Magnificent and substantial Victorian house in 2.5 acres, with detached cottage Stewart Lodge, Druids Park, Murthly, Perthshire PH1 4ES savills.co.uk
Magnificent and substantial Victorian house in 2.5 acres, with detached cottage Stewart Lodge, Druids Park, Murthly, Perthshire PH1 4ES Perth 11 miles, Dundee 33 miles, Edinburgh 54 miles, Glasgow 70 miles, Aberdeen 77 miles Stewart Lodge n 5 reception rooms n dining kitchen n office n laundry/boot room n 6 bedrooms (2 en suite) n dressing room n 3 bathrooms and 1 shower room n detached garage/workshop with studio above Cottage n sitting room and kitchen n 2 bedrooms (1 en suite) n bathroom n integral single garage EPC Rating E Savills Perth 55 York Place, Perth PH2 8EH perth@savills.com 01738 477525
Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills Perth office - 01738 477525. Directions From Perth take the A9 northbound and leave the A9 where signposted to Luncarty and Stanley (B9099). Pass through both villages and continue on the B9099 to Murthly. Once in the village, pass under the railway bridge and take the first turning on the right into Druids Park. Follow the road round, passing Pinel Grove and Wylie Court, then take the next right into The Avenue. At the end of The Avenue turn right and then keep left to the entrance to the driveway to Stewart Lodge. Situation Stewart Lodge is located on the edge of Druids Park in the village of Murthly. Local facilities in Murthly include a primary school, post office, village store, village hall and restaurant and bar (due for completion shortly). Perth, known as the Fair City, is considered one of the most desirable Scottish cities. It has an excellent range of shops, supermarkets and professional services as well as a number of high quality restaurants and good leisure facilities, including a swimming pool, ice rink and two sports centres. Recreational opportunities in and around Perth are excellent. Scone Palace, one of Scotland s finest stately homes, hosts the Game and Wildlife Conservancy Trust s annual Scottish Game Fair as well as National Hunt Racing and there is polo at Errol Park. In addition to Murrayshall Golf Course, which is just outside Scone, there are popular courses at Dunkeld, Crieff and Comrie and renowned courses at Gleneagles near Auchterarder and Rosemount in Blairgowrie. Perth is a gateway to the Highlands with superb opportunities for hill walking and skiing at both Glenshee and Aviemore. Fishing can be taken on the Tay. Perth has a railway station with services to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness. Edinburgh Airport is easily reached and there are direct flights from Dundee to Stansted Airport. Description Stewart Lodge is a magnificent and substantial Victorian house dating from 1885. It has the additional benefit of an independent detached cottage which has been fully renovated and modernised. There are over 2.5 acres of grounds which include a private tree lined driveway and mature gardens. Stewart Lodge has been extensively and sympathetically renovated and modernised throughout. The works included extending the property, rewiring, re-plumbing, re-pointing, installing replacement timber double glazed windows throughout and replacing the fixtures and fittings in the bathrooms and shower rooms. The kitchen and the utility rooms have also been upgraded. The property retains the typical features expected in a house of this period such as panelled doors, high, corniced ceilings, deep window ledges with casement windows, fireplaces and large rooms. Accommodation A solid timber door with a stained glass overlight and windows on each side, opens to a welcoming reception hall with a sweeping staircase to the first floor. The drawing room has a polished timber floor, floor to ceiling book shelving and two windows to the side. It opens through to a games room and bar with a further window to the front of the house. The dining room is a particularly large room with a window to the front and a glazed stained glass window at the rear. There is a display press, a polished timber floor and a multi fuel stove with a brick surround and an overmantel. The sitting room is adjacent to the dining kitchen and has windows on two sides. It has an open display press and a multi fuel burning stove and a polished timber floor. The dining area is open plan to the kitchen and has a window to the front, a multi fuel burning stove with a brick surround, and display shelving. The well appointed kitchen is fitted with a range of base and wall mounted units including a dresser and glass fronted units, plate and wine racks, granite worktops, a two oven Aga with an Aga electric module to the side which has fan ovens and a four ring hob, all set within an exposed brick wall. There is an island unit which also provides additional seating space. The integrated appliances include two larder fridges, Miele microwave oven and coffee maker, an additional electric oven, a dishwasher and an inset 1½ bowl sink with mixer tap and a prep sink with a waste disposal unit. Glazed doors lead through to the laundry/boot room which has a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams, two windows to the side, an external door to the side driveway and a stable door to a substantial decked area outside. It has base and wall mounted units and granite worktops, an inset stainless steel sink, a pantry and larder cupboard and a free standing American style fridge freezer. Off the boot room is a WC with wash basin, heated rail radiator and a window. The roundel garden room has an exposed stone wall and is currently used as a gym. It has a vaulted slated roof and two sets of French doors leading to the garden and the decked area. An inner hall has a flagstone floor and a cupboard under the stairs with a window to the side. An atrium links to a further inner hall with French doors leading out to the timber deck.
