WESTER GARTCHONZIE THE TROSSACHS, CALLANDER, PERTHSHIRE

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1 WESTER GARTCHONZIE THE TROSSACHS, CALLANDER, PERTHSHIRE

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3 WESTER GARTCHONZIE, THE TROSSACHS, CALLANDER, PERTHSHIRE A delightful mixed estate, with traditional house offering sporting potential. Callander 2 miles Stirling 18 miles Edinburgh Airport 55 miles Traditional 3-bedroom farmhouse Traditional steading with further guest accommodation Architect designed office building with workshop and garages Modern portal frame outbuilding About 259 acres of hill ground and 98 acres of permanent pasture as well as rough grazing and woodland Telecom mast providing secondary source of income Trout loch and duck flighting ponds, together with frontage on to the River Teith Red deer and roe deer stalking together with occasional grouse and a good low ground pheasant shoot Further outbuildings with potential for conversion to residential use subject to the necessary consents About Ha ( Acres) For Sale as a Whole or in 2 Lots National Farm Sales Centre Suite C Stirling Agricultural Centre Stirling FK9 4RN stirling@galbraithgroup.com

4 There are some excellent golf clubs in the area including courses at Stirling, Callander and Dunblane, whilst the world famous courses at Loch Lomond, Gleneagles and St Andrews are all relatively easily accessible. The Estate lies within the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park and offers world famous scenery with a plethora of recreation and leisure opportunities including water sports, hill walking and climbing. Stirling is well placed for road, rail and bus connections to all major towns in Scotland. The pivot of the M9 and M80 motorway network is only 3 miles to the west of Stirling, giving quick access to Edinburgh and Glasgow. GENERAL Wester Gartchonzie lies in a private secluded setting with spectacular views over the surrounding countryside. The local town of Callander is one of the gateways to the Highlands and provides the everyday amenities expected of a thriving town, including a post office, supermarkets, specialist food shops, florist, chemist and a health centre. The town has excellent primary and secondary schooling and the McLaren Leisure Centre offers a good range of sporting opportunities including a swimming pool. Callander Golf Club lies to the north of the town and there is a sailing club to the west on the nearby Loch Venacher. The River Teith is famous for its trout and salmon fishing. Callander and the surrounding area boast a number of tourist attractions including the steamship Sir Walter Scott on Loch Katrine, the Trossachs and Doune Castle. The City of Stirling is the historic heart of Scotland with Stirling Castle, Bannockburn and the Wallace Monument just a few of the many sights to visit in the local area. DESCRIPTION Wester Gartchonzie is a lovely residential, agricultural and sporting estate situated in the heart of the Trossachs. Wester Gartchonzie House is a delightful family home. A range of buildings of traditional construction have been erected in complete sympathy with the house. The buildings around this courtyard include a reception hall, together with a guest suite, a further guest suite, store and game larder as well as a double garage with the potential for conversion to further ancillary accommodation subject to necessary buildings and planning consents. A short distance from the house lies a useful portal frame building which includes courts and bull pens, a cattle race and crush and ample storage area. To the rear of the traditional outbuildings is a modern building with office, workshop and garages.

5 LOT 1: WESTER GARTCHONZIE HOUSE Situated on the north side of the gravelled courtyard, Wester Gartchonzie House is of traditional stone construction under a slate roof. The accommodation is arranged over two floors as shown on the floorplan at the end of these particulars. Ground Floor: Porch With slate floor, wooden benches, wooden panelled walls and ceiling and astragal windows with an astragal glazed door leading to: Inner Hall With hanging rail and shelf above, panelled walls and built-in shelved store cupboard. L-shaped Shower Room With walk-in shower, WC, wash-hand basin, heated towel rail, tiled walls, slate tiled floor and a wall mounted extractor. Kitchen With wooden floor and fitted floor and wall units. Within the units there is a built-in microwave, ceramic Siemens hob and under-counter oven, dishwasher and built-in hot water cylinder with immersion heater. There is a separate fitted dresser unit with glazed cupboards above.

