Ardchullarie Callander, Perthshire A beautifully situated farming estate with great sporting and amenity appeal, featuring a delightful primary residence and five additional cottages, all set within a 532 acre estate. ARDCHULLARIE CALLANDER, PERTHSHIRE, FK17 8HF CALLANDER 6 MILES, STIRLING 21 MILES, EDINBURGH AIRPORT 50 MILES, GLASGOW 47 MILES An outstanding traditional shooting lodge in a commanding position above Loch Lubnaig with separate guest cottage and about 42 acres About 42 acres About 1 mile of loch frontage HBJ Gateley SOLICITORS Savills EDINBURGH 19 Canning Street 8 Wemyss Place Edinburgh Edinburgh EH3 6DH EH3 6DH 0131 247 3700 Tel: 0131 228 2400 [email protected] [email protected] savills.co.uk If there is any point which is of particular importance to you, we invite you to discuss this with us, especially before you travel to view the property. 3 ARDCHULLARIE SITUATION Ardchullarie Lodge sits in spectacular countryside on the banks of Loch Lubnaig to the north Stirling is well placed for road, rail and bus connections to all the major towns in Scotland. The west of Callander in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. It enjoys an elevated pivot of the motorway network is only 18 miles from Ardchullarie Lodge, giving quick access to position with undisturbed panoramic views down the loch and towards the surrounding hills. Edinburgh and Glasgow. Both Edinburgh and Glasgow Airports are within easy reach and there is a train station at Stirling offering regular services to both cities. There is a wide range of Callander is well known as being a ‘gateway to the highlands’. It offers an abundance of local private schools within easy reach, including Beaconhurst, Dollar Academy, Morrison’s Academy, shops and facilities. Education is provided at Callander Primary School and the much-admired Glenalmond, Strathallan and Kilgraston (girls only). Stirling University is also nearby at Bridge of secondary school, McLaren High. There is a leisure centre with a swimming pool in the town Allan. and an 18 hole golf course. Other attractions in the area such as the Rob Roy Centre and the steamship Sir Walter Scott on Loch Katrine are very popular. The A84 is a main route into the Highlands and The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. There are opportunities for many outdoor activities including climbing, hill walking, water The city of Stirling is only 21 miles away and is the historical heart of Scotland, with Stirling sports, fishing, shooting and stalking. Gleneagles Hotel with its leisure club and golf courses is Castle, Bannockburn and the Wallace Monument just a few of the many sights to visit in the only 29 miles to the east. local area. The castle was the seat of the kings of Scotland in the Middle Ages. Stirling was for long the pivotal centre of the nation’s history and saw both William Wallace’s defeat of the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297, and Robert the Bruce’s victory at nearby Bannockburn in 1314. 4 ARDCHULLARIE 6 A ARDCH ULL AR IE Cottage & Outbuildings Gross internal area (approx) B HW 205.40 sq.m (2211 sq.ft) Bathroom For Identification Only. Not To Scale. Games Boiler © Square Foot Media. Room Study 8.81 x 3.73 3.89 x 2.67 28'11'' x 12'3'' Coal 12'9'' x 8'9'' Store Store To To Loft Loft Bathroom Bedroom 1 Bedroom 2 4.88 x 3.86 3.89 x 3.71 16' x 12'8'' 12'9'' x 12'2'' Courtyard 19.05 x 6.81 62'6'' x 22'4'' (approximate) Boiler B HW Cloaks Study 3.17 x 3.17 Sitting 10'5'' x 10'5'' Room 5.36 x 3.05 WC 17'7'' x 10' Bathroom Vestibule Cellar 5.08 x 3.30 Utility Bedroom 2 16'8'' x 10'10'' 4.47 x 3.23 14'8'' x 10'7'' WC Reception Hall 4.62 x 4.60 15'2" x 15'1" Kitchen 6.15 x 3.81 20'2'' x 12'6'' Basement Bedroom 3 3.45 x 3.23 Butter's 11'4'' x 10'7'' Pantry H Hall 'UDZLQJ 'LQLQJ Room Room e 5.89 x 5.03 5.99 x 5.13 b o r d 19'4'' x 16'6'' 19'8'' x 16'10'' r a W Master Bedroom Bedroom 4 5.11 x 4.11 4.65 x 4.04 Dressing 16'9'' x 13'6'' 15'3'' x 13'3'' Room Basement Ground Floor Ground Floor Conservatory 7.26 x 4.47 23'10'' x 14'8'' First Floor Terrace 8 Patio Store 4.04 x 2.67 13'3'' x 8'9'' Chapel B Bedroom 3 3.86 x 2.67 3.86 x 3.86 12'8'' x 12'8'' 12'8'' x 8'9'' Potting Shed 3.05 x 2.18 ARDCHULLARIE LODGE 10' x 7'2'' Deer Larder 7.39 x 2.21 Callander, FK17 8HF 24'3'' x 7'3'' Gross