Ashwood House m u r r o e s • by b r o u g h t y f e r ry • a n g u s 2 Ashwood House m u r r o e s • b y b r o u g h t y f e r r y • a n g u s • d d 5 3 p b

A remarkable modern country house with a luxurious finish and extensive grounds

Broughty Ferry 3 miles, 6 miles, 9 miles, St Andrews 18 miles, Perth 26 miles, Edinburgh 62 miles, Aberdeen 65 miles (All mileages are approximate)

Entrance hall • drawing room • sitting room • family room • open plan dining room & kitchen utility room • WC • principal bedroom with en suite and dressing room • two further en suite bedrooms two additional bedrooms • two bathrooms

Clockhouse with garaging and self contained one bedroom apartment Extensive gardens • ponds • wooded areas • stable block paddocks

EPC rating = C

About 8.65 acres

Savills 12 Clerk Street, Brechin, Angus DD9 6AE [email protected] 01356 628628 Situation Ashwood House is very attractively and conveniently located at Parklands of , just 3 miles to the north of Broughty Ferry, in Angus. Despite its pleasant rural location Ashwood House is well connected. There is a primary school and village shop in both the nearby villages of Newbigging and . Local secondary schooling is found in Carnoustie and , with private schooling at the High School of Dundee. Glenalmond, Strathallan, Kilgraston and St Leonards are also easily reached. It is only 3 miles from the centre of Broughty Ferry

Broughty Ferry has a wide choice of shopping facilities and supermarkets, a library, the Broughty Castle Museum and a beach, together with a harbour and the Royal Tay Yacht Club. Nearby Dundee is a university city of established excellence, most particularly in computing and life sciences. It too has a comprehensive range of shops and professional services, together with good leisure opportunities and renowned cultural facilities, such as the V&A museum. In addition, there are railway stations at both Broughty Ferry and Carnoustie and a mainline station at Dundee, with services to Aberdeen and to the south, including a sleeper. Dundee Airport has direct services to London City and both Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports are easily reached. The A90 dual carriageway links to both Aberdeen and Perth, and beyond to Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Locally, Crombie and country parks are conveniently located as is sailing on the River Tay and a choice of sandy beaches. Close by, the Forbes of Country Resort has a renowned restaurant, four well stocked lochans for bait and fly fishing, and a nine hole golf course,

There are also a number of fine links courses in the area including Barry, Panmure, Monifieth and, of course, Carnoustie, which has hosted eight open championships, most recently in 2018. The ancient town of St Andrews, the home of golf and host to the oldest university in , is also within commuting distance, while Gleneagles is also easily reached.

4 5 5 Description thoughtfully designed to make the most of its position bathroom. Upstairs are five stunning bedrooms, Ashwood House is an outstanding and substantial and views. The house is surrounded by its own gardens three being en suite and the principal also having a modern country house, which occupies an enviable and grounds. dressing room. A family bathroom serves the two position facing south with very fine views towards other bedrooms. Behind the house is the Clockhouse. The three principal reception rooms are all arranged Fife and across the River Tay. It was built for the This incorporates a large garage at ground floor off a stunning hall, but the heart of the house is very sellers between 2002 and 2004. While modern, it level, with the Clockhouse flat above. This is also much a spacious and well equipped open plan kitchen is constructed of brick, block and harl, along with a beautifully presented and can be used as overflow and dining room, with doors out to the terrace and slate roof, so has a very traditional feel externally. accommodation, or for staff or holiday letting. down towards the garden, main pond and grounds. Internally the house is beautiful and well designed , Surrounding the house are grounds of some 8.65 The views is uninterrupted as the entrance and with substantial living space and underfloor heating acres which include fenced paddocks, stables, woods, parking are on the other side of the house. At ground throughout. It is fully double glazed and has been very gardens and a pond, together with a further decorative floor level there is also a useful utility room, WC and pond adjacent to the house.

