Welcome
This is our Scottish home and we hope you enjoy it.
The oldest two parts of HollyTrees were built around 1850, the central part of the Lodge and the small cottage. They were part of Cashlie, the estate next door and were workers cottages. Cashlie was occupied by the Head Gardener of Benmore Gardens. You can see the unusual sight of Sequoia trees over the wall. HollyTrees was extended in late 1900s and has just undergone a year long complete refurbishment. The upper garden has been developed to create lovely wild seating area with stunning views. The River Eschaig is directly opposite and flows into The Holy Loch. It is tidal and you will see significant rise and fall of the water level.
A note from the owner...
I bought this house, because one of my grandparents came from Rothesay, Bute and I decided to pay a visit to Argyll to see what it was like, having never been before. I was stunned by how beautiful it is and how varied is the landscape. Needless to say I fell in love with the area immediately. The hills in this southernmost part of the Highlands have an ancient look to them and you soon realise the place is steeped in history as well as beauty.
Actually, even though it is technically in the Highlands, the Cowal peninsular is surprisingly accessible and yet it has remained very unspoiled. One of the sensations in arriving at Gourock to catch the Western Ferries car ferry across to Dunoon is that you really feel like you are going off to an island - you aren’t really, because Argyll is part of the mainland (although it is 80 miles away from Glasgow if you don’t take the ferry!). “Across the water”, as the locals describe it, is only a 15 minute ferry ride to Dunoon, but it could be 80 miles away from the mainland.
