Holiday Cottage Details

Crocdhu Cottage, locally pronounced Crock-doo - Gaelic for “black hill”, and its neighbour Gardener’s House, are situated on the 23,000 acre Borrobol Estate in the famous Sutherland and Caithness Flow Country peat lands. This is big-sky country at its best, wide open wilderness scarcely touched by the hand of Man, and you will have the freedom to explore it to your heart’s content. 

Crocdhu is a traditional 2 bedroom, detached, single storey Highland estate cottage recently redecorated and furnished to create a warm and bright home-from-home atmosphere. At the heart of the house is a welcoming family kitchen/sitting room designed to ensure that no-one feels left out of any conversations. The kitchen is extremely well equipped and the sitting room has Freeview TV combined with a DVD player. A cosy dining room is situated just off the sitting room.  There is 1 double and 1 twin bedroom and a bathroom with bath and integral shower. The house is surrounded by a small fenced garden laid to grass and looks south onto the wide open moorland of the Flows. 

Larger parties can take both Crocdhu Cottage and Gardener’s House together - an ideal combination.

Borrobol is justly renowned for its wildlife, with 1,000 red deer on the estate and many more in the wider area. There are also roe deer, badgers, foxes and pine marten. More than 100 bird species have also been recorded, including golden eagles, hen harriers and ospreys. A series of archaeological remains going back over 3,000 years to the Bronze and Iron Ages are also fascinating to explore.

You can fish on one of Scotland’s finest hill lochs, Loch Ascaig, which is teaming with wild brown trout (record 5.7 lbs in 1980), and where there is a boat included for your exclusive use. This loch is 1 mile from the cottage and is ideally suited to everyone from beginners to experts. You can also deer stalk and rough shoot subject to prior arrangement with the owners.

Borrobol is an ideal base from which to explore the wider Northern Highlands, with the beaches and golf courses of Brora, Golspie and Dornoch and the attractions of Helmsdale’s Timespan Heritage Centre, Golspie’s Dunrobin Castle, the Queen Mother’s Castle of Mey and John o’ Groats all within easy reach. Wherever you choose to go you will be assured of spectacular views and very warm welcomes.

Accommodation

Ground Floor
Family kitchen/sitting room, dining room, 1 double bedroom, 1 twin bedroom, bathroom with bath and integral instant shower.Crocdhu and Gardener’s House can be taken together by a larger party sleeping up to 10 people.

Activities

Fishing – Crocdhu Cottage has its own boat on Loch Ascaig  and you will enjoy trout fishing on this prolific loch.   Red Deer Stag and Hind Stalking - On Borrobol throughout the stalking seasons, subject to availability. Woodcock Shooting - Available in season Walking - Wonderful walking country and at its best in May. Access restricted during the main stalking season in August and September and during the winter hind cull. Boating - A canoe and kayak are kept on Loch Ascaig and are freely available for guests’ use.  Life jackets provided. Swimming - Loch swimming can be enjoyed from a small sandy beach on Loch Ascaig.

Included

Linen (100% cotton) and towels provided. Electricity and heating included.

TV with Freeview and DVD, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, electric cooker with ceramic hob.

Well behaved dogs accepted but must be kept under strict control at all times - sheep graze outside garden gate.

Short breaks by arrangement.

Local Facilities

Helmsdale - food and gift shops, restaurants and bars
Nearest petrol in Brora (26 miles)
Railway station at Kildonan - 3 miles - request stop