Kenmure Steading

New Galloway, Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway, DG7 3RX

Offers Over £400,000

6.3 acres

  • About 6.3 acres in all.
  • Castle Douglas 14 miles Dumfries 25 miles Ayr 36 miles
  • Rural development opportunity
  • Potential to develop 6 existing units or reconfigure (subject to necessary consents)
  • Grazing paddock to the North of the steading
  • Attractive rural location

SITUATION Kenmure Steading is situated on the edge of Scotland’s smallest Royal Burgh New Galloway. New Galloway has two hotels, the popular Smithy Tearoom, community shop, Glenkens medical practice, as well as a popular 9 Hole Golf course. The village also boasts the Catstrand visitor centre with café, exhibition space, shop and 90 seater theatre where events run all year round. Kells Primary School is situated in New Galloway and buses provided to Secondary school in St Johns Town of Dalry and Castle Douglas. The nearby market town of Castle Douglas has a good range of shops, supermarkets, and other services, and is designated Dumfries and Galloway Food Town. The regional capital of Dumfries, about 25 miles distant, offers a wider range of shops, retail outlets and services including the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary and the Crichton Campus providing further education courses.Communications to the area are very good, with a daily bus service from New Galloway and railway stations in both Dumfries and Lockerbie. The M74 motorway is about 50 miles distant allowing easy access north and south. Regular flights to parts of the UK and Ireland as well as continental Europe depart from Prestwick Airport, which is 41 miles to the north. Both Glasgow and Edinburgh with their international airports are 77 and 105 miles respectively. A daily ferry service to Northern Ireland operates with Stenna Link from Cairnryan 46 miles to the west, close to Stranraer.DESCRIPTION Kenmure Steading historically stood as stables and accommodation space to serve Kenmure Castle, however was converted to Residential accommodation, in the 1960’s. Situated 1 mile south of New Galloway, a courtyard steading comprising 6 dwellings with a central courtyard accessed through an arch. Further storerooms and garages provide further space which could be to adapted to suit the buyers needs. There is a detached storage shed.. The steading benefits from a total of 6 acres of ground sitting to the north of the steading. Now in need of complete renovation this provides an exciting development opportunity to adapt and create a bespoke development specific to the buyers requirements. Offering broad appeal, the property could provide single or multiple dwellings or holiday lets, all subject to the necessary consents.ACCOMMODATION The steading is currently split into 6 units as follows: 1 The Steading – Three Bedrooms – EPC F272 The Steading – One Bedroom (Flat) – EPC E533 The Steading – Three Bedrooms – EPC F274 The Steading – Three Bedrooms – EPC F345 The Steading – One Bedroom (Flat) – EPC F276 The Steading – Three Bedrooms – EPC F313 Stores & 2 garages. Detached Storage Shed (6.9m x 3m)GROUNDS The grounds beyond the steading and courtyard extend to the north and include around 6 acres of grazing ground.