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Two old stone houses, two barns, two open-sided sheds, a peaceful setting, and nearly 3 hectares of land await to bring your dream of country living to life. Don’t wait!
The Dwelling The two south-facing stone houses have been combined into a single residence by the current owner. The first house spans three levels; the main entrance opens into the kitchen, where the staircase leads to the upper floors. The original fireplace, which was in poor condition, has been replaced by a new wood-burning stove. An opening connects this area to the second house, which features a living room and an adjoining bedroom, as well as a utility room with a toilet and a secondary access door.
On the first floor, a landing leads to a shower room with a WC. A steep staircase provides access to an attic bedroom featuring a Velux skylight window. From the landing, you can also access a study with a Velux skylight window and a third, adjoining bedroom, which has 2 Velux skylight windows.
Works carried out The structure is in good condition; the house features a recent tin roof insulated with natural materials and includes four Velux skylights windows. The walls have been freshly repointed, and double-glazed PVC windows have been installed. Recently, solid wood flooring has been laid on the first and second floors and in part of the ground floor. A compliant micro-station septic tank has been installed, with connections serving both the house and the two adjacent barns (which offer potential for conversion into gîtes). New mains water connections have also been brought to the buildings.
The Outbuildings There are five of them in total. Two stone barns are adjacent to the house. The first one has a tin roof in good condition. It can be converted to increase the house next door’s living area or as a separate gîte. The water supply and septic tank connection are by the main entrance. The second barn can easily be converted over two floors. The roof of this building is made of corrugated cement fiber plates (which should be replaced if a new home is also built there).
There are also two large, enclosed storage sheds and an open shed with a block and metal structure and cement fiber roofs. One of them houses a wooden chalet included in the sale. It is furnished and has a bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom with a shower, and a composting toilet.
The Land It is divided into two parts, separated by a tiny dirt track. The first part has a total area of 1.8 hectare (4 ½ acres), comprising a south-facing garden in front and behind the stone buildings, a fully fenced-in meadow (for sheep) of approximately 8,500m² (over 2 acres), and finally, behind the large shed, an enclosed plot of approximately 1,500m² (1/3 acre) usable for animals or for a vegetable garden. The second part of the land, located on the other side of the dirt country lane and covering approximately 1 hectare (2 ½ acres), is fully fenced-in (for sheep) and includes a mature, wooded area of approximately 2,500 m² (2/3 acre).
The property has two separate entrances, to the west and north. The first entrance, with a gate and a (very) large conifer hedge, leads to the house and barns, and passes along the land of the only neighbour. His house is located about thirty meters (ca. 100’) diagonally behind the residential buildings. The second entrance is at the rear of the land, on the north side, to access the sheds.
The location and its access This property complex is located at the end of a cul-de-sac hamlet, set back from the main roads and along a road with no traffic except for the only neighbour. It is ten minutes from the village with all amenities of Châteauneuf-la-Forêt. The village, located at the gateway to the Millevaches Regional Park, of which the house is part, has no amenities, but does have an infant school. The closest primary school is 10 minutes away in La Croisille-sur-Briance. The small market town of Eymoutiers is 20 minutes away. Limoges city centre is a 40-minute drive away, and 50-minute to its international airport.
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