BLENKIRON FOWLIS WESTER, CRIEFF

BLENKIRON, FOWLIS WESTER, CRIEFF

Rare and impressive village house within picturesque Perthshire countryside.

Crieff 5 miles Gleneagles 10 miles Perth 13 miles Edinburgh 55 miles Glasgow 55 miles

• Three reception rooms, three double bedrooms, study / fourth bedroom • Potential to create further accommodation on second floor (subject to planning and consents) • Generous reception space for entertaining and family living • Well maintained landscaped gardens • Detached double garage with potential for conversion (subject to planning and consents) • Views over the surrounding countryside • Scenic rural setting within popular and historic village • 0.55 of an acre

Savills, Earn House Lynedoch House Broxden Business Park Barossa Place Lamberkine Drive Perth PH1 5EP Perth, PH1 1RA 01738 451111 T: 01738 477 525 [email protected] E: [email protected] SITUATION from the drawing room and dining room. Blenkiron enjoys a highly sought after position The drawing room, with a dual aspect, has a in the historic village of Fowlis Wester on the Jetmaster wood-burning fireplace and an area North side of Strathearn. Fowlis Wester was which is semi contained and currently used as a once a main centre of the weaving trade, library. The dining room, also benefitting from a cattle droving market to rival Falkirk and a dual aspect and underfloor heating, has a has been a place of worship since the eighth striking floor to ceiling double height window century. St Bean’s Kirk houses famous Pictish allowing wonderful views of the garden and stones and was the setting for the wedding surrounding farmland. There are beautifully scene in the film Chariots of Fire. designed stained glass windows incorporated into the door to the kitchen which capture the The town of Crieff provides very good day local countryside scene perfectly. The country to day facilities including a supermarket, style kitchen has a range of wall and base units medical centre, veterinary surgery, post office, with an integrated double oven and warming primary schools and a community campus with tray, electric hob and built-in fridge together secondary school, swimming pool, recreation with two electric radiator/towel rails. The centre and library. There are excellent remaining accommodation on the ground floor independent schools in the area. The Crieff consists of a room currently used as a study Hydro, located within the town, has an excellent but could also be bedroom 4, cloakroom and choice of restaurants, social events and a wide a good sized utility area containing the oil variety of family activities. Crieff Golf Club, fired boiler, plumbing for a washing machine, located on the edge of the town, is one of Belfast sink, balanced pressure hot water tank Scotland’s top inland courses. In the heart of with immersion heater and a door leading to golfing Perthshire, it offers twenty-seven holes the garden. with spectacular views and challenging play for all levels. The first floor has a beautiful triple aspect sitting room with excellent views onto the Perthshire is renowned as one of Scotland’s front and rear gardens. There are three double most magnificent areas with beautiful bedrooms, two which have fitted wardrobes countryside and a plethora of outdoor pursuits. and one extending into the half tower area with The world famous Gleneagles Hotel and Golf an en-suite shower room with tasteful fittings. Resort is located about 10 miles south with A generous family bathroom has modern white three championship courses, swimming pool, fittings with a bath and a separate shower. gym, equestrian centre, shooting school and There is a heated airing cupboard on the restaurants including the 2 Michelin Star landing. Andrew Fairlie. Stairs from the first floor sitting room lead Perth – ‘the Fair City’ - is the nearest major to a vast attic with full head height, carpeted urban centre whilst Edinburgh, Glasgow and with lined walls and insulated ceiling currently Dundee are all within reach with the facilities, approved for use as storage only. Subject to services and shopping expected from major obtaining the necessary planning permission cities including airports leading to national and international destinations. Perth and Gleneagles have direct rail services to and from London.

DESCRIPTION Blenkiron is an impressive, detached house, facing South-east, providing a good layout with well-proportioned rooms. There are many fine and interesting features with generous family living space for entertaining. It is naturally bright throughout with wonderful views onto the landscaped gardens. The spacious entrance hall with a tiled floor benefits from under floor heating and internal windows provide light storage tank is within a stonewalled enclosure at the rear of the garage. There is also a shed and a log store. The gardens are well balanced with lawn, mature trees, shrubs, a burn and a pretty local stone bridge.

SERVICES Water Mains Drainage Mains Electricity Mains Heating Oil Fired

COUNCIL TAX Band H

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE EPC = Band D

PROPERTY POSTCODE PH7 3NL

DIRECTIONS From Perth, take the A85 west. After about 13 miles, turn right at the signpost for Fowlis Wester (0.5 miles). On entering the village, turn left opposite the village hall car park and continue for 150 yards. Blenkiron is the third house on the right-hand side. and consents this could be converted into SOLICITORS further bedroom/bathroom accommodation or Gillespie Macandrew, Broxden House, alternatively could be used as a games room, Lamberkine Drive, Broxden, Perth, PH1 1RA. gym or play room. Telephone: 01738 231 000

The accommodation comprises: FIXTURES, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT Fitted carpets and certain curtains are included Ground Floor: Hall, drawing room with library in the sale. No other items are included unless area, dining room, kitchen, study / bedroom 4, specifically mentioned in these particulars. toilet, utility area, under stairs cupboard MORTGAGE FINANCE First Floor: Sitting room, 3 double bedrooms, Galbraith has an alliance with Fox Private en-suite shower room, bathroom, airing Finance, a brokerage with a bespoke approach cupboard. to funding. Through their relationships with retail, commercial and private banks they can Second Floor: Attic space assist with securing a mortgage to suit your circumstances. For further information contact Garden Matthew Griffiths, based in our Edinburgh Blenkiron sits centrally in beautifully landscaped office, on 0131 240 6990. and private gardens. There is a generous drive way for off street parking and a detached double NB garage with a concrete floor and electricity. The Photographs taken in April 2017. garage has had historic planning permission (now lapsed) for being converted into further accommodation. Subject to obtaining new planning permission, the garage would make an ideal self-contained cottage. The large oil

Blenkiron, Fowlis Wester, Crieff, PH7 3NL Loft 51'6'' x 15'9'' 15.70 x 4.80m Approx. Gross Internal Area 3879 Sq Ft - 360.36 Sq M Garage Approx. Gross Internal Area 446 Sq Ft - 41.43 Sq M For identification only. Not to scale. © SquareFoot 2017

Second Floor

Utility 10'4'' x 7' Study 3.15 x 2.13m Bedroom 2 14'5'' x 12' 19'6" x 14'2" 4.39 x 3.66m 5.94 x 4.32m

Library 11'7'' x 5'4'' WC Kitchen 3.53 x 1.63m 19'1'' x 7'8'' Bathroom 5.82 x 2.34m

Family Room Double 22'8'' x 15'4'' 6.91 x 4.67m Garage Sitting 22' x 20'4" Room Dining 6.71 x 6.20m 19'2'' x 16'9'' Entrance Room 5.84 x 5.11m Hall 19'2'' x 14'1'' Bedroom 3 Void Ensuite 5.84 x 4.29m 12'7'' x 10'4'' Shower 3.84 x 3.15m Master Room Bedroom 18'2'' x 12' 5.54 x 3.66m

Ground Floor Ground Floor First 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 Galbraith or Savills, 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 Galbraith, Lynedoch House, Barossa Place, Perth, PH1 5EP or Savills, Earn House, Broxden Business Park, Lamberkine Drive, Perth, PH1 1RA. 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.