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Rowan Cottage
Rowan Cottage
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3 bedroom bungalow for sale

Rowan Cottage, Dalry, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland, DG7
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Bungalow
3 bed
2 bath
EPC rating: C*
8.25 acre(s)

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band F
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Private supply
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Mains supply
Sewerage: Private supply
Flood risk: There is a flood risk at this property
Obligations: There are obligations on this property
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • 2 reception rooms. 3 bedrooms
  • Former youth hostel building
  • Garden, patio and decking
  • Ample access and parking for numerous vehicles
  • Paddocks and ponds of around 8 acres
  • Stunning views
Rowan Cottage sits high just off the B7000, locally known as The “High Carsphairn” Road, looking down on the beautiful Glenkens valley (or glen as it is in Scotland) with panoramic views north and south. The property is about 5 miles north of St John’s Town of Dalry, which is a thriving village with a range of amenities including a Parish church, 24hr fuel garage with Londis supermarket, village shop/post office, 2 hotels including the very highly regarded Clachan Inn and both primary and secondary schools. New Galloway is located about 3 miles away at the northern end of Loch Ken and offers Kells primary school, The CatStrand Community and Arts Centre (which has a programme of events, workshops, and classes year round), Glenkens Medical Practice and village shop.

A broader range of facilities can be found in Castle Douglas, which is known as Dumfries and Galloway’s Food Town and has two supermarkets with a third under construction at time of writing, and many local individual shops and businesses providing a varied selection of gifts, foods and services. There are both primary and secondary schools in the town along with supermarkets, health centres, cottage hospital, veterinary services and a thriving livestock market and golf course.

Dumfries is the principal town in the area, and provides a wider range of schools, shops, retail outlets, and other services including the region’s main hospital, the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. Also in Dumfries there is the Crichton Campus providing further higher education courses.

The South West of Scotland is well known for its mild climate, attractive unspoilt countryside and the diversity of sporting and recreational pursuits, and is a popular tourist destination. There is good hill walking opportunities in the Southern Uplands as well as the nearby Galloway Hills, and cycling along some of the new designated cycle routes as well the Seven Stanes mountain bike routes, including Ae Forest and the Galloway Forest Park. The Galloway Forest Park which is known for its beauty and tranquillity, being the centre of the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere and Britain’s First Dark Sky Park, which provides astronomers with phenomenal views of the stars. Loch Ken is renowned for its water pursuits, water skiing, sailing, fishing and many others, and The Galloway Activity Centre (just a short distance away) offers a variety of learning courses.

DESCRIPTION
Rowan Cottage is a lifestyle property capable of providing the perfect setting for a variety of uses. A spacious modern bungalow, built by the current owners, offers family accommodation including 3 double bedrooms, one with en suite bathroom, a large living room which is open to the bright and airy dining kitchen. A useful utility room off the kitchen is perfect for laundry and storing outdoor footwear. All the windows to the rear enjoy the wonderful views, with patio doors leading out from the living room. A large multi-fuel stove provides a cosy focus to the room, but also powers the central heating and hot water. A stylish family shower room completes the accommodation. There is generous storage throughout the property with large double storage cupboards both in the kitchen and generous hallway, as well has ample built in wardrobe space in the bedrooms.

Outside there is a large garden mainly laid to lawn to the side and rear, which can be enjoyed from the patio. To the front is a large parking sweep, which leads in from the entrance drive. The driveway runs past the former youth hostel building, which is a useful store of approximately 180m2, with various rooms, plus a large ‘party room’ complete with bar and bench seating. A deck leads out from the party room from where the wonderful views can be enjoyed. The hostel is a fantastic space for extra storage and for teens to be entertained on wet days or summer evenings. It comes with plumbing and power.

The land fans out behind the house and hostel and can be seen from the house and garden, giving peace of mind if you had grazing horses or other livestock. There is plenty of scope for building stables and field shelters.

All things considered, Rowan Cottage offers a rare opportunity of a turn-key condition house coupled with land for which the possibilities are endless (along with the views!).

ACCOMMODATION
Ground Floor: Entrance Hall. Living Room. Kitchen with large Dining Area. Utility Room. Master Bedroom with Ensuite Bathroom. Two further Double Bedrooms. Family Shower Room.

GARDEN AND GROUNDS
From the B7000 a wide entrance opens to the driveway, which leads past the former youth hostel building and on round to the front of the house ending in a large parking and turning sweep. A second entrance has a set of timber gates leading from the front garden to the road. To one side is a log store which would be an ideal location for a garage. To the side and rear, the garden is mainly to lawn and edged with trees, all of which have been planted by the current owners. A double set of steps lead down from the living room patio doors to the patio at the rear, perfect for enjoying the garden and views on warm summer days, and for entertaining family and friends.
The land, which fans out behind the house, is divided into various paddocks which can be grazed by a variety of livestock. There is a small area of woodland and two ponds. Beyond, is open farmland and countryside.

EPC Rating = C

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