Ellistrin, originally 'Elmbank', was built in 1884 by the local burgh surveyor and architect for his own family. Over the next century, it was the home of several of the town's most prominent citizens, including a period as a church manse, before being bought by Eileen and Ron Smith in 1990. Ellistrin takes its name from the farming area in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland, where Eileen was brought up. The name means 'place of the flaggers' - plants similar to wild flag irises, in Irish, cellistrins.

The house is centrally heated, with individual controls in the bedrooms. There is a lounge for guests' use to the front of the house on the ground floor, where you will find comfortable seating in which to relax, perhaps by watching TV. The dining room looks out onto the garden to the rear of the house, and its south facing window hopefully will allow a sunny start to your day. A particular feature of the house is the large stained glass window which dominates the stairway.