6 7 With great second home potential, with rose, bay window looking to the front and easy access to Dundee train station the pond, together with Amtico flooring. and airport, and to Edinburgh and From here a partially glazed door opens to Aberdeen, it has its own website and the stunning open plan kitchen and dining has over the years been rented out room. The dining room has a centre rose, to professional golfers and high end marble tiled floor, picture light, Sony wall holiday makers. Situated at Parklands mounted TV and French doors to the of Murroes, which is a group of a small garden terrace, again creating a lovely number of four bespoke houses, all with area for entertaining, while the kitchen extensive grounds, Ashwood House has hand painted custom made units with has been recently refurbished to a very granite worktops, soft closing drawers and high standard, including the bathrooms Fired Earth tiled surrounds. Integrated with CP Hart and Fired Earth products. appliances include a black four oven The overall effect is quite stunning and AGA with Fired Earth tiles and mantel although thoroughly modern there are above, porcelain sink, Maytag American traditional features such as cornicings in style fridge freezer with water and ice the main reception rooms and bedrooms. dispenser, while the central island unit has a circular sink and a NEFF dishwasher. The impressive main entrance, with stone walls and a rockery, has electric gates, In addition there is a wall mounted Sony with a side footgate, which open on to a TV and marble tiled flooring. Beyond tarred driveway which leads up through is a back hall with marble tiled flooring the grounds to a circular parking and and a stable style side entrance door. A turning area, around a raised central lily utility room also has a marble tiled floor, pond, adjacent to both the house and together with wooden units with a sink, the Clockhouse. Partially glazed and Bosch washing machine and Indesit leaded wooden entrance doors open to dryer, under counter drinks fridge and a hugely impressive hall with a central a walk in cupboard housing a new oil staircase, marble tiled floor, two walk in fired boiler. A useful WC has two wall cupboards (one shelved and hanging), lights, CP Hart washbasin with stand, six wall lights, and partially glazed doors WC and a tiled floor. Also off the kitchen opening to both the drawing room and is the family room which links back to the sitting room, creating a magnificent the hall off which there is a downstairs space for entertaining. The fine drawing and part timber lined bathroom with a room has a centre rose, bay window, a freestanding bath, pedestal washbasin, lovely hand painted slate open fireplace, WC with thunderbox, three wall lights and Amtico flooring and three wall lights. The a marble tiled floor. equally spacious sitting room has a centre

7 The wooden staircase has cast iron balustrades and with an automatic up and over door, concrete floor, Beyond the immediate vicinity of the house are four leads up to a split first floor landing, with a picture light housing a Worcester oil fired boiler and a separate watered paddocks with post and rail and electric and a shelved linen cupboard. The principal bedroom timber lined WC with washbasin. At the back a wooden fencing. In addition there are five areas of woodland has a decorative fireplace, wall mounted Samsung TV, door opens to a timber lined porch which leads to stairs with paths, and two wells. A wooden stable block (11.8 walk in dressing room with fitted hanging and shelved up to an open plan loft style apartment. The kitchen m x 3.3 m) has two loose boxes (each 3 m x 3.3 m with units and a hatch with an attic ladder to roof space area has high gloss units with soft closing drawers water) and a hay store. storage. The luxurious en suite wet room / shower and wooden worktops. Fitted appliances include a There is a second drive, with its own electric gates, room has a basket weave tiled floor, Italian marble NEFF four ring induction hob, Beko oven / grill, under which leads out to a farm track known as Chapel Road. wall tiling, a walk-through shower, CP Hart washbasin counter CATA fridge and a sink. The sitting area has on a stand, WC and three wall lights. Bedroom two a wall mounted Panasonic TV. Beyond is the bedroom has views to the front and a Sony wall mounted TV. area, while a separate shower room has a large walk in Opposite is bedroom three, while the family bathroom shower with wet walling, WC and pedestal washbasin. has Fired Earth tiling, freestanding bath, CP Hart Immediately in front of the house is an Italian style washbasins, shower with waterfall shower, three wall paved and gravelled terrace with shrubs and bushes lights and a WC. Bedrooms four and five both have which is ideal for sitting out, and is linked to the partially tiled en suite shower rooms with a tiled shower dining room, making it perfect for entertaining. This cubicle, RAK circular washbasin with stand and WC, is bounded by a drystone dyke and steps which lead two wall lights and a tiled floor. Bedroom five also has down to an expansive lawn and hot tub. Beyond is a a wall mounted Sony TV. pond, which has been stocked with fish in the past. Situated to the north of the house is the Clockhouse, There are further areas of garden linking the house to which is similar in style to the main house, and is harled the Clockhouse. with a slate roof. At the ground floor is a superb garage

