KNAPPING KNOWES Roundfell, Dalbeattie, DG5 4PQ Location Plan

NOT TO SCALE Plan for indicative purposes only KNAPPING KNOWES Roundfell, Dalbeattie, DG5 4PQ Dalbeattie 7 Miles, 12 Miles, 14 Miles, Carlisle 50 Miles, Glasgow 91 Miles

A CHARMING COMPLETELY OFF-GRID ‘BUT & BEN’ NESTLED WITHIN THE BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE NOT FAR FROM COASTAL VILLAGES AND THE TOWN OF DALBEATTIE

• TRADITIONAL ONE BEDROOM COTTAGE • COMPLETELY OFF-GRID • DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL • GARDEN GROUNDS SURROUND THE PROPERTY • ACCESS ACROSS THE SURROUNDING FARMLAND • WITHIN AN EASY DRIVING DISTANCE TO THE BEAUTIFUL SOLWAY COAST

VENDORS SOLICITORS SOLE SELLING AGENTS Abby McAteer Threave Rural GGB Law The Rockcliffe Suite 33 High Street The Old Exchange Dalbeattie Castle Douglas DG5 4AD DG7 1TJ Tel: 01387 255351 Tel: 01556 453 453 Email: [email protected] Web: www.threaverural.co.uk

INTRODUCTION A range of local services can be found in the nearby town of Dalbeattie, with a Knapping Knowes is situated about 7 miles from the town of Dalbeattie and about new school providing education from nursery to secondary. The town also boasts 14 miles from the regional centre of Dumfries. a wide range of retail and professional services, along with a new medical centre and leisure facilities. The regional centre of Dumfries is only a 20-minute drive Knapping Knowes is of traditional granite construction, nestled within the from Knapping Knowes. surrounding countryside. The property has been in the same ownership for 50 years and has been utilised as a yearly holiday retreat. Knapping Knowes is a Communications to the area are much improved with the A75 trunk road completely off-grid property with a small generator for lighting and power tools, providing quick access from the south via the M6 & M74. The ferry links to if required. It should be noted that there is no internet access and limited signal Northern Ireland run from Cairnryan at Stranraer with the international airports for roaming of data. The current owners have carried out very few changes to the of Prestwick and Glasgow just over an hour and a half’s drive from the property. property over the years and have enjoyed the simplicity along with the peaceful location of Knapping Knowes. The square footage of the property amounts to DIRECTIONS about 1400 square feet and is made up of a sitting room / kitchen / diner, double As indicated on the Location Plan which forms part of these particulars. bedroom, WC and a hobby room in the attic space. All items within the cottage are included within the sale along with the wood contained in the lean-to store PLEASE NOTE: The property is approached by a gated farm track; therefore, at the rear of the cottage. caution should be taken when travelling to the property.

This charming cottage is surrounded by its own garden grounds bound by METHOD OF SALE traditional dry-stone dykes. A useful stone-built store attached to the rear of the The property is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole. cottage offers dry storage and could indeed have some development potential, as could the further attic space, however, any interested party wishing to pursue GUIDE PRICE this would need to make their own enquiries with Dumfries & Galloway Council. Offers for Knapping Knowes are sought in excess of £120,000

