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Barnhillies Balmaclellan, Castle Douglas BARNHILLIES BALMACLELLAN, CASTLE DOUGLAS BARNHILLIES, BALMACLELLAN, CASTLE DOUGLAS New Galloway about 4 miles. Dalry about 5.5 miles. Castle Douglas about 12 miles. Dumfries about 22 miles. A wonderful farm holding, with traditional gentleman’s farmhouse and outbuildings, located in a secluded and private setting with stunning far reaching views. • Five Bed Farmhouse with courtyard of outbuildings. • Modern general purpose farm building. • Pasture, grazing and woodland. • Fishing lochan and sporting potential. • Bothy with lapsed planning for conversion. • A half mile river frontage. In all about 247 acres (99 Ha) A further 13 acres available by separate negotiation CKD Galbraith 120 King Street Castle Douglas DG7 1LU Tel: 01556 505346 Fax: 01556 503729 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk GENERAL DESCRIPTION The hamlet of Balmaclellan is located less than one Barnhillies sits in a secluded rural position just 20 minutes mile from the A713 and offers an excellent village store. north of Castle Douglas. It is nestled into a gently sloping Nearby New Galloway is a peaceful village located at the hillside with south westerly facing aspect and far reaching northern end of Loch Ken. Amenities located within the views of the Galloway Forest and Rhinns of Kells beyond. village include: the very popular Kells primary school, The The house has been extended over the centuries to CatStrand Theatre providing film screening, workshops create the L-shaped courtyard setting seen today. The and community events, the Glenkens Medical Practice, a farm has a mixture of pasture, grazing and woodland, with hotel, tea-room and gift shop, as well as a village shop, opportunities for farming sheep, cattle or specialist native and also a post office. Both primary and secondary breeds. The land is currently leased on an annual grazing schools can be found in the nearby village of Dalry (about licence for a period of 12 months from 30th January 2015, 5.5 miles) as well as a shop, two hotels and a garage. with a break option at 7 months, which provides an income in the region of £8000 per annum. Such agreement could, A broader range of facilities can be found in Castle we understand, continue under an ingoing purchaser and Douglas, which is known as Scotland’s Food Town and the current grazer. has many local individual shops and businesses providing a varied selection of gifts, foods and services. There are THE FARM both primary and secondary schools in the town along The farmland extends to 247 acres and is broken down with supermarkets, health services, veterinary services, approximately as 147 acres of Pasture, 60 acres of Rough a thriving livestock market, and a golf course. Dumfries Grazing and 35 acres of Woodland. Included within the is the principal town in the area, and provides a wider field schedule is a note of the payment region allocation range of schools, shops, retail outlets and other services by SRPD. The land has a predominantly southerly aspect including a large hospital, the Dumfries and Galloway with good access to the fields. There is water in every field Royal Infirmary. Also in Dumfries there is the Crichton and the fencing and dykes are in good order. Campus, which is home to the southern bases of both Glasgow University and the University of the West of There are an additional 13 acres, in separate ownership, Scotland. available by separate negotiation. This land was formerly part of Barnhillies and was separated at a historical sale. The South West of Scotland is well known for its mild This provides the opportunity to add a further area of land climate, attractive unspoilt countryside and the diversity on the north east corner of the farm. of sporting and recreational pursuits. There is good hill walking in the Galloway Hills, and cycling along Farm Building the designated cycle routes, as well the Seven Stanes Set away from the house to the north is a modern steel mountain bike routes. The Galloway Forest Park is known portal framed general purpose building 18.4m x 18.4m for its beauty and tranquillity, and is also recognised as with fibre cement roof sheeting and profile sheet cladding Britain’s First Dark Sky Park, providing astronomers with on the gables and north elevation, dwarf block wall with phenomenal views of the stars. There are numerous gates and timber boarding on the south elevation and a sporting opportunities such as shooting and stalking, as concrete/ hardcore floor. The building has electricity and well as trout and salmon fishing on the region’s many lochs water supply with double sliding doors in both gables. and rivers. For golf enthusiasts there is the championship Adjoining the building are sheep handling facilities. course at Southerness on the Solway Coast, as well as several other courses