7 bedroom detached house for sale

Beautiful 7 bedroom country house with 3 bedroom cottage in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park

Description

Description

Kilmaronock Manse is a wonderful C Listed Georgian manse dating back to 1804. With beautiful stone work under a tiled roof and a lovely symmetrical façade, the manse has a pleasant outlook over fields and the surrounding countryside. The tree-lined gravel driveway leads to the front of the house with a lawned area and parking for several cars. The property has been trading as a successful B&B business with a further three bedroom holiday cottage in the grounds providing valuable income from holiday lets.

The beautifully-presented accommodation begins with double storm doors to the entrance porch with a coat-hanging area. There is a double door to the reception hallway, off which are the main downstairs rooms. To the left of the hallway is the drawing room, a charming and very elegant room with windows to the side and front, with wood burning stove. Across the hallway is a further sitting room to the front with stove and the formal dining room to the rear. The rear hallway gives access to the cloakroom and on to the breakfasting kitchen with floor and wall units, AGA, Belfast sink, room for a table and chairs and access to the utility room. Also from the rear hallway is access through stable style doors to the back courtyard with patio sitting area.

An elegant curved stairway with window to the side gives access to the first floor. To the left of the hallway is the principal bedroom with windows to the side and rear and en suite shower room. There are three further bedrooms (two en suite) and an impressive family bathroom with roll top bath.

On the top floor there are a further two attic rooms with Velux windows.

Cottage
Three bedroom, detached cottage, with open plan sitting room/kitchen/dining room. One bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor. On the upper floor there are two bedrooms and a shower room.

Location

Kilmaronock Manse is close to Loch Lomond and lies within the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. Some of Britain’s most spectacular scenery is to be found around the Loch Lomond area. The Manse sits in around 1 acre of ground.

Gartocharn is a delightful conservation village with its own primary school. Glasgow Airport (20 miles) can be accessed via the A82 and can be reached by car, under normal drive conditions in under 45 minutes. Balloch station (1.5 miles) provides a regular rail service every half hour to central Glasgow, with a journey time of around 45 minutes to Glasgow Queen Street. Glasgow is recognised as one of the finest cities with a thriving central business district. There are a number of acclaimed private schools within the city including Glasgow High School, Glasgow Academy, Kelvinside Academy. Lomond School in Helensburgh (12 miles) provides private schooling for both day pupils and boarders.

For sports enthusiasts the great outdoors awaits. There is superb hill walking and climbing in the area. Loch Lomond is well known for its fishing, marinas and water sports including wind surfing and sailing. There are a number of well respected golf courses in the area including Loch Lomond Golf Course, Buchanan Cast and the Carrick. For sailors venturing beyond Loch Lomond, the west coast is only 11 miles away with the nearest marina facilities at Rhu, just beyond Helensburgh. The ski slopes of Glencoe are around 1.5 hours drive.

Square Footage: 3,411 sq ft


Acreage: 1.5 Acres

Additional Info

Water - Mains
Electricity - Mains
Drainage - Septic Tank
Heating - Oil