HILLHOUSE TWYNHOLM, KIRKCUDBRIGHT
HILLHOUSE, TWYNHOLM, KIRKCUDBRIGHT
A charming detached property in peaceful picturesque rural location.
Castle Douglas 10 miles ■ Dumfries 28 miles ■ Carlisle 62 miles
About 1 acre (0.4 hectares)
■ 3 reception rooms. 3/4 bedrooms
■ Peaceful rural location
■ Stunning far reaching countryside views
■ Double garage & Car port
■ Beautifully landscaped enclosed gardens
■ Balcony
Castle Douglas 01556 505346 [email protected] SITUATION Hillhouse sits in an attractive elevated site a short distance from the village of Twynholm. Twynholm provides a primary school, village shop, church, garage, village hall, a small hotel and is on major bus routes being immediately accessible to the A75 euro-route. Also to be found at Twynholm is The Cocoa Bean, a tourist attraction chocolate factory with workshops, wedding and conference venues, and both indoor and outdoor children’s play areas. A wider range of amenities and services are available in the nearby towns of Kirkcudbright and Castle Douglas. The harbour town of Kirkcudbright, also known as Scotland’s ‘Artists’ Town’, is very popular with tourists, particularly in the summer months with a range of festivities and events. The town provides a range of services including two small supermarkets and individual specialist shops, parish church, museum, library, doctor’s surgery, optician, bank, a cottage hospital, two veterinary practices, swimming pool, tennis court, bowling green, as well as a primary and secondary school. The nearby market town of Castle Douglas also has a good range of shops and other services, and is designated Dumfries and Galloway’s ‘Food Town’. The regional capital of Dumfries offers a wider range of shops, retail outlets and services including the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary and the Crichton Campus providing further education courses. The Southwest of Scotland is well known for its mild climate, attractive unspoilt countryside and abundance and diversity of its recreational and sporting pursuits, such as shooting and stalking, as well as trout and salmon fishing on the region’s numerous rivers and lochs. A wide variety of beaches, coastal paths and beautiful walks are within easy reach of the property. There are water sports and sailing on nearby Loch Ken as well as on the Solway, along with excellent hill walking in the nearby Galloway Hills and cycling along some of the numerous cycle routes, as well as a nationally renowned network of mountain biking routes in the hills and forest parks making up the Seven Stanes centres. The Galloway Forest Park well known for its beauty and tranquillity is also recognised as Britain’s first Dark Sky Park, and affords astronomers phenomenal views of the stars with a newly opened Observatory. For golf enthusiasts there are several courses within a short driving distance, as well as the Championship course at Southerness on the picturesque Solway Coast. Communications to the area are very good, with railway stations in both Dumfries and Lockerbie. The M74 motorway is accessible at Moffat and Lockerbie, allowing easy access north and south. Regular flights to parts of the UK and Ireland as well as continental Europe depart from Prestwick Airport, which 58 miles drive to the north. Both Glasgow (104 miles) and Edinburgh (105 miles) with their international airports are around two hours’ drive. A daily ferry service to Northern Ireland operates with Stena Link from Cairnryan around 51 miles to the west, close to Stranraer.
DESCRIPTION A commanding rural property set within its own beautifully landscaped garden grounds extending to about 1 acre. Offering stunning far reaching views of the surrounding countryside. Hillhouse provides predominantly one floor living with large Garage, car port, Bedroom/Office and Utility Room on the lower ground level. The property benefits from bright spacious rooms providing extensive accommodation space. A central dining hall provides a hub to the home, adjoining the large modern kitchen with an extensive range of fitted floor and wall units and an integrated Rangemaster Electric Hob/Oven/Grill also providing suitable space for an American Style fridge/freezer. The accommodation provides the perfect balance of sociable entertaining space combined with bedroom en suite facilities, ideal for family living or for hosting visiting family or friends. The property further benefits from a stunning balcony accessed from the living room via sliding doors, a fantastic space to unwind and enjoy the breathtaking views. Oil central heating with AFOS boiler throughout the property with a vented output, with a large wood burning stove in the stunning multi aspect living room together with double glazing throughout provide a warm, inviting home. The grounds have been beautifully landscaped and provide a fully enclosed space with several seating spots to relax and enjoy the surroundings, a patio area of Indian stone a particular highlight. Hillhouse provides an attractive home in appealing rural location.
ACCOMMODATION Lower Ground: Bedroom 4/Office/Hobby Room. Shower Room. Utility Room.
Ground Floor: Conservatory. Dining Hall. Kitchen/Dining area. Bedroom with Shower Room en suite. Bedroom. W.C. Bedroom with Bathroom en suite. Living Room opening to terrace. Car Port – 6.8m x 6.1 (at widest) Garage – 7m x 5.4m
GROUNDS Accessed via an electronically controlled wooden gate at the entrance with driveway splitting accessing property from the upper level, with turning area, or to the front of the property and accessing both car port and double garage. Adjacent to the garage is an enclosed vegetable plot with greenhouse. The remaining grounds are predominantly laid to lawn but complimented with mature planted rockery flower/shrub beds aesthetically pleasing all year round but with an ease of maintenance in mind, considering the sizable garden grounds. Extending to about 1 acre in all.
SERVICES, COUNCIL TAX AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE(S) Property Water Electricity Drainage Heating Council Tax EPC Hillhouse Mains Mains Septic Tank Oil Central Heating – Band G F 38 Blown Air/Ducted
DIRECTIONS From Castle Douglas take the A75 (west) signposted Stranraer. Just beyond Twynholm, turn right off the A75 signposted Glengap. Follow road for about 1.2 miles, turn sharp right, heading for Ringford continue beyond house near to the road 700 yards along on right (Green Gates) sits Hillhouse.
POST CODE DG6 4PR
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SOLICITORS Gillespie Gifford & Brown 135 King Street Castle Douglas DG7 1NA ,
FIXTURES AND FITTINGS No items are included unless specifically mentioned in these particulars.
VIEWINGS Strictly by appointment with the Selling Agents. Viewing appointments will be arranged subject to Government legislation regarding COVID-19 and social distancing measures will be adhered to at all times.
ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) REGULATIONS Please note that under the 2017 AML regulations we are legally required to carry out money laundering checks against purchasers. To enable us to complete these checks purchasers will need to provide along with their offer either: originals of primary (eg a passport) and secondary (eg current council tax or utility bill) ID; or copies of such primary and secondary ID certified and dated by the purchasers’ solicitors as true copies along with written confirmation from the purchasers’ solicitors that they accept that we will be relying on this copy ID for AML purposes.
Failure to provide this information may result in an offer not being considered
MORTGAGE FINANCE Galbraith has an alliance with FOX Private Finance, a brokerage with a bespoke approach to funding. Through their relationships with retail, commercial and private banks they can assist with securing a mortgage to suit your circumstances. For further information please contact Matthew Griffiths, based in their Edinburgh office, on 0131 510 9251 Email: [email protected] IMPORTANT NOTES 1 These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to viewing. Prospective purchasers are advised to seek their own professional advice. 2 Areas, Balcony measurements and distances are given as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the working order of services and appliances. 3 These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995. 4 Closing Date - A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously. The Seller will not be obliged to accept the highest, or indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at any time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by interested parties. 5 Offers - Formal offers in the acceptable written Scottish Legal Form should be submitted to the local Galbraith office per these sale particulars, through a Scottish Lawyer, confirming; if an offer is in relation to the whole, or a specific lot, or a combination of lots, and if the offer is subject to the sale of a property, together with proof of funding and Identification. 6 Third Party Rights and Servitudes The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof. 7. Photographs taken in April.