Internal Area (approx) Ground Floor 612.49 sq.m (6593 sq.ft) Ground Floor GroundGro Floorund Floor (Including Boiler & Cottage) 2.08 x 1.98 6'10'' x 6'6'' Cottage & Outbuildings Utility 4.55 x 2.16 14'11'' x 7'1'' Dairy Gross internal area (approx) 5.36 x 4.01 17'7'' x 13'2'' Bathroom Kennel Bedroom 7 205.40 sq.m (2211 sq.ft) 3.25 x 2.11 3.89 x 3.10 10'8'' x 6'11'' Store 12'9'' x 10'2'' Bathroom Kitchen Store 3.12 x 2.46 10'3'' x 8'1'' Hall Master Bedroom 2 Bathroom Bedroom 2.92 x 2.62 4.09 x 2.87 9'7'' x 8'7'' 13'5'' x 9'5'' Coach House/ Hall To Garage Loft B 6.12 x 6.10 To 20'1'' x 20' Loft Dining Sitting Hall Bedroom 5 Bedroom 6 Room Room 3.20 x 2.69 3.91 x 2.69 4.06 x 3.94 4.24 x 4.19 10'6'' x 8'10'' 12'10'' x 8'10'' 13'4'' x 12'11'' 13'11'' x 13'9'' Vestibule Ground Floor First Floor Ground FloorG Groundrou Floornd Floor T 9 ARDCHULLARIE DESCRIPTION Ardchullarie Lodge is a superb traditional shooting lodge set in a commanding position facing south over Loch Lubnaig. It was built in 1910 as a shooting lodge for Colonel Archibald Stirling of Keir, father of Colonel David Stirling, the founder of the Special Air Service (SAS). Roy's map (1747-55) indicates that there was a farming township on the site in the mid 18th century, then called Aldchulery. The first edition Ordnance Survey map of Perthshire (1862-63) shows a building on the site, which was probably pulled down when the shooting lodge was built. It is believed that this building was the farmhouse where the early African explorer James Bruce of Kinnaird wrote his account in 1768 of his journey to the source of the Blue Nile. Ardchullarie Lodge was owned for a time by Scottish singer songwriter Jim Kerr of the rock band Simple Minds. He used the property as his song writing and recording studio for a number of years. Designed by Stewart and Paterson of Glasgow, the house is characterised by its restrained Scots Renaissance detailing which includes a range of traditional features including crowstepped gables and carved and shaped dormerheads to the principal first floor windows. The main house has wing walls to the side which link to the former stable block, creating an enclosed courtyard. The former stables have been now been converted into further accommodation to service the house. The accommodation throughout is remarkably well presented and finished to a very high standard whilst retaining a wealth of traditional character including parquet flooring, working window shutters, timber panelling and Jacobean revival cornice work The house is built on an elevated site above Loch Lubnaig to take full advantage of the dramatic scenery. The main elevation faces south west giving breathtaking views across Loch Lubnaig towards Ben Ledi. There is an excellent range of outbuildings including a separate guest cottage, a double garage / boathouse, coal store and kennels. A driveway leaves the main road through stone pillars, passing the motor house and the front of the guest cottage and leading up to electrically operated wrought iron gates with an intercom system. The drive then continues to the front of the house. ACCOMMODATION The front door sits under a beautiful stone coat of arms depicting two wolf hounds standing over the shield with the Stirling family motto, “Gang Forward”, below. An inner porch leads into the main reception hall which has traditional parquet flooring and wonderful white painted panelling and pillars. The principal reception rooms all radiate off here. The drawing room has windows to the south west and north west as well as beautiful timber panelling and decorative cornicing. The fireplace has a marble surround and timber mantel with a decorative iron inset. The adjacent conservatory has spectacular south westerly views over the loch and towards Ben Ledi. The dining room is also off the main entrance hall. It has windows on two aspects with working shutters, parquet flooring, decorative ceiling plasterwork, and a fireplace with a marble surround and decorative timber mantel. There is a connecting door to the conservatory. Also situated off the main entrance hall is a reading room/study with timber panelling, fitted bookshelves with cupboards below and a fireplace. Next to this there is a cloakroom with wash hand basin, fitted coat hooks, boiler cupboard and separate WC.