Dun Eaglais Kippen, Stirlingshire

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Dun Eaglais Kippen, Stirlingshire, FK8 3DY An historic arts and crafts house with wonderful landscaped gardens, lodge house and paddock set within rural Stirlingshire.

Stirling 10 miles, Glasgow 26 miles, Edinburgh 48 miles (all road distances are approximate)

Edinburgh 80 Queen Street, Edinburgh wEH2 4NF Tel: 0131 222 9600 [email protected] knightfrank.co.uk

Situation Dun Eaglais is an imposing but very manageable historic The scenic Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park and the motorway network, with the M80 giving very good house set amidst the outstanding scenery west of Stirling is only a few miles drive away and offers world-famous access to Glasgow, and the M9 to Edinburgh and Perth. and located just a few yards from the heart of the charming scenery with many recreation and leisure opportunities, Glasgow can also be easily reached by road via the A811 and village of Kippen. It is a home of exceptional character which including water sports on Loch Lomond and fishing on then the A81 through Strathblane and Milngavie. Frequent offers a rare chance to secure that elusive work-life balance, the Lake of Menteith. Gleneagles Hotel (29 miles) with its trains from Stirling to Glasgow and Edinburgh include the with extensive home office working in a stunning setting associated Country Club lies to the north east and provides express services which take as little as just over 35 minutes close to key urban centres. As more and more people seek a an extensive range of sports and leisure facilities, including to reach the heart of each city. readjustment of values and lifestyle trends, the opportunity three golf courses, the King’s, the Queen’s and the PGA Glasgow Airport (35 miles) and Edinburgh Airport (41 for improved wellbeing and working from home is unrivalled. Centenary (which hosted the 2014 Ryder Cup and the 2019 miles) are both within easy reach and offer a wide range of Solheim Cup). Gleneagles is also well known as a centre for This impressive property, originally the home of Sir D domestic and international flights. The city of Stirling offers field sports, with many guests staying at the hotel for grouse Y Cameron, enjoys remarkable seclusion and privacy direct train services to London, a full range of shops and shooting, pheasant shooting and salmon fishing in the area. whilst giving immediate and close access to a range of supermarkets, including Waitrose, as well as numerous facilities in a vibrant community, including: a village shop The surrounding hills of the Trossachs and the Campsie historic tourist attractions (castle, battlefields, monuments), with post office, an award-winning butcher, a delicatessen Fells are extremely popular with hill walkers and climbers; a multiplex cinema and Sports Village with fitness centres, with licensed coffee shop, two historic inns with gastro- and the area also offers excellent opportunities for mountain swimming pools and ice rink. In nearby Bridge of Allan, restaurants, Kippen Primary School, a church, a doctors’ biking, sailing, riding, pony-trekking, shooting and fishing on Stirling University has a sports centre and the MacRobert surgery with related medical services and pharmacy, a the Lake of Menteith. The West Highland Way lies only 20 Arts Centre with a theatre and cinema. hairdressing salon, and several other local businesses. miles to the west. Yet, Kippen lies just 10 miles from Stirling The village’s football pitch and tennis courts offer the chance to participate in just two of the many local activities, complemented by frequent events held in the village and church halls, including music recitals and fairs. Kippen is a much-sought-after location offering a wonderful combination of rural charm and good access to the major cities and airports of Central Scotland. Much of this historic village enjoys conservation status and, like Dun Eaglais, has magnificent views from numerous local walks of many of the famed peaks of the Southern Highlands such as Ben Lomond, Ben Ledi and Ben Vorlich. The village shares a wider community spirit with the other villages nearby, including Buchlyvie, Arnprior, Killearn, Gargunnock and Thornhill. Sitting in the heart of Stirlingshire, the local area offers a wide range of leisure opportunities. There are excellent golf courses at Aberfoyle, Callander, Dunblane and Stirling, whilst the world famous courses at Loch Lomond and Gleneagles are within easy driving distance.

