Callanish, Keillour, Methven, Perthshire PH1 3RA Offers in excess of £880,000

Situation

Keillour is a small rural hamlet just outside the village of Methven, which offers a number of services for every day requirements, including a post office, newsagent, general store, restaurants, hotels, fuel station and garage. Primary schooling is available in the village.
Perth, which is within 11 miles, has an excellent range of shops, supermarkets and professional services and is in a pivotal position, with motorway and dual carriageway connections to all the major cities of central Scotland. Perth also has a railway station with services to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness. Recreational opportunities in and around Perth are excellent, including Perth Theatre and the new Concert Hall. Scone Palace, one of Scotland’s finest stately homes, is just 13 miles away.
There are numerous golf courses in the area including Crieff, Dunkeld, Murrayshall, Rosemount at Blairgowrie and the famous championship courses at Gleneagles. Crieff is a gateway to the Highlands, which offer ample opportunities for hillwalking, skiing and other outdoor activities.
There is an excellent choice of private schools in Perthshire, including Glenalmond (4½ miles), Morrison’s Academy and Ardvreck Preparatory School, both in Crieff, and Kilgraston, Craigclowan Preparatory School and Strathallan, all just to the south of Perth.

Description

Callanish was completed in December 2008. It is built on an elevated site extending to over 1.3 acres, in a commanding position taking full advantage of the south facing panoramic outlook which extends out over Strathearn and as far as the Lomond and Ochil Hills.
The generous accommodation offers a variety of public spaces and all bedrooms have en suite bathrooms or shower rooms, including one on the ground floor, allowing prospective purchasers to cater for elderly or disabled relatives.
Externally, the traditional appearance is complemented by wet dash rendered walls and a slate roof. Internally there are oak doors and extensive oak flooring on the ground floor. High quality fixtures and fittings have been used throughout.

Accommodation

The entrance vestibule opens to a reception hall with a large hanging cupboard for coats. Off the hall is a cloakroom with WC, shower and wash basin.
The spacious drawing room has a south facing bay window and an open fireplace with slate inset and oak surround. A glazed door leads to the adjacent library, a light and spacious room with French doors to a paved patio. Off the hall, between the drawing room and the kitchen, is the dining room, a welcoming entertaining space.
The kitchen is open plan to a generous breakfast room with a bay window. The well-appointed, fitted kitchen has a centre island, oak panelled doors and wall mounted units, with Corian worktops, and glass fronted and open display wall units. There is an inset 1½ bowl Corian sink with mixer tap and appliances including a range style cooker with induction hob, a wine cooler, a microwave and a dishwasher.
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The family room, opening off the breakfast room, has a log burning stove on a raised hearth with slate inset, and French doors leading to the front garden.
The utility room is fitted with floor and larder style units, with an inset stainless steel sink and mixer tap and tiled splashbacks. There is plumbing for an automatic washing machine and space for a tumble dryer. It has a door to the garden.
The ground floor accommodation is completed by a double bedroom with en suite shower room.
First Floor
A galleried hall, with a store cupboard and a separate linen cupboard, gives access to five further double bedrooms. Three of the bedrooms have en suite shower rooms, and the other two both have a dressing room and a bathroom with both bath and shower. A room presently used as an office could be used as a seventh bedroom if required.
Externally
A tarred and chipped turning driveway leads past the side of the house to the entrance door and garage at the rear of the property, with a ramp into the utility room allowing for disabled access if required. The integral double garage incorporates a machine store and workshop, and houses the oil-fired boiler. It has a connecting door to the reception hall.
Gardens
The gardens have been extensively laid to lawn and are fully enclosed with fencing and gates enclosing the driveway. There is a large south facing patio with centred planted borders and spectacular elevated views over the Perthshire countryside.
To the rear is a large lawn planted with a variety of young trees and laurel bushes. There is a timber summer house and barbeque area, and a vegetable plot with water supply.
Services
Mains electricity and water, private drainage, oil-fired central heating, double glazing, external lighting and security alarm. Broadband is available in the area.
Council tax
Perth & Kinross Council Tax Band H.
Fixtures and fittings
All fitted blinds, fitted floor coverings and integrated kitchen appliances are included. The American fridge freezer, washing machine and condensing tumble dryer are offered by separate negotiation.
Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.
Possession
Vacant possession and entry will be given on completion.
Offers
Offers must be submitted in Scottish legal terms to the Selling Agents. A closing date for offers may be fixed and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the Selling Agents following inspection.
Purchase price
Within 7 days of the conclusion of Missives a deposit of 10% of the purchase price shall be paid. The deposit will be non returnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the Seller or his agents.

Directions

Leave Perth on the A85 towards Crieff. Continue through the village of Methven and travel a further 2.6 miles, then turn right, signposted Keillour. At the T junction turn left and continue for a further 1.2 miles, after which Callanish is the second house on the right, with entrance gates set in white stone pillars.