The Allen, Buchlyvie, Stirling, FK8 3PA. Offers over £585,000. Particulars of Sale Buchlyvie 1 mile, Balfron 3.5 miles, Aberfoyle 7.5 miles, Kippen 6 miles, Loch Lomond 14 miles, Stirling 15 miles, Milngavie 16 miles, Glasgow City Centre 22 miles, Glasgow Airport 27 miles, Perth 45 miles, Edinburgh 53 miles & Aberdeen 131 miles. A country house of much charm and character which enjoys a secluded rural setting between Stirling and Loch Lomond. Approximately 0.60 acres (0.24 Ha). DIRECTIONS From Stirling travel west on the A811. Travel past the villages of Gargunnock and Kippen. Travel through the village of Buchlyvie. On leaving the village follow the road for approximately 1 mile. As you enter a bend in the road after the long straight section there is a turning on the right hand side. Take this turning and follow the road directly ahead. The Allen is set at the end of the road. SITUATION The Allen offers a charming country home on the eastern boundary of The Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park. The setting provides excellent privacy but also easy access to village amenities and good commuter links to Glasgow and Stirling. The surrounding countryside is a mix of stock farms and woodland. It provides a lovely landscape of fields, hills and woods. All outdoor pursuits are catered for in the immediate area with golf courses, water sports, fishing, shooting, hill walking and wildlife watching available. Buchlyvie`s amenities are only a short journey away by car and include a village primary school, a church, a village shop, a range of specialist shops, pub with bar and restaurant facilities, cafes, and local bus services. The secondary school catchment is Balfron High School and there is a bus service for pupils. Balfron, Aberfoyle and Kippen offer an excellent range of village amenities for every day needs all within 5-10 minutes drive of The Allen. The historic city of Stirling is readily accessible and offers extensive shopping, leisure and recreational amenities. It also boasts many buildings of historical interest and national importance including Stirling Castle and The Wallace Monument. Stirling University provides wonderful sporting amenities and also the MacRoberts Art Centre. Glasgow City Centre offers an array of shopping, business and cultural amenities. There are bus services from Buchlyvie / Balfron and a rail service from Milngavie to the City Centre as well as excellent road links. Edinburgh and Glasgow airports are within easy reach of the subjects. DESCRIPTION The Allen is a wonderful country house set within mature private grounds offering a charming family home. The property is set within mature landscaped gardens extending to approximately 0.60 acres (0.24 Ha). The property enjoys a lovely design and extends to approximately ** square feet (** square metres). The external appearance is of a traditional Scottish country house with a slate roof and a wet dash finish to the exterior walls. The internal design is formed over 2 floors and includes entrance porch, cloak room toilet, main reception hall which is large enough to be used as a dining hall and music room, snug sitting room with log burning stove, office, fitted kitchen with Aga and appliances open plan to the family room, utility room, living room / dining room with log burning stove, 2nd kitchen, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The property is designed so that the west portion of the house can be utilised as a self contained wing. It includes living room / dining room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and bathroom with its own entrance door. This has been used successfully for holiday lets but could be used for family members or letting on a short assured tenancy basis. The specification includes many character features, superb craftsman finishes, an excellent range of in built storage space, an oil fired central heating system and double glazing. Outside the main front garden features a lovely level lawned area. There are mature colourful boundaries and an attractive patio area to the east side of the property. There is a driveway to the west side and rear which provides excellent parking. The useful traditional outbuildings include a garage (4.83m x 3.73m), a workshop and two outside stores (5.10m x 3.43m & 3.74m x 3.39m). GENERAL REMARKS & INFORMATION VIEWING By appointment through the selling agents. Contact Baird Lumsden Tel: 01786 833800. [email protected] LOCAL AUTHORITY Stirling Council, Viewforth, Stirling, FK8 2ET. Tel 0845-277700. COUNCIL TAX The property is Band G. ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE The Allen is rated as * (**). Particulars and photos prepared May 2017. PARTICULARS AND MISREPRESENTATION Selling Agents The following note is of crucial importance to intending viewers and/or purchasers of the property. Baird Lumsden, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: Baird Lumsden These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. No responsibility is assumed for the accuracy of individual items, nor for any error they may contain, however caused. The Mill, Station Road No information in these particulars should be considered to be a statement that the property is in good condition or otherwise, nor in good structural condition or otherwise, nor that any services, equipment or facilities are in working order. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Bridge of Allan, Stirling, FK9 4JS It should not be assumed that the property has all the necessary planning, building regulations or other consents. It should not be assumed that the selling agents have verified these matters which must be verified by any intending purchaser. T. 01786 833800 F. 01786 834382 Descriptions in these particulars are stated as a matter of opinion and not as a statement of fact. Any plans, areas, measurements or distances stated in these particulars are approximate only. Information contained in these particulars is given in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement or representation of fact. E. [email protected] No person in the employment of Baird Lumsden has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property or these particulars nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of Baird Lumsden, nor any contract on behalf of the Sellers. www.bairdlumsden.co.uk.