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Over Pilmore House, Invergowrie, by Dundee Offices Across Scotland Over Pilmore House, Invergowrie, by Dundee, Dd2 5El OVER PILMORE HOUSE, INVERGOWRIE, BY DUNDEE OFFICES ACROSS SCOTLAND OVER PILMORE HOUSE, INVERGOWRIE, BY DUNDEE, DD2 5EL Dundee 6 mile Perth 17 miles Edinburgh 56 miles Aberdeen 73 miles Exceptional country house situated in over three acres of ground in a lovely accessible position on the Carse of Gowrie • 3 reception rooms; 6 bedrooms (2 en suite), kitchen/breakfast room, utility room ,wood store attic rooms • Extensive outbuildings with generous garaging and stabling • Beautiful garden with tennis court, swimming pool and orchard • Pony paddock and woodland • Planning permission for dwelling house in grounds • Easy access to Dundee and Perth About 3.64 acres (1.42 Ha) FOR SALE AS A WHOLE CKD Galbraith 73 Bonnygate Cupar Fife KY15 4BY 01334 659980 [email protected] GENERAL cycling, riding, sailing and golf all readily Over Pilmore is an exceptional country house available. Golfers in particular are especially situated in lovely grounds in an attractive rural well catered for with an unrivalled selection of situation in the Carse of Gowrie and is very highly rated courses close at hand including well placed for all the facilities and services the championship course at Carnoustie and of the resurgent city of Dundee just a short The Old Course at St. Andrews, which both drive to the east. Already home to Scott’s RSS regularly host the British Open, the next to be Discovery, the city will soon be the location for hosted in St Andrews in 2015. In addition the the iconic new V & A museum. In addition to courses at Downfield, Blairgowrie, Panmure, the city centre itself both the west end area of Kingennie, Alyth and Piperdam are all in the the city and the suburb of Broughty Ferry offer area. The pretty Angus glens including Glen their own upmarket shopping districts with an Isla, Glen Clova and Glen Prosen are all well excellent range of specialist shops amenities within easy striking distance for day trips and and a wide choice of restaurants, cinemas, for skiers Glenshee is just over an hour’s drive theatre and coffee shops. From Over Pilmore to the north with Aviemore ski area around a there is also easy access to a number of 1.5 hour drive only. There are excellent sandy retail parks and out of town shopping centres beaches at Broughty Ferry within a short drive between them offering a good selection of and also at St. Andrews, Lunan Bay and St. supermarkets and national retailers providing Cyrus. for virtually every requirement. State primary and secondary schooling is There is quick access to the main A90/ available locally with independent schooling M90 motorway network linking Perth (17 being provided at the High School of Dundee miles), Edinburgh (56 miles) and Aberdeen and a number of well regarded schools in (73 miles), whilst Glasgow is approximately the Perth area. There are railway stations in ninety minutes to the west. Nearby Inchture Dundee and Perth with Edinburgh airport Longforgan and Invergowrie have some local around 50 minutes drive to the south. The services including a local shop, post office, regional airport at Dundee offers a good hotel and church. There are also extensive selection of short-haul flights. walking routes immediately accessible directly from the house that lead to Invergowrie, DESCRIPTION Longforgan and down to the River Tay. There Over Pilmore is a lovely country house are no restrictions on dogs being exercised constructed of white painted rendered walls in the area. Over Pilmore provides the under a pitched pantile roof. The house was wonderful ambience of country living yet only built by the well known writer Rosamunde a few minutes’ drive from the convenience of Pilchard who sold it to the current owners in shopping and amenities. 1996. Rosmunde Pilchard originally came from Cornwall where many of the houses have blue Over Pilmore offers ready access to the painted roofs hence Over Pilmore has a blue charming surrounding villages and towns of painted roof making the house truly unique Perthshire, Angus and North East Fife, including in the area. The house is full of charm and St. Andrews, Cupar and Carnoustie as well character and the house offers beautifully as some particularly fine countryside. With presented and proportioned accommodation a lovely mix of farmland, coastline, hill, wood over two levels extending to about 386 sqm in and river the result is to provide a home for total and includes many fine features including an array of wildlife as well as presenting a fine stripped wooden floors and open fireplaces. choice for the outdoor enthusiast with walking, The ground floor comprises three lovely providing easy access to the paddock or reception rooms situated off a central extensive hacking trails. reception hall. The dining room has glazed double doors, which connect through to a GARDENS & GROUNDS spacious drawing room as well as a lovely Over Pilmore is approached from the A90 south facing garden terrace. by a shared private road, which leads to an impressive entrance with security gates and The outstanding kitchen/breakfast room is entrance lights. A tarmac drive sweeps through situated in an extension to the east side of the well maintained grounds up to a generous house and was added by the current owner to parking area to the rear of the house. To the create a bright and spacious family room with south side of the house is a large expanse of an Aga, central island and it also has glazed beautiful garden largely laid to lawn with areas doors leading out to a garden terrace. of mature trees and shrubs with a playhouse and lovely terraces. To the side of the lawn, The bedroom accommodation on the first floor and sheltered by an established beech hedge, comprises six lovely bedrooms (2 en suite), is a heated swimming pool and beyond is a which are served by a family bathroom and tennis court with an all weather surface, over separate shower room. The master bedroom looked by a summerhouse. At the bottom benefits from a range of built in cupboards with of the garden is a large paddock and to the windows on three sides and it enjoys views of side is a further paddock with semi mature the River Tay and Normans Law in North Fife trees, a greenhouse, playhouse and garden on a clear day. store. To the rear of the house opposite the main entrance is a lovely apple tree orchard A staircase leads up from the landing on the and lawn area that is surrounded by a wooden first floor to a spacious floored attic space, rail fence in keeping with the character of the which is currently used as a home office house. The grounds are well secured by a and library and benefits from a shower perimeter wooden fence for both children and room. There is also extensive attic storage pets. The gardens and grounds have been available which leads from the office and laid out to make them easy to manage by the library rooms. householder and they have been maintained to a very high standard. OUTBUILDINGS Approached from a tarmac parking area to SITE WITH PLANNING PERMISSION FOR the rear of the house is a large garage, which DWELLING HOUSE connects through to two stables and to the A variation of planning permission was granted side is a 2 car carport and log store. A tarmac by Perth & Kinross Council on 7 April 2014 for driveway leads round the side of the carport to the erection of a dwelling house in an area a monoblock courtyard area with a purpose of ground in the paddock to the south of the built multiple vehicle garage (18.11m x 6.43m) house (ref 14/00273/FLL) beyond the tennis constructed of white painted render walls court. Further information is available on the under a pitched pan tile roof with four up and Perth & Kinross website. over doors and separate side entrance door. There is also within the courtyard access to the stables and rear pony paddock. There is also a large wooden garage for garden machinery and equipment. There are currently two large stables with doors overlooking the rear lawn SERVICES IMPORTANT NOTES Water Mains 1. These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall Electricity Mains description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to Drainage Septic tank viewing. Prospective purchasers are advised to seek Heating LPG their own professional advice. MOVEABLES 2. Areas, measurements and distances are given Over Pilmore is classified as Band H for Council as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be Tax purposes by Perth & Kinross Council. deemed to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the working order of services and appliances. EPC EPC rating for Over Pilmore is E. 3. These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our DIRECTIONS clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of From Dundee take the A90 making for Perth. Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act After passing the petrol station take the 1995. second turning on the left after a P for Parking sign after about 0.5 miles onto a private road. 4. Closing Date Over Pilmore is the first house on the left after A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to CKD about 300 m and it is approached by wooden Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, security gates.
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