THE LAIGHT FARMHOUSE THORNHILL DUMFRIES

THE LAIGHT FARMHOUSE, THORNHILL, DUMFRIES

A traditional Farmhouse in need of modernisation with a broad range of buildings and about 4.9 acres.

Thornhill 5 miles, Dumfries 21 miles, M74 Motorway Link Abington 27 miles (All distances are approximate).

Accommodation Ground Floor: Vestibule, Hallway, Kitchen, Dining Room, Sitting Room, Drawing Room, Utility Room, W/C. First Floor: Five bedrooms, Family Bathroom, Shower Room. Exterior: There is a small garden to the front of the property whilst to the rear the extensive traditional Steading range forms a large courtyard with a number of outbuildings. In addition, there are a number of versatile, modern agricultural buildings and approximately 4.9 acres of grazings.

For sale as a whole.

Situation the Scaur Water Valley. The driveway continues to Laight Farm is located about five miles west of the rear and sweeps into a courtyard setting at the Thornhill in the Scaur Water Valley, approximately back door of the Farmhouse. The property is of stone two miles up the public road between Penpont and construction with a slate roof and cast iron rainwater Auchenhessnane. Thornhill provides good local goods. The house benefits from central heating and services and is a picturesque village with a wide double glazing throughout. Despite this the property tree lined main street. There are Boutique Shops, would benefit from some modernisation and has the Hotels, Library, Banks, Cafes, Pubs, Foods Stores, potential to be transformed into a special family home. Health Centre, small Hospital, a Pharmacy and a Golf The accommodation can be described more fully as Course can all be found here. The village is served follows: by several bus services to Ayr, Dumfries, Glasgow and Edinburgh beyond. One of the key attractions GROUND FLOOR of the village to prospective residents is the recently A double glazed UPVC back door leads into a: refurbished Wallace Academy Primary and Secondary School featuring state of the art educational, sporting Rear Hallway. Back door entrance vestibule with back and community leisure facilities; the school is rated as stairs rising above and doors to: one of the best State Schools in southern Scotland. Kitchen/Breakfast Room (W+E). Feature brick Dumfries provides a wider range of Shops, Retail fireplace. Timber fitted units with stainless steel sink Outlets and other services including a major Hospital and built in Schott electric hob and Proline oven. The and it is also home to the Crichton Campuses of both kitchen has doors to the Utility Room and Dining Room. the University of Glasgow and the University of the West of Scotland. Utility Room (E). Fitted cupboards and surfaces. Trianco Eurostar oil-fired boiler. Stainless steel sink. Sanquhar Train Station is twelve miles away and provides a direct rail link to Glasgow city centre. Dining Room (E). Adjacent to the Kitchen is an ‘L’ Prestwick Airport, with its links to the rest of the UK and shaped dining room with understair cupboard. Door mainland Europe, is about 40 miles distant. Glasgow to: and Edinburgh Airports are each approximately 60 miles distant and also very accessible. Hallway. With under stair storage cupboard. Doors to:

General Description Cloak Room (N). W/C. Wash hand basin. Ample Accessed off the main road, Laight Farmhouse is shelving and fitted cupboards with hanging space approached via a private drive which is flanked by for coats. grass verges and dry stone walls. On approaching the house, the drive forks to the right where there is Drawing Room (S). Feature fireplace with timber a gravel parking area adjacent to the garden. From mantle, stone surround and marble hearth. South here there are dramatic south facing views down facing views of the Scaur Water. Recessed alcove. Sitting Room (S+W). South facing views of the Scaur Water. GENERAL REMARKS AND INFORMATION

