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location: Taggerty, Australia
value: A$3.8 million to A$4.1 million ($2.4 million to $2.6 million)
Rivendell, named after the enchanting Elvish valley in Center-earth in “The Lord of the Rings,” is a working cattle ranch by the lake in Taggerty, Australia.
The property, which overlooks the Little River and has nice views of Cathedral Mountain, is being bought by John C. Scott, a retired government turned rancher, who purchased it in 2008.
The primary ranch residence, “Home of the Elves,” was constructed by Mr. Scott and his spouse, Karen, in 2012, to switch a a lot older home broken within the 2009 Black Saturday wildfires.
He famous that the brand new home “sympathizes with the historic park with bushes over 100 years outdated.”
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Mr. Scott, who’s “78” and owns different farms, stated he’s promoting as a result of he wants extra land for the 60 cows on the property.
“We beloved dwelling right here as a result of the morning gentle wakes up the brightly coloured parrots that perch on the majestic oak bushes,” he stated. “We the inhabitants rise to simply accept the challenges of Farm Day till the solar fades underneath the western canyon wall.”
The property overlooks Cathedral Mountain.
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statistics
The primary residence sits on 75 acres, is accessed by a non-public drive, and has three bedrooms, two bogs, and a two-car storage. The visitor cottage is 2 bedrooms.
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technique of consolation
The first residence has hovering ceilings, imported Italian stone flooring, marble detailing, customized lighting, examine/workplace, library, elevator, five-zone air con system, underfloor heating, two fuel fireplaces, a customized sound system, seven televisions, and a diesel backup generator.
The customized kitchen has high quality home equipment, together with two ovens and a wine fridge. The outside leisure space going through the lake has braai areas.
Along with the pastures, there are 9 pastures, 10 ponds, three dams and a water reservoir with a capability of 48,000 liters. Further constructions embrace two machine sheds with curler doorways and a hay barn. There are additionally cattle yards, sheep yards and a 14-station automated sprinkler system that feeds from the lake and river.
Neighborhood Notes
Taggerty, a small rural group in Victoria about 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne, is surrounded by “luxurious farming properties owned by Melbourne businessmen and a few rich locals,” stated Mr. Hill.
The group is situated within the Acheron Valley close to the vacationer locations of Marysville and Lake Mountain. Its residents are served by 328 basic shops, a city corridor, a caravan park, and a number of other mattress and breakfasts.
Cathedral Lodge & Golf Membership, an 18-hole championship course designed by Greg Norman, is 20 minutes away. “Its members are ultra-high internet price, and it is among the many high 100 golf programs on the planet,” Hill stated.
Issue: Robert Hill and Pat Rice Hawkins
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