Private schools in the area include Fairview International Whitelaw and Alexander Paterson to take full advantage of Library and arch-beamed Artist’s Studio with glass panels (formerly Beaconhurst) in Bridge of Allan (12 miles), Dollar its elevated position and the magnificent views all around, signed by Cameron and his artistic friends. Academy (21 miles), Morrison’s Academy and Ardvreck, including the South Highland mountains across Flanders Sir David Young Cameron was at the centre of artistic life both in Crieff (28 miles) while Glenalmond, Strathallan Moss, the Gargunnock Hills and views down the Forth Valley in Scotland and some of his work is to be found in national and Kilgraston are all within 45 miles. There are several to Stirling Castle, the Wallace Monument and Ochil Hills galleries in the UK and abroad. His sister, Katherine independent day schools in Glasgow, while Balfron High beyond. The Gaelic name ‘Dun Eaglais’ finds its equivalents Cameron, who was a regular visitor to and artist at Dun School (11 miles), on an excellent bus route, is highly in the Scots ‘Kirkhill’ and the English ‘Churchill’. Eaglais, was a member of the artistic circle known as ‘The regarded within the catchment. The house was constructed in three stages between 1902, Immortals’, associated with Charles Rennie Macintosh. 1911 and 1924, as the increasing fame and fortune of D Y Historical Note Cameron, the King’s Artist (or Limner) in Scotland allowed, Lot 1- Dun Eaglais House and Dun Eaglais is a grade ‘A’ listed country house, with a wealth with stone and brick harled walls under a slate and lead of Arts and Crafts, Scots Renaissance and Lorimerian roof. The many windows give good prospects over different Gardens (About 5.69 Acres) elements (a separate schedule of key architectural details parts of the designed garden grounds to the stunning views is available upon request) all cleverly designed by Charles beyond. Internally, the property boasts a wealth of historic Dun Eaglais House and architectural features, culminating in the outstanding The property is accessed off Station Road, on the edge of the village via two private tree-lined driveways. The front entrance drive terminates in a gravel sweep to the front of the house. The Grade A-list Arts and Crafts House has been upgraded by the current owners and yet has retained all of its period charm throughout. An arcaded Loggia with its ‘blessing’ and date stones frames leaded and stained glass windows. The oak front door leads to an Outer Hall of part circular form. Directly opposite, lies the panelled Vestibule with its tiled floor, original wash hand basin, astragaled window and separate Cloakroom with Toilet; while a part-glazed door opens into the impressive Entrance Hall at the heart of the house, with its original oak floor, multi-fuel stove and tiled stone fireplace. From here, original panelled doors lead directly to the main reception rooms, each with its own original oak floor: the Library, Drawing Room and Dining Room, as well as the wooden turned staircase leading to the first floor. The Library, with its three large windows within the drum rotunda facade, enjoys many fine original features, including in one part, fitted curved book shelves, two window seats and an ornate domed plaster ceiling, all separated from the other part of the library by a decorative ceiling arch leading to a lovely seating area in front of the fireplace and a further window seat in the corner tower.

vented through the original rococo marble fireplace, enables year-round use for a variety of functions. At the far side An internal door leads from the Library directly to the fine of the Studio, another internal door leads to a charming Drawing Room, with its working fireplace, French door and hallway with roundel window and steps down to the Artist’s original astragaled windows overlooking the Tennis Lawn Entrance and D Y Cameron’s printing room. and Pavilion. Returning directly to the Entrance Hallway, a neighbouring door leads into the large, square Dining room, Returning to the Dining room, a second door leads with its original stone fireplace, large astragaled windows directly onto the Kitchen Corridor, while that to the main and internal door to the Artist’s Studio. Hallway allows convenient access to the Cloakroom and WC. The Kitchen Corridor leads to the Kitchen, with its In the Studio, the immediate impression is stunning, as bayed windows, a separate Butler’s Pantry with extensive the huge stone mullioned, leaded windows, arch beamed cupboards, Utility Room and the one-time ‘Servants Area’ ceiling, panelling and wooden floor each vie for attention, at the back of the house, where a Pantry with stone shelving even before the ingleneuk ‘oriel’ leaded window above and two Store Rooms are found by the back door. A flight of the raised dais catches the eye. One window pane bears ‘Kitchen Stairs’ from the Kitchen Corridor leads to the first Cameron’s autograph dated 1906, with autographs of other floor and upper link corridor between the main house and illustrious visitors scratched below. A large metal stove, the apartment/home office. On the first floor, the principal bedroom with its ensuite bathroom, offers magnificent views north over the tennis lawn towards the South Highland mountain peaks, while the three large windows of the ‘Turret’ bedroom, which faces south, and has an ensuite shower room, affords equally impressive views of the Gargunnock Hills. A small Dressing room between the two main bedrooms sits beneath the weathervane of a small turreted roof, with views over the high beech hedge and tennis pavilion towards the Azalea lawn. At the other end of the upper corridor, near the top of the Kitchen stairs, lie a bathroom, separate WC and double bedroom currently used as a Study, beside which an arcaded, wooden screen fronts the stairs to the Attic with its original linen cupboards. A further double bedroom with separate, ensuite bathroom, both accessed directly from the upper corridor, overlooks the gravel sweep at the top of the driveway. Separate Apartment / Home Office Entered from its own main door in the covered passage in the east section of the house, this self-contained original extension to the house may also be accessed internally through the Artist’s Studio or, at first floor level from the top of the Kitchen stairs. Currently arranged as an extensive home office over two floors, with network data cabling and patch board, the apartment offers a combination of rooms, kitchen, bathroom and large cupboards, which makes it ideal for a variety of residential or office uses, including a separate flat, staff accommodation or similar. There is significant scope for creative use of the substantial space in this area. The main house and apartment each have independent security and fire alarms with a smoke detection system, all linked to a central monitoring station. The house enjoys zoned, oil-fired central heating from dual boilers, while the apartment has its own oil-fired central heating and hot water systems. The boiler room is accessed from an external door beside the underground, bunded oil tank. The current owners have upgraded the services in a large part of Dun Eaglais House and renewed many parts of the lead work on the roof. The kitchen and some of the bathrooms in the main house would benefit from updating, while the main reception rooms await the new owners’ personal stamp and choice of decor. A full record of renovations and improvements is available upon request. To the east of the main house lie various outhouses, offering substantial storage areas, while the boiler room under the Apartment / Home Office, with its external access and 3 oil-fired boilers, lies beside the outside underground oil storage tank. Reception Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 749.5 sq m (8068 sq. ft) Bedroom This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Bathroom Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars. Kitchen/Utility Storage Outside