Stewart Lodge, Druids Park, Murthly, Perthshire, PH1 4ES Gross internal area (approx) 615.28 sq.m (6623 sq.ft) (Including Boiler ) Annex Gross internal area (approx) 121.79 sq.m (1311 sq.ft) Garage & Office Gross internal area (approx) 64.38 sq.m (693 sq.ft) Out Buildings Gross internal area (approx) 62.24 sq.m (670 sq.ft) For Identification Only. Not To Scale. Square Foot Media. Garden Gas Greenhouse 5.36 x 2.74 17'7'' x 9' Ground Floor Tool 4.65 x 4.37 15'3'' x 14'4'' Workshop 4.47 x 2.84 14'8'' x 9'4'' Machine 3.23 x 2.84 10'7'' x 9'4'' Decking Hot Tub Gym 6.12 x 5.26 20'1'' x 17'3'' Study 3.94 x 3.58 12'11'' x 11'9'' Office 3.94 x 2.92 12'11'' x 9'7'' Garage 6.68 x 4.44 21'11'' x 14'7'' Ground Floor WC Office 5.61 x 3.20 18'5'' x 10'6'' First Floor Bedroom 2 5.11 x 3.61 16'9'' x 11'10'' WC Utility 4.90 x 4.24 16'1'' x 13'11'' Decking 7.75 x 7.37 25'5" x 24'2" (approximate) Shower Utility 3.94 x 2.79 12'11'' x 9'2'' Boiler 3.10 x 1.80 10'2'' x 5'11'' Ensuite Shower Bedroom 6 3.45 x 3.40 11'4'' x 11'2'' Kitchen/ Dining 10.21 x 4.75 33'6'' x 15'7'' Living 5.74 x 5.00 18'10'' x 16'5'' Entrance Hall 4.29 x 4.22 14'1" x 13'10" Hall Dining 5.71 x 4.95 18'9'' x 16'3'' Drawing 6.60 x 4.75 21'8'' x 15'7'' Games / Library 4.72 x 3.40 15'6'' x 11'2'' Ensuite Master Bedroom 6.86 x 4.78 22'6'' x 15'8'' Dressing 4.90 x 4.09 16'1'' x 13'5'' Hall Bedroom 3 4.95 x 4.09 16'3'' x 13'5'' Bedroom 4 4.78 x 3.25 15'8'' x 10'8'' Bedroom 5 4.75 x 3.40 15'7'' x 11'2'' Ground Floor First Floor Wood WC Utility Garage 5.13 x 2.84 16'10'' x 9'4'' Sitting / Dining / Kitchen 8.46 x 5.99 27'9'' x 19'8'' Bedroom 2 3.89 x 2.72 12'9'' x 8'11'' Ensuite Shower Dressing Bedroom 1 5.16 x 2.87 16'11'' x 9'5'' Balcony Ground Floor First Floor
With an exposed stone wall and Velux rooflights, it is a very pleasant seating area. From here a door leads to further accommodation comprising a shower room with WC and wash basin, a secondary kitchen which is fitted with base and wall mounted units with granite worktops and an inset Belfast style sink and mixer tap and a stable door to outside. A ground floor bedroom is currently being used as an office, and there is a second office which could be used as an additional reception room. It has a side door to the garden allowing for independent access, and an internal folding door which leads back to the roundel garden room. This wing could easily be used as an independent apartment with all necessary living facilities on the ground floor. A secondary staircase leads to a family bathroom with WC, wash basin, shower bath with shower above, towel rail radiator and a window. There are two double bedrooms, one of which has an en suite shower room. The main staircase of the house has a window at the mid landing, and sweeps up to the first floor. There is a large first floor hall with three windows to the front of the house, a fireplace and ample seating space. Off the hall is the master bedroom suite which includes a large bedroom with a sitting area, a living flame gas fire and windows on two sides. There is an en suite bathroom with twin wash basins, bidet, free standing bath with claw feet and a corner shower. It has a window to the side. The large walk-in and fully fitted dressing room has ample garment hanging space, drawer units, dressing table and vanity mirror. There are three further double bedrooms and two additional bathrooms. Cottage Converted from an original garage, this impressive