5 bedroom detached house for sale

Tenure: Freehold

Situation

Greystone House is conveniently located, some 3 miles south of Letham and almost equidistant from the Angus towns of Forfar, Carnoustie and Arbroath. Dundee is about 15 miles to the southwest. The house is situated on the edge of the small rural hamlet of Greystone. The surrounding countryside comprises attractive farmland. Dundee is easily reached and the A90 also provides fast access north to Aberdeen and south towards Edinburgh. Primary schooling is found at Redford (Carmyllie) and Monikie, which also has a local shop, with secondary schooling in Carnoustie. Forfar and Arbroath provide extensive shopping, business and leisure facilities. Private schooling is available at the High School of Dundee. The city itself provides an excellent range of shops and professional services, together with good leisure facilities. It is an established centre of excellence in education and life sciences, and has renowned cultural facilities.

There are golf courses at Forfar and Arbroath, whilst the championship course at Carnoustie is within easy reach. Fishing can be taken on the nearby North and South Esks. The Angus Glens provide some of the best hill walking in eastern Scotland, with ski-ing at Glenshee. There are pleasant sandy beaches at Lunan Bay near Montrose and at Arbroath which is famous for its "smokies".

There are railway stations at Arbroath, Carnoustie and Dundee with mainline services to Aberdeen and to the south, including a sleeper. Aberdeen and Edinburgh Airports provide a range of domestic and European flights and there are services from Dundee to London City Airport, Belfast and Birmingham.

Description

Greystone House, which was also formerly known as Wester Greystone, dates from the 1880s. It was built as the manse for the nearby former church, which at one time was the Carmyllie Free Kirk. It was used as a manse up until the mid 1950s. The house was extended in the 1960s and was acquired by the sellers in 1996.

It is a most attractive and imposing house, retaining much of its original features and character, including cornicings and panelled doors. It benefits from spacious and well laid out accommodation, and is ideal for both entertaining and for modern family living. The house is stone built, with a slate roof. The first floor extension to the rear is timber clad with a recently renewed flat roof. Since acquiring the property the owners have converted the garage into a games room, installed UPVC double glazing into many of the windows and undertaken refurbishment works, including upgrading the en suite shower rooms. The two main reception rooms, currently used as a drawing room and sitting room, are accessed off the hallway. A family room and the dining kitchen create an ideal informal living space, which is linked to the gardens by two sets of French doors. The stairs lead up to two landings. The master bedroom, with its en suite bathroom and dressing room, and the two en suite bedrooms are reached from the front landing. At a slightly lower level the rear landing gives access to two further bedrooms and a shower room, together with a study. Just behind the house is a games room.

Stone gate pillars with wrought iron gates open onto a gravelled drive which leads up to the front and side of the house.

Accommodation

Steps up to wooden front door with glazed overlight to hallway, drawing room, sitting room, family room, cloakroom, dining kitchen, utility room, master bedroom with dressing room and en suite bathroom, two bedrooms with en suite shower rooms, two further bedrooms, shower room, study.

Outside

At the back of the house is a stone built range of buildings with a slate roof. This originally comprised garaging but has been converted to a games room with Velux roof lights, exposed beams and electric panel heating. This could make a useful office if required. Also within this range are a boiler room with Boulter boiler and oil tank, and a workshop/store with stone flag floor. Behind is a lean to dog kennel with run.

Linking the games room to the house is a paved patio, which continues on round to the east of the house, where there is a sheltered seating area with a barbecue and rose arbour, and which is linked to the kitchen.

The attractive and sheltered gardens are mainly to the front and east of the house. In front they mainly comprise lawns and are enclosed by shrubs and trees. A bridge over a small burn give access to a further area of garden with shrubs, trees and fruit trees. Behind the house is an extensive wooded area with many fine beech trees.

The church is available in addition.

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Directions

If coming from the A90 (Dundee to Aberdeen dual carriageway) take the turning, some 4 miles to the south of Forfar, signposted Kincaldrum, Inverarity and Gateside. Then turn right, signposted Inverarity. After 1.7 miles turn right onto the B9127, signposted Kirkbuddo. Continue for 2.7 miles, passing through Whigstreet, and continue straight over the crossroads with the B978. After a further 1.1 miles turn left onto the B9128, signposted Forfar, and then turn immediately right, signposted for Greystone. Continue for 1 mile and on entering Greystone take the first turning on the left. Proceed past the church and the gates to the house will be seen on the right.

If coming from Forfar take the B9128, signposted Carnoustie. Pass through the village of Craichie and after a further 2.8 miles turn left, signposted Greystone and proceed as above.

From Dundee take the B978 at the Claypotts junction on the A92, adjacent to Sainsburys. After 0.5 miles turn right and right again, onto the B961. Proceed through Newbigging and past Monikie and Crombie Country Parks. At the crossroads with the B9128 proceed straight over on the B961. Continue for 1.9 miles, passing Milton Haugh, and at the War Memorial turn left, signposted Greystone. Continue for 1.2 miles, and take the last turning on the right, in Greystone, and proceed as above.

If coming from the north take the A933 from Brechin, signposted for Arbroath. 0.8 miles after passing Friockheim turn right onto the B961, signposted Redford and Newbigging. Continue for 4.4 miles, passing through Redford, and at the War Memorial turn right, signposted Greystone, and proceed as above.