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KIRNA HOUSE Innerleithen • Peeblesshire • EH43 6DB KIRNA HOUSE InnerleIthen • PeeblesshIre • EH43 6Db KIRNA HOUSE InnerleIthen • PeeblesshIre • EH43 6Db Impressive Victorian Scots Baronial house in the rolling Scottish Borders countryside Innerleithen 1 mile, Peebles 8 miles, Galashiels 11 miles, Edinburgh 30 miles (all distances are approximate) = Front porch, cloakroom with WC, reception hall, four reception rooms, kitchen/dining room with two kitchen annexes, utility room and two store rooms. Office with eaves storage. Four bedrooms, two family bathrooms, study. Two bedrooms, WC, bathroom, turret room/studio. Two cellar rooms, wine cellar. Three outdoor sheds, garden store, green house with orangery. Gardens, patio, two terraces, pond. About 2 acres EPC = E Savills Edinburgh Wemyss House 8 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh EH3 6DH 0131 247 3700 [email protected] VIEWING Strictly by appointment with Savills - 0131 247 3700. SITUATION Kirna House is situated in the beautiful countryside of the Scottish Borders, between Innerleithen and Walkerburn and approximately 8 miles east of Peebles. Peeblesshire is one of the most attractive and accessible parts of the Borders with rolling hills, farmland and woodland. Both of the local villages of Innerleithen and Walkerburn provide a range of amenities including a post office, bakeries, playing fields, a large co- operative store and transport links. The attractive market town of Peebles offers excellent local services including shops, professional services and supermarkets. It has a well regarded secondary school, while local primary schooling is available at St Ronan’s Primary School in Innerleithen. The private schools of Edinburgh and Loretto School in Musselburgh (28 miles) are within easy reach. Kirna House enjoys a wonderfully peaceful rural position, and yet is extremely accessible. Edinburgh is only some 30 miles to the north, with Gorebridge Station a 25 minute drive providing direct access to the city. Edinburgh Airport has flights to an increasing number of domestic and international destinations, and is 33 miles away. The area is renowned for its outdoor activities. The River Tweed is the most prolific salmon river in Scotland and shooting can be arranged on nearby estates. There are golf courses at Innerleithen, Peebles and Cardrona. The Peebles Hydro and Macdonald Cardrona Hotel and Spa both offer good leisure facilities and Glentress Forest is a fabulous facility for mountain bikers. DESCRIPTION Kirna House is a magnificent A listed Victorian Scots Baronial house set in the lush Borders countryside. Designed by Frederick Thomas Pilkington in 1867, a renowned Scots Baronial architect, the property’s facade boasts a plethora of detailed and ornate features. Entering the property under the intricate stone arches, a front porch provides access to a cloakroom with WC. An internal door leads out into a grand double height reception hall, lit by a large cupola. A light and well proportioned morning room is situated to the left of the entrance, with bi-folding doors separating it from the sitting room. The spacious sitting room contains an open fireplace and provides superb countryside views. From the sitting room, a games room can be accessed which contains a snooker table and open fireplace. An impressive formal dining room is entered from the main hall, and includes many original features including intricate cornicing and plasterwork on the ceiling and wooden floorboards. A large country kitchen with a gas fired Aga is also located on the ground floor with a fully fitted back kitchen and kitchen annexe attached. A rear door leads out to the patio connecting to the greenhouse and conservatory. There are two pantries, a larder and utility store located to the side of the kitchen, which are linked by a passageway leading to a back door. An ornate carved wooden staircase leads up to the galleried first floor landing. Three double bedrooms are accessed from this landing, as well as two large family bathrooms. In addition to this accommodation, there is a study and the master bedroom with views overlooking the stunning countryside. A secondary staircase from the landing leads up to a charming turret room currently used as an artist’s studio with inspiring views down the valley to Walkerburn from both windows. Located on the first floor landing, a separated portion of accommodation consists of two double bedrooms with a separate WC and bathroom. A staircase leads down to the