6 Hall With stairs to first floor. Glazed double doors to Porch with bench seats, astragal glazed windows and half glazed astragal door to garden and timber panelled walls. Doors to: Sitting Room Views over the garden to Ben Ledi. Walk-in Understair Cupboard with coat hooks. First Floor: Landing With hatch giving access to the Loft. Off the landing is a shelved Linen Cupboard. Bedroom 1 Triple aspect windows facing south, west and north with built-in shelved cupboard. Bedroom 2 Spacious bedroom with views over the courtyard towards Ben Gullipen. Bedroom 3 Spacious room with views towards the hill ground with built-in shelved cupboards. Bathroom Bath with shower attachment, WC, wash-hand basin, fitted mirror-fronted shelved cupboards, wall-mounted electric towel rail, slate tiled floor and part panelled and part tiled walls. BOTHY The Bothy is of stone built construction under a slate roof with a covered open porch, a large stonebuilt fireplace at one end, vaulted panelled ceiling and electric night storage heating. Bedroom With wooden panelled walls and built-in shelved and hanging cupboards. Shower Room With shower cabinet, WC, wash-hand basin and wooden panelled walls. Small Lobby With electric fuse boxes and access to roof space leading to a small attic.

7 ANNEX The Annex is a stone built building on the south side of the courtyard with a slate roof and a door to: Entrance Hall With built-in shelved cupboards and access to roof space. Bedroom With access to roof space and night storage heaters. Bathroom With tiled floor, panelled walls, bath with shower attachment, WC, wash-hand basin, heated towel rail, extractor fan and a built-in shelved cupboard with hot water cylinder. Former Game Larder With tiled floor and walls, porcelain sink, Newlec heater for hot water and slate shelf. Garage With two double doors of block built construction with a stone facing, concrete floor and slate roof. Store Shed With plumbing for washing machine. Utility Room/Laundry With stainless steel sink and drainer and cupboard below, plumbing for washing machine, oil-fired Grant boiler and pump for hot water and central heating, clothes drying pulley and a fitted wall cupboard. OFFICE, WORKSHOP, DOUBLE GARAGE Of block built construction with a timber faced exterior, under a slate roof with concrete floor, two large double doors, a work bench and shelves with hooks below and a side entrance to the Office with a wood burning stove and panelled walls. Modern Shed (30m x 20m) Sitting to the east of the house and traditional outbuildings there is a more modern galvanized steel portal frame shed under a fibre cement roof with part space board walls, and open to ground level at both ends. The building is used for storage and also has individual block built pens with a cattle handling area including a Ritchie crush for Highland Cattle. The building would also be ideal for equestrian use.

8 FARMLAND The farmland at Wester Gartchonzie provides the basis of an outstanding upland farming unit. The moor provides excellent summer grazings with the in-bye pasture allowing for a productive block of improved pasture ground. The woodlands provide a natural environment for wild pheasants as well as many roe deer, but also provide excellent shelter for livestock during harsher periods of weather. The land has been let on a seasonal basis for sheep and cattle for the last 4 years, but prior to that approximately 30 Highland Cattle plus followers were run in hand on the farm by the current owners. The land is generally of a northerly aspect rising from 79m above sea level at it lowest point adjacent to Loch Venachar to 414m above sea level at its highest point being Ben Gullipen adjacent the telecom masts to the south west of the property. FARMING The land extends to a total of Ha ( Acres) as set out below: Ha Acres Hill Woodland/ Plantations Permanent Pasture Rough Grazings Roads & buildings TOTAL LOT 2: TELECOM MAST There is a telecom mast situated to the south west corner of the holding at the top of the hill ground. The mast was previously leased to EE Limited at a passing rent of 6, per annum on a 15 year term. The mast is now running under tacit relocation. Details of the site sharing arrangements are available from the Selling Agents.