Study (W). Viewing Viewing is strictly by appointment with the selling agents Rettie & Co, 11 Entrance Vestibule. With glazed timber storm door providing formal access Wemyss Place, Edinburgh EH3 6DH. Tel: 0131 220 4160. to the Hallway and reception rooms. Satellite Navigation FIRST FLOOR For the benefit of those with satellite navigation the property’s postcode is The main staircase rises from the Hallway to a landing with a skylight DG3 4NG. window and doors to: Directions Bedroom 1 (W). Double bedroom with north facing dormer window. On leaving the village of Penpont, take the first right hand turn signposted Partially coombed ceiling. ‘Scaur Water’. Follow the road up the valley for 2.2 miles and Laight Farmhouse sits in an elevated position on the right-hand side of the road, Family Bathroom. W/C. Wash hand basin. Large bath. Fitted cupboards. accessed by the private drive. Skylight window with coombed ceiling. Fixtures and Fittings Bedroom 2 (E). Partially coombed ceiling. Only items specifically mentioned in the particulars of sale are included in the sale price. Bedroom 3 (S). Double bedroom with fitted wardrobes. Safe. Dormer window with south facing views. Partially coombed ceiling. Local Authorities Dumfries & Galloway Council Bedroom 4 (S). Double bedroom. Dormer window with south facing views. Council Offices English Street Feature fireplace with tiled surround and hearth. Dumfries DG1 2DB Shower Room (S). Mira Sport electric shower. Tel: 0303 333 3000 From the Rear Hallway, some back stairs lead up to: Burdens: Bedroom 5 (W). Large double bedroom which could also be used as Council Tax Band D. a games room, nursery or office. Cupboard housing hot water tank. Coombed ceilings. EPC Rating Band G GARDEN, BUILDINGS AND LAND The Farmhouse has an enclosed garden to the front and side which is Services mainly laid to grass. The garden shares the same south-facing views as The property benefits from private water and mains electricity whilst drainage seen from the main reception rooms in the house. The vistas comprise of is to a septic tank located to the rear of the property. The property benefits rolling green hills and moorland along with the tree lined route of the Scaur from an oil fired central heating system. Water which provides for the most tranquil of settings. Entry and Vacant Possession To the rear of the house is a large Steading courtyard which connects to Entry and vacant possession will be by mutual agreement and arrangement. the traditional buildings. Access to the property is taken by a track off the minor public road and leads to both the Steading courtyard and also to the Solicitors rear of the farm buildings adjacent to the former silage pit. Anderson Strathern 1 Rutland Court The Farm Steading befits that of a typical traditional hill farm. There is a 6-bay Edinburgh steel portal framed cattle court with brick walls and partially clad in corrugated EH3 8EY sheeting with a sheeted roof with concrete floor and plastic rainwater goods. Tel: 0131 270 7700 There is a timber framed byre with a sliding door, concrete floor and slate roof. A timber staircase leads to a double hayloft above another timber-framed Offers byre with gated access. Adjacent to this are the traditional outbuildings which Offers should be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to the selling agents Rettie are attached to the house. The outbuildings are split into two sections and & Co at 1 India Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6HA benefit from a concrete floor and corrugated roof. They are of stone and timber construction. To the rear of the traditional buildings there is a timber Servitude Rights, Burdens & Wayleaves framed lean-to which is clad in corrugated profile sheeting and connects to a The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, new barn which is of timber construction with block walls and timber cladding burdens, reservations and wayleaves including rights of access and rights of and a slate roof. Adjacent to this is a modern, 3 bay open sided steel portal way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves framed shed currently used to store straw and on the northern extent of the for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes farm buildings is a timber Horse Shelter. whether contained in the title deeds or informally constituted and whether or not referred to above. Immediately to the south-west of the property is approximately 4.34 acres of grazing which is included in the subjects of sale. The field is fenced with Particulars and Plans stock proof netting on the north and east boundaries and dry stone walls on These particulars and plan are believed to be correct but they are in no way guaranteed. Any error, omission or misstatement shall not annul the sale or the west and southern boundaries. A secondary paddock measuring 0.57 entitle any party to compensation nor in any circumstances give grounds for acres, lies to the side of the farm buildings and borders the public road. action at law. The field is surrounded on three sides by dry stone walling plus a stock proof fence to the north-west. Both of the fields have separate accesses which are taken from the private driveway which also provides access to an area of hardstanding.

Laight Farm, Thornhill W N Approximate Gross Internal Area Laight Farm, Thornhill W N Main House = 2647 Sq Ft/246 Sq M Approximate Gross Internal Area Outbuildings = 6707 Sq Ft/623 Sq M

S E S E

12.40 x 5.30 5.90 x 5.30 10.81 x 5.22 40'8" x 17'5" 19'4" x 17'5" 35'6" x 17'2"

Boiler Outbuilding 1 Ground Floor Utility Sky 4.50 x 2.04 4.84 x 4.72 14'9" x 6'8" 15'11" x 15'6"

Kitchen 5.78 x 5.40 10.67 x 5.40 4.57 x 4.13 19'0" x 17'9" 35'0" x 17'9" 15'0" x 13'7"

Outbuilding 1 First Floor 13.15 x 4.67 43'2" x 15'4"

Dining Room Sky Bedroom 5 5.54 x 4.60 Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4 3.85 x 2.86 18'2" x 15'1" 4.95 x 3.26 4.00 x 3.50 12'8" x 9'5" (Maximum) 16'3" x 10'8" 13'1" x 11'6"

F/P Reception 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 1 Reception 2 F/P 4.95 x 4.27 4.92 x 3.62 4.85 x 4.07 F/P 4.66 x 4.02 28.00 x 10.25 16'3" x 14'0" 91'10" x 33'8" 16'2" x 11'11" 15'11" x 13'4" 15'3" x 13'2"

Ground Floor First Floor

FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY - NOT TO SCALE Outbuilding 2 The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8243952/TRL © FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY - NOT TO SCALE The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. © ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8243952/TRL 0 30 60 90 120 150 m Map based on Ordnance Survey MasterMap with the permission of the Controller of HMSO. © Crown Copyright

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