throughout the region. The Solway BARNHILLIES FARMHOUSE coast is popular with sailors, and both Kippford and Kirkcudbright have safe moorings. Kirkcudbright is known Front door to: as the Artists’ Town, with a number of galleries offering a range of art exhibitions throughout the year. Entrance Hall Communications to the area are good. There are main Window to front, step up to: line railway stations in Dumfries and Lockerbie providing excellent links to both the north and south. The M74 Hallway motorway network at Lockerbie is 31 miles distant, and Black and white chequered Amtico tiled floor. there are regular flights to other parts of the UK, Ireland and Continental Europe from Prestwick Airport about 46 Staircase Hallway miles north, Glasgow Airport 76 miles, and Edinburgh 90 Doors opening to: miles distant. Study Rear Hall Window to south overlooking lochan. Telephone and Side door opening to outside and an internal door internet point. opening to: Sitting Room Dual aspect windows to front and rear, large fireplace Larder with a tiled hearth and timber overmantle housing a A range of wall shelves, with space for free standing fridge Morso multi-fuel stove, recessed shelving to one side. freezer. Overlooking lochan to front. The end of the rear hall opens to: Drawing Room Utility/Boot Room A large room suitable for entertaining, with slate hearth and Coat hooks, built-in shelving, space and plumbing for multi-fuel stove located to the centre of one wall. Windows washing machine, housing oil fired boiler and hot water to front overlooking lochan. French doors opening to a tank, large double Belfast sink. Door opening to: courtyard garden. Large open fireplace with slate hearth and ornate decorated surround and overmantle to end Integral Garage wall. Door to: A large integral double garage with roller door, built-in shelving and work bench, space for storage of garden Library equipment. Sliding door opens to: Stripped pine wood floor, slate hearth with multi-fuel stove, a range of built-in book shelves with cupboards below and Artist’s Studio recessed alcove to one side of the stove and further book (A former byre) shelves. Windows to front overlooking lochan and glazed A range of potential uses also providing secure storage, door to courtyard. Door to: construction is of traditional build under a low box profile roof with large door to one end and pedestrian door to Cloakroom one side. Window to front. WC, wash hand basin with vanity shelf, large shower enclosure with electric wall mounted shower. First Floor Cloak cupboard with door through opening to: Rising from Staircase Hall, a wide landing with window to Workshop/Store front, seating area, hallways leading to two wings of the A former barn and now used as a workshop and store with house and door opening to: door opening to front and rear courtyard. The workshop and loft above could be suitable for conversion to Bedroom 5 / Sitting Room additional accommodation or a holiday apartment, subject Windows to front and rear, currently housing a sofa bed to the necessary consents. and seating area, the room could be used alternatively as a home office, playroom or hobby room. Dining Room Fitted with multi-fuel stove on a tiled floor. A quarter Family Wing panelled glazed door to outside and internal door to: Hallway Rear Hall and Cloakroom Steps down to hallway with a pair of windows overlooking Built-in cupboards, shelf and hanging rail. WC, wash hand side garden, doors to: basin with vanity worktop and vanity cupboards below, a pair of built-in storage cupboards. Bedroom 2 Windows overlooking the courtyard, wall with built-in From Dining Room double pair of doors either side of cupboards with shelving and hanging space, flue of dining former chimney opening to: room multi-fuel stove to one corner providing a gentle back ground heat. Kitchen/Breakfast Room Tiled floor, triple quarter panel glazed doors open to patio Bathroom 2 and courtyard garden. Tiled work top and a range of built- Vinyl floor, WC, a large Edwardian style wash hand basin in cupboards below with 5 ring gas hob, and a 2.5 bowl with ornate tiled splash back and mirror over, shaving light Belfast style ceramic sink built-in. An electric oven to one and bath with a power shower over. Door to: corner and a 4 oven oil fired Aga with two hot plates and a warming plate to the side. Views over hills to west and Master Suite double-aspect windows with views to courtyard and side- A large dressing room with windows to front and rear with garden. three built-in wardrobes with shelving and hanging space, a further built-in corner cupboard. Door to: En-suite BOTHY WC, wash hand basin with built-in vanity shelf and Adjacent the lochan is the Bothy, of stone under a slate cupboards below, bath with shower handset attachment, roof, used for fishing and boating parties.
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