
The grounds extend to roughly 1.37 acres and include two small paddocks, a timber stable block with two loose boxes and a tack room, kennels with three sections, and a modern steel-framed shed large enough to double as a serious workshop or equipment store. There is also a wood store and water filtration plant room, pointing toward the satisfying self-sufficiency this property quietly enables.
The surrounding area rewards those who take the time to understand it. The Black Wood itself — accessible on foot directly from the property — is home to capercaillie, osprey in summer, red squirrels, and a ground flora in May that includes chickweed wintergreen and one-flowered wintergreen, species found almost nowhere else in Britain. The Forestry Commission manages the wood under conservation designations, which also protects the character of the landscape around you. The Queen's View above Loch Tummel is a twenty-five-minute drive east and still earns its reputation. The Schiehallion summit — a Munro at 1,083 metres — offers one of the most rewarding views in Perthshire on a clear day. Ben Lawers, the highest peak in the Southern Highlands, is reachable within forty minutes for more demanding ridge walking.
Six and a half miles east, Kinloch Rannoch village has a hotel and spa, a pub, village shop, post office, medical centre, and primary school. Nine miles west, Rannoch Station sits at the edge of the Rannoch Moor, one of the most dramatic landscapes in Europe, and the Moor of Rannoch restaurant there holds two AA Rosettes — genuinely accomplished cooking in an extraordinary location. Pitlochry, thirty-two miles by road, is the cultural hub: the Pitlochry Festival Theatre runs a full programme from May to October, Birks Cinema is one of the best small independent cinemas in Scotland, and the main street has everything from outdoor kit shops to good delis and whisky merchants. Aberfeldy, twenty-five miles away, is the other town of choice, with the excellent Watermill bookshop and café, Dewar's World of Whisky distillery, and the General Wade bridge of 1733 still carrying traffic across the Tay.
Transport access from this remote-feeling address is better than it looks on a map. The A9 at Pitlochry gives fast dual-carriageway access south to Perth, Dundee, Edinburgh, and north toward Inverness. Pitlochry station runs regular ScotRail services to Edinburgh Waverley and connects via the Highland Main Line. Rannoch Station, nine miles west, offers a direct line on the West Highland Railway to Glasgow Queen Street, Fort William, and the Caledonian Sleeper to London Euston overnight — arriving into the city having gone to sleep watching the Rannoch Moor slide past in moonlight. Edinburgh Airport is roughly ninety minutes by road, Glasgow around two hours.
Climate-wise, expect four proper seasons. Summers on Loch Rannoch run from June through August with long evenings, the loch warm enough for swimming by July, midges manageable on breezy days near the water. Autumn is spectacular from September into November, the birchwood fringe of the loch turning amber and the stags roaring on the hill during October's rut. Winters are cold and sometimes snowy — this is real Scottish Highland winter, not a softened version — but a house with a wood stove, oil-fired central heating, and a working wood store is built for exactly that. Spring arrives tentatively in March and builds through April and May into one of the most colourful seasons on the loch.
For international buyers considering this as a holiday property or second home in Scotland, the legal and practical picture is clear. The property is freehold (Scottish equivalent: owned outright, no lease complications), held in good condition, with mains electricity, private water and drainage, and oil-fired central heating in place. It sits within a conservation area, which protects the surrounding character. The bothy's existing short-term letting licence is a practical asset, simplifying rental setup considerably. Scottish property law uses a solicitor-led conveyancing process and international buyers are very well served by Edinburgh-based solicitors experienced in rural and highland acquisitions. Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) applies in Scotland in place of Stamp Duty, and an additional dwelling supplement applies to second home purchases — your solicitor will give you the current figures before any offer is made.
Key features at a glance:
- Four-bedroom single-storey house on the south shore of Loch Rannoch, Perthshire Highlands
- Approximately 10 metres of private loch frontage with riparian (fishing) rights
- Private shingle beach and deep-water slipway 35 metres from the house
- Stone bothy with sitting room, stove, kitchen, sleeping nook, and shower room — short-term letting licence in place
- 1.37 acres of grounds including two paddocks, stable block with two loose boxes, tack room, and kennels
- Full-height glazing to front elevation framing uninterrupted loch and mountain views
- Wood-burning stove in main living area; oil-fired central heating throughout
- Steel-framed outbuilding (8.8m x 5.9m) serving as garage, workshop, and equipment store
- Included in sale: 1987 Channel Island 22 motor cruiser with twin-engine trailer, 12-foot fishing dory, 4.5-tonne excavator
- Direct foot access into the Black Wood of Rannoch ancient Caledonian pine forest
- 6.5 miles to Kinloch Rannoch village amenities; 32 miles to Pitlochry; 25 miles to Aberfeldy
- Rannoch Station 9 miles west: direct rail to Glasgow, Fort William, and the Caledonian Sleeper to London Euston
- Conservation area setting protecting the surrounding landscape character
- Freehold title; council tax band F; mains electricity, private water and drainage
Properties like Blackwood Lodge don't come to market often. Loch Rannoch lochside properties with their own beaches and working slipways are genuinely rare — not in the estate-agent sense of the word, but in the literal sense. If you've been looking for a second home in Scotland that puts you in direct, unmediated contact with the natural landscape rather than observing it from a distance, this is it. Contact Homestra today to arrange a viewing or to request the full legal pack — and if you can time your visit for late September when the loch is still carrying summer warmth and the birches are just starting to turn, all the better.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 108m²
- Price per m²
- €6,446
- Garden size
- 5543m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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