Don’t hang about to snap up historic home
Monkey House goes on the market
A unique home which sits on an old country estate and known locally as The Monkey House has just gone on the market.
The sale is a rare chance to buy into rural life on the Formakin Estate near Bishopton.
The property is in fact called The Doocot House - but locals renamed it after the cheeky pair of stone monkeys on the roof.
It’s now up for sale at offers over £595,000 via Bridge of Weir agent Corum.
Corum manager Nicola Donald said: “The outstanding feature of this home is the magnificent drawing room with twin French doors leading into the luxury conservatory overlooking the gardens.
“The estate was created by local Paisley stockbroker, John Augustus Holms, from four farms purchased in 1902 and developed in conjunction with the eminent Scottish architect Sir Robert Lorimer.
“Holms died before work was completed and, after several other owners, it was left to the historic building developer Kit Martin to convert the buildings into the 17 homes which now form Formakin Estate.”
The 170 acre estate was formed from farms in 1902 and includes a pond, parkland, recreational woodland, paddocks and pasture land surrounding Lorimer’s mansion.
At one time former Rangers star Ally McCoist lived with his family in a former mill in the grounds.
The Doocot House has four bedrooms and a double-height 27.5 foot long drawing room with feature open fire.
It spans 3,368 square feet and the 26-foot long sun room was built by luxury firm Amdega as an exact replica of the original built more than 100 years ago.