IMPRESSIVE MANSION WITH EXTENSIVE GROUNDS frogfield, station road, laurencekirk, kincardineshire, ab30 1be golf course. Other courses in the area include Montrose, Auchenblae IMPRESSIVE MANSION WITH and Brechin, along with the championship course at Carnoustie. Salmon and sea trout fishing can be taken on the nearby North and South Esks, EXTENSIVE GROUNDS while the River Dee and Deeside are easily reached over the scenic Cairn O’Mount road (B974). Nearby beaches are found at Lunan Bay and at frogfeild, station road, laurencekirk, St Cyrus, which is a Nature Reserve. The Angus Glens offer some of the kincardineshire, ab30 1be finest hill walking in eastern Scotland. There are lovely forest walks and riding in Inglismaldie Woods. Entrance vestibule u hall u drawing room u dining room u study u kitchen u utility room u 5 bedrooms u bathroom u shower room Description Frogfield is one of the finest and most prestigious houses in Laurencekirk. Self contained annexe with living room u kitchen u bedroom and James Geddes in Deeside and the Mearns, an Illustrated Architectural bathroom. Guide (Rutland Press) describes the house as an “elegant mansion” Coach House with stores u stables u workshop / garage and loft which “has a front wing of 1832, with Doric porch and later wing to the rear with a large perpendicular window.” In The Buildings of Scotland, Greenhouses, kennels and large enclosed run Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen (Pevsner Architectural Guides), Joseph Sharples, David Walker and Mathew Woodworth describe the Gardens and wooded grounds house as being “two storeys and three bays, dated 1832 in the blind About 3.1 acres lunette on the right flank, central portico with two Roman Doric columns, rear wing added circa 1850 with rectangular Neo-Perpendicular window EPC rating = F and a canted, crenallated bay.” Frogfield is an elegant, B listed, stone built house, with a slate roof. It is an attractive two storey house with a single storey wing on the south side Stonehaven 14 miles, Aberdeen 29 miles, Dundee 37 miles at the rear. Since 2017 it has benefitted from considerable improvements Viewing including a new central heating system comprising a new oil tank, boiler, pipework and radiators. The front elevation of the roof has been Strictly by appointment with Savills – 01356 628628. re-slated, with re-pointing around the chimneys and the windows have Situation been refurbished. In addition the kitchen, together with the bathroom Frogfield is situated in the town of Laurencekirk, within very easy walking and shower room have been refitted, and the house has been re-wired distance of both the high street and railway station. Laurencekirk has and redecorated. New flooring has been fitted throughout much of the excellent access to the A90, providing easy travelling north to Aberdeen house. However Frogfield still retains much of its period character and and south to Dundee and is in the heart of the Howe of the Mearns features, including panelled doors and cornicings. Downstairs, and off the which is sheltered from the coast by the Garvock Hill. Inland lie the hall, are three well proportioned reception rooms. The drawing room is Glens. Laurencekirk provides shopping and local services, together large and elegant with a bay window overlooking the garden. Either side with primary and secondary schooling at the new Mearns Community of the front door is the dining room and a study. As such the house is well Campus, together with leisure facilities. Montrose and Stonehaven laid out for both entertaining and for modern family living. Upstairs are five provide more extensive facilities and are easily reached. Lathallan at bedrooms and a bathroom. There is also a useful shower room on the Johnshaven is a well known local private school. Dundee and Aberdeen ground floor. Behind the kitchen is the annexe. This has its own entrance offer all the services expected of major cities. There is a railway station but can easily be incorporated into the main house through a doorway in at Laurencekirk offering services to Aberdeen and the south, including the utility room. Edinburgh and Glasgow. Aberdeen Airport provides a range of domestic The gardens surrounding Frogfield are extensive. Stone gate piers and European flights and there are services from Dundee to London with cast iron gates open onto a tarred driveway lined with trees and Stansted. Journey times to Aberdeen and Aberdeen Airport will be much rhododendrons and leads up to a parking and turning area at the front reduced with the opening of the Western Peripheral Route. of the house. The drive continues on past the side of the house and the The area is well known for its wide range of outdoor pursuits. There is a Coach House to back gates which lead out onto Charter Avenue and Country Club within