Offers in Excess of £675,000 4 bedroom detached house for sale Firlea, Dollar, Clackmannanshire

Tenure: Freehold

Situation

Firlea is an individually designed modern property in the heart of Dollar.

Benefits of this historic village are easy access to Edinburgh and the airport via the Forth Road Bridge and travel to all the major towns of Central Scotland is simplified, as the M90 lies only five miles away. Glasgow (36 miles) is within reasonable travelling distance via the Kincardine Bridge.

Dollar has a good range of shops, including a supermarket, delicatessen, bank and post office, hotels, health centre, dentist, golf course, a primary school, tennis club and squash club. The town is well known for Dollar Academy, a private co-educational school that takes primary and secondary day pupils and boarders. Further private schools at Glenalmond, Strathallan and Kilgraston (girls only) are within easy reach. There is a private junior and prep school at Bridge of Allan called Beaconhurst.

The historic town of Stirling is only 15 miles to the west and has an excellent range of shops, professional services and a commuter rail service to Edinburgh and Glasgow. The town is also well known for its university.

A wide range of leisure activities is available in the area. Gleneagles Hotel (13 miles) has a leisure club with extensive sports facilities including shooting school, an equestrian centre, the British School of Falconry and three famous golf courses, the King's, the Queen's and the PGA Centenary Course. There are numerous other courses within easy reach including the highly thought of Muckhart Golf Course, two courses at Kinross and the world famous courses of St. Andrews (36 miles). Gleneagles is also renowned for field sports with many guests staying at the hotel for grouse shooting, pheasant shooting and salmon fishing. There is National Hunt racing at Scone, near Perth, and The Trossachs and Loch Lomond are also within easy reach with opportunities for many outdoor activities including climbing, hill walking, water sports, fishing, shooting and stalking.

Description

The property is a recently finished modern property constructed of harled stone and timber frame under a series of pitched slate roofs. The internal finishes are exemplary with a German Ha'cker kitchen, fitted with integral Miele appliances, Joop and Luafen sanitary ware with two Victory Spa whirlpool baths in addition. Oak doors are fitted throughout with part glazed double doors opening out into the principal reception rooms maximising the levels of natural light. The property has a superb balance of formal reception rooms and an outstanding, open plan kitchen and breakfast area allowing minimum effort, modern family living.

There is pedestrian access through a wrought iron gate from Lorne Lane with steps leading to a block pathway to front door and also to double doors opening from the dining area. Firlea has a courtyard to the front of the garages and vehicular access is via two wrought iron security gates. Surrounding the property are well manicured areas of lawn separated with path ways, patio's, and BBQ areas. The gardens are fully enclosed within a stone wall with a series of flower beds planted with a variety of trees and shrubs along the inner boundary. In addition there are a number of mature trees offering further privacy

Accomodation

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Directions

From Edinburgh follow the M90 North crossing the Forth Road Bridge. Leave the Motorway at Junction 6 joining A977 signposted Dollar and Crook of Devon. Pass through Crook of Devon before turning right onto the A823 passing through Rumbling Bridge. Once through the village turn left at the T junction on the A91 heading West towards Dollar, Tillicoultry and Stirling. On entering Dollar turn right into Lorne Lane. Firlea is the first house in the left