Wallace Hall Auldgirth Dumfries
Wallace Hall Auldgirth Dumfries DG2 0TG Dumfries: 13.4 miles Glasgow Airport: 74 miles Edinburgh Airport: 90 miles Completely refurbished period country house with contemporary barn apartment Sitting room Drawing room Dining room Kitchen Utility room Boot room WC Master bedroom 4 Further bedrooms 4 bathrooms Dressing room Barn apartment Double garage Gardens and grounds of around 1.8 acres
Directions From Dumfries follow the A76 sign posted for Kilmarnock, continue through Newbridge and turn left following sign for Dunscore/Moniaive onto the B729, continue on this road to Dunscore. Continue to the hamlet of Wallaceton and, on passing the road sign Wallaceton turn right leading to Wallace Hall. Wallace Hall is on the left hand side and the postcode for satellite navigation is DG2 0TG. Situation Wallace Hall occupies an enviable, elevated position with beautiful open aspects over surrounding farmland and countryside beyond. The property is located close to the hamlet of Wallaceton which is north of Dunscore. Dunscore has a primary school, doctor s surgery, post office, church and village hall. A wider range of professional services is available in Dumfries, a busy country town providing many facilities including schools, a newly built hospital, a variety of shops, sports clubs and professional services. The M6 and M74, the main route between northwest England and Scotland is approximately 24 miles east of Dumfries and the M77 provides commuting to Glasgow. There is a railway station at Dumfries. The southwest of Scotland is well known for its mild climate, attractive unspoilt countryside and abundance and diversity of recreational pursuits and field sports, including shooting and stalking as well as trout and salmon fishing on numerous rivers and lochs. A wide variety of beaches, coastal paths and beautiful walks are within easy reach. There are water sports and sailing on Loch Ken and the Solway Firth, along with excellent hill walking and cycling along the many cycle routes including the 7stanes: a nationally renowned network of mountain biking trails in the hills and forest parks, linking seven mountain biking centres. In 2009 the International Dark Sky Association confirmed Dark Sky status on the Galloway Forest Park, the first area in Scotland to be so designated. There are several golf courses within easy travelling distance including Thornhill and The Championship course at Southerness on the picturesque Solway Coast. Description Wallace Hall is an exceptional country residence which was renovated and extended by the current owners in 2007. To the rear of the property a barn was built on the site of an original outbuilding and again the building is finished to the highest design quality. The barn provides superb ancillary accommodation which could be used as a granny annexe, or base for a small business. The renovation work in 2007 including re-plastering, re-decorating, re-wiring and re-plumbing with a new oil fired central heating system being installed with a combination of new vintage style cast iron radiators and underfloor heating. All the windows (sash and case) have been renovated, draft proofed and fitted with an easy opening system and an extension was also added to the rear of the property to provide a study, rear hall, cloakroom and family bathroom with dressing room. The internal fittings are of the highest quality and include Duravit Stark bathrooms with Hansgrohe showers, and bespoke handmade cabinetry in the kitchen and utility room. The accommodation on the ground floor begins with an entrance porch which leads into a beautiful reception hallway with marble tiled flooring. The elegant drawing room has a sandstone fireplace and Clearview multi fuel stove as does the sitting room. A formal dining room has French windows opening onto the garden. The kitchen is stunning, with an extensive range of handmade bespoke oak and painted cabinets by Hiddleston Joiners including an integral wine rack, polished granite worktops, a central island and a classic four oven Aga. There is a breakfast room to the rear of the kitchen with oak patio doors leading to the terrace. A fitted utility room, study and cloakroom/wc are all to be found on the ground floor. There is a basement area with two large cellars. Upstairs on the first floor there is an impressive master bedroom with triple windows and beautiful open aspects and an en suite Duravit bathroom. Bedroom 2 has a Victorian cast iron fireplace as do bedrooms 3 and 4, both of which also benefit from en suite Duravit bathrooms. Bedroom 5 has delightful open aspects and the family bathroom on the first floor comprises a Duravit suite. The accommodation on the first floor is completed by a dressing room. To the rear of Wallace Hall is a barn which was built in 2009 and designed and finished to an exceptionally high standard with all windows being double glazed or Velux. On one side of the ground floor is a double garage, and the other side houses a newly fitted kitchen with a fine range of base and wall mounted units which is open plan to a large reception room. There are bi-folding doors leading to the garden. A staircase leads up to the first floor where there is a generously sized, light and airy living area, floored in oak with a Clearview log burner. This space could also be utilised as a bedroom. A store/study and bathroom with Duravit suite complete what is essentially a fantastic self contained apartment. The gardens and grounds surrounding Wallace Hall are another notable feature and extend to approximately 1.8 acres with tarmac driveway to the front of the property. The garden is mainly lawned with a wide range of mature trees and shrubs. The terrace provides a useful extension of the accommodation for summer entertaining being accessed by the patio doors from both the kitchen and dining room. There are beautiful open aspects beyond the gardens to the surrounding farmland and hills beyond. Local Authority Dumfries and Galloway Band G EPC Rating Band F 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. Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills 0141 222 5875 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.
Floorplans House Total area: approx. 3,993 sq ft (371 sq m) Garage and Party Barn Total area: approx. 1,593 sq ft (148 sq m) For identification only. Not to scale. Copyright JPI ltd. First Floor
NOTE - Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed. Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office Crown copyright licence number 100022432 Savills (L&P) Limited. NOTE - Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed. Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office Crown copyright licence number 100022432 Savills (L&P) Limited.
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