House for sale in Kilburnie House, Balgowan, Newtonmore, Inverness-Shire - 4 bedrooms, 4 reception rooms, 5 bathrooms

  • Offers in excess of £775,000
  • House
  • 4 bedrooms, 4 reception rooms, 5 bathrooms
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Impressive modern house nestling within the beautiful Cairngorms National Park

  • 5 bedrooms (4 en suite)
  • Ground source heating
  • Leisure facility with Jacuzzi
  • 0.5 acre plus paddock
  • Within Cairngorm National Park

Tenure: Freehold
Situation: Balgowan, near Laggan, is within The Cairngorms National Park and nestles between the Monadhliath and Cairngorm Mountains. Laggan village boasts a community village shop, primary school, church, hotels and other small tourist related businesses and includes a community forest. Kilburnie House is approximately 1 mile from Laggan, 6 miles from Newtonmore and 9 miles from Kingussie, where there is a secondary school. Kilburnie House is situated within a small hamlet of approximately fifteen houses in an elevated situation and has spectacular views over farmland and the surrounding mountains. The district has been widely filmed for the recent - Monarch of the Glen - television series which gained many accolades for the stunning scenery. The Laggan area is ideal for forest walks, climbing, horse riding, shooting and fishing. There is a new Forestry Commission sponsored 18 kilometre mountain bike trail, together with several excellent 18 hole golf courses nearby. There is an abundance of wild life and a diversity of year round recreational and sporting facilities. Further information is available on the community website at www.laggan.com.
Savills negotiator: Moira Webley
Kilburnie House is a recently completed property set within beautifully landscaped ground of approximately 1.5 acre croft/paddock. The external ivory coloured wet dash walls are complemented by the Canadian slate roof. Dormer windows provide a traditional appearance, which is in keeping with the Cairngorm country park setting.

The generously sized and well proportioned accommodation has high quality fixtures and fittings throughout and features Italian limestone and solid oak floors, oak glazed and panelled doors, redwood door facings and skirtings and two multi fuel stoves. The well appointed kitchen includes all high quality appliances with the utility and larder rooms fitted to the same standard. The four en suite bathrooms have been luxuriously fitted to the same exacting standards.

There is an outbuilding which provides garage space for three vehicles, built in storage, a sun room with Jacuzzi and natural Brazilian slate floor, separate shower room, gardeners WC along with a large upstairs games room.
Accommodation: The entrance vestibule leads through a glazed oak door to a welcoming reception hall with cloaks cupboard, storage cupboards and walk in cupboard housing the heating system and burglar alarm. The generous sized bright family room has a multi fuel stove with a natural stone feature fire place and slate hearth. There is a solid oak floor, full length feature windows and wall lights. The separate, spacious sitting room has triple aspect, full length windows and two sets of double external French doors leading to the patio. There is a feature hand made brick wall and fireplace housing a multi fuel stove with a slate hearth. Double French doors lead through to a separate formal dining room.

An inner hall leads to the dining kitchen, larder room, utility room and external vestibule to the side of the property.

The kitchen with it's central island has been fitted with outstanding high gloss units and granite work tops which are complemented by travertine stone flooring. Thoughtful details include lit glass shelving, LED plinth lights and a variety of pendants and down lights. All appliances are NEFF and include a wine cooler, under country fridge, American fridge freezer with ice maker, combination microwave oven, steam oven, built in coffee machine, pyrolitic oven, induction hob, barbeque grill and double extractor. The spacious kitchen has ample room for dining and family living. Double French doors lead out to the patio, barbeque and Jacuzzi areas.

The utility room has LG washing machine and dryer and both larder and utility rooms have travertine stone flooring and are fitted with base and wall mounted units of same qualify as the kitchen. The fire alarm system is housed in the larder room.

Other rooms on the ground floor include a study/5th bedroom and separate shower room with double linen cupboard.

Upstairs the landing leads to four further double bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, all of which have travertine stone flooring, mosaic stone wall tiles and fitted bathroom storage units. The spacious master bedroom has a dressing room with walk in wardrobes and a five piece en suite bathroom fitted with cherry wood units giving ample storage. Bedroom 2 has a private hallway with wardrobe space and an en suite bathroom with shower above the bath. Bedroom 4 has wardrobe and en suite shower room with double shower unit.

Outbuilding

A detached outbuilding provides garage space for three cars, with an electric powered door (16' wide). The traditionally styled building has a pitched and Canadian slate roof with Velux roof windows. This building also houses the sun room with Jacuzzi, a shower room, storage space and a separate gardeners WC. Upstairs there is a large games room and storage space.. This outbuilding has an independent oil fired central heating system. This may also provide further development potential (although prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves regarding the same).

Gardens And Grounds

The site extends to 0.5 of an acre and there is an additional 1.5 acre croft/paddock. The gardens incorporate a man made stream with ponds and rockery, surrounding lawned garden with shrubs and young trees, a fenced kitchen garden with soft fruit bushes and a small orchard.

Services

Private water supply by way of a shared borehole and private purification system. Advanced eco friendly ground source heating which provides under floor heating to both floors of the house and all hot water requirements. Private septic tank and mains electricity. Double glazing. Broadband and sky is available.

Council tax

The property is in Council Tax band G.

Fixtures and fittings

All fitted kitchen appliances, and fitted floor coverings are included.

Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves

The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.

Possession

Vacant possession and entry will be given on completion.

Offers

Offers must be submitted in Scottish legal terms to the Selling Agents. A closing date for offers may be fixed and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the Selling Agents following inspection.

Purchase price

Within 7 days of the conclusion of Missives a deposit of 10% of the purchase price shall be paid. The deposit will be non returnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the Seller or his agents.
Directions: From Perth, travel north on the A9 for approximately 66 miles to the turning for Newtonmore and Kingussie (B9150). Follow this road for two miles until you reach the junction with Newtonmore High Street (A86). Bear left and follow the A86 for approximately 6 miles. As you approach the hamlet of Balgowan and once you pass the entrance for Cluny Castle, turn immediately right, and Kilburnie House is the first house on the left.


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property reference: SAPE189233