Full Details - Plot 2
Situation
This house sits alongside the signature beech tree on the estate, looking due south over an extensive lawn towards banks of mature rhododendrons and flowering shrubs which provide seclusion and privacy. Its classical West of Scotland Arts and Crafts design, set off by the large mature garden full of trees and shrubs, is the defining feature of this exceptional plot.
The private driveway turns off the internal Avenel roadway and runs alongside the lawns towards the house. Visitors will be struck by the symmetrical form of the house, beautifully enhanced with natural sandstone detailing. The driveway passes a triple detached garage before swinging round to a parking area north of the house where the formal entrance is located.
To the south of the house is a large stone terrace accessed from French windows and leading down onto the large lawn which enjoys a full southerly aspect, thereby catching the sun for most of the day. The boundaries of the plot are marked with a variety of trees, beech hedging and banks of rhododendrons.
Accommodation
The emphasis of this house is generous and comfortable living space designed to make the most of the stunning southerly views. From the formal entrance , the ground floor gallery leads past the dining room with its southerly aspect to a large and elegant formal drawing room running the entire depth of the house. Windows on the south, west and north elevations of the room provide all-round views of the mature gardens.
At the opposite end of the ground floor gallery, the kitchen and breakfast area mirrors the drawing room in size, stretching 11 m in open plan form from the kitchen work surfaces to the breakfast and informal eating area with its circular bay window. This area looks south over the signature beech tree and gardens. The breakfast area opens into the family room which also enjoys southerly views. Both rooms can benefit in winter from the 'hole in the wall' fireplace built into the wall dividing the two rooms.
In addition to the entrance from the gallery, the kitchen can also be entered though a separate informal entrance on the north side of the house. The entrance leads past a utility room, study and shower room with WC. There is also a guest WC located close the formal entertaining areas of the house.
On the first floor, the symmetry of the house continues. The master bedroom suite occupies the same 11m by 6m wing of the house as the drawing room beneath. As such it provides a huge bathroom with double shower and freestanding bath, a separate dressing room and a large south facing bedroom with circular bay window looking out over the garden.
The corresponding wing at the opposite end of the first floor contains two double bedrooms. Two further bedrooms are situated above the family room and dining room. All four bedrooms have en-suite shower or bath facilities.
Above the east study and utility wing, there is a floored storage area in addition to the generous cupboards and storage throughout the house.
A few steps from the informal entrance to the house is a large detached garage, with space for two large cars, plus space for a further small car or garden machinery. There is a further 30 sq m of floored storage above the garage.
Availability
Plot 2 is now available.