Set in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park on land previously owned by Forestry Commission Scotland (now Forestry & Land Scotland), Ardgeal is now a thriving addition to the community of Kincraig.
This community driven project was delivered over two phases. Ten sustainable timber homes were built by local contractors A W Laings, and designed by award winning architect, David Somerville.
Local trainees were involved in the construction of six homes, with much of the felled timber being reused on the site. Local materials were used where possible to minimise impacts on this environmentally sensitive area.
The tenure of the homes is low-cost home ownership, with a Rural Housing Burden with a pre-emption right and an equity share (8 homes @ 65% and 2 homes @ 70%) that protects the ongoing affordability if the homes are sold in the future.
Local trainees were involved in the construction of six homes, with much of the felled timber being reused on the site. Local materials were used where possible to minimise impacts on this environmentally sensitive area.
The tenure of the homes is low-cost home ownership, with a Rural Housing Burden with a pre-emption right and an equity share (8 homes @ 65% and 2 homes @ 70%) that protects the ongoing affordability if the homes are sold in the future.
For further details, download the fact sheet:
| Ardgeal Factsheet |
This short film about CHT features the Ardgeal project, the need, site and inhabitants:
Ardgeal Forest Training Project
As part of the award-winning development project in the forest deep in the Cairngorms National Park, Trainees as part of our Cairngorm Construction Skills Project were asked to build some wooden outbuildings. We realised this was a chance to bring more skills training to that community while showing that timber resources could be used more sensibly.
For more information on CSP involvement with the project, click here.
For more information on CSP involvement with the project, click here.
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