Have you ever thought about owning your little piece of French history, well this could be your chance, situated close to the Lake of Saint Pardoux - Haute Vienne is this stone cottage dating back over 300 years and thought to have been built by a well-known local stone mason for his family and himself, with 2 original stone markings still seen on the front of the property, many of the stones on the front facade have been listed and protected by the Batiment de France.

Over the past 10 years the property has undergone some renovation from what was a total ruin and today most of the materials used on the property were materials found on site and are original, the owners although having to offer some modern comforts have tried to retain the property in as close as an authentic and original condition as possible.

The house comprises of on the ground floor a large open plan dining room - kitchen, with original features such as the stone sink, and the amazing open stone fireplace, a small snug lounge with another granite fireplace, another room which is not finished would make an ideal office or snug, however, the in-between wall is not load bearing so this could be made into a huge lounge. Attached to the house was an old barn, when purchased the roof had collapsed and the barn was full up with beams and rumble, today this has all been cleared out and an extension was built inside the barn walls with a bathroom and toilet, and another room which could be used as an artist studio or a small gym room, with a backdoor leading out to the now enclosed courtyard of the original barn walls, also in this courtyard a workshop has been built. The 1st floor offers 2 large double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a family bathroom.

The property also comes with a two-story barn with a new roof, this barn comes with full planning permission to create another house, and the property also comes with a 6-year-old conforming 4000-litre septic tank which was installed to be able to cater for the two houses.

To the rear of the property is a sun terrace and a large garden of 1684m²

If you like authentic old-world properties this is a must to view, but it won't hang around long.