Dalginross House, Dalginross, Crieff, PH6

Comrie is an attractive Perthshire town with a population of circa 1,900 persons serving a much larger rural hinterland. The town is widley regarded as a gateway to the Highlands, at the western end of the Strathearn district and south of the Grampian Mountains.

The town is popular as a retirement village, typically having a large proportion of the population over 65 years. Dalginross fronts onto the main traffic route leading through Comrie (A822), at its junction with Dalginross Gardens, which is a good quality private residential area within short walking distance of the town centre which lies to the north.

Dalginross House is an attractive, two storey late Victorian/early Edwardian former dwelling house which is of traditional stone construction having been adapted to provide a good quality 16 bedroom care home.

Main access into the property is from the car park in to an entrance vestibule and thereafter, the entrance hallway, via a secure intercom system. There are two resident dayroom areas, forming a dining room and a separate sitting room, which both feature high level ceilings and have ornate cornicing.

At ground floor, there are a total of 11 resident bedrooms, three of which have en-suite provision comprising either shower pod, WC and wash hand basin or WC and wash hand basin only. All bedrooms have a wash hand basin in place, including those which do not have an en-suite. Ancillary accommodation within the ground floor comprises a communal residents toilet and bathing areas, together with general storage.

An internal staircase provides access to the upper floor levels, also being served by a stair lift. At mezzanine/half landing, is a resident bedroom, residents toilet and a staff changing area.

The staircase continues up to the first floor level, again with a stair lift, where there are a further four resident bedrooms, one of which has en-suite facilities. These rooms are typically larger being similarly finished to the ground floor. There is also a small lounge area for residents or staff use, together with a communal toilet.

Service areas are primarily located at ground floor and comprise a manager’s office, domestic style kitchen, ancillary food preparation area and laundry room.

At attic level is a manager’s/staff sleep over flat with lounge, single bedroom, double bedroom, small kitchen space and shower room, having direct fire exit access.