5 bedroom detached house for sale

Tenure: Freehold

Craigend House is a striking detached house set in generous, mature and level grounds to about 1.082 acres.

The house displays well balanced period architecture, the lower half is completed in substantial dressed red sandstone and the upper half combines painted render finish with dressed red sandstone relief at quoins and mullions, and all is set under a red rosemary tile roof.

Craigend House has been in its current ownership for some 11 years during which time it has been the subject of a diligent upgrading, modernisation and improvements programme.

Improvements have been extensive and include re-wiring, re-plumbing, a new Rosemary tile roof with associated lead works, windows have been replaced and the central heating system has been renewed.

Dressed timbers have been French polished and distinctive Scottish carved stone fireplaces have been added which together with original period features and a stylish decoration and soft furnishings programme make Craigend House a comfortable home.      

Accommodation is generous and perfectly arranged over its three levels for luxurious family living as well as providing fine accommodation for visitors and guests.

A substantial red sandstone outer porch/vestibule leads to a fine welcome from a spacious entrance reception hall finished with warm dressed and French polished timbers. From the reception hallway there is access to a cloakroom and wc and also to a convenient wine cellar.

The drawing room is near full width and has a deep bay window formation at the rear together with intricate plaster detail to ceiling and cornices. The formal dining room also has a bay window as well as a feature fireplace in ingle neuk style with dressed Scottish stone fireplace.

From the dining room or the reception hall there is access to a comfortable library with fitted furniture and dressed Scottish stone fireplace.

A rear vestibule off the main reception hallway leads to the rear gardens.

The inner hallway leads to a comfortable family and TV room which is semi open plan to a generous and easily worked kitchen with Aga cooker and stylish working centre island. An informal dining and breakfasting area is at the rear with door access to rear gardens.

A rear hallway leads to the utility room, laundry/wash room, rear cloakroom and separate wc. An outer door leads to outhouses, garaging and gardens.

The first floor is by a broad staircase to gun safe room at half landing. The full landing provides access to a large master suite of bedroom with deep bay window, dressing room with fitted furniture and rear veranda access as well as a large bathroom.

Bedroom 2, family bathroom, bedroom 3 (guest room) with en suite shower, bedroom 4 with en suite dressing and bathrooms, bedroom 5 with en suite shower room.

A second staircase leads to a floored and lined attic room offering useful long term stores/games console zone.


Craigend House is located on the fringe of the 16th green and the 17th tee of the world famous Royal Troon Golf Course. From the house there are wonderful views across the greens, tees and fairways to the lower reaches of the firth of Clyde, the island of Arran and south to the Heads of Ayr and Ailsa Craig.

The house is set amid mature level grounds extending to about 1.082 acres on a finger of ground that reaches out into the links of Royal Troon and with neighbouring homes of similar vintage and quality.

Troon is a well known west of Scotland Ayrshire town and is probably most famous for its Championship Golf Course, Royal Troon, where the Open Golf Championship has been held no less than 8 times. The town centre of Troon has all the amenities one would expect from a large coastal town. The district has reputable primary and secondary schooling in both the state and independent sectors. The local shops have always attracted people to the area and the town is well served by friendly local pubs, restaurants and hotels. Sporting activities are wide and varied, inevitably golf features with the Royal Troon Golf Club as well as many other private and municipal courses to hand. Prestwick Golf Club (where the Open was first played) is only about 3.5 miles to the south. Troon has a popular yachting marina together with associated chandlery services.

For travel, the recently enhanced A77/M77 provides swift commuting to Ayr, Glasgow and surrounding districts, Troon also has a mainline railway with connecting bus links with a regular service running to and from Glasgow city. Nearby Prestwick International Airport also offers flights throughout Britain, Ireland and Europe.


Outbuildings
Double car garage, boiler house, 2 x general purpose stores, gardener's w.c, and garden shed.

Garden grounds
Craigend House is set in some 1.082 acres
level gardens, stone gate piers with
remote controlled gate entry system to gravel
sweep and sunken front lawn, rear garden are
large, level and laid mainly to grass with
random tree edges and rear sunken lawn.