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Glenbeich Estate Glenbeich Estate Glenbeich Estate Loch Earn, Perthshire FK19 8PZ Stirling about 32 miles Perth about 35 miles Glasgow about 58 miles Edinburgh about 71 miles An outstanding residential and sporting estate with agricultural opportunities. About 3800 acres (1538 ha) Glenbeich House – 4 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms. Beautiful landscaped garden. Two farmhouses, three cottages and bothy cottage. Productive livestock farming enterprise with low ground, rough grazings and hill ground. Exciting deer stalking with 5 year average of 23 stags and 14 hinds. Grouse shooting potential. Mixed woodlands offering shelter and amenity. Frontage onto Loch Earn offering trout fishing and water sports. Beich Burn with hydro potential. CKD Galbraith Lynedoch House Barossa Place PERTH PH1 5EP Tel: 01738 451111 Fax: 01738 451 900 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk GENERAL Glenbeich rises from the south facing shores of Loch Earn, through Glenbeich lies in the heart of the central highlands amongst some rich meadow land with productive pasture and onto the in-hill with its of Scotland’s most beautiful but readily accessible countryside. It productive summer grazings and the open hill beyond. The estate is combines rugged mountain ranges and fertile green valleys with bounded by the Beich burn to the east. expansive lochs and wooded slopes. This ancient country is steeped in Scotland’s history with ruined castles and ancient fortalices of the Glenbeich combines some exciting stalking with an average of clan chiefs. Glenbeich itself lies approximately five miles west of 23 stags and 14 hinds, the opportunity to restore grouse shooting St Fillans, the pretty village at the mouth of Loch Earn. Ten miles on the heather moor, as well as entertaining trout fishing on Loch further east lies Comrie, which provides all day to day amenities. The Earn. Glenbeich is a productive farming unit based on a small sheep estate is readily accessible to both Edinburgh and Glasgow which enterprise with the majority of land farmed by an adjoining farmer on lie within about an hour and a half’s journey by car. Here there are a seasonal grazing licence. The estate is served with a useful range international airport links, together with comprehensive services. For of buildings. education Glenbeich is well served with a number of private and well known secondary schools within comfortable reach. As well as the principal house, Glenbeich also provides two farmhouses and three cottages, together with a former bothy cottage. DESCRIPTION In addition the ruins of the Dalveich Castle lie within the property. Glenbeich is a most charming and private Scottish Estate which extends to approximately 3800 acres (1538 ha). It is centred on Glenbeich House, a stylish residence, standing in a charming garden and enjoying superb views. GLENBEICH HOUSE accommodation but could be a separate flat if required. It provides Glenbeich House is a most attractive property dating from the early a kitchen/ living room, 2 bedrooms and bathroom. In addition, the 20th century. It enjoys a principally southerly aspect with superb views house has a number of essential rooms including laundry, gun room, over the estate towards Loch Earn and the distant hills. Originally boot room, drying room and two cloakrooms. built as a shooting lodge, the house has been significantly renovated and improved with great flare to provide a most comfortable and well The accommodation, over two floors, comprises: proportioned home with generous accommodation laid out over two floors. There are a wealth of features including fireplaces, cornices, Ground Floor: Vestibule. Staircase Hall. Drawing Room. Study. Dining panelled doors, sash & case windows and a fine sweeping staircase Room. Sitting Room. Lobby. Breakfasting Kitchen with Aga. Rear Hall. leading to the galleried landing. The drawing room, sitting room and Laundry. Gun Room. Boot Room. Drying Room. Two Cloakrooms. dining room are elegant reception rooms which face over the terrace whilst the kitchen, with its four oven aga, is a light and cheerful room. First Floor: Galleried Landing. Morning Room. Principal Bedroom with Bathroom and 2 Dressing Rooms. 3 Further Bedrooms. 