Ardovie Brechin • Angus
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Ardovie Brechin • Angus Ardovie Brechin • Angus • DD9 6sT A lovely private country house estate A very attractive A listed country house with 3 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms A refurbished 3 bedroom Keeper’s House and a 2 bedroom Gate Lodge Extensive formal gardens including lawns, planted borders, ponds and ornamental trees Outbuildings include a garage with attached greenhouse and a stone barn with equestrian potential Four fields of grazing extending to about 34 acres About 38 acres of mixed and commercial woodland with established shoot and opportunities for roe deer stalking About 78.44 acres in total (31.74 ha) For sale as a whole Brechin 2 miles • Dundee 25 miles • Aberdeen 45 miles (All distances are approximate) These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text. situation Ardovie is situated in a private yet accessible location about 2 miles to the south of Brechin. Brechin provides a range of local services including supermarkets, primary and secondary schooling, banks, restaurants and leisure facilities. Lathallan School at Johnshaven (18 miles) is a well-regarded local private school. More extensive services can be found in the cities of Dundee and Aberdeen both of which are within commuting distance. The A90 motorway by Brechin provides easy access both north and south and there is a train station at Arbroath (10 miles) with a regular service to Edinburgh and sleeper service to London. Aberdeen Airport is only 50 miles away and has a range of domestic and European flights, whilst Dundee Airport (33 miles) has daily flights direct to London Stansted. Sporting opportunities are plentiful in the area with the Angus Glens providing superb grouse and pheasant shooting, as well as some wonderful walks in the nearby Angus Hills. Lunan Bay which is a National Nature Reserve has a lovely sandy beach for walks and picnics. For the golfer, there are 18 courses in the county including the Championship courses at Carnoustie and Royal Aberdeen. Excellent salmon fishing is available with the Rivers Tay, North and South Esk, Dee and Don all within easy reach. Glenshee ski resort is only 48 miles away. Description Ardovie is a very private, compact residential estate, with the extremely attractive main house at its core. The A listed house was originally built for Robert Speid and Christian Grierson in 1759 in celebration of their marriage and is dated on the skews with their initials. The wings added to the main house and connected through curved passages were built in the late 18th and early 19th century and form the current layout that you see today. The estate includes two further houses comprising of a fully refurbished Keeper’s House and a 2 bedroom Gate Lodge by the entrance drive. The gardens are a real feature of Ardovie with extensive lawns, two ponds and wooded policies. Outbuildings include a greenhouse, garage and stone barn. Ardovie house UP Brechin, Angus DD9 6sT The land consists of 33.6 acres pasture, 37.5 acres mixed This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a Office Boot / 5.00 x 3.61 Utility Room woodland and 7.34 acres gardens/miscellaneous ground. statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the important notice on 16'5" x 11'10" 4.90 x 3.75 the last page of the text of the Particulars 16'1" x 12'4" UP Ardovie house The house is accessed via a private tree lined driveway and terminates within a gravelled sweep to the front. Ardovie is UP constructed of sandstone beneath a number of pitched slate roofs facing west with lovely views over the surrounding Kitchen 6.30 x 4.90 policies. Benefitting from oil-fired central heating, the Bedroom 20'8" x 16'1" 5.00 x 4.85 accommodation is over three storeys as follows: 16'5" x 15'11" Cloakroom ground floor:Entrance hall, sitting room, drawing room, WC 4.80 x 1.90 15'9" x 6'3" dining room, kitchen with dining area, boot room/utility room, cloakroom, guest bedroom (with bathroom on floor above) and office. 