Named after a Victorian castle on the Scottish island of Mull, the ancestral home of John Renfrey; the first holder of the Torosay title. The story of Torosay, 163 years in the making, first written in 1860 and ready for its fifth custodian to continue the tale of what is today a self-sufficient, income-generating hobby farm with a heritage-listed shearing shed and so much more to uncover on its 50-acre parcel.
If Torosay's one-metre-thick stone walls could talk, they'd tell their own stories of a cottage that started with just four main rooms and would later revel in two extensions - including the addition of a 3th bedroom and a music room where countless concerts ensued.
The music room stands today as a 60sqm master wing with ensuite and walk-in robe, epitomising the clever evolution of a floorplan with a gym/studio, multiple living zones and an expansive eat-in kitchen with an original C1900 Metters wood stove. The bullnose verandahs provide spaces to chill while the pergola area is perfect for entertaining.
Soaring 3m-high ceilings, Victorian light fittings, open fireplaces and jarrah floorboards all add to the charm of a home with garden vistas from every one of its large picture windows with leadlights. Many original quirky features still exist, windows converted into recessed shelving, original pantry cupboards and picture hanging shields.
The world outside is just as beautiful as the one within on this sprawling, horse-ready acreage with stables, enchanting bore-fed gardens, a tack room, five fenced paddocks, orchard, poultry coops, a 350sqm vegetable garden with Boysenberry Avenue that yields 50-70kg of fruit per year alone, and that very special shearing shed.
Organic principals have been used across the property for the past 13 years and this has allowed for the build up of native insect predators and many species of frogs. The fully established native garden is a haven and corridor for local native wildlife; including echidna, koala, yellow tail black cockatoos, kookaburra and a variety of species of parrots, wrens and finch. There are many ancient gums, 100s of years old, dotted across the property.
Built 1860, the shearing shed is a rustic deep dive into another place and time thanks to its unique gabled roof, stone walls, original machinery and the kind of rusted-on charm that only all those years can create. How will you write Torosay's next chapter?
More to love:
- A proud piece of Hills history on a huge 50-acre plot
- Solar panels, bore, extensive rainwater storage, mains water connected, vegetable gardens, orchard, chicken coups and grazing for stock make 'Torosay' completely self-sufficient
- Powerful 5.8KW solar system with 44cent feed-in tariff till 30/6/2028
- Daikin reverse cycle temperature control, original fireplaces, combustion heater and French pot belly stove
- Periodic improvements include updated wiring, appliances, fencing and gardens
- Property also includes three dams, additional shedding (tractor and hay/wood sheds), four-car garage, generous work shop, stock yards and a dog enclosure
- Loads of storage, inside the home and to the greater property
- Large eat-in kitchen with 900mm oven and Bosch dishwasher
- Huge vegetable garden allows for crop rotation to ensure year-round produce of small commercial quantities
- Fully enclosed orchard with established trees
- Extensive irrigation system throughout the property, including the beautifully presented, established gardens surrounding the home
- Shearing shed listed in the Mount Barker Heritage register which is being utilised as a unique entertaining space
- 3.5km to Nairne's 'new Vogue' village
- A short drive from both Mount Barker and Murray Bridge
- Less than 40 minutes from the CBD
Specifications:
CT /5118/208
Council /Mount Barker
Zoning /Ru
Built / 1860
Land / 50.66A
Council Rates / $2,210.68pa
Emergency Services Levy / $191.65pa
SA Water / $74.20pq
Estimated rental assessment / $695 - $750 per week / Written rental assessment can be provided upon request
Nearby Schools /Nairne P.S, Callington P.S, Mount Barker P.S, Mount Barker South P.S, Mount Barker H.S, Oakbank School, Eastern Fleurieu Strathalbyn 7-12 Campus, Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School
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