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Outstanding modern house with spectacular views over the River Tay Hilltop, 7 Hill Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 2JS savills.co.uk Outstanding modern house with spectacular views over the River Tay Occupying perhaps the highest point in Broughty Ferry. Hilltop, 7 Hill Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 2JS Dundee city centre: 4.5 miles Carnoustie: 8 miles St Andrews: 17 miles Perth: 26 miles Edinburgh: 66 miles Aberdeen: 68 miles n Hall, sitting room with balcony, dining room, study, billiard room, cloakroom with separate WC, breakfasting kitchen, utility room, wine cellar, master bedroom with balcony and en suite shower room, 3 further bedrooms (one with dressing room), family bathroom. n Indoor pool with changing room with separate WC and shower n Paved terrace overlooking garden n Integral garaging n Enclosed gardens and wooded bank About 1.5 acres EPC rating = C Savills Brechin 12 Clerk Street, Brechin, Angus DD9 6AE [email protected] 01356 628628 Situation Hilltop is situated within an elevated and prestigious residential area, on the slopes above Broughty Ferry. Charles McKean and David Walker in Dundee, An Illustrated Architectural Guide (Pillons & Wilson Ltd) describe the area as “once one of the richest suburbs in Europe, it was here . that the merchant princes and jute barons of Dundee came to construct their palatial mansions,” creating a “mid to late Victorian suburb.” Hilltop is within easy reach of the excellent local amenities of Broughty Ferry, including primary and secondary schooling, an ample choice of shops, supermarkets, library, harbour and the Royal Tay Yacht Club. Forthill Primary and Grove Academy are close by. Broughty Ferry is only a short distance from Dundee city centre, which offers all the facilities expected of a major city. Private schooling is available at Dundee High School. There is a railway station at Dundee with services north and south, including a sleeper to London. Dundee Airport has flights to London Stansted. The A90 dual carriageway offers easy access to Aberdeen and to Perth and on south to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Dundee is an established centre of excellence in education and life sciences, and has renowned cultural facilities. Away from the city, the range of outdoor pursuits is impressive. Over the River Tay is St Andrews, home of golf, while the championship course at Carnoustie is only a few miles up the coast. Description Hilltop is, as the name suggests, situated in an elevated position in Broughty Ferry. It sits in the grounds of what was part of Rockhill House, and it was here that the original gardens had Hilltop is an extremely spacious and well presented house and seating areas to make the most of the fabulous views up the is laid out to make the most of its position and fine views. It is River Tay to the bridges and across to Fife. It is thought that a harled house with a ‘Mendip’ pantiled roof, and is fully double this may be the highest point within Broughty Ferry. Rockhill glazed. The accommodation is arranged over two floors. The House once belonged to the family of Charles Thomson Ritchie, imposing entrance hall opens up to the sitting room. Like the first Baron Ritchie of Dundee (1838-1906), parliamentarian and master bedroom it has French doors to a balcony and as such statesman, as well as being a partner in the family jute firm of has lovely views up the river. Downstairs, the kitchen, dining Willam Ritchie & Son. The original cottage at Hilltop was built room and swimming pool all open up onto a paved terrace in 1973 and was acquired by the sellers in 1981. It was fully overlooking both the garden and the river. At the upper level refurbished and extended, first in the late 1980s and then again is the bedroom wing. Underneath this is the leisure wing, with in the early 1990s, to create the impressive house of today. the indoor swimming pool. As such it is a house that is ideal for More recently the two central heating boilers were replaced in both modern family living and for entertaining. 