Traditional Scottish Farmhouse in Dumfries & Galloway  SOLD

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* 3 bedrooms * new slate roof * field used for caravans * oil central heating * 3 paddocks * several outbuildings * vegetable & fruit garden * freehold	THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD AND THESE DETAILS WILL BE REMOVED SHORTLY PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW OTHER PROPERTY FOR SALE
Property Description:  A traditional, well maintained detached farmhouse and steading (registered small holding) with 4.25 acres of land.   Number of outbuildings.  Set in a beautiful location in the unspoilt South West Scotland near village of Sorbie. This well-maintained farmhouse has recently had a new roof (Burlington slate) and is well insulated.  The property also benefits from hardwood double glazing and oil central heating.  There is mains electricity and water plus broadband and digital TV.  One field is currently used as a Caravan Club 5 van site with electric hook-ups and water tap and has a seasonal occupancy of over 600 caravan nights turning over in excess of £5,000 with potential for increase. The farmhouse is approached by a 50m (approx) tarmac drive. Farmhouse Details: Ground floor : Entrance hall, kitchen-diner, sitting room, double bedroom, bathroom, utility, porch. Entrance hall with boot cupboard, under stairs cupboard, and stairs off. Radiator. (3.95 x 3.61m) Kitchen (3.53 x 2.64m) with granite worktops, range cooker, fridge, composite sink/drainer, handmade timber cupboards and laminate floor. Dining area (3.81 x 3.53m) with wood burning stove, laminate floor, windows to south and north, shelved alcove, 2 radiators, telephone point, TV socket. Exposed beams. Large sunny living room (4.83 x 4m) with exposed beams, 3 windows and glazed double doors to exterior, views to east and south, open timbered fireplace, reclaimed oak floorboards, 3 concealed radiators, large shelved cupboard, TV socket. Open tread stairs to large attic store with window to east, extensive shelving and panel heater -not regarded as habitable space but can be used as a study or den.  Exposed beams. Bedroom 1 (3.95 x 3.61m) with view to south, feature curved alcove, (enormous ingle nook fireplace recently discovered behind plaster but re-covered since too late to reveal and use!) concealed radiator.  Adjoining bathroom (3 x 2.69m) with white corner bath, wash hand basin, toilet and open shower, Myson ladder radiator and laminate floor. Shelved cupboard below window. Utility area (2 x 1.35m) with washing machine, Worcester Bosch Heatslave boiler, airing shelves, pulley. Front entrance porch (1.5 x 1.32m) with tiled floor, wood panelled walls and radiator. Window to south west and glazed door. First floor : landing with velux window offering natural light to stairs. Doors to bedrooms, toilet and large shelved storage cupboard. Bedroom 2 (3.48 x 3.14m) Coombed ceiling with Velux window. Fitted wardrobe. Radiator. Bedroom 3 (3.14 x 2.6m) Coombed ceiling with Velux window. Radiator. Outbuildings & Land Description: The house and steading form four sides of a square gravelled courtyard.  All buildings are of traditional whitewashed stone except the old dairy which is built in brick.  There are no modern farm buildings to spoil the appearance of the property.    Roofing is mainly new and clad with slate coloured box profile sheeting to blend with the house. The buildings were originally built in the mid 1800s as a dairy, a large byre with very substantial trusses, a very large two storey barn, and three adjoining storage sheds.  The old dairy is now used as a workshop, toilet and shower for the caravanners and the byre as a painting studio/exhibition space.  The remaining buildings serve for general storage.   There is an additional derelict stone cart shed currently being re-pointed.  There is a 3 phase electricity supply and power is laid on to all the buildings with an extra outdoor socket to the garden.  A solar panel on the byre assists with water heating for the caravanners' shower and a 1500 litre water tank in the barn collects rainwater to supply the garden tap. The 4.25 acres of land is divided into a stackyard parking area, a walled, productive vegetable garden with fruit trees and bushes, greenhouse, ornamental pond and flower border, hedged front lawn, utility space housing fuel tank, a large mown grass area to the front of the house leading down to a burn, three paddocks and the field currently operating as a 5 van site as described above.  One paddock contains the farm well which has not been in use in recent years but contains a constant supply of clear water. The property is served by mains water and electricity and benefits from broadband and digital TV.  Drainage is to a septic tank which is also linked to emptying facilities for caravan chemical toilets. Tools and equipment (including Westwood ride-on mower and collector) may be purchased by separate agreement. The Region The nearest village is Sorbie which is only half a mile away.  It has a primary school, post office/shop, pub and village hall. Next nearest are Garlieston (2 miles) and Whithorn (3 miles) which has various shops, a health centre and veterinary surgery. Scotland's Book Town (Wigtown) is 7 miles away. Newton Stewart is about 14 miles away with a larger array of services, shops and supermarkets and a High School. Regular buses pass the road-end and we are under 2 hours from Prestwick airport. This area is known as The Machars and is surrounded on three sides by the sea with the Galloway Hills to the north. We have rolling agricultural land all round, the coast is part cliff, part sandy beach, part pebbles, and part rugged rock. There is amenity forest about a mile away where many dogs are walked, and for those who enjoy activities, there is plenty going on - mountain biking, rambling, fishing, tai chi, golf, film club, local theatre, art classes, university of the 3rd age, and much more. We have less rain than most of the rest of Scotland and almost no midges!

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