Rothes Glen House Rothes, Aberlour, Moray KnightFrank.co.uk

Rothes Glen House Rothes, Aberlour, Moray

A Scottish Baronial mansion of imposing splendour Rothes 3 miles N Elgin 7 miles N Inverness Airport 35 miles Aberdeen 60 miles Accommodation and amenities 7 reception rooms on the ground floor N 3 bedroom suites with sitting rooms N 8 bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms Snooker Room 1st Floor sitting room N 2nd floor sitting room Nursery wing with playroom bedroom and bathroom Gym Enclosed courtyard and stores N Double garage Tower sitting room About 10 acres in all

“Every man’s proper mansion house and home, being the theatre of his hospitality, the seat of his selfe-fruition, the comfortablest part of his owne life, the noblest of his sonne’s inheritance, a kinde of Private Princedome; nay to the possessors thereof, an epitome of the whole world.” Sir Henry Wotton 1624.

0131 222 9600 1 Edinburgh Quay, 133 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh EH3 9QG [email protected] Situation Inverness and Aberdeen and there are airports at both History N Rothes Glen House is about 3 miles north from the Inverness and Aberdeen which both have flights to a N Rothes Glen House (formerly known as Birchfield House) village of Rothes which provides a range of small shops number of UK cities and other European destinations. was built in 1893 by the architect Alexander Ross of and other everyday amenities. Aberlour (7 miles) has N The property is surrounded by beautiful countryside Inverness for the Dunbar-Dunbar family whose both primary and secondary schools, a health centre which offers a wealth of opportunities for outdoor substantial wealth was derived from a variety of and supermarket whilst Elgin, (8 miles) offers a pursuits including pheasant and grouse shooting, roe business interests including brewing, shipping and comprehensive range of high street shops, tourist and red deer stalking and salmon fishing on the banking. Rothes Glen was built as a summer residence facilities and businesses. Just to the north of Elgin is renowned River Spey. Skiing is available at both to replace the original house which was destroyed by fire Gordonstoun School. Aviemore and the Lecht, beaches on Lossiemouth & three years earlier. N Road communications to the area are via the A95 which Findhorn and there are a number of golf courses in the N The house later passed to a relative, Mrs Dunbar – connects to the A9, the main north / south arterial route. area. Naismith who occupied the house until 1921, thereafter There are main line railway stations at Elgin, Aviemore, it was let as a shooting lodge until 1938. For a period, during the Second World War, it was occupied by Gordonstoun School and its junior school, which later moved to Aberlour. The house and its immediate grounds were sold in 1946 when it was converted into a privately run country house hotel which operated until 1998. It has subsequently been upgraded and converted back to an exceptional private residence. Description N Rothes Glen House is a fine example of the Scottish Baronial style of architecture and is characterised by a square central tower rising one storey above the roof line on its eastern façade and its corbelled and crowstepped gables. N The tower itself is four stories high and has corbelled and crenellated wallhead with cannon water spouts and culminates in an angle stair turret with conical roof. N The main entrance, a simple Neo-Jacobean door piece with coat of arms above is central to the southern façade which boats rectangular tripartite projecting windows and two angle drum towers – one with a bellcast conical slated roof, the other with a lower square oriel. N The vestibule opens into a stunning reception hall with hand paved Italian mosaic tiled floor, a magnificent stone staircase, and a first floor gallery with light flooding in via a stained glass cupola. From the reception hall are the main reception rooms which retain many original features including gilded cornices, panelled ceilings and some lovely Carrera marble fireplaces. These include drawing room, sitting room, ball room, smoke room and the dining room. N The family room, informal dining room, and library are paved with Victorian tiles and enjoy open fireplaces and wood burning stoves. N There are also sitting rooms on the first and second floors. N There is a tower room with panoramic views of the lochan, trout farm and the hills beyond. N The first floor has a boudoir, 2 bedroom suites and 5 Stores and Outbuildings Gardens and Grounds further bedrooms all with ensuite facilities and the Enclosed courtyard N Rothes Glen House is approached through private gates nursery quarter with playroom/sitting room, bedroom Game larder with meat hooks and tiled floor and walls and along a tarred, tree lined drive which continues to a and bathroom. Cold store, Frigidaire walk-in store fork at the front of the house. A secondary drive N On the second floor there is one bedroom suite and 3 Larder, slate shelves, tiled floor and walls continues around the back of the house and to the further ensuite bedrooms. Boiler room garage at the rear gate. Flower room N Immediately surrounding the house are areas of formal N A turnpike stair leads to the tower room. 2 store rooms lawns, a lovely patio with a fountain, a newly N The layout of the rooms is shown on the enclosed floor Stone store room established rose garden and a beautiful row of flowering plans. Wood shed cherry trees. There is also s further 6 acres of parkland Double garage and policy woodland. N To the south east of the house is a well established lochan with an island which is a haven for a wild variety of wildlife and is accessed by a wooden bridge. Services The house is served by; Mains electricity Private water Private drainage. There is an oil fired central heating system. There is an LPG storage tank used for cooking and gas fires. Council Tax The property is in Council Tax band H Listed Buildings Rothes Glen House is listed, category B Right of Pre-emption Rothes Glen House benefits from a Right of Pre-emption over the 6 acre field lying immediately to the South. Viewing Strictly by appointment through Knight Frank on 0131 222 9600 or [email protected]. Conditions of Sale Contents The contents of the house are available by separate negotiation. Title The subjects are sold under the conditions in the Title Deeds, rights of way (if any), water rights affecting the same, whether shown in the Title Deeds or not. They will be sold as possessed by the Seller and no warranty is given. Deposit On conclusion of missives a deposit of 10 per cent of the purchase price will be paid with the balance due at the date of entry. This deposit will be non-returnable in the event of a purchaser failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the Sellers or their agents. Nursery Bathr oo m 4.80 x 3.10 2.30 x 1.90 Playroom / 15'6" x 10'0" 7'6" x 6'0" Sitting Roo m 5.10 x 4.65 C 16'6" x 15'0" Bedro om 5 4.20 x 3.50 Hou sek eeper's 13'9" x 11'3" Store 4.60 x 1.25 15'0" x 4'0" En Suite " 5

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Sitting Roo m Office Kitchenett e 5.70 x 4.40 2.80 x 2.30 2.70 x 2.20 WC 18'6" x 14'3" 8'9" x 7'0" 9'0" x 7'6" Bedro om 7 4.80 x 4.00 15'6" x 13'0"

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Bedro om 3 Dres sing Roo m 5.00 x 3.60 4.80 x 3.20 16'3" x 11'9" 15'6" x 10'3"

Snoo ker Roo m 5.70 x 5.10 DN 18'6" x 16'6" Bathr oo m 3.70 x 3.50 12'0" x 11'3"

Bedro om 2 Master Bedroo m 7.20 x 5.50 5.50 x 5.30 Boud oir 23'6" x 18'0" 18'0" x 17'3" 7.30 x 3.80 23'9" x 12'3"

En Suite 3.90 x 2.40 12'9" x 7'9"

GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR These plans are for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice. SECOND FLOOR TOWER This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (ES763454). 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.

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