Print Room 21'5" x 13'6" Sir D.Y. Cameron's Studio (6.54m x 4.12m) (Print Room Below) 32'5" x 18'3" The Artist's (9.88m x 5.56m) Entrance 18'3" x 10'5" Lower Ground Floor Drawing Room (5.57m x 3.17m) 29'8" x 24'1" (Boiler House Below) (9.05m x 7.33m)

Dining Room C Laundry Store 19'9" x 15'3" Kitchen 12'6" x 12'0" 8'8" x 8'2" (6.02m x 4.66m) (2.65m x 2.48m) 9'10" x 9'7" (3.81m x 3.66m) (3.00m x 2.92m)

C Covered Hall Passage 21'11" x 14'1" (6.68m x 4.30m) Pantry Cloaks 10'11" x 8'4" 13'0" x 3'10" Library (3.34m x 2.53m) Kitchen (3.95m x 1.17m) 33'2" x 14'10" 20'3" x 16'6" (10.11m x 4.52m) Butler's (6.18m x 5.03m)

Pantry Canoe Room 11'0" x 6'2" Play Room N (3.36m x 1.88m) 14'3" x 11'6" Loggia W (4.35m x 3.50m)

Boot Room S E Outer Hall 6'11" x 4'4" 7'7" x 5'8" (2.11m x 1.33m) (2.32m x 1.73m)

Ground Floor C Bathroom 14'3" x 12'10" (4.35m x 3.92m) Bedroom 1 C (Sir D.Y And Lady Cameron) 22'0" x 20'1" C (6.71m x 6.11m) = Reduced headroom below 1.5m / 5'0 C C Bedroom 5 11'6" x 11'3" C (3.50m x 3.43m) C 14'1" x 12'0" (4.30m x 3.66m) Bedroom 10 Bedroom 9 C 14'2" x 12'4" 13'1" x 9'8" Bedroom 3 (4.33m x 3.77m) (4.00m x 2.94m) 11'0" x 10'3" Landing Landing C (3.35m x 3.13m) Landing C

Store En-Suite 10'6" x 5'2" Bathroom Third Floor (3.19m x 1.58m) 14'1" x 9'10" Landing (4.29m x 3.00m) W C Bedroom 4 15'0" x 12'11" Bedroom 8 (4.57m x 3.94m) W Bedroom 6 12'1" x 10'8" 9'4" x 9'0" (3.68m x 3.26m) (2.84m x 2.75m) Bedroom 7 Bedroom 2 W 11'9" x 11'9" 16'2" x 14'10" (3.59m x 3.58m) (4.94m x 4.52m) Bathroom Bathroom 8'10" x 6'8" 8'4" x 6'10" (2.68m x 2.03m) (2.54m x 2.08m)

