The Old Manse Aberuthven Auchterarder Perthshire the Old Manse, Aberuthven, Auchterarder, Perthshire
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THE OLD MANSE ABERUTHVEN AUCHTERARDER PERTHSHIRE THE OLD MANSE, ABERUTHVEN, AUCHTERARDER, PERTHSHIRE A fine former Manse retaining period detail throughout with large mature, well stocked garden. Perth 17km (10 Miles), Stirling 38km (24 Miles), Edinburgh 83km (52 Miles), Glasgow 79km (49 Miles) (All distances are approximate) Accommodation Ground Floor: Porch, Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Conservatory, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Sitting Room/ Study, Cloakroom, Utility Room, Workshop. First Floor: Landing, Master Bedroom with en-suite Bathroom, Bedroom 2 with en-suite Shower Room, 2 further bedrooms, Family Bathroom. Exterior: A charming well stocked garden, garage, large shed and greenhouse. Ample room for car parking and turning. 2 Situation margins and quoins under a pitched slate roof. A particular Locally, Auchterarder has a good array of retail services and feature is the central bay which is advanced and gabled along amenities as well as a new Community Campus housing Primary with the distinctive tripartite windows located on the ground floor. and Secondary Schools. The world famous Gleneagles Hotel, lies a short car ride to the west of Auchterarder and its famous The Old Manse is accessed via a solid timber door which leads into leisure facilities include the King’s, Queen’s and PGA centenary the porch with light from a large astragal window with shelf below. golf courses as well as driving range, shooting and activity A pair of half glazed doors open into the welcoming entrance hall schools, leisure club, spa and range of restaurants. The locality with light emanating down from a large astragal window at half is also blessed with a good choice of private schooling including stair level. The hall has plain cornicing and provides entry to the Strathallan and Glenalmond Schools, Kilgraston School for Girls, principal ground floor rooms. The drawing room is a particularly Morrisons Academy and Ardvreck in Crieff and Craigclowan attractive double aspect room with decorative cornicing and Preparatory School in Perth. ceiling rose, a tripartite window providing an aspect over the garden, working shutters, a living flame gas stove with tiled hearth The surrounding countryside also offers a wide choice of country and a shelved alcove with cupboard below. The dining room is sports and outdoor recreational opportunities including salmon a well-proportioned bright room with a large tripartite window, fishing on the Rivers Earn and Tay, pheasant and grouse shooting plain cornicing and a focal point is the open fireplace with timber on neighbouring Estates as well as roe and red deer stalking. mantel, tiled surround and hearth. A glazed door leads through to the conservatory. The conservatory provides good views over From a communication view point, southern Perthshire has proven the garden and orchard area with double doors to the outside. popular over the years due to its accessibility. The A9 offers dual The family room/study is currently laid out as a bedroom but carriageway links to Perth and Stirling. From Perth the M90 heads has previously been used as a family room with an astragal sash southwards to Edinburgh; the A90 heads eastwards to Dundee window providing views over the garden. and Aberdeen and the A9 continues northwards to Inverness. From Stirling the M9 and M876 provide swift links to Edinburgh The kitchen/breakfast room is of good proportions with a range and Glasgow respectively. There are also railway connections at of floor and wall mounted units with roll top work surfaces and Gleneagles, Dunblane and Perth as well as international flights at breakfast bar and an astragal sash window provides a charming both Edinburgh and Glasgow Airports. Dundee Airport also offers outlook over the garden and orchard. There is a cream, 3 door, daily domestic flights to London. gas fired Aga, a sink with mixer tap and drainer and tiled splash back. Located off the kitchen/breakfast room is a rear boots area Description with a door through to a workshop which houses the Ideal Mexico The Old Manse is a charming, detached, Grade C Listed former gas fired boiler, roll top work surface