Corner Cottage is an architect-designed cottage which will replace existing ruins sitting in an elevated position with brilliant views across Fife, in Scotland. The house with have 1.5 levels, and has been designed by Montgomery Forgan Associates. Constructed from a mixture of stone and render beneath a pantile roof with slate-roofed dormer windows.
The design is traditional in style with timber-framed windows and doors, with excellent insulation and solar panels on the roof.
The reception rooms will be spacious and light; doors will lead out from the dining room to the garden, while the other reception rooms will be a dining kitchen and a further family room. The two bedrooms will lie on the first floor with coomb ceilings and dormer windows.
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Depending on the stage of build, the owner can have a great deal of input into how the property is completed. The garden will lie principally to the front of the house with the ground sloping down to a young plantation of woodland.
The county town of Cupar is just five miles from the property, while St Andrews will be just over 12 miles away. Edinburgh is 40 miles.
The guide price is £350,000. For further information please contact Strutt & Parker on 0131 226 2500 or visit www.struttandparker.com.
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