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OFFERS OVER £225K
THE Old Piggery is not perhaps the most immediately enticing house name, but it is a historical reference to the site’s former use as a piggery belonging to a local butcher in the Stirlingshire village of Thornhill.
Situated on the northern edge of the village bordering open countryside and the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, this modern detached family villa has front and rear gardens and is within walking distance of the local shop and primary school.
Inside, the accommodation has been extended to provide a hall, wet/shower room, living room with doors into a conservatory, similarly spacious L-shaped dining kitchen, utility – and a TV/play room off the kitchen in what was previously a garage. Upstairs are three bedrooms – all with fitted wardrobes, while the master bedroom also has an en-suite shower room – and family bathroom with separate shower.
This home has some lovely features, including wood flooring, a large country-style kitchen a range cooker and space for family dining, while the living room has a very distinctive full height, red brick feature wall behind a cast iron multi-fuel stove that powers the central heating. There’s also a useful cloakroom niche off the hall that keeps coats and shoes out of sight from the front door. The layout is also easy to navigate, with the utility room providing a link between the conservatory, kitchen and playroom.
A great all-round family house in a prime village setting, The Old Piggery also has a front driveway, garden shed and predominantly decked rear garden – offers over £225,000 are sought by Aberdein Considine in Stirling. A GROUND and garden duplex in one of Edinburgh’s prime West End addresses is available to rent, unfurnished, at £4,000 per month, which arguably puts it into the rental super-league. But then, the property in question is situated in tree-lined Clarendon Crescent and offers spacious and immaculately presented family accommodation – two reception rooms, fully integrated high-spec kitchen/dining room, utility, shower room and four bedrooms (master with en-suite bathroom).
The property also has a private front courtyard, two cellars, fully enclosed private garden – and it is close to Stockbridge, George Street and Princes Street.
Details available from Borders Country
Lets in Kelso. ON a good day, under a clear blue sky and with the rugged peaks of the Cuillins rising up behind it, you don’t need imagination to see the potential in a traditional detached cottage known as the Glenbrittle Manager’s House on the west coast of the Isle of Skye. This is one of Scotland’s most magical settings, a place of outstanding natural beauty at the foot of the mountains where the River Brittle flows into the loch close to the spectacular Glenbrittle beach and the mystical blue/green Fairy Pools.
Accessed from a single-track road, the cottage needs to be completely renovated – or be demolished and rebuilt, subject to planning. As it stands, the accommodation comprises four rooms and bathroom on the ground floor and two rooms plus box room above, some of which cannot currently be accessed due to the building’s poor state of repair. But it presents a very rare opportunity to create something wonderful in this very special setting, 24 miles from the island’s main town, Portree.
Offers over £95,000 are invited by Galbraith’s Inverness office.