Completely isolated four-bedroom home in tiny UK village with stunning sea views, natural pool & turret hits the market

MoneyProperty HOUSE hunters have been left stunned by a 19th-century coastal home that comes complete with its own castle-style turret and sea views. Balcary Tower, a four-bedroom property built by landowner Colonel Johnstone, the Laird of Auchencairn House, in 1860, sits on 18 acres of land overlooking the Irish Sea. House hunters have been left stunned by the 19th-century coastal home that comes complete with its own castle-style turret and sea views Credit: ACN / Fine & Country The distinctive home is nestled in the tiny Scottish village of Auchencairn Credit: ACN / Fine & Country The unique home, which boasts a tidal swimming pool cut into the rocks beneath it and a listed, square-shaped tower, has been put on the market. The bathroom features a tub next to a window, allowing owners to soak up the panoramic views, while outside, a private path leads to the beach, Balcary Bay, and a boathouse. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! The distinctive home is nestled in the tiny Scottish village of Auchencairn, near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, which has only 200 inhabitants. The luxury home, which was last sold six years ago for £1.2million, has been listed with Fine&Country for £1.3million. The bathroom features a tub next to a window, allowing owners to soak up the panoramic views Credit: ACN / Fine & Country The luxury home has sea views from every room Credit: ACN / Fine & Country A Fine&Country spokesperson said: “With spectacular sea views from every room, this is as close to island living as you will get, without having to leave the shore. “Balcary Tower is wonderfully situated and comprises a traditional C Listed tower house with integral garage, set within a very private location amongst mature and well-maintained grounds. “The property boasts some of the most incredible coastal and mountain vistas in the UK and enjoys direct beach access with a tidal swimming pool, private slipway and large, modern boathouse. He added that the property also offered wooded grounds, “superb” terraces for outdoor entertaining and a 12-acre paddock. Most read in Money The unique home boasts a tidal swimming pool cut into the rocks beneath it Credit: ACN / Fine & Country The home sits on 18 acres of land overlooking the Irish Sea Credit: ACN / Fine & Country “The property was originally built in 1860 by Colonel Johnstone, who was the Laird of Auchencairn House, and we understand it to have been built for his French governess and mistress,” he said. “The Tower was extended in the 1960s and 70s and then completely overhauled and renovated in 2012. “During this recent renovation, no stone was left unturned, and the house was also rewired, replumbed and had a new waste treatment plant installed at the time. “Balcary Tower is presently run as a very successful luxury holiday let but would equally lend itself to being a fantastic family home.” Comment now