Delightful Cottage and Garden
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Delightful cottage and garden The Garden Cottage, Dunnichen, by Forfar, Angus, DD8 2NX Freehold Garden Cottage is adjacent to Angus, provides extensive Charming and well located country cottage with a the original walled garden of the shopping, business facilities, delightful garden. former Dunnichen House, which primary schooling together with Porch / boot room, sitting room / dining room, kitchen, was built for George Dempster, secondary schooling at the new utility room, bedroom with en suite bathroom, bedroom who was an agricultural improver community campus with a with en suite shower room • Garage, wood store, potting and entrepreneur in the 18th swimming pool and leisure shed, store • Enclosed garden • About 0.56 acres • century and sought to improve centre. Private schooling is found EPC rating: E agricultural methods and better at the High School of Dundee, conditions for workers. He which has a bus service from Milages close to the village of Letham. planned the village of Letham as Forfar. Forfar 3.5 miles, Arbroath Dunnichen itself is a small hamlet, a spinning and weaving centre Angus is well known for its 10 miles, Carnoustie 11 miles, which sits just to the south of and laid out the village. Letham, range of outdoor pursuits. Dundee 16 miles, Aberdeen Dunnichen Hill, which is reported which is centrally located in Fishing can be taken on the 52 miles to be the site of the Battle of Angus, is a well serviced village North and South Esks. Balgavies Nechtansmere in 685D. Nechtan and provides local shopping with Loch is a nearby Nature Reserve. Situation was a Pictish King who defeated a post office, along with a baker, The Angus Glens provide some The Garden Cottage is very King Ecgrith of Northumbria, chemist, craft shop, hairdresser, of the best hill walking in eastern pleasantly situated some 4 miles thus reclaiming this part of pub, hotel and a primary school. Scotland, and there is skiing at to the southeast of Forfar, and Scotland for the Picts. The Forfar, the county town of Glenshee. Loch fishing is available locally at Rescobie. As Peripheral Route. Dundee is fine apple tree still remains in the addition the sitting room was well as the local golf courses at home to the new V&A museum gardens, which are enchanting, opened up into what is now the Forfar and Kirriemuir, the and provides all the services well established and south facing. dining room, creating a lovely championship courses at expected of a major city. There The house is attractively built of room linked to and overlooking Carnoustie and St Andrews are are east coast mainline railway harled brick with a slate roof, and the garden. The house was within easy driving distance. stations at Arbroath and Dundee, is well positioned looking out extended with the addition of There is a golf driving range on with a sleeper service. Both over its own sheltered garden. two new en suites, together with the northern edge of Forfar. Aberdeen and Edinburgh airports The sellers have done much to a new entrance porch / boot There is a renowned sandy beach provide a range of domestic and enhance the property, while the room, and both the kitchen and at Lunan Bay. Locally there are European flights and there are previous owner was a well utility room have been many fine walks and the Murton services from Dundee to London. respected plants woman who refurbished. At the same time Farm, Tea Room and Nature created the current cottage style the owners have continued to Reserve is located close by. Description garden. enhance the gardens. As such it The A90 at Forfar provides fast The Garden Cottage is a Since 2016 the house has is a beautifully presented access south to Dundee, Perth charming country property benefitted from considerable cottage, which is double glazed, and central Scotland, and north situated on the edge of the quiet improvements. These included and while modernised still has to Aberdeen where journey times hamlet of Dunnichen and was rewiring and re-plumbing traditional features such as have been greatly reduced with built, as a gardener’s house in the together with upgrading and cornices. the opening of the Western 1950s, in what was the orchard. A extending the central heating. In A partially glazed side entrance door opens to the porch / boot hatch with an attic ladder to an running the length of the garden an open fronted wood store (4.5 room with a seat with storage extensive floored loft (10.35 m x with an herbaceous border, with m x 2.8 m) and a wooden potting under, and an inner partially 3.3 m), and gives access to the climbers. Within the south facing shed (3.55 m x 2.35 m). Adjacent glazed door which opens