and shelving with a door Manse which has retained fine period detail including decorative through to the garage. Returning to the rear boots area is a door cornicing, fireplaces, astragal sash windows with working shutters leading through to the utility room with an astragal sash window all set within generously proportioned, well stocked gardens. overlooking the rear parking area, stainless steel sink with drainer The Old Manse was built in 1854 and is over two storeys and and shelving. is finished in rubble sandstone with dressed white sandstone 3 Completing the accommodation at ground floor level and GENERAL REMARKS AND INFORMATION accessed off the entrance hall is the cloakroom providing coat hanging space as well as a door through to a separate WC with Viewing pedestal wash hand basin. Viewing is by appointment with the selling agents. A stair rises from the entrance hall up to the first floor with a large Entry and Possession astragal glazed window at half stair level providing both light to the Entry and possession will be by mutual arrangement. hall and first floor landing. Satellite Navigation The master bedroom is a generously proportioned room with an For the benefit of those with satellite navigation the property’s astragal sash window with working shutters providing a stunning postcode is PH3 1HQ. outlook over the garden and to the hills beyond, recessed shelving with cupboard below and a large wardrobe providing good Fixtures and Fittings storage. A modern en-suite bathroom comprises of a roll top Only items specifically mentioned in the particulars of sale are bath, corner shower, pedestal wash hand basin and WC whilst included in the sale price. retaining original features including fireplace and mantel. Local Authorities Bedroom 2 is also a large room with astragal sash window with Perth & Kinross Council working shutters and plain cornicing. The en-suite shower room 2 High Street comprises of a Mira Vie Shower, pedestal wash hand basin and Perth WC. PH1 5HH Tel: 01738 475 000 There are two further bedrooms and a family bathroom which comprises of a bath with Mira Sport shower over, WC, wash hand Council Tax Band basin and towel rail. Band G. The Old Manse is set back from the road and accessed via a EPC Rating gated entrance which leads to a private drive with gravel sweep E and turning area to the side and front of the house. The garden extends to approximately 1.3 acres and is well stocked with Services a variety of mature trees, shrubs and bushes including silver Mains water and electricity. Mains drainage. Gas fired central birch, rhododendron and an orchard area. There is a modern heating. Telephone connection, subject to BT Regulations. greenhouse, a large shed, a garage and a second smaller shed. Solicitors Within the garden grounds there was previously planning for Jameson Mackay a separate dwelling. This planning permission has lapsed but 1 Charlotte Street, Perth, PH1 5LP – Tel: Tel. 01738 631666 it is quite possible that it could be reinstated through a formal approach to the Local Authority. 4 5 The Old Manse, Aberuthven Gross internal area (approx.) Total = 267 sq m (2877 sq ft) Main House = 250 sq m (2696 sq ft) Garage = 17 sq m (181 sq ft) Conservatory For identification purpose only. Not to scale. 4.18 x 2.99 © ehouse. Drawing ref. dig/8064294/MDK 13'9" x 9'10" Boiler F/P Kitchen/ Workshop Breakfast Room 4.34 x 4.08 3.84 x 2.72 14'3" x 13'5" Dining Room Bedroom 3 12'7" x 8'11" 4.54 x 4.26 4.37 x 3.81 14'11" x 14'0" 14'4" x 12'6" Bedroom 2 Garage 4.60 x 3.09 5.05 x 2.92 15'1" x 10'2" 16'7" x 9'7" 2.43 x 1.84 Bedroom 4 8'0" x 6'0" 2.93 x 2.76 Cloak 9'7" x 9'1" Utility Room 2.31 x 2.07 7'7" x 6'9" Boiler Drawing Room Sitting Room/ Bedroom 1 4.73 x 4.48 4.59 x 4.14 Study 15'6" x 14'8" 3.65 x 3.60 15'1" x 13'7" 12'0" x 11'10" F/P F/P F/P Ground Floor First Floor 6 Offers Home Report Important Notice Offers should be submitted in Scottish A Home Report incorporating a Single Rettie & Co, their clients and any joint agents give Legal Form to the selling agents Rettie Survey, Energy Performance Certificate notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give & Co at 1 India Street, Edinburgh, EH3 and Property Questionnaire is available for any representations or warranties in relation to 6HA. 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