Kilroy

• 3 reception rooms. 5 bedrooms
• Spacious family home
• Peaceful rural setting
• Range of outbuildings
• Large Garden & Paddocks
• Far reaching countryside views
• Acreage 3.65 acres (1.48 hectares)
• Dumfries 7.9 miles Thornhill 10 miles Glasgow 71 miles

DESCRIPTION Kilroy provides a delightful rural smallholding situated just a short distance from Dumfries on a quiet country lane. Offering a charming rural package including, a spacious period family home, extensive traditional outbuildings in a courtyard setting, garden grounds and paddocks. Suitable for equestrian use with stables already in place. The property at Kilroy is believed to originate from around the mid 1800s but has seen significant extensions in the years since, now providing a large property offering a fine balance of reception and bedroom space over 3 levels. The original front entrance leads to a glazed inner vestibule opening to a large central hallway on the lower ground level, to one side a beautifully proportioned reception room boasting high ceilings, cornice décor and a large window overlooking the garden to the front and countryside views beyond, flooding the room with natural light. To the opposite side, a study/ library boasts the same features and similar proportions. Stairs in the hallway then rise to the ground floor with a side entrance porch, a modern newly fitted shower room, and a cloakroom, providing stair access down to the cellar, where the boiler is situated. The cellar is a flexible space, currently used as a large, dry storage space yet offering great adaptability to suit the buyer’s specific needs. The hallway also gives access to the third reception room, a spacious and well-proportioned dining room with a period fireplace and two windows offering stunning views over the Nith valley to the distant Lowther Hills. Continuing through the hallway there is a small W.C, 2 large double bedrooms and stairs rising to the first floor accommodation. Adjacent access to the attractive farmhouse kitchen, with oil fired Aga at the heart. A large table occupies the centre of the room with a range of storage worktops surrounding and dual aspect windows flood the room with natural light looking out to the front & towards the courtyard. Beyond is the walk-in pantry and large utility/boot room providing ideal space for muddy boots/outdoor clothes, with a large sink and plumbing for additional appliances. A large window overlooks the courtyard and outbuildings. On the first floor a further 3 double bedrooms, 2 of which have views to the rear over the countryside beyond and also offering storage space. The spacious family bathroom, box room and linen cupboard complete the offering. Externally the property offers huge opportunity with a highly desirable blend of location, property, outbuildings and land. Extending to about 3.6 acres in all, the combination of garden space and enclosed paddocks offers great adaptability and potential to fulfil the lifestyle needs of the buyer. The outbuildings could be utilised to suit a range of specific needs, be it workshop, storage, stabling, animal shelter, tool storage etc. Kilroy offers a delightful rural holding for which there is continuing demand in a desirable area enjoying the best of both worlds, just a short distance from Dumfries and all local amenities yet occupying an idyllic peaceful rural location with no near neighbours and far-reaching countryside views. GARDEN The property is approached through a wooden gate with two sandstone pillars, the driveway leads to the front of the property and continues round to the outbuildings with turning area. Extensive garden grounds wrap round the property offering so much potential. Predominantly laid to lawn with a range of flowering shrubs (including banks of rhododendrons and azaleas), mature trees, and a burn. Behind the “Bothy” is a part-walled garden ideal for “growing your own” with a large lean-to greenhouse with electric heating. Beyond are the paddocks divided into 3 and with a burn running through, offering ideal space for livestock/equestrian use.” OUTBUILDINGSWithin a courtyard setting with turning area at the centre. Predominantly Of stone/brick construction under a slated roof with electric. Bothy (7m x 5.5m.) External staircase leading to first floor / storage space currently (not inspected). Double doors to front. Garage (14.5m x 5m) Two doors to access. Under a corrugated roof. X3 Loose Boxes. Door within to access:Workshop (5m x 3.5m) With workbench. Open fronted Store (13.6m x 3.7m) Double opening to front. Old Byre/ Tool Shed (8m x 5m) Door to front and door to rear directly accessing paddock. Garage (6.6m x 5.1m) Sliding door to front. Tool/Vehicle storage.SITUATION Kilroy occupies a highly desirable rural location just a short distance from Dumfries. The regional capital of Dumfries (7.9miles) provides a wide range of schools, shops, retail outlets, and other services including the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. The Crichton Campus houses the southern campuses of both the University of Glasgow and the University of the West of Scotland, offering a variety of undergraduate degree courses. Commuting links are good (on the A76 in 1 minute & the A75 within 15 minutes) with the A75 giving good access to Carlisle in the east and to Stranraer in the west. There is a main line railway station at Dumfries, with connections to Carlisle, Newcastle and Glasgow. Lockerbie train station (18 miles) providing links to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester. The M74 motorway north or south can be accessed easily from Lockerbie and Beattock. International and domestic flights are available from Prestwick Airport 55 miles, Glasgow Airport 77 miles and Edinburgh airport 73 miles distant.POST CODE DG2 0JZ WHAT3WORDSTo find this property location to within 3 metres, download and use What3Words and enter the following 3 words: truth.crumple.thanks