The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Old Dundee home on market for £400,000
B-listed ‘dower house’ boasts own ballroom, nine bedrooms and four bathrooms
A “spectacular” Dundee home, dating back almost two centuries, has gone on the market with a surprisingly low price tag attached.
The owners of the B-listed Harecraig House in Broughty Ferry are offering the 18-room villa, which has its own ballroom, for offers of more than £400,000.
The three-storey home was reportedly built in 1835 as a “dower house”, the residence of a widow, for the Douglas and Angus Estates.
The house has nine bedrooms as well as four bathrooms, a living room, a dining room, a pantry and a “secluded” garden. However Harecraig House is now in need of renovation, a fact which property firm Blackadders say explains the relatively low price tag.
Director of property services at the company, Martin Paterson, said the villa has already stirred up a lot of interest.
“It has arguably one of the best views in the Ferry,” he said.
“It is not quite an iconic building but it dates back to 1835. It has got a ballroom and some spectacular features such as the cornice works, period features, and the period fireplaces and stairwell.
“It is a huge building with enormous potential, that is why it seems to be capturing everybody’s interest. It is in need of renovation, but it also comes with spectacular views and the price is of course attractive.”
Historic Environment Scotland’s website states the building is in the “style of George Mathewson”, who was a noted 19th Century Dundee architect.
It adds: “Harecraig is reputed to have been built as the dower house for the Douglas and Angus estates. The architect Charles G Soutar lived at Harecraig (from) 1928-47.
“Soutar internally extended the drawing room and designed a stone moulded 17th Century style chimney piece.”
Harecraig House is on sale with Blackadders for o/o £400,000. For more information click here.
It is not quite an iconic building but it dates back to 1835. MARTIN PATERSON