THIS fantastic cottage in Dreghorn, which dates back to 1884, is now on the market for offers over £275,000.

(Image: Corum) Mount Cottage has a prominent position on the edge of the popular and historic village, with a commanding outlook over rolling Ayrshire countryside and open public green space to the south at the rear.

(Image: Corum) The home sits in the shadow of The Mount, which is host to Dreghorn's war memorial and looks out over Britain's oldest continually inhabited village.

(Image: Corum) The property has a large amount of accommodation across four main apartments on the ground floor plus a large kitchen and three further bedrooms, an en suite shower room and a family bathroom suite on the upper floors, having been converted into the attic in circa 1894.

There are three brick stores in the garden, a sweeping driveway to the front and gated access at the rear through to The Mount.

(Image: Corum) In more detail, the internal accommodation extends to an entrance vestibule, a welcoming inner hallway with stairs leading to the upper floors.

There is a spacious lounge to the front of the property as well as a dining room.

(Image: Corum) There is also a downstairs double bedroom and a modern fitted breakfasting kitchen with a separate pantry and fitted storage.

(Image: Corum) The property offers a garden room, which has a door to the rear garden, two storage cupboards and doorways linking info both the kitchen and the downstairs bedroom.

(Image: Corum) On the half landing, there is a fitted family bathroom suite.

(Image: Corum) On the upper floor there is a master bedroom with a fitted wardrobe and an en suite shower room, a double bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a single bedroom.

There is also loft access into the eaves from within the fitted wardrobes and from the single bedroom.

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Externally there are gardens to the front that have a manicured lawn, decorative borders, mature trees and hedging and a sweeping driveway that extends from the road up and around to the side of the property, allowing ample off road parking.

There is gated access at the side to the rear garden, which has paved patio areas, hedging, lawn, decorative borders, a brick coal house, a brick wash house, a brick shed and a walled storage area.

(Image: Corum) There is also a gate leading out to public green space and to the monument at the Mount.

To find out more, visit Corum, Troon.