If you have seen the 35 acre lot also listed on this site, prepare for a quantum leap! Or rather a leap up about a hundred feet - a hundred feet higher up the mountain. We’ve seen a lot of views, but our reaction to this one - driving the final stretch and turning to face the sea - was just WOW! And more WOW.
The air is getting thin up here. You can see onto the sand beach at Chimney Corner, you can see the coastline down to Inverness and beyond, you can see Margaree Island like never before. Here’s a sample, but these are only photos, a poor substitute for being there:
or this, looking south down the coast:
Of the total 45 acre property, the prime building area is a level area of old-growth hardwood forest sitting at the top edge of a west-facing downslope now cleared to reveal the astonishing view.
This plateau is 455 ft wide, giving several choices for where to build.
Then the land goes back for a mile or so: up a ridge, over the top, down a valley ….. These backlands are remote but accessible, and easy to walk in being old-growth forest. In turn they border on Crown Land. See this link for the 320-acre Chimney Corner Nature Reserve directly to the north of this listed property: https://novascotia.ca/nse/protectedareas/nr_chimneycorner.asp
The private road into the property crosses this Reserve, which can never be built on.
A new section of road to access the subject property is now in place.
Once on the property, the lot owner is responsible for extending a driveway to their building site.
There are three existing cottages on the original 130-acre parcel, all invisible from each other, separated by distance, forest and greenery. The size of this lot - 455 feet wide at the building site area - guarantees complete privacy. No-cut zones will ensure that privacy will be maintained indefinitely.
Power is available nearby, with easements in place for buyers to extend the line to their chosen location. (Unless of course they prefer to be off-grid). FibreOp (super-high-speed internet) is already available to nearby cottages here!
Finding water should not be a problem on this hillside, based on favourable experience with the other cottages.
Restrictive covenants will apply to ensure the lot’s, and the area’s, property value.
The land hosts an old-growth forest, primarily maple and birch, with many of the trees over 150 years old. Beds of native ferns flourish under some ancient maples. The mature trees make a park-like setting, easy to walk around. This is a beautiful forest to explore.
LOCATION
The parcel is in Chimney Corner on the Shore Rd., between Margaree Harbour and Inverness.
Up and down this stretch of the west coast of Cape Breton are several gorgeous beaches, harbours, lighthouses, trails, and other landmarks.
Most notably, the property is 4 minutes away from Chimney Corner Beach. A most beautiful cove, the sandy beach has warm shallow water - great for kids and currently (August ‘23) a balmy 74 degrees F! The MacKay brook flows through the beach. In Spring and Fall, and on many summer weekdays, you’ll have it to yourself.
Chimney Corner beach
The Margaree River system, famous for its wild salmon fishing, is only a 5-minute drive north. Inverness, one of the larger towns on the coast and home to the Cabot golf courses, is a 20-minute drive south. 30-minutes north is the entrance to the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Music and food is everywhere!