First Floor Gardens & Grounds Red sandstone gate piers and metal gates provide an imposing entrance to the main driveway, which sweeps up through mature rhododendrons past a variety of specimen trees fringing a garden which has been laid to several lawns, with remarkable azalea, hydrangea and many other beds. Elsewhere red sandstone terraces, steps and walls complement the impressive stonework around the turning circle, topiary beds and historic ‘Sanctuary’ at the top of the driveway. The Cuthbertson Burn runs through the grounds, across a historic dam and a cascading waterfall, before winding its way through the ‘wee glen’ to the old stone bridge by the front road. Other highlights include: the old orchard with its ‘private’ entrance through wrought iron gates and along a driveway lined with majestic Sequoia trees; tennis lawn and pavilion; original goldfish pond; Edwardian greenhouse with Kippen vine; and sturdy bridge to the meadow, where there are stunning views of the main house in its setting amidst the mountains and hills seen all around. The paddock accessed via the bridge over the burn extends to about 1 acre is suitable to accommodate a variety of smaller livestock and has a small outbuilding.

The gardens boast a huge variety of plants, trees and shrubs. The trees all around the property give it its secluded feel while the open fields to the south-east enhance the lovely views across the rear, south-facing gardens. Many parts of the garden afford a seasonal display of colour which is truly spectacular and a home to interesting wildlife, including red squirrels. The policies within lot 1 extend to about 5.69 acres in total.

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Lot 2 - Lodge House (About 0.32 Acres) Situated beside the main entrance gates to Dun Eaglais, the Lodge House is constructed of harled stone and brick under a slate roof. The Lodge benefits from outstanding views, double glazing, burglar alarm and oil-fired central heating. The accommodation on two floors comprises: On the Ground Floor: The double-glazed front door opens to a glazed porch with a part glazed door leading to the Hall which leads to the Sitting Room with fireplace, ground-floor Bedroom and Bathroom. The Sitting Room leads through to the Kitchen with fully fitted wall and floor units, integrated oven, hob with fan, which is plumbed for dishwasher and washing machine. A conservatory off the Kitchen allows access direct to the garden and terrace, while an internal door from the Kitchen leads to the double Garage. On the First Floor: A sizeable landing with south facing window seat leads to both Bedrooms and a Shower room with WC. The Bedrooms enjoy spectacular views to the South Highland Mountains. Above the Garage, a Studio Workshop with double-width dormer windows facing east and west affords much potential for a variety of uses and the opportunity for full integration with the main accommodation in the Lodge House.

Garden To the west of the Lodge is a garden principally laid down to grass and enclosed by beech and conifer hedges. There is a small terrace beside the Conservatory. Reception Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 213.7 sq m (2300 sq. ft) Bedroom This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Bathroom Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars. Kitchen/Utility Storage Outside

8'6" x 3'11" Oil Tank (2.60m x 1.20m) Underground Chamber

Garage 19'5" x 17'4" (5.91m x 5.28m)

Studio / Bathroom Workshop B 34'9" x 14'8" 8'8" x 6'4" = Reduced headroom below 1.5m / 5'0 (2.64m x 1.93m) (10.60m x 4.48m)

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C C C C C Conservatory Landing Sitting Room Kitchen 14'8" x 8'7" 16'0" x 12'6" 16'0" x 10'2" (4.48m x 2.61m) (4.88m x 3.81m) (4.87m x 3.11m) Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom 1 9'11" x 8'11" 16'1" x 8'4" C Hall 12'2" x 10'2" (4.90m x 2.54m) (3.03m x 2.72m) (3.70m x 3.10m)

Ground Floor First Floor Bathroom

6'3" x 5'3" S

Porch (1.90m x 1.60m) E 3'11" x 3'1" (1.20m x 0.94m) W N

Residential Schedule Property Occupancy Services Council Tax EPC Rating Dun Eaglais Owner Occupied Mains electricity, oil-fired central heating, H F mains water supply and drainage Lodge Cottage Vacant Mains electricity, oil-fired central heating, F F mains water supply and drainage Directions Designations and Listings From Stirling take the A811 west. Turn left at the first Dun Eaglais House and designed gardens are classed as roundabout onto the B822 (signposted Fintry, Kippen) which grade ‘A’ listed by Historic Scotland. The whole property lies leads up Station Road and into Kippen. The entrance to ‘Dun within the Kippen Conservation Area. Eaglais’ is on left hand side immediately after the old bridge, directly opposite the white-harled ‘Briar Cottage’.

