REMARKABLE AND RARE VICTORIAN STONE COTTAGE SET ON THE EDGE OF GLENCORSE RESERVOIR WITH UNINTERRUPTED VIEWS glen cottage, penicuik, midlothian, eh26 0pp REMARKABLE AND RARE VICTORIAN STONE COTTAGE SET ON THE EDGE OF GLENCORSE RESERVOIR WITH UNINTERRUPTED VIEWS glen cottage, penicuik, midlothian eh26 0pp Porch u hall u kitchen u sitting room u dining room u master bedroom u two further bedrooms u bathroom Three basement storerooms. Outbuilding with two further storerooms u WC. Garden u ground and lower ground floor patio u gravel parking area. About 0.31 acres in all EPC Rating = F Penicuik 4.4 miles, Edinburgh city centre 10 miles, Edinburgh Airport 12.4 miles Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills – 0131 247 3738. Directions From Edinburgh take the A702 towards West Linton. Once past Easter Howgate, turn right at the signs for Flotterstone and the Flotterstone Inn. Continue on this road, passing the parking area on the right, and entering the Glencorse Reservoir Park. Continue up the hill road until you come to the property on the left hand side. Situation Glencorse Reservoir is a true calm oasis situated on the outskirts of the bustling Edinburgh city centre. Created between 1820 and 1824, the reservoir supplied water for the mills in Auchendinney, Milton Bridge and Glencorse, also supplying drinking water to Edinburgh. When created, the reservoir submerged St Catherine’s Chapel, of which the top of the spire can sometimes be spotted when the reservoir is at a lower level. The area is popular with walkers and cyclists due to the range of trails and paths surrounding the reservoir, all offering spectacular views of the countryside. There is extensive walking further into the Pentland Hills Regional Park. Recreational facilities and outdoor pursuits are well catered for within the area. Trout fishing on the reservoir is available in season between March and October, and Hillend dry ski slope is 4 miles away towards Edinburgh. Glencourse Golf Course is located in nearby Milton Bridge, with other courses located at Rutherford Castle and West Linton. Pheasant and grouse shooting can be arranged on estates to the south and there is both National Hunt and flat racing at Musselburgh Racecourse. The historic town of Penicuik, once a centre for paper mills, is located 4.4 miles south of Glen Cottage. The town offers a wide range of shops, supermarkets, restaurants, cafés, primary and secondary schools, leisure facilities and a thriving art and craft scene. These services are further enhanced in nearby Roslin, and Straiton. All the fee paying schools in Edinburgh are within easy reach. The property is extremely well situated for access to the Edinburgh City Bypass (A720) and the city centre (8 miles). The bypass is 4 miles to the north and gives access to the south, east and west of the city, Edinburgh International Airport and the motorway network. The A702 and A701 provide good links to the M74 to the south. Description Available on the market for the first time since it was built, Glen Cottage is a truly unique property. Built in 1860 for the reservoir manager, it is a charming three bedroom detached house with spectacular, undisturbed views over the reservoir. The property is constructed from local stone, and intricate and sculpted decorations found on the exterior of the property are thought to have been crafted by former inhabitants of the house. Level with the reservoir, the main part of the property has fantastic views over the water to the island and hills beyond, with a further basement area that looks out onto the overflow from the reservoir which joins into Glencorse Burn. A gravel parking area with paved path leads up to the front of the property, where a stone arched porch shelters the front door. The entrance hall provides access to the kitchen and dining room to the right, sitting room to the left, and three bedrooms and bathroom towards the rear of the property. The recently renovated kitchen features base and wall units with integrated appliances and overlooks the front driveway. The sitting room’s dual aspect windows overlook the front and side garden towards the outbuilding. The dining room is adjacent to the kitchen and overlooks the reservoir. An open fire set in a low lying stone wall provides warmth to the room, whilst also heating the hot water tank, enclosed in an adjacent cupboard. The master bedroom