9 SPORTING A wide variety of game is to be found on the estate including grouse and pheasant. With the introduction of broadleaved woodland and game crops, the pheasant shooting was significantly improved. Although no birds have been put down in recent years, the owners have run a small driven shoot in the past. Duck flighting can be enjoyed on three locations, the pond below the farm buildings, the pond near the shore of Loch Venacher and the trout loch above Dullater Wood. There are many roe deer on the estate and the occasional red deer provides some additional sport. Trout fishing can be enjoyed on the River Teith on which the estate has 350 yards of frontage and on the private trout loch above Dullater Wood. COUNCIL TAX Wester Gartchonzie falls within Council Tax Band G. SERVICES Electricity: Water: Heating: Drainage: Mains Private Oil Private to septic tank DIRECTIONS From Stirling, exit the M9 at junction 10 taking the A84 northwards signposted towards Doune and Callander. Continue for one mile in a northerly direction after leaving Callander. After one mile take the A821 to the left. The A821 runs along towards Loch Venacher and after one mile take the public road on the left hand side and take the first right hand turn after crossing the river. Follow this road for about half a mile and Wester Gartchonzie is on the left hand side. POSTCODE The postcode for Wester Gartchonzie is FK17 8HQ. ENTRY Entry will be by mutual agreement. SOLICITORS Ledingham Chalmers LLP Suite B Stirling Agricultural Centre Stirling FK9 4RN T: E: mail@ledinghamchalmers.com IACS All of the farmland is registered for IACS purposes and classified as being Region 1 and Region 3 under the Basic Payment Scheme. The farm code is 714/0044. BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME (BPS) There are no Basic Scheme Payment Entitlements included in the sale of the property. Further details are available from the Selling Agents. LESS FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT SCHEME The land at Wester Gartchonzie has been classified as being within a Less Favoured Area. SGRPID Strathearn House Broxden Business Park Lamberkine Drive Perth PH1 1RX T: F: LOCAL AUTHORITY Stirling Council Teith House Kerse Road Stirling FK7 7QA T:

10 RENEWABLE ENERGY CLAWBACK The missives of sale for Wester Gartchonzie will be subject to the purchaser(s) granting a Standard Security in favour of Sellers to claw back 30% of the uplift in value, in the event of planning permission being granted for the development of any renewable purpose other than agricultural or forestry over any part of the land being obtained subsequent to the date of entry for a period of 30 years. ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE The Energy Rating for Wester Gartchonzie is F26. Further details are available from the Selling Agents. DEPOSIT A deposit of 10% of the purchase price shall be paid within seven days of completion of Missives. Deposit will be non-refundable in the event of the purchaser failing to complete for reasons not attributable to the Seller or their Agents. VIEWING Viewings are strictly by prior appointment and only through the Selling Agents. HEALTH & SAFETY The property is an agricultural holding and appropriate caution should be exercised at all times during inspection, particularly in reference to the farm buildings. LOT 2 SPORTING RIGHTS Insofar as these rights form part of the property title they are included with the sale. TIMBER All fallen and standing timber is included in the sale insofar as it is owned. All firewood is to be excluded from the sale. MINERALS The mineral rights are included in the sale insofar as they are owned by the Seller. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS AND SERVITUDES The sellers benefit from a right of access over the track which leads through the adjoining woodland plantation to the south of the holding to allow access to the hill and the telecom mast.

11 Wester Gartchonzie Callander Perthshire FK17 8HQ MORTGAGE FINANCE Galbraith are approved Agents for the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC) and we can assist you in securing finance loans for a variety of farming purposes including the purchase of land and property, restructuring debt, and to provide working capital for diversification, improving or erecting farm buildings. For further details and to discuss any proposals in confidence please contact Robert Taylor on robert.taylor@galbraithgroup.com IMPORTANT NOTES 1. These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to viewing. Prospective purchasers are advised to seek their own professional advice. 2. Areas, measurements and distances are given as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the working order of services and appliances. 3. These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act Closing Date A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously. The Seller will not be obliged to accept the highest, or indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at any time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by interested parties. 5. Offers Formal offers in the acceptable Scottish Legal Form confirming; if an offer is in relation to the whole, or a specific lot, or a combination of lots, and if an offer is subject to the sale of a property, together with proof of funding, should be submitted to: Galbraith, Suite C, Stirling Agricultural Centre, Stirling FK9 4RN. T: , F: , E: stirling@galbraithgroup.com 6. Third Party Rights and Servitudes The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof.

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