8 The Clockhouse

9 General Remarks Viewing the B962 northward signposted Monikie & Newbigging. Access Strictly by appointment with Savills – 01356 628628. Continue for 0.9 miles, then turn left onto Drumsturdy There is a right of access in favour of Ashwood House from Road (B961), signposted Kingennie. After 1.5 miles turn Chapel Road to the second drive. Directions right signposted Kingennie and Murroes Church. Continue From the north on the A90 (Aberdeen to Perth dual for 0.8 miles and the turning into Ashwood House will be Note carriageway) some 3 miles north of Dundee (or 10 miles seen on the right. On first registration, in 2002, there were a number of title south of ) turn east, signposted to Murroes (opposite conditions in place, including a Section 50 Agreement, the turning to ). Continue on this road for some Outgoings and various Deeds of Condition. The sellers have obtained 3 miles, passing through Westhall Terrace, and at the Angus Council tax band G. specials counsel’s opinion that confirms that any conditions junction turn left and proceed to Kellas. Turn right onto the Energy Performance Certificate that affect the current use of the property are now B978 and then take the first turning on the left, signposted EPC rating = C unenforceable and / or lost through prescription. A copy Murroes Church. Proceed for 0.5 miles and the turning into of counsel’s opinion is available on request. Ashwood House will be seen on the left. Solicitors Morton Fraser, 2 Lister Square, Quartermile Two, Simpson Servitude Rights, Burdens and Wayleaves Alternatively from Dundee take the A90 (Dundee to Loan, Edinburgh, EH3 9GL. The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all ) and at the Claypotts junction (adjacent to servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, Sainsburys) take the B978. After 0.5 miles turn right and Services including rights of access and rights of way, whether public Mains water and electricity, private drainage, oil fired continue on the B978, signposted for Kellas. After 1.2 miles, or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for central heating, CCTV. and before reaching Kellas, turn right, signposted Murroes masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other Church, and proceed as above. Fixtures and Fittings pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks If coming from the east on the A92, turn off at the Ardestie Fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings are included. and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to junction between Carnoustie and Broughty Ferry and take Certain furnishings may be available in addition. have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.

Possession Vacant possession and entry will be given on completion.

Offers Offers must be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to the Selling Agents. A closing date for offers may be fixed, and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the Selling Agents following inspection.

Purchase Price A deposit of 10% of the purchase price may be required. It will be paid within 7 days of the conclusion of missives. The deposit will be non-returnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the seller or his agents.

This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). This Plan is published for the Copyright reserved. (100024244). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE.

10 11 Ashwood House, Murroes, by Broughty Ferry, Angus, DD5 3PB Gross internal area (approx) 433.5 sq m / 4666 sq ft The Clockhouse 168.6 sq m / 1815 sq ft Total 602.1 sq m / 6481 sq ft The Clockhouse (Including Garage / Excluding Void) N

Bedroom 3 Bedroom 5 4.37 x 3.82 3.89 x 3.78 14'4 x 12'6 Void Dn Principal Bedroom Void 12'9 x 12'5 6.31 x 5.58 20'8 x 18'4 Living Room / Dn Kitchen Dn Dn 6.99 x 6.84 Bedroom 22'11 x 22'5 3.96 x 3.03 Void 13'0 x 9'11

3.45 x 2.55 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 4 11'4 x 8'4 4.10 x 3.81 3.78 x 3.88 13'5 x 12'6 Bathroom 12'5 x 12'9 First Floor

= Reduced head height 1.5m

First Floor Hall 9.59 x 4.51 31'6 x 14'10

Up Garage Bathroom 10.89 x 6.98 35'9 x 22'7 Living Room Drawing Room 5.58 x 5.57 9.45 x 5.54 18'4 x 18'3 31'0 x 18'2

Up

Kitchen 6.21 x 5.55 Ground Floor 20'4 x 18'3 Dining Room 6.47 x 3.87 Utility (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) 21'3 x 12'8 3.73 x 2.73 IN 12'3 x 8'11 Sitting Room 7.90 x 5.56 25'11 x 18'3

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Ground Floor

Energy Efficiency Rating

Important notice Savills, its clients and any joint agents give notice that 1: They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2: Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Ref: RO210831. Brochure by wordperfectprint.com

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