Splendid and masterfully restored Scots Baronial mansion Rothes Glen House, Rothes, Aberlour, Moray, AB38 7AQ savills.co.uk

Splendid and masterfully restored Scots Baronial mansion Rothes Glen House, Rothes, Aberlour, Moray, AB38 7AQ

Rothes: 2.5 miles Elgin: 7 miles Inverness Airport: 38 miles Inverness: 46 miles Aberdeen Airport: 57 miles Aberdeen: 61 miles n entrance vestibule, reception hall, 8 reception rooms, kitchen, pantry, laundry, gym, cellar/gun room, master bedroom with en suite bathroom and dressing room, 2 further bedroom suites, 8 en suite bedrooms, snooker room and 3 further upstairs reception rooms, tower room, kitchenette, office, 4 WCs, pantry. Nursery wing with bedroom, playroom and bathroom n enclosed courtyard with stores and game larder n garage n gardens & grounds with pond

About 9.3 acres

Savills Brechin 12 Clerk Street, Brechin, Angus DD9 6AE Wemyss House, 8 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh EH3 6DH +44 (0) 131 247 3700 [email protected] 33 Margaret Street, London, W1G 0JD +44 (0) 1356 628628 Viewing Situation Strictly by appointment with Savills – 01356 628628. Rothes Glen House is situated just to the north of Rothes which a junior school, is only a short drive away and takes both day is in the heart of the Spey Valley, an area best known for its pupils and boarders, from 8 to 18. The Moray Firth has pleasant Directions beautiful countryside, salmon fishing, malt whisky production sandy beaches, and bird watching on the estuaries of the Spey If coming from the south take the A9 north from Perth, and then and as a popular destination for those seeking activity and and the Lossie, together with sea fishing, dolphin watching and take the A95 through Grantown on Spey and continue onto sporting holidays, including way marked walks, shooting and yachting anchorages. Aberlour and Craigellachie. From there take the A941 signposted stalking on nearby estates, and salmon fishing on the world to Rothes and Elgin. Rothes Glen House will be seen on the left, famous River Spey. There are a number of golf courses in the Inverness is easily reached, and provides all the services some 2.5 miles north of Rothes. Proceed up the tarred drive, area, together with some well known local distilleries. expected of a major city and there are frequent flights to the past the stone gate piers, to the house. south and Europe from its airport. There is a railway station at To the north is Elgin, which is steeped in history with a renowned Elgin. The ski slopes of Aviemore and the Lecht are within easy Alternatively from the A96 (Inverness to Aberdeen road) turn cathedral dating from the 13th century. It has an impressive reach. onto the A941 at Elgin, signposted to Rothes. On leaving Elgin range of shops, together with business and leisure facilities, continue for a further 5.7 miles and the drive into Rothes Glen including a swimming pool and leisure centre. The famous Historical Note House will be seen on the right. public school, Gordonstoun, which includes Aberlour House as Charles McKean in Moray, an Illustrated Architectural Guide (The Rutlands Press 1997) describes how Rothes Glen House “replaced a burnt 1871 summer house of the Dunbars with a wonderful, towered Scots baronial confection, as it is now, designed in 1893 by Alexander Ross”.

Rothes Glen House, which was formerly known as Birchfield House, was built in 1893 as a summer residence for the Dunbar- Dunbar family. It later passed to a relative, Mrs Dunbar-Naismith who lived at the house until 1921. Thereafter it was let as a shooting lodge until the Second World War, when it was used by Gordonstoun School, and its junior school which later moved to Aberlour House. In 1946 the house was sold and it was run as a country house hotel until 1998. Since 2004 it has been fully refurbished and is now an exceptional private house.

Description Rothes Glen House is a very fine Scottish Baronial mansion house which is dominated by its square central tower, and which occupies a fine south east facing position, with views over surrounding countryside. The tower itself is four storeys high and has a corbelled and crenallated wallhead with cannon water spouts, and an angle stair turret. The entrance front has a neo-Jacobean door piece with cable moulded architraves and a coat of arms above, together with two angle drum towers. It is a magnificent building with corbelling and crow stepped gables.