to the utility room with a sink, Beko lawn are several borders, which to the house is a block built store kitchen, The fully fitted Howden washing machine, WC and a are laid out with narrow criss- (2.4 m x 1.8 m). kitchen has wall and floor units cupboard housing the hot water crossing gravelled paths. with display cupboards and soft tank and a further storage Interesting small trees and shrubs General Remarks closing drawers, and houses a cupboard. Both bedrooms have include a fine magnolia, eucrylia Viewing Strictly by appointment Lamona hob and extractor, fitted hanging and shelved and a cornus, together with some with Savills – 01356 628628. Lamona oven / grill and a fitted cupboards. Bedroom one has an good oak, beech and acer. At the under counter fridge. There is a en suite shower room while bottom of the garden is an area Directions From the A90 fitted shelved cupboard. Off this bedroom two has an en suite screened by high beech hedges (Dundee to Aberdeen dual is the open plan sitting room / bathroom. with composting bins and raised carriageway) turn off into Forfar. dining room which benefits from The gardens are a delight, with vegetable borders. To the side, Follow signs to the town centre, a fireplace with wooden mantel small trees, and interesting and with its own entrance gate is and continue onto a further set of housing a warming wood burning shrubs, plants and bulbs all a garage (6.15 m x 2.9 m) with up traffic lights and turn right stove, together with French doors intermingling and surrounded by and over door, concrete floor and signposted B9128 Muirdrum & to the garden in front of the a backdrop of mature trees. On corrugated roof, together with Carnoustie (A930). Follow the house. The inner hallway has a the east side is a west facing wall, further composting and leaf bins, B9128 out of Forfar and proceed through Kingsmuir and after a Access There is a right of access Servitude Rights, Burdens and Possession Vacant possession further 0.5 miles take the turning over the driveway and gravelled Wayleaves The property is sold and entry will be given on on the left signposted Dunnichen, parking area above the garden. subject to and with the benefit of completion. Letham and Arbroath. In all servitude rights, burdens, Dunnichen take the first turning Solicitors Thorntons, Kinburn reservations and wayleaves, OffersOffers must be submitted on the left and the entrance to Castle, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DR including rights of access and in Scottish Legal Form to the The Garden Cottage is the first rights of way, whether public or Selling Agents. A closing date on the right. Services Mains water and private, light, support, drainage, for offers may be fixed, and Alternatively from the A92 electricity, private drainage. water and wayleaves for masts, prospective purchasers are (Dundee to Arbroath dual Electric central heating. Ten roof pylons, stays, cable, drains and advised to register their interest carriageway) turn off at Muirdrum mounted PV panels provide hot water, gas and other pipes, with the Selling Agents following onto the B9128, signposted for water and reduce running costs, whether contained in the Title inspection. Forfar. Continue to Craichie and and provide a useful income. Deeds or informally constituted after a further 1.3 miles, take the and whether referred to in the Purchase Price A deposit of 10% turning on the right signposted Environmental Stipulations The General Remarks and Stipulations of the purchase price may be for Dunnichen, Letham and Garden Cottage lies within the or not. The Purchaser(s) will be required. It will be paid within 7 Arbroath and continue as above. Dunnichen Conservation area. held to have satisfied himself as days of the conclusion of missives. to the nature of all such servitude The deposit will be non-returnable Energy Performance Certificate Fixtures and Fittings Fitted rights and others. in the event of the Purchaser(s) EPC rating = E carpets, curtains and blinds are failing to complete the sale for included. Certain furnishings reasons not attributable to the may be available in addition. seller or his agents. The Garden Cottage, Dunnichen, By Forfar Angus, DD8 2NX Sandra McGregor Gross internal area (approx) 98.8 sq m / 1063 sq ft Savills Brechin Limited Use Area 0.1 sq m / 1 sq ft 01356 628628 Total 98.9 sq m / 1064 sq ft [email protected] savills savills.co.uk Bedroom 2 4.61 x 3.37 Bedroom 1 15'1 x 11'1 This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the 4.20 x 3.17 sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). This Plan is published for the Bedroom 2 convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and 13'9 x 10'5 it is expressly excluded from any contract.