Kilallan, Houston , OFFICES ACROSS Kilallan, Houston Johnstone, Renfrewshire

Houston 2 miles 2 miles 2.5 miles 12 miles

About 9.75 acres (3.95 ha)

An enchanting historic Scottish country house lying in a quiet rural setting.

• 3 Reception Rooms. Breakfasting Kitchen with Aga. 4 Bedrooms. 3 Bathrooms. • Traditional outbuilding with planning permission to form an annex. • Timber Outbuildings. • Lawned garden with extensive gravelled sweep. • Paddocks. • Within about 15 minute drive of Glasgow International Airport. • EPC = F

For sale as a whole or in 3 lots

CKD Galbraith Stirling Office, Suite C, Stirling Agricultural Centre, Stirling, FK9 4RN Tel: 01786 434600 Email: [email protected] CKD Galbraith Ayr Office, 7 Killoch Place, Ayr. KA7 2EA Tel: 01292 268181 Email: [email protected] www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk GENERAL Kilallan is situated in a delightful, rural setting in the county of Renfrewshire, about a mile to the east of Kilmacolm and 2 miles to the north east of Houston. Both provide a real community atmosphere with services and shops for everyday use including doctors surgery, pharmacy, post office and the award winning Blackwood of Kilmacolm butcher. Bridge of Weir is found within a convenient distance of Kilallan, some 2.5 miles to the south east and offers a range of services including a supermarket, two banks and a number of independent retailers.

There are two primary schools in the of Houston together with Gryffe High School, all highly regarded, whilst in Kilmacolm there is a , nursery and the of St ’s School.

Kilallan enjoys excellent communication links; the M8 is reached within about 10 minutes by car giving swift access to Glasgow (about 12 miles), a regular train service to Glasgow from the railway station at Bishopton (about 4 miles), with the Glasgow International airport situated some 12 miles to the east whilst Prestwick Airport lies some 33 miles to the south.

Glasgow is a highly cultural and cosmopolitan with a wealth of amenities including theatres, concert hall, art galleries, the SECC, universities and extensive shopping centres. Further its two railway stations provide regular daily links through Scotland and to the South. The Commonwealth Games and the more recent Sports Personality of the Year have put Glasgow on the map as a major sports venue.

This area of Scotland offers a diverse range of recreational activities. The immediate surroundings to Kilallan are popular for horse riding, with the Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire hunt active in the immediate area and the training venue at Ingleston Country Club Bishopton with all weather facilities and expert tuition. For the golfer there are a number of well known courses nearby including Kilmacolm Golf Course, Golf Course near Bishopton, Old Ranfurly Golf Club at Bridge of Weir and Golf Course, whilst the coast provides many links courses including Troon. , some 12 miles south, offers the RSPB Nature Reserve, a sailing club, curling and rowing. The coastal villages of both and are within a comfortable distance of Kilallan and provide popular marinas, with excellent yachting facilities available at . The Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park lies about 20 miles to the north across the Erskine Bridge, offering a range of watersports, mountaineering and hillwalking opportunities with the islands of Arran, Bute and Cumbrae all easily accessible.

Kilallan is available for sale as a whole or in 3 lots:-

Lot 1: Kilallan House, outbuildings, garden and grounds extending to about 3.39 acres (1.37 ha).

Lot 2: Paddock extending to about 3.06 acres (1.24 ha).

Lot 3: Paddock extending to about 3.30 acres (1.34 ha). DESCRIPTION Timber Outbuilding Kilallan is a fine ‘B’Listed Scottish country house believed to be the oldest A recently completed timber outbuilding lies immediately off the drive and continuously inhabited dwelling house in Renfrewshire. Dating back to provides useful storage. It could be further developed into a stable block, the late 17th Century or early 18th Century it was used as a manse until the if required. was suppressed in 1771. It was extensively restored in 1939 and then enlarged in 1962. It sits immediately next to Kilallan , a Pre Reformation Kilallan Kirk church dedicated to St , with its origins dating back to the 10th or Lying immediately to the east of Kilallan House are the remains of St Fillans 11th century AD. In 2005 it was gifted by Elderslie Estate to the Kilallan church and graveyard. They are owned by the Kilallan Kirk Preservation Kirk Preservation Trust and has undergone a programme of refurbishment Trust. We understand there is a right of access to the church. preserving this Scheduled Ancient Monument. SERVICES Built of stone and lying under a slated roof Kilallan is a delightful traditional Water Mains water with shared private supply pipes and house with pretty astragal windows and quintessentially Scottish crow pumping system step gables. The ‘Ministers Window’ on the staircase, is a reminder of its Electricity Mains ecclesiastical history and is where parishioners were believed to come to Drainage Private pay in kind or promise services. It is also believed a Priest Hole lies within Heating LPG Kilallan. COUNCIL TAX On entering Kilallan the charm continues with latched doors with stone Band F edged door frames, a stone turnpike staircase, original stone fireplaces and in the drawing room the fireplace sits on a bow end wall. Under the Energy Performance Certificate current ownership Kilallan has been carefully and thoughtfully renovated EPC = F resulting in a well presented and most comfortable family home. IACS The accommodation, over two floors, comprises: Kilallan is IACS registered. The holding number is 90/729/0059

