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SCOTLAND’S HOMES NEW TO MARKET
SET on the northern bank of the river Tweed in Berwickshire, only a mile of so from the border with England, the town of Coldstream is widely known as the ‘gateway to Scotland’ and is home to the famous Coldstream Guard army regiment.
But its location, close to Hirsel country estate and within easy reach of popular towns on both sides of the border – notably Kelso and Berwick-upon-Tweed – offers wideranging sporting and leisure pursuits, shops, and easy access by train from Berwick to either Edinburgh or Newcastle.
Newly on the market in an outstanding elevated setting overlooking the river Leet and within walking distance of the town centre, 1/2 Dovecote is an 18th Century row of distinctive Gothic-styled cottages, featuring lancet windows and doors, battlemented parapet gable walls, and square towers, also with battlemented parapets.
Once two separate cottages, Dovecote offers adaptable and deceptively spacious accommodation (almost entirely on the ground floor level), large gardens, double garage, and private parking.
Entered by an iron-studded front door into a good-sized reception hall, the ground floor layout comprises predominantly dual aspect rooms – en suite double bedroom (ideally positioned for a guest suite), bright and modern fitted kitchen, sitting room with feature fireplace (electric stove) and French doors out to the rear garden, utility (also with garden access), dining room with stone fireplace and log-burning stove, study, recently installed wet room, and adjoining gable-end double bedroom.
The third bedroom, a lofty medieval-style master suite, occupies the upstairs tower room, where unusual features include a window in the shape of a four-leaf clover framing the view over the river Leet, while a lancet door reveals a luxuriously appointed en suite bathroom with Jacuzzi corner bath.
Outside, the sheltered rear garden is mainly lawn bordered by hedging for privacy, and some productive fruit trees. There is also a secluded patio, while another area of lawn extends round to the front where it is joined by planted beds. A detached double garage and private driveway for off-road parking are accessed via Duke Street. This home will appeal to buyers seeking a home with a difference – offers over £375,000 are invited by Hastings Legal in nearby Kelso.