Irvine House CANONBIE • DUMFRIESSHIRE
Irvine House CANONBIE • DUMFRIESSHIRE
Rare Borders residential estate with exciting fishing
Carlisle 19 miles • Edinburgh 79 miles • Glasgow 100 miles (Distances approximate)
Irvine House: 4 reception rooms • 7 main bedrooms 4 bathrooms
Lodge Cottage: Attractive stone outbuildings Beautiful, mature grounds • Woodland and grazing
Approximately ½ mile single bank fishing on The Border Esk with 8 named pools and an island
In all about 29.66 acres
For Sale as a whole
These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text. Situation Irvine House is situated in glorious Borders countryside on the banks with later additions. The accommodation flows well and has an of The Border Esk, approximately 3 miles north of Canonbie and 3 excellent balance of reception rooms for entertaining and bedroom miles south of Langholm. Langholm, “the muckle toon”, is the first accommodation. The house requires some modification but there of the Border towns, with a good selection of local facilities including is plenty of scope to adapt parts of the house to create secondary primary and secondary schools, a supermarket and a good range accommodation/annexes and/or office accommodation. of local shops. In Langholm there are major arts activities, concerts The house is surrounded by parkland and paddocks and is situated at and shows all held within the Buccleuch Centre. The town also has a the end of a long drive which passes over a stone bridge and the burn sports centre and a 9 hole golf course and is particularly well known which separates Irvine House from the Lodge. The garden lies principally for its festival week and common riding. to the east of the house, with a haha to the south, and is flanked by Carlisle is the nearest major town and has a railway station on the mature specimen trees. There is colour and interest throughout the main line from Glasgow to London. The A7 also provides a very good year with snowdrops, daffodils and bluebells in succession followed by link to the M6 motorway at Carlisle, as well as north to Edinburgh. banks of azaleas and rhododendrons. Kingfishers, Oyster Catchers, red There are good road links to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Newcastle squirrels and many species of bird life can be seen at Irvine House. Airports. The surrounding countryside is famous for its beauty and its At the back of the house is a range of outbuildings which are in need wealth of sporting and recreational opportunities. Irvine House is an of restoration. Irvine House has a three bedroom lodge, which itself ideal base for those who enjoy all equestrian pursuits, game shooting has a good range of outbuildings, and is currently let under a short and fishing. There are some wonderful walks in the locality. assured tenancy.
Directions (See floor plans of the house and lodge for room layout and dimensions). From Edinburgh or Glasgow, travel south on the A74 until junction 21, The Fishing and take the B6357 via Kilpatrick Fleming to join the A7 just south of Langholm. Approximately 3½ miles south of Langholm take the first The Border Esk has long been regarded as a first class sea trout river, turning to Auchenrivrock, just as the new section of the A7 starts to rise. with a complementary run of salmon, particularly in the autumn. Follow this road for approximately ½ a mile and the entrance gates to The river rises in the Eskdale Hills above Langholm and flows into Irvine House are on the right hand side. From the south, follow the A7 the Solway Firth. The salmon season extends from 1 February to 31 from junction 44 of the M6 and then turn right to Auchenrivrock as before. October, although locally it runs from 1 April to 31 October. The sea trout and herling season starts on 1 May and continues until 30 September. Description Historically, most of the sea trout are caught in June, July and August, Irvine House is an enchanting, compact, residential fishing estate, while the majority of the salmon are taken in September and October. situated in an attractive wooded setting on the Border Esk. Irvine House Mid Beat extends to about ½ a mile of single, right bank The combination of an attractive country house, a lodge cottage fishing. There are 8 named pools which are attractively wooded (and outbuildings), parkland and grazing, adjacent to attractive and and it includes an island lying in mid-stream. The 5 year average productive sea trout and salmon fishing, is most unusual. This is for the Irvine House Mid Beat is 25 salmon and 39 sea trout; the 10 particularly so in south west Scotland, where much of the land is year average is 26 salmon and 41 sea trout. Historically the fishing owned by large long term landowners, and hidden gems such as has been let commercially producing useful income. The fishing Irvine House therefore rarely become available. records show that there is excellent scope to let more of the fishing Irvine House is at the centre of the property and was, until recent commercially with or without the inclusion of accommodation. Stone times, the factor’s house for the Duke of Buccleuch’s Eskdale & steps lead down from the lawn onto the river bank; just upstream of Liddesdale Estate. The house has a lovely south facing façade the island, and to the south of the house, is a fishing hut. Irvine House Mid Beat Catch Statistics
Year Salmon Sea Trout
2000 40 188
2001 10 123
2002 18 90
2003 8 119
2004 26 67
2005 19 72
2006 31 56
2007 36 49
2008 26 23
2009 22 40
2010 44 22
2011 31 21
2012 27 33
2013 9 32
2014 13 66
5 year average 25 39
10 year average 26 41
Farmland There are approximately 12.85 acres of good grazing land in three fields and which are let seasonally producing useful income. At the north end of the estate is the walled garden. Irvine House has an agricultural holding number. Irvine House NOTE: This plan is for convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guar- anteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2013. NOT TO SCALE. Irvine House Lodge Services Irvine House – mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating.
Irvine Lodge – mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating.
These services have not been tested and therefore there is no warranty from the agents. Outgoings Irvine House – Council Tax Band H
Irvine House Lodge – Council Tax Band D Conditions of Sale 1. Fixtures and Fittings Items not specifically mentioned within the sale particulars are not included in the sale, but may be available for purchase at separate valuation.
2. 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.
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