Ground Floor: Hall. Breakfasting Kitchen with Aga. Sitting Room with DIRECTIONS Wood Burning Stove. Dining Room. Drawing Room with Open Fireplace. From the centre of Kilmacolm take the A761 south and just prior to leaving Bedroom 1. Bathroom. Utility Room. Kilmacolm take the minor to the left, passing the golf club and after about 1 mile Killallan is found on the left hand side. First Floor: Two Bedrooms. Bathroom. SOLICITORS Second Floor: Bedroom 4. Bathroom. Stewart, Balfour and Sutherland 2 Castlehill GARDEN AND GROUNDS Campbeltown Kilallan is available with approximately 9.75 acres of its own extensive PA28 6AW grounds. A tree lined drive leads to a gravelled sweep lying immediately Tel: 01586 552871 to the south of the house and providing ample parking. Beyond is a sheltered lawned garden with established hedges, flanked by mature VIEWING trees with a further lawned garden to the north with a terraced seating Viewing is by prior appointment area lying conveniently next to the kitchen. only through the selling agents – CKD Galbraith. The person who The paddocks surrounding Kilallan are enclosed by stock proof fencing. may accompany you however, A timber outbuilding lies to the east with a woodland to the west. The may not be an employee of CKD paddocks are available for purchase with lot 1 or separately in two Galbraith. additional lots. Please note a sale of lot 2 or 3 will only be considered following the sale of lot 1.

OUTBUILDINGS Traditional Outbuilding Lying immediately to the west of Kilallan is a traditional stone outbuilding under a slate roof. Planning permission was granted in March 2014 (Application No. 14/0013/LB) to convert this outbuilding into an annex. If developed the accommodation would comprise: Bedroom. Open Plan Kitchen/ Dining/ Sitting Room. Bathroom. Utility Room and Vestibule. 669000 Lot 1 Lot 2 Lot 3 © Crown copyright and database rights (2014) Ordnance Survey Licence No. 100025025 Tel: 01738 451 111 Fax: 01738 451 900

02 04 50 m 40 30 20 10 0 A4 CKD Galbraith, Lynedoch House, Email: [email protected] Barossa Place, Perth, PH1 5EP

Lot 3 - 1.34 Ha (3.30 Acres) Lot 2 - 1.24 Ha (3.06 Acres) Lot 1 - 1.37 Ha (3.39 Acres) Kilallan Farm 19/12/14 1:2,000 N

669000 Kilallan, Houston Gross internal area(approx.): 219.5 sq m (2362.6 sq ft) For identification only. Not to Scale. JPI Ltd oc

Kitchen 7.02m x 3.78m (23' x 12'5") Drawing Dining Sitting Bedroom 2 4.75m x 3.24m Room Room Room (15'7" x 10'8") 4.90m x 7.30m 4.74m x 3.26m 4.77m x 5.71m (16'1" x 23'11") (15'7" x 10'8") (15'8" x 18'9") Bedroom 3 Bathroom 3.64m x 3.80m 3.62m x 1.84m (11'11" x 12'6") (11'11" x 6')

First Floor Ground Floor Utility Room 3.60m x 2.46m (11'10" x 8'1")

Bathroom 1.67m x 2.46m (5'6" x 8'1")

Bathroom Bedroom 4 3.87m x 3.19m 3.87m x 5.73m Bedroom 1 (12'8" x 10'6") (12'8" x 18'10") 3.05m x 3.64m (10' x 11'11")

Second Floor

IMPORTANT NOTES 1 These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall 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 own professional advice. 2 Areas, measurements and distances are given as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the working order of services and appliances. 3 These particulars shall not be binding on our clients 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 (Scotland) Act 1995. 4 Closing Date A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to CKD 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 indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at any time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by interested parties. 5 Offers Formal offers in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, through a Scottish Lawyer, to CKD Galbraith, Lynedoch House, Barossa Place, Perth, PH1 5EP. 6 Third Party Rights and Servitudes The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof. There are third party rights over Kilallan for water supply pipes. There is also a right for an underground water pipe serving other parts of Houston Estate over part of the land at Kilallan. There is a right of pre-emption over Kilallan. OFFICES ACROSS SCOTLAND