Auchinclech is an attractive stone built former farmhouse with a slate roof, situated within the scenic Deveron Valley. It is believed to date from the 1830s and was extended in about 1900. It was acquired by the current owners in 1995 and since then they have undertaken a number of improvements including the installation of double glazing in 2005, and the re-roofing of the utility room at about the same time.

The house, which is screened and sheltered by trees, faces south. Internally it is spacious, with good sized reception rooms, so is ideal for family living. The house still retains much of its original character, with period features such as cornicings in the reception rooms. Other than the boot room and utility the house is double glazed.

From the drive, wrought iron gates open to a gravelled area at the front of the house. A partially glazed front door with overlight leads into the welcoming hallway which has a dado rail, front staircase to first floor and a wooden floor. Off the hallway the living room has a centre rose, high level skirting, fireplace with brick surround, wooden mantel, tiled hearth and multi-fuel stove. The dining room also has a centre rose and high level skirting, together with a cast iron fireplace with slate mantel and hearth and tiled inserts. The cosy study has a tiled fireplace housing a multi-fuel stove. The rear hallway has back stairs and two understair cupboards. Off this is the boiler room with shelves, clothes pulley and a Firebird Environmax C35 boiler. The downstairs bathroom is timber lined to dado level and has a bath with tiled surround, tiled shower cubicle, pedestal washbasin, WC and a tiled floor. The lobby which is also tiled to dado level, has a tiled floor and a door to the L shaped dining kitchen. This has fitted wooden wall and floor units with tiled splashbacks, sink, plumbing for a dishwasher, four oven AGA and access to the utility room with wall and floor units, sink, tiled splashbacks, plumbing for a washing machine, Proline deep freeze and a cupboard. The rear lobby has a back door and off this is a boot room with shelves and coat hooks.

The staircase with wooden handrail, cast iron balustrades and dado rail, is lit by a Velux roof light and leads to a front landing. Bedroom one has a cast iron fireplace with wooden mantel, window shutters and a walk in dressing area with fitted shelves and hanging rail. A useful store also has fitted shelves. Bedroom two has a fireplace with wooden mantel and a multi-fuel burning stove. Bedroom three has a cast iron fireplace with raised grate and window shutters.

A door from the front landing opens to the rear landing with back stairs, where bedrooms four and five are found; bedroom five has under window shelves. The shower room has a shower cubicle, pedestal washbasin, WC, shelved cupboards housing a hot water tank, tiled floor and a hatch to roof space.

The garden around the house is sheltered by trees and shrubs together with a beech hedge. It is mainly down to lawn. There is a more extensive side garden, enclosed by stone dykes, which again is mainly down to grass and has lovely views over the Deveron Valley.

Behind the house and adjacent to the steading, and on the site of a former Dutch barn, are a series of raised beds with gravelled walkways. Some of these have in the past been planted with flowers and vegetables and there is potential to create further beds.

The former steading is arranged around a courtyard, within which is a small polytunnel. The buildings are stone built with either a slate or corrugated/box profile roof. Some of the buildings are fairly dilapidated but they offer potential for other uses, subject to obtaining any necessary planning consents. Currently they are used for storage. The south range is a stone built court (11.1 m x 3.9 m) with a slate roof and side feed passage. The west range is also stone built and has a box profile roof with two stores and a former byre (now used for garden storage) with concrete floors (3.4 m x 4.6 m, 3.1 m x 4.6 m and 4.8 m x 4.6 m), together with a former court (4.8 m x 13.3 m). The north and east range is L shaped with a part slate and part box profile roofing and comprises a barn (4.9 m x 24.6 m) formerly used for grain storage, two grain bins (4.9m x 4.4m), store (9.7 m x 4.4 m) and an open fronted court (8.6 m x 5.1 m).

Behind the steading is the original stackyard, whilst beyond this is the building plot, which includes an area planted with spruce trees.

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