Faire Chaolais
Welcome to Faire Chaolais …..
….. our holiday home with views across the Silver Sands of Morar to the Isle of Rum
Faire Chaolais (pronounced 'Fara Chulish' to rhyme with Ballachulish) means ‘View
of the Sound’ and is our contemporary, architect designed, eco-
Completed in 2014 the house sleeps six: two double bedrooms, third room with bunk beds, three bathrooms. A large open living space on the upper floor with a wood burning stove makes the most of the spectacular view, even in winter.
Award winning architects Dualchas designed the house on former croft land, adapting the concept of the traditional Highland agricultural building for modern living and turning it towards the views of the 'Silver Sands' and Isle of Rum through the whole gable end. The house was designed to minimise heat loss and has a heat recovery ventilation unit and underfloor heating supplied by an air source heat pump. From the balcony we sometimes see deer, and from the front of the house we can wave to the ‘Harry Potter’ steam train on the scenic West Highland railway line.
The house is within walking distance of the beach on both sides of the river Morar (tidal on the north side) and a short drive from beaches at Camusdarach (featured in the film “Local Hero”) and Traigh with the most westerly golf course on the mainland.
The Lochaber area is renowned for outdoor activities including walking, sea kayaking
and horse riding and is perfect for wild swimmers:
Outdoor Capital
Wild
About Lochaber
Walkhighlands
Traighgolf
“This is a place to come and clear your head, where less is more. And then you can
go back to your usual life refreshed.”
Homes and Interiors Scotland 2015.
Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating Band B (85). Licensed by Highland Council
as a short term let, certificate number HI-