An historic Angus estate Gagie, Duntrune, by Dundee, DD4 0PR savills.co.uk An historic Angus estate Gagie, Duntrune, by Dundee, DD4 0PR Dundee: 6 miles, Carnoustie: 13 miles, St Andrews: 19 miles Perth: 28 miles, Aberdeen: 62 miles, Edinburgh: 67 miles Fortified laird’s house with 4 reception rooms, 8 bedrooms and annexe n Impressive gardens n Five cottages n Farm buildings and productive farmland n Woods, marsh and pond with low ground shooting n In all about 36.57 ha (90.36 acres) For sale as a whole Solicitors Savills Brechin Thorntons 12 Clerk Street, Brechin, Whitehall House, 33 Yeaman Shore, Angus DD9 6AE Dundee DD1 4BJ [email protected] 01382 229111 01356 628628 Viewing summer house, the main house, the garden cottage, gate lodge Situation Strictly by appointment with Savills – 01356 628628. and laundry in a continuous programme of work. To the complex Gagie is pleasantly situated some 4 miles north of Broughty they have added the Grange, a new brick and block building Ferry. Murroes primary school is a mile away. Secondary Directions with turrets re-using a church roof.” schooling is available in Monifieth and private schooling at From the A90 (Perth to Aberdeen dual carriageway) some Dundee High School. Dundee provides an excellent range of 2 miles north of Dundee (or 11 miles south of Forfar) turn east, John Gifford in The Buildings of Scotland, Dundee and Angus, shops and professional services, together with good leisure signposted to Shielhill and Kellas. Continue on this road for published 2012, describes Gagie as a “two storey laird’s house, facilities. It is an established centre of excellence in education some 1.6 miles. At the war memorial turn right then immediately the property of the Guthries from the 17th century until the 20th and life sciences, and has renowned cultural facilities. There left signposted Kellas. After 0. 7 miles, and at the right hand century, the walls covered in white harling and dressings of grey is a mainline railway station, with direct services to London corner, turn left. The entrance into Gagie will be seen straight sandstone”, and gives an extensive architectural description. and a regional airport with flights to London City, Belfast and ahead after 0.5 miles. Proceed up the drive. Birmingham. There is also excellent shopping in Broughty Ferry. MacGibbon and Ross in the Castellated and Domestic Historical and Architectural Note Architecture of Scotland, first published in 1887-92, describes Carnoustie, with its world famous golf course, which hosted the Gagie is a fascinating house, which was once the core of a Gagie as a “small but interesting mansion house... Although it Open in 1999 and in 2007, is very easily reached. There are a much larger estate belonging to the Guthries of Guthrie or as the has been slightly altered in parts... it still retains a certain old number of other fine links courses in the area including Barry, rhyme goes: - fashioned aspect both regards the house and its surroundings.” Panmure and Monifieth. St Andrews is also within easy driving distance. There is sailing on the Tay and pleasant sandy beaches ‘Guthries of Guthrie, Guthries of Gagie, Nigel Tranter in The Queen’s Scotland: The Eastern Counties, along the coast. The Angus Glens lie to the north. There is Guthries of Taybank and Guthries of Craigie’. 1972 mentions that Gagie House is a “mansion incorporating fishing at Kingennie, where there are four stocked lochans and a a small early 17th century fortalice, harled and whitewashed, golf course. Gagie was in fact the dower house of Guthrie Castle and it was with two long angle turrets at the south gable. It has been usually given to the eldest Guthrie son on his marriage. So much altered, at roof level especially, but remains a pleasing The nearby A90 dual carriageway links Perth to Aberdeen via most of the children of the main Guthrie line were born at Gagie composition.” Dundee. From Perth the M90 links to Edinburgh, whilst the A9 through the generations. and M9/M80 head to Stirling and Glasgow and the A9 heads The house was originally a small fortalice built around 1614, north to Inverness. Edinburgh Airport is easily reached. with 3-feet thick walls (which are still evident in the central part Description of the house) by William Guthrie, son of Sir Alexander Guthrie of Gagie is a delightful small Angus estate, centred on a charming that Ilk, and his wife, Isabella Leslie of Balquhan, whose coat of fortified laird’s house, which dates from 1614 with later additions, arms is still on the front of the house, together with a later senior particularly in the 1760s and in the 19th century. It is an historic Guthrie crest. Additions have been made to the house in every house, of great charm, with elegant and well proportioned century. The mid-eighteenth century saw much