cottage has a sitting room with a log burning stove and French doors to the front garden. The sitting room is open plan to the kitchen with ample space for a dining table and chairs. The kitchen is fitted with base and wall mounted units, contrasting worktops, integrated fridge, freezer, dishwasher, double oven, microwave, hob with cooker hood and an inset 1½ bowl sink and mixer tap. A utility area is also fitted with units and an inset stainless steel sink and mixer tap and houses a floor mounted oil-fired boiler. Off the utility area is a WC with vessel wash basin, a side window and a Velux rooflight. A door from the sitting room leads to the integral single garage which has a powered roller door. On the first floor are two bedrooms. The master bedroom has fitted bedroom furniture, two Velux rooflights, a side window and an external door to a balcony and an external staircase to the ground level. This bedroom has an en suite shower room with WC and wash basin and a Velux rooflight. The second double bedroom has a fitted wardrobe and a window and a Velux rooflight. There is a bathroom with WC, wash basin, bath and a shower. It also has a Velux rooflight. Garage/workshop and studio A large single garage of traditional construction has a pitched slated roof and a powered roller door. The garage is large enough to accommodate workshop space with base units with worktops. There is a WC with wash basin off the garage. A concealed staircase leads to the studio above, with a Velux rooflight and a porthole window. There is a storage cupboard which could be a separate WC. Outbuildings There are a number of outbuildings including a timber storage shed separated into two areas, one of which accommodates the gas tank. Adjacent, externally, is the oil storage tank. There is a timber constructed dog run sitting on a concrete base, with direct gate access to an enclosed garden; a log store with through ventilation and a pitched slated roof; an additional log store and coal shed; a log cabin with external decking; a traditional greenhouse with a pitched roof, a dwarf wall and timber single glazed windows; a large timber machine store with partially constructed kennels to the side. There is a boiler house with two zoned oil-fired boilers. Grounds The grounds extend to over 2.5 acres and include a privately owned driveway which is tree lined to the south side. It leads to the main grounds surrounding Stewart Lodge. The grounds are extensively laid to lawn with a large gravelled sweep, colourful mixed planting, a number of mature and young trees, seating areas and a water feature. Building plot There is planning permission (Ref No 12/00576/FLL dated March 2012) for the erection of a single dwelling house within the grounds. Services: Mains water and electricity and oil-fired central heating. Drainage is to the Druids Park treatment plant. There is a monthly service charge of 40 for the treatment plant and the maintenance of the communal areas. This reduces the amount due in Council Tax. Council tax: Perth & Kinross Council Tax Band H EPC rating - E Fixtures and fittings: The fitted floor coverings, blinds and integrated kitchen appliances in both the main house and the detached cottage are included in the sale. The hot tub on the decked area is available by separate negotiation. 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. Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. WC06 15/07/22 MW