CLEUCHHEAD BOTHY SCAURGLEN, PENPONT, DUMFRIES

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1 CLEUCHHEAD BOTHY SCAURGLEN, PENPONT, DUMFRIES

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3 CLEUCHHEAD BOTHY, SCAURGLEN, PENPONT, DUMFRIES A traditional bothy with planning consent for development to a three bedroom house with breath taking views across rolling countryside. Thornhill 6 miles Dumfries 22 miles A74 (Motorway) 22 miles 93 King Street Castle Douglas DG7 1AE castledouglas@galbraithgroup.com

4 GENERAL Scaurglen sits north of the village of Penpont in rolling Dumfriesshire countryside. Penpont is a pleasant village with a shop, a garage and a primary school. A good range of shops, schools and services is available in the larger village of Thornhil. Thornhill is an attractive and bustling village, well known for its individual shops and boutiques. It provides a wide range of amenities including hotels, bank, library, community centre, health centre, pharmacy and a variety of shops. The area also benefits from Wallace Hall Academy, recognised nationally as a school of ambition, and a well regarded primary school. A wider range of shops, services and supermarkets is available in Dumfries, the regional capital. Dumfries has a large hospital, leisure centre, theatre, cinema, and is home to the Crichton Campuses of both the University of Glasgow and the University of the West of Scotland. Communications to the area are good. The mainline railway stations in both Dumfries and Lockerbie provide good links to the north and south. Prestwick Airport, with its links to the rest of the U.K. and mainland Europe, is about 50 miles distant. Glasgow and Edinburgh Airports about 63 and 70 miles distant are also very accessible. The South West of Scotland is renowned for its mild climate and long growing season which attracts gardeners from all over the country to this part of Scotland. The area also offers boundless sporting and outdoor activities including excellent salmon and sea trout fishing on many of the local rivers as well as trout fishing on the numerous lochs in the area. Close by, Drumlanrig Castle and grounds offers a superb selection of cycling tracks and woodland walks. Equestrian pursuits are popular in the region, with several schools, and livery facilities throughout. For nature lovers, there is the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Caerlaverock near Dumfries, as well as an abundance of countryside and walks where many native species can be seen. Mountain biking is well catered for in the regions Seven Stanes forest ranges, and these forests also have designated walks for all abilities. DESCRIPTION Cleuchhead Bothy is a stone bothy in the traditional style by William Burn, surrounded by its own grounds in an elevated position overlooking the beautiful rolling countryside of the Scaurglen and beyond. The current owners have obtained planning consent for extending and converting the bothy into a modern three bedroom home. Ground works have already been carried out to create vehicular access to the bothy and some landscaping. PLANNING CONSENT Dumfries and Galloway Council 07/P/3/0142 DIRECTIONS From the A76 in Thornhill, take the A702 signed Penpont. In Penpont village take the right hand turn into Marrburn Road. Follow this road out of the village and continue along it as it becomes a minor public road. After a few miles, you will come to a T junction rising uphill, with white farm buildings directly in front of you (Druidhall). Turn right and continue along the road until you pass Cleuchhead Farm on the left. Continue past the farm towards the wooded area. After passing through the wooded area the Bothy is a short distance on the left. Post Code: DG3 4AR SERVICES Water Private supply from underground tank further up the hill with a pipe leading to a tank at the rear of the Bothy. Electricity Not supplied, however there is a supply available approximately 300 yards away at Holehouse Cottage. Drainage There is permission for the tank to be sited to the front and to the left of the bothy. NB It is highly recommended not to rely on a Satnav in a rural location to always check on a route map or particulars prior to any scheduled viewings. LOCAL AUTHORITY Dumfries & Galloway Council. Carruthers House, English Street, Dumfries DG1 2DD Tel: Fax: VIEWING By appointment with the Selling Agents. INTERNET WEBSITE AND INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE This property and other properties offered by Galbraith can be viewed on our website at as well as our affiliated websites com; and www. uklandandfarms.co.uk. Galbraith is proactive on both Facebook (www. facebook.com/galbraithpropertyconsultancy) and Twitter (twitter.com/galbraith_group). Our dedicated social media officer ensures our pages are updated on a daily basis. Social media marketing is an excellent way of ensuring your property is exposed to a wide national and international audience and journalists are now using twitter to source properties for editorial in newspapers, magazines and websites. IMPORTANT NOTES 1. These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to viewing prospective purchasers are advised to seek their own professional advice. 2. Areas, measurements and distances are given as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the working order of services and appliances. 3. These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act Closing Date A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously. The Seller will not be obliged to accept the highest, or indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at any time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by interested parties. 5. Offers Formal offers in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, through a Scottish Lawyer, to Galbraith, 93 King Street, Castle Douglas DG7 1AE. Tel: Third Party Rights and Servitudes The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof. MORTGAGE FINANCE Galbraith has an alliance with Matthew Griffiths, an independent mortgage broker Fox Private Finance, who through his excellent relationships with lenders and private banks can advise on the most suitable mortgage for your circumstances. For further information, contact Matthew Griffiths who is based in our Edinburgh office on

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