the Glenesk Hotel in Edzell and a renowned 18 hole through to the High Street. A covered entrance with Doric pillars has a wooden entrance door with Bedroom 2, also double aspect, has a cornice, mantel and window an overlight which opens to an entrance vestibule with cornice, tiled floor, shutters. Bedroom 3 has window shutters and a wooden mantel. Further two wall lights, and a partially glazed door to the hall. This has a cornice stairs from the landing with a shelved cupboard lead to bedrooms 4 and and staircase to the first floor. The study is a double aspect room with 5. Bedroom 4 has a walk in cupboard with hanging rail and fitted shelves cornice, window shutters, under window shelves, open fireplace and while bedroom 5, another double aspect room, has a mantel, fitted a shelved cupboard. The dining room is another double aspect room hanging cupboards and a window seat. Opposite bedroom 4 is a storage with cornice, fireplace with wooden mantel and window shutters. It has cupboard. recently been used as a family room. The drawing room is a lovely well proportioned room with a bay window with window shutters, cornice, The annexe to the rear could have considerable potential to be used picture rail, open fireplace with ornate mantel, high level skirting and a as a separate letting cottage, or for holiday lets, or can be incorporated display alcove with a shelved cupboard below. into the main body of the house to create additional accommodation. Access to the annexe is off the side of the house where an entrance Also off the hall is a walk in shelved and hanging cupboard and further lobby with storage cupboard opens to a living room with fireplace walk in shelved cupboard with access to an under stair cellar with stone with wood burning stove and mantel and a kitchen with fitted units, flag floor. Opposite is the refurbished kitchen which has fitted wall and sink, Bosch washing machine and a Belling Format cooker and Bosch floor units with soft closing drawers, a Kenwood range cooker with five fridge and freezer. A passageway leads to the door linking to the main gas burners, double sink, Whirlpool dishwasher, original four oven Aga house. Off this is the bathroom which has a bath with shower, pedestal and a back door. The adjoining utility room has a Worcester oil fired boiler washbasin, WC and a Zanussi washing machine. On the other side of and a door through to the annexe. The shower room has wood panelling the living room a lobby leads to the bedroom. to dado level with washbasin with vanity unit, WC, a shower cubicle and a tiled floor. Behind the house is the Coach House. This is stone built with a slate roof and could have potential for other uses, subject to obtaining any An elegant and wide wooden staircase with a large window overlooking necessary planning consents. It is currently used for storage and has a the garden leads up to the first floor landing with cornicing. Off the stairs store, stables with three stalls and stone flag flooring, and a workshop is a shelved and hanging cupboard. Bedroom 1 is another double aspect / garage with cobbled and concrete flooring. Steps lead up to a loft. room and has a painted panelled ceiling, cornice, window shutters Attached to the coach house are two lean-to stores. At the back is a and a tiled fireplace. The partially tiled bathroom has a cornice, bath range of former kennels beyond this is a large enclosed run. with shower, washbasin with vanity unit, WC, and a shelved cupboard. To the side of the house the garden includes rose beds with box hedging, fruit border, two greenhouses and a small pond. On the other side of the house, and overlooked by the drawing room, the garden includes a lawn, with rose, flower and shrub borders. Within the extensive grounds are wooded areas and arboretum, which provide privacy and considerable amenity. There are two areas which were planted in 1973 and 2000 and which contain many fine specimen trees. General Remarks Directions If coming from the south on the A90 dual carriageway (Dundee to Aberdeen) take the second turning into Laurencekirk, opposite the turning for the B9120 which is signposted St Cyrus. Proceed into Laurencekirk and at the crossroads turn right then immediately left into Conveth Place which leads onto Station Road. The driveway into Frogfield will be seen on the left. If coming from the north on the A90 dual carriageway take the first turning signposted Laurencekirk and proceed into the town. At the Royal Hotel turn right into Conveth Place and proceed as above. Outgoings Aberdeenshire (South) council tax band F. Energy Performance Certificate EPC rating = F. Solicitors The Law Practice, 99-105 Holburn Street, Aberdeen, AB10 6BQ. Services Mains water and electricity, private drainage, oil fired central heating, propane gas supply to cooker in the kitchen.