5.15 x 2.00 Dining Room w w w w First floor:Landing, master bedroom with en suite 16'11" x 6'7" 4.85 x 2.70 15'11" x 8'10" bathroom, two further bedrooms and shower room. Bathroom DN Bedroom Bedroom second floor:Two bedrooms and bathroom. 5.50 x 3.55 5.10 x 3.85 18'1" x 11'8" 16'9" x 12'8" c Features of the interior include the open fireplaces and wood Drawing Room DN 4.80 x 4.75 Sitting Room burning stove in the reception rooms and the oil-fired Aga in 15'9" x 15'7" UP 4.85 x 4.00 Bathroom Old Laundry Hall 7.00 x 3.10 15'11" x 13'1" 5.00 x 3.61 w 4.95 x 3.75 16'5" x 11'10" Landing w w w the kitchen. It is a classic example of a Georgian House. 16'3" x 12'4" 23'0" x 10'2" There is external access to a basement with full ceiling DN height providing useful storage together with two wine cellars. ground Floor Cellar 6.35 x 4.95 20'10" x 16'3" Bathroom Wine cellar c 4.85 x 2.15 Shower Bedroom 4.95 x 2.75 15'11" x 7'1" Room 4.90 x 2.85 2.60 x 2.15 16'3" x 9'0" DN 16'1" x 9'4" 8'6" x 7'1" UP Bedroom 4.85 x 4.70 Cellar Bedroom 15'11" x 15'5" 4.90 x 3.95 4.95 x 3.90 UP DN 16'3" x 12'10" 16'1" x 13'0" Landing Basement UP Office Boot / 5.00 x 3.61 Utility Room 16'5" x 11'10" 4.90 x 3.75 16'1" x 12'4" UP UP Kitchen 6.30 x 4.90 Bedroom 20'8" x 16'1" 5.00 x 4.85 16'5" x 15'11" Cloakroom WC 4.80 x 1.90 15'9" x 6'3" . 5.15 x 2.00 Dining Room w w w w 16'11" x 6'7" 4.85 x 2.70 15'11" x 8'10" Bathroom DN Bedroom Bedroom 5.50 x 3.55 5.10 x 3.85 18'1" x 11'8" 16'9" x 12'8" c Drawing Room DN 4.80 x 4.75 Sitting Room 15'9" x 15'7" UP 4.85 x 4.00 Bathroom Old Laundry Hall 7.00 x 3.10 15'11" x 13'1" 5.00 x 3.61 w 4.95 x 3.75 16'5" x 11'10" Landing w w w 16'3" x 12'4" 23'0" x 10'2" DN second Floor Cellar 6.35 x 4.95 20'10" x 16'3" Bathroom Wine cellar c 4.85 x 2.15 Shower Bedroom 4.95 x 2.75 15'11" x 7'1" Room 4.90 x 2.85 2.60 x 2.15 16'3" x 9'0" DN 16'1" x 9'4" 8'6" x 7'1" UP Bedroom 4.85 x 4.70 Cellar Bedroom 15'11" x 15'5" 4.90 x 3.95 4.95 x 3.90 UP DN 16'3" x 12'10" 16'1" x 13'0" Landing First Floor gardens Policies Extensive gardens surround the house with lawns to the front and side with planted borders and ornamental trees. There is a greenhouse and sheltered courtyard to the rear. To the south of the house beyond the grazing paddock is the walled garden which was built in 1818. The south facing garden is a spectacular spot with a pond and slopes down to a burn and there is a potting shed in the top corner. Off the entrance drive there is another large pond surrounded by mature woodland. Keeper’s house Formally known as the Old Farmhouse, Keeper’s House The house is accessed via its own access drive with a gravelled has been refurbished and extended to provide comfortable parking area and garden laid to lawn. Features include the wood accommodation over two storeys as follows: burning stove in the sitting room, the oil-fired Aga and walk-in larder in the kitchen together with French doors leading out to ground Floor: Hall, sitting room, kitchen with dining area, utility the garden. room, W.C, bedroom and family bathroom. The house is let under a Short Assured Tenancy. First Floor: Landing, two bedrooms, nursery/single bedroom and bathroom. Keeper’s house This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the important notice on gate Lodge cottage the last page of the text of the Particulars By the entrance drive to Ardovie there is an attractive single storey Gate Lodge enclosed by a sheltered garden. Benefitting from oil-fired central heating, the accommodation includes: Sitting room, kitchen, two bedrooms and bathroom. WC 2.05 x 1.76 The cottage is let under a Short Assured Tenancy. 6'9" x 5'9" Utility Room Outbuildings Larder 2.30 x 1.76 Close to Keeper’s House there is a stone barn with the benefit of electricity & water, with a 7'7" x 5'9" lean-to wood store.