Knapping Knowes is located close to the Southwick coast, which is a popular VIEWING tourist destination lying within close proximity to the communities of Colvend By appointment with the sole selling agents: Sandyhills, Rockcliffe and . There are many artists and crafts people Threave Rural within the area with the well-known artist town of within easy The Rockcliffe Suite driving distance. Kippford, affectionately known as ‘The Scottish Riviera’, is a The Old Exchange popular tourist destination and particularly popular with yachtsmen utilising its Castle Douglas, DG7 1TJ safe anchorage at the marina. Tel: 01556 453453 Email: [email protected] Countryside pursuits are available straight from the doorstep with beach and Web: www.threaverural.co.uk coastal walks only a short drive from Knapping Knowes. The region is well-known for the quality and variety of both field sports and leisure activities with the outdoor and sporting enthusiast extremely well-catered for as there exist the ability to take both shooting and fishing locally. Dalbeattie Forest benefits from PARTICULARS OF SALE one of the 7stanes world-class mountain biking trails, making it the ideal location for enthusiastic mountain bikers. In addition, there are golf courses at Sandyhills, KNAPPING KNOWES Kippford and Dalbeattie, the championship course at is only 7 miles A traditional granite-built cottage under a slated roof set within its own garden along the coast. grounds. The property is made up of four rooms, as follows: • Sitting Room / Kitchen / Diner (approx’ 25ft x 15ft) • Double Bedroom Open plan living space with woodburning stove set-in feature fireplace and A generous bright room with two windows to the front. two windows to the front. The kitchen area has a base unit with a sink and drainer set in, gas fire & gas cooker (bottled gas). As mentioned earlier, all • Cloakroom items contained within the cottage are included within the sale, including the With WC & WHB. Jones and Campbell Ltd Jack Horner stove situated in the kitchen. • Attic Hobby Room With two velux windows.

• Hallway With fixed wooden ladder to hobby room in the attic space, built-in north facing pantry and door to the rear.

SERVICES IMPORTANT NOTICE • Private water (pumped up from a spring by hand) Threave Rural for themselves and for the Vendors of this property, whose agents • Private drainage they are, give notice that: • Wood burning stove 1. These particulars do not form, nor form any part of, any offer or contract. Any • PLEASE NOTE: There is no telephone line connected to the property. contract relating to the sale of the property shall only be capable of being entered into by the Sellers’ Solicitors. MATTERS OF TITLE 2. These particulars are intended to give a fair description of the property, but The subjects are sold under the conditions in the title and any existing burdens Threave Rural nor the vendors, accept any responsibility for any error they (rights of way, rights of access, servitudes etc whether public or private, and may contain, however caused. Any intending purchaser must, therefore, whether constituted in the title deeds or not). The purchaser(s) will be held to satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness. have satisfied themselves as to the nature of such burdens and are advised to 3. No person in the employment of Threave Rural has any authority to make or contact the vendors’ solicitor G G B Law for a definitive list of burdens subject to give representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property nor is which the property is sold. any such representation or warranty given whether by Threave Rural or the Vendors of this property. ENTRY & VACANT POSSESSION 4. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of At a date to be mutually agreed. intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of an offer or contract. WARRANTY CLAUSE 5. Nothing in these particulars shall be deemed to be a statement that the Whilst the wood burning stove, cooker & gas fire are believed to be in good property is in good structural condition nor that any services, appliances, working order, no warranty is granted or to be implied and the purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied themselves in that regard. equipment or facilities are in good working order and no tests have been carried out on any services fixtures and fittings which pass through, in, on, HOME REPORT over, under or attached to the property (whether or not referred to in these Given that the property does not have a fully functioning bathroom with very particulars). limited fixtures within the kitchen, there is no requirement for the sellers to 6. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs produce a Home Report. and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building OFFERS (Closing Date) regulation or other consents. The purchaser must satisfy themselves by Offers must be submitted in proper Scottish legal terms to Threave Rural, The inspection or otherwise. Rockcliffe Suite, The Old Exchange, Castle Douglas, DG7 1TJ. A closing date for 7. These particulars have been prepared in good faith and accordance with the offers may be fixed and prospective purchaser(s) are advised to register their Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 to give a fair overall view of the property. interest with the sole selling agents following inspection. The vendors do however If any points are particularly relevant to your interest in the property please reserve the right to sell the property without fixing a closing date or prior to the ask for further information/verification. Prospective purchaser should note, closing date. For those unfamiliar with the Scottish system the sole selling agents however, that descriptions of the property are subjective and are used in will be pleased to offer guidance and explain the procedure. good faith as an opinion and not as a statement of fact. Please make further specific enquiries to ensure that our descriptions are likely to match your GENERALLY expectations of the property. Should there be any discrepancy between these particulars, the general remarks Particulars prepared July 2021 and information and the missives of sale, the latter shall prevail.