NEW ON A charming stone farmhouse with historic pigeonnier
An idyllic and fully restored stone farmhouse set in its own grounds of over 2 acres. It comes with a barn and an historic ‘pigeonnier’ or pigeon house dating back to the 1600’s. It is situated in a tiny hamlet in tranquil surroundings with sublime views of rolling hills.
It is just 10 mins drive from 2 bastide medieval villages with shops, bars and restaurants. The busy town of Caussade is 20 mins away with its access to the A20 autoroute and Toulouse airport 75 mins drive. The riverside market town of St Antonin Noble Val on the River Aveyron is within easy reach as are Cahors, Cordes sur Ciel, Gaillac and Albi.
Description of property
All rooms are light and bright and throughout the ground floor level the floors are all terracotta tiled and the ceilings have exposed beams.
From the terrace enter the KITCHEN/DINING ROOM (30 m²) with sleek modern fitted cupboards and peninsular units with ample work tops, double stainless steel sink, electric split level oven, gas hobs and cooker hood, exposed stone walls, insert wood burning stove; understairs storage cupboard; inner HALLWAY (13 m²) with overhead beams opening to the full height of the roof, bookcase set in a niche; spacious SHOWER ROOM with wash basin set in timber vanity unit and wc; timber framed archway into large L shaped SITTING ROOM (30.25 m²) with DINING area, exposed stone walls, fireplace with raised hearth and woodburning stove, stone sink ‘evier’ feature, door to the covered dining veranda.
UPSTAIRS: stairs from the kitchen area up to landing leading off to MASTER BEDROOM (20 m²) with velux style window, walk-in wardrobe, stairs from hallway to a long galleried landing leading off to BEDROOM 2 (20.3 m²) velux style window; BEDROOM 3 (7.9 m²) velux window; separate wc and wash basin
OUTSIDE: Immaculately maintained gardens consisting of lawns, mature trees and shrubs, raised borders and terraces. There is a covered dining veranda adjoining the front of the house. Lovely old stone BARN with a utility/laundry room and plenty of space to convert into a separate dwelling subject to planning consent. SWIMMING POOL with security fencing and with a new liner, POOL HOUSE.
The icing on this splendid cake is the historic and unusual pigeon house standing on 4 stone columns. This building, of architectural importance, is in superb condition and dates back to the 1600’s. It is very much valued by the local community as a preserved monument. Superb views of the surrounding hills and the area abounds with flora and fauna.
Our opinion
Properties such as this are rare to find nowadays. The perfect holiday or permanent home. The location is sublime. The price is right.
