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Chapelton Farmhouse Rattray, Blairgowrie, Perthshire CHAPELTON FARMHOUSE RATTRAY, BLAIRGOWRIE, PERTHSHIRE CHAPELTON FARMHOUSE RATTRAY, BLAIRGOWRIE PERTHSHIRE Blairgowrie 3 miles Dundee 19 miles Perth 22 miles Edinburgh 61 miles A unique opportunity to acquire a farmhouse and cottage in an elevated position in rural Perthshire with panoramic views. Chapelton Farmhouse: 4 Bedrooms (1 en-suite), Kitchen/ dining/ family room. Living room. Study. Utility room. Family bathroom. Timber garage. Stone outbuilding. Beautiful gardens. • Peaceful and private location • Spectacular views • Substantial farmhouse with scope to improve and extend (subject to obtaining the necessary consents) • Pretty garden grounds • Lovely countryside walks to be enjoyed from the doorstep CKD Galbraith Lynedoch House Barossa Place Perth PH1 5EP 01738 451111 [email protected] GENERAL CHAPELTON FARMHOUSE Chapelton lies on the outskirts of New Alyth and Rattray. Chapelton Farmhouse is a delightful detached farmhouse This part of Scotland is renowned for its productive with a harled render under a slate roof. The farmhouse farmland and is on the border of the two counties of sits in very pretty south facing garden grounds with an Perthshire and Angus. open outlook towards the Sidlaw Hills and the surrounding countryside. There are a collection of agricultural buildings Nearby Alyth provides good local services, including a to the rear of the property (excluded from the sale) and primary school, health centre, post office, store, butcher a private road providing access to Chapelton Farm and and ironmonger. To the east of Chapelton is Blairgowrie, Chapelton Cottage. It is a picturesque and most peaceful a thriving county town, providing excellent day to location. day amenities, including both primary and secondary schooling, banks, hotels, restaurants, library, health centre, The property is accessed through a wrought iron gate leisure centre with swimming pool, cottage hospital, two leading to a gravel driveway which runs the full length supermarkets and other individual and specialist retailers. of the property frontage with garden grounds to either Blairgowrie has an established rural community with a side. The gardens offer very pretty herbaceous borders, number of events being held throughout the year and an established kitchen garden, a drying green and an numerous social clubs; Hillwalking Club, Rugby Club, area of lawn all with perimeter walling or fencing around Bowling Club, Craftworkers Club and the Blairgowrie the boundaries. The Farmhouse has been a much loved Pipe Band. There are several churches serving the local family home for the current owners, who have updated the community. interior and opened up the ground floor accommodation to provide a lovely open plan kitchen/dining and family room The city of Perth lies some 22 miles to the south and has which is a wonderful bright space, ideal for entertaining an extensive range of national retailers, a modern concert and day to day family life. There are open fireplaces in the hall, cinema, theatre, swimming pool and railway station dining area and the living room, original wooden doors which links into the national rail network. and cornicing which are all features that add to the warm and charming character of this property. Dundee Airport, with its regular air service to London City, is about 19 miles to the south east. The ‘City of Discovery’ There is a most useful utility and shower room at the can be reached within about a 25 minute car journey, back door with a boot room area and further storage. The where broad city services are provided, including two bedrooms are all on the first floor and comprise of one universities, shopping centres, swimming pool and a master bedroom with an en-suite shower room and fitted mainline railway station. A sleeper service to London can wardrobes and three further bedrooms, two with useful also be taken from nearby Dunkeld Railway Station. inbuilt storage. Edinburgh International Airport lies about 56 miles to the Whilst the accommodation is extensive and flexible in south, with regular services to London and international this property, there may be scope to extend the property destinations. Scotland’s capital offers a wealth of further or improve the current accommodation, subject to museums, galleries, restaurants and bars. The city is also obtaining the necessary consents. home to a world renowned Edinburgh International Fringe, Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival, Of particular note is the fact that the views from each and Edinburgh Book Festival, Edinburgh Military Tattoo and every window in this property are quite spectacular. The many more annual events. windows face predominantly south, east and west so you are not overlooking the agricultural buildings and shared Perthshire is a county offering many outdoor activities, access road to the north which is in close proximity to the including scenic walks in the surrounding hills and glens, boundaries of the farmhouse. The property benefits from pony trekking