2014, and a new automatic safety pool cover was added to the swimming pool in 2017. Electric gates open onto a tarred driveway which leads to The breakfasting kitchen has a cornice, tiled floor, French billiard room has a cornice, two wall lights, full sized billiard table the house. Partially glazed front doors open to the hall which doors to the terrace overlooking the garden, fitted wooden wall and oak flooring. has a cornice, panelling to dado level, three picture lights and and base units with soft closing drawers, tiled splashbacks oak flooring. Accessed from the hall is a cloakroom with oak and integrated NEFF appliances including a double oven/grill, There is an attached garage with two double automatic up and flooring, fitted shelves, shelved cupboard and a door to a dishwasher and a four ring gas hob with extractor. In addition over doors, two Ideal Mexico HE30 boilers and a storage unit. separate WC with washbasin. Steps from the hall lead down to there are two fitted fridges and two fitted freezers and a sink. A hatch with an attic ladder leads up to a partially floored roof a lower ground floor hallway and up to the sitting room. This too There is plenty of space for informal dining, and further doors to space. Below the garage is a plant room for the swimming pool has oak flooring, together with a cornice, full length patio doors both the garden and to the utility room. This has fitted wooden housing a Calorex vari heat 1200 heat exchanger and a sink. to a balcony, fitted shelves, two display alcoves, three walk in units, clothes pulley, Indesit washing machine and a Hotpoint storage cupboards and an arch through to a further shelved dryer. Also off the lower hallway is the dining room which has a Overlooking the garden is a raised paved terrace which links to library area. Steps continue up to the bedroom wing with two cornice and centre rose, French doors to the terrace, fireplace the kitchen, dining room and swimming pool, and has two sun built in hanging cupboards. The master bedroom has French with wooden mantel housing a gas fire, together with fitted awnings, as do the balconies above. The garden is enclosed doors to a balcony and an en suite shower room with partial display and storage cabinets. Next door is a store, currently by fencing and a wall and comprises lawn with shrub borders, wet walling, two pedestal washbasins, tiled shower cubicle, used as a wine cellar with wine racks. The leisure wing has a rhododendrons and trees. A particular feature of the garden is WC, bidet and a walk in shelved cupboard with a heated towel tiled reception area with cornice, centre rose and two storage the original seating area known as the roundel, with low stone rail. Bedroom 2 has two built in hanging cupboards. The cupboards. Off this is a tiled changing room with separate tiled walls, which was designed to make the most of the views. To family bathroom has wet walling, a bath with shower, pedestal WC with washbasin and a walk in shower cubicle. The indoor the side of the house are two garden stores (both 3 m x 2.4 m), washbasin, WC and bidet. Bedroom 3 has a hanging cupboard, swimming pool has an automatic safety cover. In addition there one housing a sink and separate WC. Under the terrace there as does bedroom 4 which also has a walk in dressing room with is a spa/Jacuzzi hot tub, fitted bar with sink, unit for fridge with is a garden store and further store. On the other side of the fitted drawer units and walk in shelved cupboard. wine rack and patio doors to the garden terrace. Beyond is the garden, and linking directly out onto Hill Road is a former garage study which has oak panelling to dado level, fitted bookcases with a tiled roof which is now used as a further store (2.95 m x The hallway at lower ground floor level has fitted display shelves with cupboards, desk with chair and oak flooring, while the 9.8 m). Below the garden is a wooded bank. with cupboards below and panelling to dado level. 2.31 x 1.70 7'7'' x 5'7'' Ensuite Bathroom Shower Bedroom 2 Room 4.85 x 4.50 Bedroom 3 15'11'' x 14'9'' 4.85 x 3.86 y Master 15'11'' x 12'8'' Bedroom 4 Bedroom 4.44 x 3.84 6.86 x 5.77 Balcon 14'7'' x 12'7'' 22'6'' x 18'11'' Hall Dressing 2.29 x 1.70 1.88 x 1.75 2.11 x 1.80 Room 6'2'' x 5'9'' 6'11'' x 5'11'' 4.06 x 1.80 7'6'' x 5'7'' 13'4'' x 5'11'' Store 2.41 x 2.18 7'11'' x 7'2'' 3.45 x 1.78 11'4'' x 5'10'' Sitting Room 9.47 x 6.50 Balcony 31'1'' x 21'4'' Entrance Hall 2.39 x 2.21 7'10" x 7'3" WC First Floor 7 Hill Road, Broughty, Ferry, Dundee, Whirlpool Spa Angus, DD5 2JS Swimming Pool Pool Billiards Room 13.13 x 4.90 Room Gross internal area (approx) 43'1'' x 16'1'' 7.57 x 4.47 Terrace 19.33 x 8.28 725.27 sq.m (7807 sq.ft) 63'5'' x 27'2'' 24'10'' x 14'8'' Double (Including Garage,Plant Room, Garage 10.06 x 8.38 Garden Store & Store) 33' x 27'6'' For Identification Only.

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