Four/Five Bedroom Historic Listed Property
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Four/five bedroom historic listed property Memsie House, Memsie, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, AB43 7AS Freehold Four/five bedroom historic Category A Listed detached property with striking twin pavilions, set within about 4.47 acres of garden grounds and surrounded by open Aberdeenshire countryside and farmland. Ground floor: reception hall, sitting room, dining room, dining kitchen, WC cloakroom, twin pavilions • First floor: drawing room/bedroom two, laundry room, principal bedroom with en suite bathroom • Second floor: bedrooms three, four and five, WC, shower room •EPC Band F Summary with wrought iron gates and A rare opportunity to acquire an flanking stone ball finials, with a historic Category A Listed delightful enclosed courtyard house. Dating from the late 17th with flower beds and pathways and mid 18th centuries Memsie on the other side. House was for 300 years home The central pathway leads to to the Frasers of Memsie, a the panelled entrance door Cadet branch of the Frasers of which opens into the reception Philorth, Lords Saltoun, from hall. A curved painted staircase which they had split in 1482. At ascends to the upper living the end of the 19th century the accommodation, while a Frasers of Memsie sold the passage leads to the inner hall. property back to Lord Saltoun’s Laid with flagstones, there is a family, who latterly used the pine panelled alcove and a door property as a farmhouse and providing garden access. The thereafter as a welcoming WC cloakroom includes a white private family residence. two piece suite and also houses Providing spacious and versatile the central heating boiler. living accommodation, Memsie Overlooking the courtyard via House offers excellent potential twin windows, the sitting room for future renovation to create a exudes a pleasant ambience. A truly unique family home or decorative fireplace with tiled holiday retreat in the midst of inset and slate hearth splendid Aberdeenshire. accommodates a wood burning stove. A door from the sitting Accommodation room opens into a curved The character and charm of passageway which allows Memsie House are immediately access to the pavilion. The well apparent on approach. proportioned dining room also Spanning three storeys, the two enjoys views over the courtyard. pavilions are outstanding Ideal for formal dining and attachments to the main house entertaining, the dining room and connected by curved benefits from a striking white passageways. Both pavilions painted fireplace with granite may be suitable for renovation hearth. A door opens into a to create further quirky curved passageway accommodation. Connected to which leads into the second the pavilions is a low stone wall pavilion. The spacious dining kitchen driveway sweeps around the was an addition to Memsie property frontage and around House during the mid 18th the back, with access to century. Neutral walls a garage at the rear. A derelict complement the flagstone steading offers the opportunity flooring, while the eye catching for possible renovation and exposed stone wall is where the development, subject to Rayburn range cooker is obtaining the necessary located. The kitchen includes consents. a good selection of wood fronted storage units, with Situation a work surface area Memsie House is located in the incorporating a ceramic sink. small rural community of From the bright first floor Memsie, home to an ancient landing, there are superb views stone burial cairn. Within 5 miles across the property frontage is Fraserburgh; renowned for its and beyond via a large window. fishing heritage, it is the largest The inviting drawing room/ shellfish port in Scotland, and bedroom two enjoys elevated one of the biggest in Europe. garden views, while pine lined It retains the ambience of alcoves flank an open fireplace a traditional seaside town, with tiled hearth. A doorway with the Scottish Lighthouse leads into the split level laundry Museum, the Fraserburgh room, which could be Heritage Centre and both transformed into a fabulous en heated open air and indoor suite bathroom. swimming pools. For the The principal bedroom also outdoor enthusiast, beautiful boasts peaceful views over the golden beaches provide superb property frontage while a light coastal walks, as well as en suite bathroom has a white opportunities for watersports. three piece suite. Fraserburgh beach is close to On the second floor landing, the town centre, while the there is access