Internally an entrance hall opens onto a stunning reception hall with a fine Italian mosaic tiled floor and a magnificent staircase, with a continuous decorative cast and wrought iron balustrade, which leads up to the first floor galleried landing and which is lit by a stained glass cupola. Off the reception hall are the principal reception rooms. These include the dining room which has a richly decorated coffered plaster ceiling, panelled doors and window shutters, together with the drawing room which along with the adjoining sitting room has a fine gilded and panelled ceiling and a white marble fireplace. Also off the western inner hallway, which has Victorian tiling is the ballroom which links to the smoke room. Beyond is the cellar/gun room.

On the eastern side of the house, and behind and linked to the dining room is a family room with informal dining, and a warming wood burning stove. Beyond is the well appointed kitchen, a library and a reading room, a gym together with a pantry and laundry room. At both ground and first floor levels an inner hall, with a further staircase, links to the east and west sides of the house. Off this at ground floor level are two WCs.

At first floor level, and over the front door, is the boudoir. The elegant master bedroom has an en suite bathroom, and beyond this is a dressing room. Off the east and west landings are a further four bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, a further bedroom suite with sitting room and en suite, and another bedroom with an en suite shower room. At this level there is also a further sitting room and another reception room which was used as a snooker room.

At the back of the house is a nursery wing with a nursery, bathroom and playroom, together with a housekeeper’s store. Off the interconnecting inner landing is an office, kitchenette and WC.

The stairs from here continue up to the second floor where there are three more bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, a bedroom suite with sitting room and en suite, a sitting room, store and WC and a turnpike staircase leading up to the tower room.

Arranged off the inner courtyard are stores, a game larder with walk in fridge, flower room and boiler room housing an Hoval oil fired boiler. Behind is a store and wood shed, and beyond is a double garage.

The gardens and grounds at Rothes Glen House are extensive and private. The house is approached by a cherry tree lined tarmac driveway which forks by the house. The main drive continues to the front of the house whilst a back drive leads past the rear of the house and continues on to the garage. On the western side of the house there is a lovely terrace with fountain and an enclosed rose garden.

Within the policies are some good trees and a small lochan with an island which is reached by a wooden bridge.

General Remarks Services Servitude Rights, Burdens and Wayleaves Outgoings Mains electricity, private water and drainage, oil fired central The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all Moray Council tax band H. heating and propane gas supply for cooking and gas fires in the servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including drawing room and sitting room. rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, Energy Performance Certificate light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, EPC Rating = F. Fixtures and Fittings stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether Curtains and light fittings are included apart from the chandeliers contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and Environmental Stipulations in the entrance vestibule, reception hall, drawing room and whether referred to in the General Remarks and Stipulations or Rothes Glen is listed Category B. sitting room which are available in addition, as are the curtains in not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the drawing room and dining room. The eagles at the front door the nature of all such servitude rights and others. Solicitors and the mirror in the drawing room are also available in addition Hennessy Bowie & Co, 2 Kenmure Lane, Bishopsbriggs, if required, as are other furnishings in the house. Photographs Glasgow, G64 2RA. The internal photographs were taken in 2016, whilst the external Right of Pre-emption photographs were taken earlier. For further information please Rothes Glen House benefits from a right of pre-emption over the contact the selling agents. field lying to the south. Possession Important Notice Vacant possession and entry will be given on completion. Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:

Offers 1. They have no authority to make or give any representations Offers must be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to the Selling or warranties in relation to the property. These particulars Agents. A closing date for offers may be fixed, and prospective do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be purchasers are advised to register their interest with the Selling relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any Agents following inspection. areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not Purchase Price necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the A deposit of 10% of the purchase price may be required. It will property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other be paid within 7 days of the conclusion of missives. The deposit consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment will be non-returnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) failing to or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the seller or his otherwise. agents. Our Ref: DRO160417 FORIDENTIFICATIONONLY- NOTTOSCALE Approximate Gross Internal Area = 1,383m² (14,887sqft) © HONEYGRAM LTD 2010

