WEST BALNAMOON CROSSROADS, KEITH OFFICES ACROSS WEST BALNAMOON CROSSROADS KEITH

Keith 5 miles Elgin 22 miles Aberdeen 54 miles

A spacious farmhouse with a range of outbuildings and paddock of about 1.025 acres.

Ground Floor: Utility. Sitting Room. Kitchen / Family Room. Office. WC.

First Floor: 3 Bedrooms. Bathroom.

• Spacious farmhouse with open views • A range of outbuildings • Private gardens • Paddock of about 1.025 acres • Excellent potential • Close to all local amenities

CKD Galbraith 5 Commerce Street Elgin Morayshire IV30 1BS 01343 546362 [email protected] LOCATION West Balnamoon is a delightful farmhouse with a range of outbuildings located in a quiet and peaceful setting and yet is only a short distance from Keith. The house is surrounded by beautiful open countryside and offers excellent scope and potential.

The local town of Keith offers a good range of amenities including a variety of shops, major supermarket, primary school and secondary schooling at Keith Grammar, secondary schooling can also be found at High, Milnes High School in nearby or Elgin Academy and High School and Gordonstoun Independent School for day and boarding pupils. The town is host to the Keith Show, a popular agricultural event and has many sporting clubs including an 18-hole golf course, three tennis courts, a bowling club, squash court, skate park, sports hall, swimming pool with gym as well as a popular cricket and football club. There is a train station at Keith providing direct links to Elgin, Aberdeen and Inverness.

The historic city of Elgin provides a comprehensive range of shops and amenities including large supermarkets and excellent shopping, a range of leisure facilities and a hospital whilst the surrounding area offers some highly regarded hotels, restaurants and historic local attractions.

The county of is famous for its mild climate, has a beautiful and varied countryside with a coastline of rich agricultural land, prosperous fishing villages and wide, open beaches. The upland areas to the South are sparsely populated and provide dramatic scenery, some of which forms the Cairngorm National Park. The unspoilt landscape provides a wide range of leisure and sporting opportunities including fishing on the world famous Spey and rivers, skiing at the Lecht and Cairngorm range, and walking. The county has a many fine golf courses including Elgin Golf Club, also the two championship courses in Nairn. The ‘jewel’ of the Moray coastline, the picturesque village of Findhorn has its sheltered bay providing excellent sailing, water sports and highly regarded inns.

DESCRIPTION West Balnamoon is a spacious house providing a wonderful family home with flexible accommodation. On the ground floor, a hallway leads to an impressive sitting room with an exposed stone wall and multi fuel stove. There is a separate room accessed from within the sitting room, currently used as a study which could be easily combined into one room. A kitchen / dining room provides additional family space where there is a good selection of modern wall and base units. There is a walk in storage cupboard, utility room and WC to the rear. On the first floor there are three bedrooms, bathroom with a recently installed electric shower and plenty of storage space. The house has central heating and there is double glazing.

Outside, there are a range of outbuildings, stores and workshops. The gardens extend to about 1.66 acres to include a paddock to the front of the house and offer excellent scope.

DIRECTIONS From Keith, head east on the A95, turn left onto the B9018, continue for about 3 miles, then turn left onto a single track road, continue for about 0.5miles and the entrance to West Balnamoon is located on the left hand side.

SERVICES Mains water. Mains electricity. Private Drainage. Oil fired central heating.

EPC E

SOLICITORS Stewart & McIsaac, 141 High Street, Elgin, IV30 1DS. Tel: 01343 544971

LOCAL AUTHORITY Moray Council, Council Offices, High Street, Elgin, Moray. Tel: 01343 563000 ADDITIONAL LAND There may be an option to purchase an additional approximate 26 acres of grazing land under separate negotiation., currently let on a 5 year lease from 1st November 2013.

VIEWING Strictly by appointment with the selling agents

OUTGOINGS West Balnamoon is currently assessed for Council Tax purposes as band D. Any prospective purchase will have an obligation to erect a stock proof fence between points A-B, B-C, C-D and A-D.

INTERNET WEBSITE This property and other properties offered by CKD Galbraith can be viewed on our website at www.ckdgalbraith. co.uk as well as our affiliated websites www.rightmove.co.uk and www.primelocation.com.

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS Any fitted carpets are included in the sale. No other items are included.

MORTGAGE FINANCE CKD Galbraith have an alliance with independent mortgage brokers Springtide Capital Limited, who understand the complexities of finding the right loan to suit both your financial and personal circumstances. For further information, contact Mathew Griffiths who is based in our Edinburgh office on 0131 240 6990.

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, 5 Commerce Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1BS

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.

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