back kitchen, with a snug office and under floor storage room located on a small landing on the staircase. Below the property are two large cellars as well as a generously sized wine cellar. Gardens and Grounds Kirna House is situated in a peaceful location with views overlooking the River Tweed. The driveway leads up and around the front garden, with parking space for multiple vehicles. Bordering the front garden are mature trees, with shrubbery and flower beds planted on the slope up to property. A lawn path leads from the front garden around the side of the house and passes an open garden store built into the property. Three wooden stores are located nearby, housing wood, coal and garden tools. A paved patio borders the property, leading to the two rear doors and onto the greenhouse and spacious conservatory which has space for dining. Up a gentle slope behind the property is a walled garden with wooded areas as well as mature trees and shrubbery. Two separate decked patios on opposite sides of the garden provide further alfresco entertaining space, with one located next to a small pond. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area: House: 596.79 sq.m (6424 sq.ft) (Including Garage) Outbuildings: 43.48 sq.m (468 sq.ft) Bathroom WC For Identification Only. Not To Scale. Bedroom 5 Bedroom 4 4.80 x 4.50 4.78 x 3.89 15'9'' x 14'9'' 15'8'' x 12'9'' Bathroom Hall Bedroom 3 5.08 x 4.85 16'8'' x 15'11'' Landing Bedroom 6 4.32 x 4.24 14'2'' x 13'11'' Bathroom Turret Study Room Bedroom 1 3.58 x 3.48 3.00 x 2.95 6.73 x 4.93 Bedroom 2 11'9'' x 11'5'' 9'10'' x 9'8'' 22'1'' x 16'2'' 5.00 x 4.01 16'5'' x 13'2'' First Floor Second Floor Green House 3.20 x 2.49 Conservatory 10'6'' x 8'2'' 5.56 x 3.12 Wood Coal Garden 18'3'' x 10'3'' Shed Shed Shed 3.56 x 2.51 2.46 x 1.68 2.44 x 1.68 8' x 5'6'' Kitchen Annexe 11'8'' x 8'3'' 8'1'' x 5'6'' 3.43 x 2.62 11'3'' x 8'7'' Back Kitchen Ground Floor 3.89 x 3.05 Kitchen/ 12'9'' x 10' Dining Room Utility 4.78 x 4.42 Office Under 15'8'' x 14'6'' 2.41 x 1.88 Floor 7'11'' x 6'2'' Store 3.10 x 1.98 10'2'' x 6'6'' Garden Store 4.62 x 2.26 Store 15'2'' x 7'5'' Larder Larder Formal Room Dining Room Ground Floor 7.72 x 4.93 25'4'' x 16'2'' Half Landing Hall Cellar 5.61 x 1.96 Games 18'5'' x 6'5'' Room 7.09 x 4.24 Store 23'3'' x 13'11'' 3.99 x 1.52 Vestibule WC 13'1'' x 5' Sitting Room Morning Wine 7.87 x 4.93 Room Cellar 25'10'' x 16'2'' Cellar 4.78 x 3.86 3.99 x 2.92 15'8'' x 12'8'' 5.87 x 5.64 13'1'' x 9'7'' 19'3'' x 18'6'' Ground Floor Lower Ground Floor DIRECTIONS From Edinburgh head south out of the city constituted and whether referred to in the on the A701 towards Auchendinny. Continue General Remarks and Stipulations or not. The on the B7026 to Peebles, taking the A6094 at Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself Howgate. At Leadburn junction, turn left onto as to the nature of all such servitude rights and A703/ Peebles Road. Continue on the A703 others. through Peebles, joining the A72/ Innerleithen Road towards Innerleithen. Once through Offers Innerleithen, continue on the A72 / Peebles Offers, in Scottish legal form, must be Road. Kirna House is on the left, signposted by submitted by your solicitor to the Selling Agents. Kirna Lodge’s sign. Bear left and continue up It is intended to set a closing date but the seller the drive to reach the property. reserves the right to negotiate a sale with a single party. All genuinely interested parties are GENERAL REMARKS advised to instruct their solicitor to note their Services interest with the Selling Agents immediately Mains water, electricity and gas supply. Private after inspection. drainage. This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the IMPORTANT NOTICE Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). Access This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not Access is granted from Peebles Road, with the Savills, their clients and any joint agents give guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. notice that: entrance shared with Kirna Lodge. Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:174478 Local Authority 1. They are not authorised to make or give any Kirna House is Borders Council tax band H. representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on f their own behalf or on behalf of their client if Listing Cl Kirna House is category A listed. or otherwise. They assume no responsibility Area : 2.021 acres for any statement that may be made in these Fixtures and Fittings particulars.
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