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DN Stone Nursery Bathroom Store 4.80 x 3.10 2.30 x 1.90 Playroom / 15'6" x 10'0" 7'6" x 6'0" Sitting Room Sitting Room Boiler Game Larder 5.10 x 4.65 C 5.00 x 4.90 Room y dr 16'6" x 15'0" 16'3" x 16'0" Gym

Laun Bedroom 5 4.00 x 3.50 4.20 x 3.50 13'0" x 11'3" Housekeeper's 13'9" x 11'3" St Store 4.60 x 1.25 Inner Courtyard 15'0" x 4'0" En Suite Tower 5 9" Bedroom 4 e 3.90 x 1.20 .1 it Cellar /Gun Room 3' 3.30 x 3.20 12'9" x 3'9" 6.70 x 3.00 Library x 1 10'9" x 10'3" " x '9 21'9" x 9'9" 5.60 x 4.50 30 En Su 3. 18'3" x 14'6" 10 St Bedroom 6 0 4.30 x 4.20 " e .8 '9 14'0" x 13'9" it Smoke Room x 5 Sitting Room 0 x 1 Bedroom 11 6" 3

8.90 x 4.15^ En Su

5.20 x 3.30 7' 3.65 x 3.65 St 2. 29'0" x 13'6" 17'0" x 10'9" 12'0" x 12'0"

Reading Room 0 6" 0 e 6" .0 e it 6' .0 6' 4.30 x 4.20 it

14'0" x 13'9" Su " x 0 x 2 " x 0 x 2 '3 2 '0 En 1 En Su 3. 10 3. 10

Sitting Room Kitchenette Sitting Room Office 4.35 x 3.65

y 5.70 x 4.40 2.80 x 2.30 WC 2.70 x 2.20 WC Ball Room WC 18'6" x 14'3" 8'9" x 7'0" 9'0" x 7'6" 14'3" x 12'0" 8.25 x 5.50 antr P Kitchen Bedroom 7 27'0" x 18'0" 4.90 x 4.00 4.80 x 4.00 16'0" x 13'0" 15'6" x 13'0"

Side Hall DN Bedroom 10 UP UP 4.50 x 3.20 En Suite c 14'9" x 10'3"

Bedroom 3 Dressing Room 5.00 x 3.60 4.80 x 3.20 16'3" x 11'9" En Suite 15'6" x 10'3" 2.95 x 1.80 9'6" x 5'9"

St 5 0" Family e .8 it Sitting Room / 6' Store WC Bedroom 9 Su " x Sitting Room Dining Room 3.50 x 2.10 0 x 1

'3 3.50 x 3.00 Snooker Room 5 5.60 x 4.90 8.38 x 6.29 DN En 11'3" x 6'9" 3. 5.70 x 5.10 11 11'3" x 9'9" 18'3" x 16'0" 27'-6" x 20'-8" UP 18'6" x 16'6" Reception Bathroom DN Hall 3.70 x 3.50 10.50 x 5.35 12'0" x 11'3" 34'3" x 17'6" Sitting Room 5.00 x 3.70 16'3" x 12'0"

Bedroom 2 Master Bedroom UP Dining Room 7.20 x 5.50 Drawing Room 5.50 x 5.30 Boudoir 7.25 x 5.50 23'6" x 18'0" 7.80 x 5.50 Entrance 18'0" x 17'3" 7.30 x 3.80 23'9" x 18'0" 25'6" x 18'0" Vestibule 23'9" x 12'3" 3.90 x 3.80 Bedroom 8 12'9" x 12'3" 5.00 x 3.80 16'3" x 12'3" En En Suite Suite 3.90 x 2.40 12'9" x 7'9"

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