The house, including five bedrooms and three reception rooms, has a flexible and very well-appointed layout, as well as a substantial two-storey timber outbuilding in the grounds, with its own climbing wall and cinema room.

Rod Christie, a partner with Galbraith, said: “St Margaret’s is a hugely impressive house and beautifully marries the charm and character of an older traditional house with many modern conveniences.  To me, it is the perfect family home.  The quiet village of Urquhart is easily accessible from the coast and Elgin, which offers a great range of amenities.  The house has a very flexible layout whilst the wonderful outbuilding and the very private and extensive gardens will ensure the property is of interest to those with green fingers too.”

Thought to date from the late Victorian era, the house offers very well-appointed accommodation over two storeys.

Of particular note, the open plan kitchen / dining / living room with wood burning stove, high quality fittings and French doors to the garden, is the heart of the home. There are also elegant sitting and dining rooms.

The house is heated using a biomass (wood pellet) boiler and has an array of solar PV and solar thermal panels which improve the property’s energy efficiency.

Outside, the garden offers a wealth of spaces to relax and entertain guests, with areas of lawn, a sunken seating area, a delightful pond, various herbaceous borders and a kitchen garden with vegetable beds and fruit trees.

A large outbuilding provides excellent additional space including, on the ground floor; a double garage, vegetable store, bio-mass boiler room and hopper store. On the first floor is a wonderful games room / gym / cinema, complete with a climbing wall.

There is a further single garage and plenty of space on the driveway for vehicles. The grounds offer considerable scope for development, if desired, with the possibility of creating an additional dwelling on one part of the site (subject to obtaining all necessary consents).

St. Margaret’s is positioned in the heart of the quiet village of Urquhart, about six miles from Elgin, which has an extensive range of amenities. There is a primary school in Lhanbryde (about two miles), whilst the house is in the catchment for Milne’s High School in Fochabers. Inverness and Aberdeen are 44 miles  and 62 miles respectively.

St Margaret’s is for sale through Galbraith for a guide price of £500,000.