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"We are thrilled to offer for sale this enchanting, Medieval, Grade II* listed Dartmoor Longhouse with granted permission to extend, located in the beautiful rolling hills of West Devon on the outskirts of the bustling Market Town on Tavistock.

Handcrafted and sympathetically renovated by the current owner. Scribbles offers romantic and bijou living accommodation within the main house alongside an unconverted shippen, a detached studio annexe, and further outbuilding garaging. The property sits within a gently sloping plot that extends to around one acre, enjoys a Southerly aspect and countryside views. Thatched longhouses are a traditional property type that combined residential homes with those of their livestock and are of great historical interest.

You enter the longhouse through a solid oak door hung within a Hurdwick stone Gothic arch. The central cross passage would have originally divided the living and livestock accommodation but this has now been converted to offer a welcoming entrance and reception room with further doors opening onto the garden. The main living space is located on the ground floor and houses an oil fired range which is the main supply of heating and hot water for the property. This space is adorned with bespoke joinery including an oak archway opening into the kitchen, a hand built staircase, and exposed beams. Other features include exposed stonework, slit windows, and the remains of an original bread oven. The kitchen has been recently refitted to include Quartz worktops, Neff double oven, induction hob and integrated fridge. The bathroom is also located on the ground floor.

The galleried first floor is currently arranged as the main bedroom and a separate seating area with a large window overlooking a courtyard garden. There is a further loft room located above the through passage, accessed via a fixed ladder which the current owners have used for storage and as an occasional bedroom.

At the western wing of the longhouse sits the unconverted Shippen with a temporary floor suspended over the original medieval cobbles with drain. Large oak doors open into this space from the through passage, and once opened up offers a great space for parties. The Shippen does have scope for further development subject to planning consents and English Heritage approval. Planning permission and listed building consent has been granted in 2022 for a single storey kitchen dining room extension which would transform the property.

The thatched Annexe was built in 2008 and offers fantastic ancillary accommodation for guests or has potential to be utilised as a holiday rental. The open plan studio bedroom is bright and spacious with bifold doors opening onto the garden. a tiled floor, and a mezzanine sleeping platform storage area. There is a kitchenette and en suite wet room so the building is completely self contained.

Outside the property the property is approached via a no through road so is incredibly private. A five bar Gate opens onto a large gravelled parking area beside the house and a timber framed garage outbuilding which also houses a workshop and utility. The house sits in the middle of the plot which gently slopes down past the house. The informal gardens are superb having been landscaped and thoughtfully planted by the current owners who are keen gardeners. There are ponds, a level lawn, a selection of beds and a mixed field hedge borders the adjoining farmland. A grape vine climbs along the main building and the garden offers a fantastic display in the summer months. There is a great selection trees including a Wild Cherry, Cider Apples, Perry Pear, Kousa Berry and a Fruiting Walnut that offer a good harvest.

This one of a kind property has been thoroughly loved and maintained by the current vendors who have transformed this home from little more than a ruin over thirty years ago. Scribbles is now looking for it s next custodian to cherish it in the years to come.

The property is supplied by mains electricity, a private spring and drainage and the property is warmed by oil fired central heating from the dual burner range cooker.


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