building work, reception rooms and eight bedrooms. The house looks out carried out by John and Jean Guthrie, who were given Gagie over its own gardens and grounds. Within the estate there are upon their marriage in 1732. They added the simple but elegant five cottages, producing valuable rental income, farm buildings, Georgian wing, containing the dining room and morning room including the Grange which has considerable potential for other (now the kitchen) and the old kitchen, and built the charming uses, some 38.45 acres of farmland, together with woods and summer-house (1762) and the stable block (1759). Following a a marsh with a pond. In all the estate extends to some 90.36 fire, in 1893 alterations were carried out to the central part of the acres. As such, it is an estate with a little bit of everything, and house by James Maclaren & Sons, including the battlemented is ideally located for access north to Aberdeen and south to neo-Jacobean porch. Dundee, Perth and central Scotland. The estate was acquired Charles McKean in Dundee An Illustrated Architectural Guide, in the 1970s by Mr and Mrs France Smoor. He is a noted 1993, describes how “the turreted gable of this petite mock- conservation architect with several castle restorations to his military country house projects into its walled garden, as a name and they set about making improvements to the property. guardian of the delightful two-bay Doric summer house, a Gagie House is a most attractive harled house, with turrets and garderobe in the far corner of the garden, and the fine 17th crowstepped gables, and a coat of arms over the front door. century baluster sun-dial... Much extended in the later 18th Since acquiring the property the current owners have redone century.... The present owners have restored the stables and the dining room wing which had been damaged by a fire, and made improvements to insulation, wiring and central heating. (daffodil yellow), Hotpoint Ultima cooker and extractor. Cornice, Bedroom 3 with coombed ceiling, cornice, cast iron fireplace Most recently a new gasifying wood burning boiler was installed picture rail, parquet floor and window shutters. with wooden mantel. in 2010. This is fed by wood from the estate. It is a house of great character and is of a size that is ideal for both family living Shower Room with tiled shower cubicle, washbasin, WC and and for entertaining. skylight. At the Lodge, stone gate piers lead onto the drive which runs Bedroom 4 with fireplace with wooden mantel, fitted shelved up past Garden Cottage to the house. At the front of the house cupboard. there is a gravelled parking and turning area, with a central knot Bedroom 5 with cast iron fireplace and turret. garden with a box hedge. Above the studded front door is a coat of arms. Bathroom part timber lined and with cornice, bath, shower cubicle, washbasin with vanity unit, bidet, WC and heated towel Porch with wood panelling, stone flag floor and inner door to: rail. Hall with cornice, wood panelling, original oak staircase to first Bedroom 6 with cornice, cast iron fireplace with wooden floor with understair cupboard. Doors to: overmantel. Drawing Room with cornicing, two cast iron and brass Master Bedroom with cornice, fireplace with wooden fireplaces with wooden mantels and overmantels and tiled overmantel and turret. Opening to dressing room with fitted surrounds, cornice, picture rail and wooden floor. wardrobe and en suite shower room with shower cubicle, WC, Dining Room with cornice, centre rose, picture rail, open washbasin with vanity unit and heated towel rail. fireplace with marble mantel, doors to three shelved cupboards, Further doors from passageway to: window shutters, two wall lights, parquet flooring and door to pantry. Larder with stone and wooden shelves, stone flag floor. Snug/Sitting Room part panelled, fireplace with wooden mantel, Lobby with stone flag floor, door to courtyard and further doors tiled surround and housing wood burning stove, wooden floor. to: WC timber lined to dado level, WC with thunder box, washbasin. Boot Room with fitted coat hooks and shelves, stone flag floor and with washbasin and WC. Library with cornice, open fireplace with carved wooden mantel, wooden floor, doors to: Old Kitchen used as a studio, with stone flag floor, fireplace canopy on cast iron columns, door to Old Kitchen annexe. Library Bedroom with cornice, wooden floor, cast iron fireplace with wooden mantel and housing wood burning stove, dressing Office 1 with fitted storage units and steps up tooffice 2 and table, door to shelved press and to en suite shower room with stairs down to: shower cubicle, washbasin, WC and heated towel rail. Boiler Room housing Vigas 80s gasifying wood burning boiler Sliding door from inner hallway to courtyard, door to shelved and water tank.