and mountain bike routes. There are four a timber garage and a stone outbuilding (former steading) golf courses close to Chapelton, three lying on the edge with double doors. There is a parking bay at the rear of the of Alyth and the championship course of Rosemount some property close to the back door. 8 miles away, whilst further afield Carnoustie, St Andrews and Gleneagles can be reached in about an hour’s journey The accommodation comprises: by car. Fishing can be taken on the Rivers Tay, North Esk and South Esk, whilst the Angus Glens to the north offer Ground Floor: Entrance hallway. Living room (fireplace) extensive hill walking and the opportunity to observe with adjoining sun room (French doors to garden). Fully the wonderful Scottish Wildlife. In nearby Alyth, part of fitted kitchen/ dining room with stove and electric oven the Den of Alyth has been designated a Site of Special (fireplace). Office/ boot room. Utility room with sink, wc and Scientific Interest due to the wealth of natural habitat. As shower. Pantry cupboard. Storage cupboards. a conservation area it is ideally suited for dog walking and those who love the outdoors. Both fishing and shooting First Floor: Upper landing. Master bedroom with en- may be taken locally, whilst the ski slopes of Glenshee are suite shower room (showering cubicle, wc and wash hand about a forty minute car journey to the north. basin), and fitted wardrobes. 3 Further bedrooms. Family bathroom with spearmint suite (wc, wash hand basin and showering unit over the bath). Outbuildings: Timber garage. Stone steading with double DIRECTIONS doors and an up and over door. To reach Chapelton Farmhouse from Perth take the A94 signposted for Scone and Coupar Angus. Continue on this Garden: Wrought iron gates leading to sweeping gravel road, passing Coupar Angus and continue straight on the driveway to the front of the property. Kitchen garden. Forfar Road (A94) towards Meigle. Before reaching Meigle Herbaceous shrubs and flower beds. Perimeter walls and you will see a sign on your left hand side for ‘Aberbothrie fencing. Gates to the rear of the property and a pedestrian 2.5 miles’, take this left and continue down and over the gate leads from the kitchen garden to the rear of the bridge before heading straight on at the right hand bend property. (signposted for Fairylea). Follow this road until it joins the A926. Turn left at this junction (towards Blairgowrie) and Option to Purchase Additional Garden Grounds: Please take the second right (there is a sign for Chapelton Farm). note that there an option to purchase, by separate Continue uphill on this track until you reach Chapelton negotiation, additional land (a strip of land 3metres wide to Farmhouse. the front of the garden grounds) shaded on the enclosed Lotting plan. POSTCODE For satnav purposes the property postcode is PH10 7HQ. Single Garage. Log Store/ Coal Shed. Gardens to the side and rear boundaried by perimeter walling. ENTRY Entry and vacant possession will be granted by mutual SERVICES agreement. Water Private Electricity Mains SOLICITORS Drainage Private * J & H Mitchell, 51 Atholl Road, Pitlochry, PH16 5BU Heating None at present Tel: 01796 472606 Internet Broadband VIEWING * The private drainage system is registered with SEPA. For Viewing is by prior appointment only through the Selling further information please contact the Selling Agent. Agents – CKD Galbraith. The person who may accompany you however, may not be an employee of CKD Galbraith. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, ACCESS AND SERVITUDES Chapelton Farmhouse: The property will include the roofed HEALTH & SAFETY steading which lies to the north-west of the Farmhouse. The property is on a working farm and appropriate There is an option to purchase, by separate negotiation, caution should be exercised at all times during inspection, a strip of land to the front of this property which would particularly in reference to the agricultural steadings and require Planning Permission for Change of Use to garden. farm road where machinery may be in operation. The purchaser will have ownership and responsibility for all boundary walls and fences. The Farmhouse title will FIXTURES AND FITTINGS include a servitude right of access over the farm road, not The climbing frame in the front garden, the bedroom only as far as the drive to the house, but also through the curtains and all white goods are excluded from the sale. Steadings as far as the north-east corner of the house. There will not be a right to park in the steading courtyard MORTGAGE FINANCE or anywhere else outwith the property boundaries. The CKD Galbraith has an arrangement with independent purchaser of the Farmhouse will be responsible for paying mortgage brokers Springtide Capital Ltd, who may be a share of the maintenance of the private road on a user able to assist purchasers with funding. For details contact basis. The water is from a private supply which also serves Matthew Griffiths in our CKD Galbraith Edinburgh Office on the steading and Hillside Bungalow.
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