to the attic via nearby Waters of Philorth beach a ceiling hatch. Bedrooms three is within a local nature reserve. and four are both well Fraserburgh Golf Club is the proportioned rooms with central fifth oldest club in Scotland and fireplaces and wash hand basins. the seventh oldest in the world, Bedroom five is a charming having been founded in 1777. room with twin shuttered Both primary and secondary windows. All three bedrooms on schooling is available within the this level are served by a WC town. with wash hand basin and a Aberdeen lies some 40 miles separate shower room. to the south, with the Aberdeen Memsie House is situated Western Peripheral Route within grounds of about 4.47 providing improved travel in and acres, with stone pillars around Aberdeen and a quicker preceding the entrance and more direct route south to driveway which gently winds Dundee. The international through mature trees and lawns airport offers regular flights to laid with seasonal flowering London and other UK and plants and flowers. The European cities. There are regular train services from Services Oil heating, mains Aberdeen, including a sleeper to electricity, private water and King’s Cross, London. Aberdeen drainage. provides all the services of a major city, including business, Conservation Area and Listing leisure and health facilities, Category A Listed. theatres and cinemas, restaurants and a wide range of Fixtures & Fittings Standard shopping. There is private fixtures and fittings, along with schooling including Robert the freestanding white Gordon’s School, St Margaret’s, appliances, Rayburn and and Albyn School as well as the remaining items of furniture are International School at Pitfodels. included within the sale. There are two universities and two colleges of further Servitude rights, burdens and education. wayleaves The property is sold subject to and with the benefit Directions of all servitude rights, burdens, From Aberdeen follow the A90 reservations and wayleaves, towards Fraserburgh, before including rights of access and turning left at the A952 Toll of rights of way, whether public or Birness. Follow this road private, light, support, drainage, through Mintlaw, eventually water and wayleaves for masts, turning left back onto the A90. pylons, stays, cable, drains and Thereafter turn left onto the water, gas and other pipes, B9032 towards Memsie, turning whether contained in the Title left on entering the village and Deeds or informally constituted keeping the Memsie Burial Cairn and whether referred to in the to the left hand side. Continue General Remarks and along this road and the entrance Stipulations or not. The to Memsie House is located on Purchaser(s) will be held to the right hand side. have satisfied himself as to the Fraserburgh 4.8 miles, nature of all such servitude Aberdeen 39.3 miles, Aberdeen rights and others. International Airport 42.8 miles (Please note that all distances Possession Vacant possession are approximate.) and entry will be given on completion. GENERAL REMARKS Viewings Strictly by Offers Offers, in Scottish legal appointment with Savills – form, must be submitted by 01224 971 110 your solicitor to the Selling Agents. It is intended to set Solicitor Walter Gerrard & Co, a closing date but the seller 31 Duff Street, Macduff, reserves the right to negotiate Banffshire, AB44 1QL a sale with a single party. All genuinely interested parties are Local Authority & tax band advised to instruct their solicitor Aberdeenshire Council Tax to note their interest with the This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. 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Memsie House, Memsie, Fraserburgh, Fiona Gormley Laura Totten Aberdeenshire, AB43 7AS Savills Aberdeen Savills Aberdeen Gross internal area (approx) 01224 971122 01224 971125 343.92 sq m / 3,702sq ft savills savills.co.uk [email protected] [email protected] Laundry Room 5.18 x 3.89 17' x 12'9'' HW Store Ensuite Bathroom Bedroom 2/ Dining Study Kitchen 5.03 x 4.75 Principal 16'6'' x 15'7'' 4.75 x 4.57 Bedroom 15'7" x 15' 4.70 x 3.35 15'5'' x 11' Landing Hall WC Dining Sitting Room Room 4.88 x 4.72 4.88 x 4.67 16' x 15'6'' 16' x 15'4'' Reception Hall Void Void'' First Floor WC Bedroom 4 Bedroom 3 4.60 x 3.33 4.67 x 4.62 15'1'' x 10'11'' 15'4'' x 15'2'' Energy Efficiency Rating Pavilion 1 Pavilion 2 6.12 x 3.78 6.12 x 3.78 20'1'' x 12'5'' 20'1'' x 12'5'' Shower Bedroom 5 Room 2.79 x 2.13 9'2'' x 7' 83 Second Floor Ground Floor 31 For identification only. 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