is located to the rear of the property on the left hand side, and has both a press and larger walk in cupboard. A bathroom is adjacent and has WC, basin and bath. Originally one larger bedroom, the two further bedrooms are separated by a partition wall, with both featuring scenic views over the reservoir. Accessed from outside, and down a slight hill, a large basement area, currently used as three stores, was once an integrated part of the floorplans house with staircase leading down from hallway above. The door is IN framed by an impressive stone carved archway. The well-proportioned Approximate gross internal floor area space with high ceilings would be ideal for conversion into either an 1577 sq ft / 146.5 sq m annexe, or used as further accommodation integrated into the main External outbuilding floor area KITCHEN 13'5 x 7'6 accommodation above. There is a working fire within the basement 578 sq ft / 53.7 sq m (4.09m x 2.29m) SITTING ROOM level. The basement level is set adjacent to the pedestrian bridge that Total combined floor area 14'10 x 13'4 crosses over the overflow area of the reservoir above. (4.52m x 4.06m) 2155 sq ft / 200.2 sq m ) DINING ROOM 13'4 x 6'11 8 Outside (4.06m x 2.11m) All measurements and fixtures E ROOM OR A stone wall borders the property from the tarmac trail road, and including doors and windows 10'6 x 5' ST (3.20m x 1.73m are approximate and should be BEDROOM provides privacy for the front garden. A gravel driveway and parking STORE ROOM STORE ROOM independently verified. 11'8 x 6'9 14' x 12' 13'11 x 12'2 (3.56m x 2.06m) area provide space to the front of the property for multiple vehicles. (4.27m x 3.66m) (4.24m x 3.71m) BEDROOM A stone outbuilding which features round windows is located to the 14'11 x 11'10 side of the property, and houses a WC, and two further store rooms, (4.55m x 3.61m) BEDROOM previously used as a stable. 11'8 x 7'10 (3.56m x 2.39m) The garden to the front of the property is a mixture of mature trees, hedges and shrubs, and landscaped lawn with flower beds. Four LOWER GROUND FLOOR mature lime trees feature in the garden, as well as well established GROSS INTERNAL climbing roses on the façade of the house and the stone boundary FLOOR AREA 518 SQ FT / 48.1 SQ M GROUND FLOOR wall. A grassy sloped pathway leads down to the basement floor, with GROSS INTERNAL paved area in front ideal for al fresco dining, overlooking the overflow FLOOR AREA 1059 SQ FT / 98.4 SQ M water from the reservoir. Glen Cottage WORKSHOP STABLE Area About: 0.31 acres 14'10 x 12' 16'5 x 14'11 (4.52m x 3.66m) (5.00m x 4.55m) Glen Cottage Stone GROUND FLOOR OUTBUILDING GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 578 SQ FT / 53.7 SQ M Stone GENERAL REMARKS This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Services: Glen Cottage is serviced by private treated water from the reservoir, private drainage, mains electricity and heating is supplied by back boiler, with an immersion heater for the hot water. Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). Local Authority: Glen Cottage is in Midlothian’s council tax band F. This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. Fixtures and Fittings: All standard fixtures and fittings are to be included in the sale. Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves: The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of Waterfall way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others. Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432.Pl otted Scal e - 1: 902 Offers: Offers, in Scottish legal form, must be submitted by your solicitor to the Selling Agents. Savills Edinburgh The seller’s preference is to negotiate a private sale but reserves the right to set a closing date. All genuinely interested parties are advised to instruct their solicitor to note their interest with the Wemyss House, 8 Wemyss Place, Selling Agents immediately after inspection. Deposit: A deposit of 10% of the purchase price may be required. It will be paid within 7 days of the conclusion of Missives. The deposit will be non-returnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) Edinburgh, EH3 6DH failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the Seller or his agents. [email protected] 0131 247 3738 Important Notice: Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1: They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise.