7 bedroom detached house for sale

*CLOSING DATE 12 noon Friday 3rd May 2024* With a Home Report value at £1,100,000 Kirkforthar House offers a unique opportunity to purchase a substantial and versatile detached family home in a picturesque setting. The property would benefit from some updating. A further detached 3-bedroom cottage is located within the grounds which extends to over 1,000 sq. ft.

The expansive reception hall opens to a wealth of spacious and light-filled reception rooms, including a 27 ft. drawing room and adjacent library with built-in shelving, both with wide picture windows framing peaceful vistas as well as a dual-aspect sitting room. All three rooms open directly to the southerly facing expansive terrace. There is also a formal dining room with a serving hatch and door linking it to the large kitchen/breakfast room with a range of cabinetry and neighbouring utility room. Various other rooms include the large cloakroom with WC and two cupboards, dual aspect tranquil study with adjacent office and walk-in safe, a laundry room, and one of seven bedrooms, well served by a family bathroom. The western end of the house flows into the 39 ft. vaulted indoor swimming pool with ample skylights, changing and shower rooms and southwestern scenic garden views.

On the first floor is a linen cupboard, two family bathrooms, a shower room and six additional bright bedrooms of excellent proportions, with various bespoke fitted wardrobes, sinks and elevated garden outlooks. One of the bedrooms benefits from an en-suite shower room, with the generous principal suite opening to a fitted dressing room and an en-suite bathroom.

The property benefits from a ground source heat pump to heat the house and solar panels to generate electricity.

The property sits within a considerable and private rural plot spanning 4.9 acres, approached via a sweeping tarmac and tree-lined driveway giving access to a large forecourt and the attached four-car garage with additional tool room.

The home is nestled among mature grounds and surrounded by a variety of established trees and a pond. There is a tennis court which requires resurfacing, box hedging creating garden rooms and a range of expansive lawns bordered with shrubbery and colourful stocked herbaceous planting. The sizeable raised paved south-facing terrace is the ideal spot to admire the views.

The detached cottage comprises a 25 ft. dual-aspect living room and adjacent dining room (or bedroom 3), a well-appointed kitchen and two bedrooms served by a family bathroom.

The property is situated in secluded countryside, with Markinch being the nearest settlement, with its primary school and railway station with links to the thriving city of Edinburgh and its airport. It is well located for access to Dundee, Perth and St Andrews with many amenities and schools such as Dundee High School, Strathallan and St Leonards all within reach. Edinburgh also has many fee-paying school options and Dollar Academy is approximately 45 minutes away.

There are various leisure opportunities nearby with golf courses at Ladybank and Balbirnie within 5 miles and many others slightly further afield including Elie, St Andrews and Kingsbarns. The Lomond Hills Regional Park, Cluny Clays and Falkland with its Palace are all within easy reach.

The thriving New Town of Glenrothes offers useful shops and The A92 is easily accessible and allows for quick links to the central Scotland motorway network and central west Fife.

Local Authority: Fife
Services: Mains electricity and water; septic tank drainage; fibre broadband to the property.
Council Tax: Band H
Fixtures & Fittings: Curtains and kitchen white goods are not included. The sundial and plaque from the rose garden will be removed from the garden.
Tenure: Freehold
Wayleaves and ancillary rights: The property is sold subject to any wayleaves or ancillary rights, whether mentioned in these particulars or not.