When a medieval fairy tale meets the Mediterranean south, and collides with the Australian bush, what do you get? Throw in a fully off-the-grid existence and you get something you've never experienced before.
Contrasting the neighbouring traditional domestic architecture and characterised by the quintessential medieval aesthetic, this property allows you to disconnect from traditional living, connect with nature's elements and enjoy a sustainable existence on approximately 29 acres.
Through the automatic gates, olive trees flank the driveway, to the left of which you will find Monet's Pond filled with water lilies; turn right and walk through the olive grove past yellow paper daisies to a rise where the views over to Mt Alexander and the Sedgwick valley will take your breath away. Look down and over the treetops, take in the kidney shaped dam, and the converted off-grid single-bedroom fully self-contained BnB with 3kw solar system and compost toilet.
The backdrop is Pilchers Bridge Nature Reserve where birdlife and wildlife abound. Sitting proud on the rise in it's foreground is the Castle constructed from Hebel (double) bricks maintaining year-round comfort and features four full length peaked turrets connected by crenellations on all four sides with saw-tooth merlon indentations typical of medieval castles of old.
A fortified entrance opens to the great room with soaring 22 ft ceilings and reclaimed brick flooring laid in herringbone style. A central timber staircase leads to two mezzanine zones a home office zone and a reading zone, two bedrooms and a powder room. Downstairs are the family bathroom, laundry, and kitchen.
A breezeway, serving as the outdoor entertainment space, connects the Castle to the Keep which houses a living room, 4-bedrooms, bathroom, kitchenette and mudroom.
Unique to the property is the eclectic use of upcycled materials creating a rustic charm like no other such as doors and hardware, handmade mosaic wall art in the bathrooms, patchwork tiles in the kitchen and bathrooms, mosaic windowsills, internal feature leadlight window, to name a few, combined with the many original tapestries on display.
The current owners have dabbled in wine making and the olive grove offers the promise of your own olive oil stores. Overall, the property offers enormous possibilities for anyone wishing to live off-grid, sustainably and alongside nature, where you can invoke your artistic side and consider passive income through BnB options as well.
Some extras to enhance the lifestyle:
Ceiling fans and combustion heating to the Castle and gas wall furnace to the Keep
30 recently installed solar panel system in addition to the 27 pre-existing solar system (12kw in total)
Hydro HWS
175,000 litre water tank
2.5 acres grapes under drip feed watering system
50 olive trees in the olive grove, plus those flanking the driveway
2 dams
Solar HWS on the roof, boosted by wood fired water jacket in winter, located in the kitchen
