WHITEKNOWES WESTRUTHER

WHITEKNOWES WESTRUTHER, GORDON SCOTTISH BORDERS, TD3 6NE

Lauder 8 miles Duns 11 miles Kelso 17 miles 32 miles

A superb modern “Twelfth Century” timber frame house with adjoining converted byre and former farmhouse - for refurbishment. Scenic village location.

WHITEKNOWES HOUSE • “Belt-and-braces” finish with many unique features and fascinating stories. • 5 Public rooms, living kitchen, 5 bedrooms, 4 bath/shower rooms and terrace. • 2 bedroom converted byre. • Stable block with stable, kennel, workshop and double garage. Summer house. • Large wildlife garden with pond, burn and woodland. • Wishing Well. • Boot room. • EPC - C

FORMER FARMHOUSE - current refurbishment project.

3 STOCKPROOF FENCED PADDOCKS—about 8.5 acres in total

About 5.4 ha (13.33 acres)

Galbraith 30 The Square Kelso TD5 7HL 01573 224244 [email protected]

LOCATION Whiteknowes has a tremendous location a Whiteknowes’ many excellent features short distance to the north of Westruther include solid oak doors with pewter latches, settlement boundary. solid elm staircase, Gothic chimney pot fireplace in the sitting room, Period clay Westruther is a picturesque brick wall in the kitchen, clay tiles on the village in fine rural location and with a ground floor throughout, distressed good range of amenities including a American oak on first and second floors, primary school, church, village hall and a internal stone window sills throughout, popular in (The Old Thistle Inn). More hollow tree feature in the hallway, stone extensive amenities are found at each of and cast iron recycled flower tubs built in Lauder, Duns, Kelso and Melrose with to the sun room, surround sound, clay pot secondary schooling at the highly regarded uplighters and a terrace off the first floor High School. sitting room. Green oak and elm beams are a mainstay of the property. Westruther had good road links with the main Borders towns and is just 40 minutes OUTBUILDINGS away from Edinburgh. The village is ideally There is a large outbuilding which includes situated for all manor of outdoor and stable, workshop, double garage and country pursuits. feature pigeon loft (occupied by Barn Owls). Outside is an ancient stone DESCRIPTION mounting block, Victorian wrought iron Whiteknowes House blends art with “Belt & flower basket brackets and also a Victorian Braces” engineering. The main house is gas street lamp now converted to designed as multi-generational electricity. accommodation and construction was completed in 2010. GROUNDS The grounds are extensive with a variety of The windows layout and stone exterior different wildlife habitats. A circular gives the property a distinctly period look walkway from the house will take you with panoramic views in all directions, through a wild flower meadow, past a half whilst internally the main structure is a acre wildlife pond and on to a strategically spectacular green oak frame. Rooms are placed summer house to gain best laid out for comfort and modern living with advantage for watching wildlife. Then on a plethora of character features through a woodland path, passing an throughout. ancient stone built wishing well and past a brick built barbecue (suitably lit for night Due to the high insulation standards in the time use) adjacent to a two metre high building, and the installed ground source statue of the Greek Goddess Diana. under floor heating backed up by discretely placed solar panels on the sun room roof, The wealth of wild-life using the grounds is Whiteknowes qualifies for the continually on show which includes a pair Government’s green deal attracting a of barn owls, which successfully breed each payment of approximately £5,000 per year in the purpose built loft above the annum. garage. The main outbuilding has potential for a variety of uses.

Two bedroom cottage with upstairs sitting Whiteknowes as being in Council Tax Band G. area with log burner. Period features include The byre annexe is shown as being in Council exposed stone and brick internal walls, Tax Band C. original timber stall used in bygone days for milking cows. Panoramic views to VIEWING . Large attached garage and Strictly by appointment with the selling oil fired central heating throughout. agent.

INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL This property and other properties offered by Galbraith can be Former Farmhouse - Former stone built viewed on our website at www.galbraithgroup.com. For the latest properties for sale like us on www.facebook.com/GalbraithKelso farmhouse with planning permission to and follow us on Twitter (/twitter.com/Galbraith_Kelso] extend to form a four bedroom house with MORTGAGE FINANCE detached double garage with storage above. Galbraith has an alliance with independent mortgage brokers All new services on site. Springtide Capital Ltd, who through their excellent relationships with lenders and private banks can advise on the most suitable mortgage for your circumstances. For further information, Agricutural Holding NO. 273/0017. contact Matthew Griffiths who is based in our Edinburgh office on Planning Permissions—House 10/00998/FUL 0131 240 6990.

Garage 15/00142/FUL IMPORTANT NOTES 1 These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall Building Warrant 06/00569/ALTEXT description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to viewing. Prospective purchasers are advised to seek their Significant quantities of materials required to own professional advice. 2 Areas, measurements and distances are given as a redevelop the farmhouse in a way that ties in guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed with the rest of the development are to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the available by negotiation. This includes working order of services and appliances. 3 These particulars shall not be binding on our clients scaffolding. whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing () Act LAND 1995. 3 Stockproof Fenced Paddocks - currently in 4 Closing Date A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who grass (about 8.50 acres in total). have notified their interest through lawyers to Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously. The Seller will not be obliged to accept the highest, or SERVICES indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at Mains electricity, water and drainage. Geo- any time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by thermal heating with back up solar panels. interested parties. 5 Offers Roof water to wildlife pond. Formal offers in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, through a Scottish Lawyer, to Galbraith, 30 The Square, Kelso, TD5 7HL Tel: 01573 224244, Fax: Whiteknowes receives an annual payment of 01573 226676. Email: [email protected]. 6 Third Party Rights and Servitudes £5,000 - paid quarterly - for their energy The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others system and this should be payable for seven whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and years from the commencement of the purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof. scheme in April 2015. 7. Floor Plans. Dimensions shown on floor plans are “as designed” and not “as built” and the vendor, selling agents and architect hold no COUNCIL TAX responsibility for any variance to dimensions or layout on site . The Scottish Assessors website shows