2 Further The bedrooms lie on the first floor together with a pretty morning Bathrooms. room. They include a principal suite with two dressing rooms and bathroom, three further bedrooms and two further bathrooms. First Floor Annexe: Kitchen/ Living Room. 2 Bedrooms. Bathroom. Further, there is an annexe which forms part of the principal With separate staircase. GARDENS Glenbeich House lies within a most attractive and carefully developed landscaped garden. This has been thoughtfully designed and planted under the current ownership. There is a gravelled parking area which lies to the west whilst to the south the terrace leads down to an attractive cascading burn with fine shrubs and plants. To the rear of the house is a pretty and sheltered terrace with architectural plantings of hedging. To the rear of the house lies the garden shed and dog kennels together with garaging. TIGH-NA-DALLOCH COTTAGE Tigh-Na-Dalloch Cottage lies immediately to the north of A85 and to the south of the estate. It is principally a traditional stone built cottage with a painted white exterior lying under a slated roof. Attached to the east of the cottage is an outbuilding of stone construction under a corrugated iron roof with a painted white exterior. Tigh-Na- Dalloch Cottage is currently let under a short assured tenancy. The accommodation over two floors comprises: Ground Floor: Hall. Dining Room. Office. Cloakroom. Sitting Room with Pantry Off. Kitchen. Rear Porch. First Floor: Landing. 2 Bedrooms. Bathroom. Dalveich Farmhouse GLENBEICH FARMHOUSE DALVEICH FARMHOUSE Glenbeich Farmhouse lies to the south of Glenbeich House and Dalveich Farmhouse lies to the west of the estate drive. It is a directly to the south east of the farm buildings. It is a traditional traditional stone built former farmhouse lying under pitched tiled roof. detached farmhouse with a harled exterior under a slated roof It is currently let under a short assured tenancy. The accommodation and enjoys a southerly aspect. It is vacant. The accommodation comprises: comprises: Ground Floor: Porch. Hall. Sitting Room. Family Room. Playroom/ Ground Floor: Laundry. Kitchen. Hall. Sitting Room. Bathroom. Dining Room. Kitchen. Rear Hall. W/C. Separate W/C. Keepers Cottage First Floor: 4 Bedrooms. Box Room. Bathroom. W/C. First Floor: 2 Bedrooms. Study. KEEPERS COTTAGE Keepers Cottage lies to the west of the estate drive and has DALVEICH COTTAGE a harled and painted exterior lying under a slated roof with a flat Dalveich Cottage lies to the north of Dalveich Farmhouse and is of roof extension to the rear. It is currently occupied under a service stone construction under a corrugated iron roof with a timber garage occupancy by the estate handyman. The accommodation over a to the west lying under a corrugated iron roof. It is undeveloped single storey comprises: and uninhabitable but subject to obtaining the necessary consents Vestibule. Hall. Kitchen. Sitting Room. 3 Bedrooms. Bathroom. it could be modernised and renovated to provide a further dwelling on the estate. LARCH COTTAGE Larch Cottage is a traditional two storey detached property constructed principally of stone under a slated roof with a flat roof DALVEICH CASTLE extension to the rear. It is currently let under a short assured tenancy. To the east of the bothy lie the ruins of the Dalveich Castle. It is The accommodation comprises: understood the castle was abandoned before completion, never occupied and fell into disrepair. Ground Floor: Vestibule. Lobby. Sitting Room. Kitchen with Pantry Room Off. Family Room/Bedroom. Bathroom. Larch Cottage First Floor: Two Bedrooms. Bathroom. ESTATE BUILDINGS LAND The recent records are as follows: Glenbeich has a range of farm buildings lying immediately off the The land at Glenbeich extends to approximately 3800 acres (1538 estate drive to the south west of Glenbeich House and directly to the ha) in total and is best suited to a livestock enterprise. The land can north west of Glenbeich Farmhouse. The farm buildings are made be analysed approximately as follows; Year Stags Hinds up of a range of traditional and modern outbuildings and comprise: 2014/15 15 14 2014 Cropping Acres Hectares Cattle Court (38.3 m by 8.85 m) 2013/14 21 13 With concrete floor, part block wall with yorkshire boarding Permanent corrugated asbestos roof. 118.71 48.04 2012/13 31 23 Pasture Dutch Barn (25 m x 5.98 m) 2011/12 21 18 With open front, corrugated iron panelled walls to the north, east and Rough Grazing 455.63 184.35 west and roof. 2010/11 26 3 Hill 3170.34 1283.02 Calf Shed Wood 38.30 15.50 GROUSE SHOOTING Of block construction with profile sheeted roof. Glenbeich formerly offered grouse shooting on a walked basis. Other (Buildings, Indeed, bags of 298 and 287 were recorded as recently as 1998 Traditional Outbuilding 1 Garden Ground, 17.02 6.89 and 1999 respectively. There is good heather cover and with a It lies immediately to the south of the Dutch barn of stone construction comprehensive programme of burning, laying of grit and vermin under a profile sheeted roof and provides a workshop, stalls and byre. Roads etc) control, the estate could again provide the basis of enjoyable sport. Brick Outbuilding The land at Glenbeich is classified 5:2, 5:3, 6:2 & 6:3 by the James Attached to the traditional outbuilding and of brick construction Hutton Institute for soil research. There are 3 coniferous woodland TROUT FISHING under a profile sheeted roof. blocks within the estate providing amenity, sport and shelter to the There is the right to fish for trout from Loch Earn, which is currently let stock with an Ancient Woodland along the Beich Burn.
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