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Solicitors MacRoberts Solicitors 10 George Street Edinburgh EH2 2PF Tel: 0131 229 5046 Email: [email protected]

Local Authority Stirling Council Viewforth 14-20 Pitt Terrace Stirling FK8 2ET Tel: 01786 404040

Entry Entry is available by arrangement with the seller. Registered section 75 Planning Fixtures and Fittings Artistic Works Associated with Dun Agreement All curtains, fitted carpets and venetian blinds are to be Eaglais included in the sale. With the exception of the pendant Registered for the benefit of Dun Eaglais, no further Certain paintings and etchings linked to D Y Cameron and lights in the outer hall, on the main stairs and in the dining dwellings may be developed in the grounds of the Kate Cameron are available subject to separate negotiation. room, all arts and crafts light fittings are available subject neighbouring Brae House, which itself must not be sub- to separate negotiation, as are certain items of period divided into separate dwellings or extended upwards. furniture. Health and Safety selling agents. The seller reserves the right to conclude a 2. Deposit bargain for the sale of any portions of the subjects of sale On conclusion of missives a deposit of 10 per cent of Given the hazards of a rural property we ask you to be as ahead of a notified closing date and will not be obliged to the purchase price will be paid with the balance due at vigilant as possible when making your inspections, for your accept the highest or any offer for any part of the subjects of the date of entry. This deposit will be non-returnable in own personal safety. sale. the event of a purchaser failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the Sellers or their agents. Viewing Conditions of Sale Strictly by appointment with the Selling Agents Knight Frank 1. Title (tel: 0131 222 9600). The subjects are sold under the conditions in the Title Deeds, rights of way (if any), water rights affecting the Offers same, whether shown in the Title Deeds or not. They will Offers should be submitted in Scottish legal form to the be sold as possessed by the Seller and no warranty is selling agents. Prospective purchasers are advised to given. DunEaglais register their interest in writing with the selling agents Cuthbertston Bridge following inspection.

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Anti-Money Laundering Glentirran Cottage All offers to purchase the property (regardless of whether Briar Cottage the offer is on a cash basis or subject to loan funding) must be accompanied with evidence of Source of Funds. This can be in the form of a bank statement showing the purchase price, a financial reference from a bank / funding source, Lot2= DunEaglais or confirmation from a solicitor that the purchaser has 0.32 acre approx. Lodge sufficient funds to complete the purchase. 62.2m House In addition, the purchaser must supply certified copies of DunEaglais his/ her passport and confirmation of residence in terms D A Dun-Eaglais acceptable under anti money laundering (AML) legislation. O R These documents will be required for all individuals who will N O I T appear on the title once the transaction is complete. A T S

Overseas Purchaser(s) FB Any offer(s) by a purchaser who is resident outwith the United Kingdom must be accompanied by a guarantee from a bank that is acceptable to the seller. FB

Closing date Kirkhill Lot1= Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Brae House 5.69 acresapprox. map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationery FB A closing date for offers may be fixed and prospective office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded n r purchasers are urged to note their interest formally to the from any contract. Licence Number. No. 100021721.” u b H N n Date: DrawnBy: Scale: Plan Ref: Knight FrankMapping 10:06:21 CW 1:1250 @A4 2Lower Woodspeen Court, LambourneRoad, Title NewburyRG208BL W E DunEaglais (t) 01488688508 (e)[email protected] This Plan is publishedfor guidance only, and although it is believedtobecorrect itsaccuracyisnot guaranteed, S norisitintendedtoformpartofany contract.©Crowncopyright anddatabaserights2021 LicenceNo. 100021721 Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationery office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. 100021721.”

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Fixtures and fittings: A list of the fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings and other items fixed to the property which are included in the sale (or may be available by separate negotiation) will be provided by the Seller’s Solicitors. Important Notice: 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos, Videos etc: The photographs, property videos and virtual viewings etc. show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. 5. To find out how we process Personal Data, please refer to our Group Privacy Statement and other notices at https://www.knightfrank.com/legals/privacy-statement. Particulars dated June 2021. Photographs dated June 2021. Knight Frank is the trading name of Knight Frank LLP. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is at 55 Baker Street, London W1U 8AN where you may look at a list of members’ names. If we use the term ‘partner’ when referring to one of our representatives, that person will either be a member, employee, worker or consultant of Knight Frank LLP and not a partner in a partnership. If you do not want us to contact you further about our services then please contact us by either calling 020 3544 0692, email to [email protected] or post to our UK Residential Marketing Manager at our registered office (above) providing your name and address. Brochure by wordperfectprint.com.