Panbride Parish Church, Panbride Road, Panbride, Carnoustie, Angus, DD7 6JP

FOR SALE BY ONLINE AUCTION WEDNESDAY 27TH AUGUST 2025 AT 9.00AM - ***FANTASTIC UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A HISTORIC C-LISTED CHURCH WHICH DATES BACK TO THE 18TH CENTURY***SITUATED IN THE WORLD FAMOUS GOLFING TOWN OF CARNOUSTIE***LARGE VERSATILE SPACE AVAILABLE***

***Key Features & Investment Potential***
Historic Clisted church, with a Blisted burial aisle and vault dating from the 17th18th century, built on the Medieval church site originally dedicated to St Bridget in 1147, situated in the seaside town of Carnoustie.

The property comprises: main church hall, mezzanine gallery, meeting room, crypt/vault.

The sale is the footprint of the building only, so no need to worry about maintaining the graves!

Suitable for adaptive reuse STP (subject to planning), with a building size of approximately 4,632 sq ft, making it a rare heritage conversion opportunity

AREA - Ground Floor: 217.80 sq m, 2,344 sq ft
- Church mezzanine: 177.00 sq m, 1,905 sq ft
- First Floor (vestry): 35.61 sq m, 383 sq ft
- TOTAL: 430.41 sq m, 4,632 sq ft

Services - The property us connected to mains supplies of water, gas and electricity. Drainage is assumed to be into a septic tank.

Historic and Architectural Highlights
Successor to a medieval church, the current building was rebuilt in 1851 under Fox Maule and later expanded in the early 1900s. The burial vault dates from 1681.

The Loupin' Stane (a historic mounting stone), bell dated 1664 (inscribed in Latin), stained glass windows and other ecclesiastical artefacts provide rich character and heritage appeal

Layout & Adaptability
This C listed building could be used, without the necessity of obtaining change of use consent, as a creche, day nursery, day centre, educational establishment, museum, art gallery or public library. It also has potential for variety of other uses, such as a theatre, cinema or entertainment venue, retail space or community resource subject to obtaining appropriate consents. The burial aisle and 'louping stone' (in the car park) are B listed.

The property contains a burial aisle and vault which were part of an earlier building and there are also likely to be buried remains under the present building. There are known to be a number of historic remains within the burial aisle and vault forming part of the property, as well as in other parts of the building, with the last known interment being in 1888.

Sellers retain the right to remove ecclesiastical fixture and fittings, and any war memorials prior.

Location
Nestled in the historic area of Panbride, approx. 0.5mi north-east of Carnoustie town centre and within reach of DundeeAberdeen rail connections

Vibrant local community centred around Carnoustie and Panbride, benefiting from proximity to Carnoustie High School, beaches, and local amenities in a coastal Angus setting

***RECENT NEARBY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SALES***
- 24, Bruce Drive, Carnoustie, DD7 7DF - SOLD MAY'25 - £192,500
- 82, Brown Street, Carnoustie, DD& 7JL - SOLD MAY'25 - £143,500
- 15, Winter Place, Carnoustie, DD7 6BR - SOLD MAY'25 - £121,000

Carnoustie is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast. In the 2022 census, Carnoustie had a population of 11,359, making it the fourth-largest town in Angus and due to its seaside location, and is best known for the Carnoustie Golf Links course that often hosts the Open Championship

Carnoustie can be considered a dormitory town for its nearest city, Dundee, which is 11 miles (18 kilometres) to the west.

***TRANSPORT***
The A92 runs between Arbroath and Dundee about 58 mile (1 kilometre) north of Carnoustie. There are several ways to reach the A92, including the main routes that run between the Upper Victoria junction and between the A930, Carlogie road and Muirdrum Junction. It is also possible to reach the west-bound carriageway of the A92 via Balmachy Road and the Grange of Barry Road.

Trains are operated by ScotRail on the Dundee-Aberdeen line. They stop at Carnoustie railway station on an approximately hourly basis. Two trains a day stop at Golf Street railway station (06:38 west-bound and 19:10 east-bound) and two at Barry Links (06:41 west-bound and 18:52 east-bound). As a result, Golf Street and Barry Links are two of the least used stations in the UK.

Buses are operated by Stagecoach Strathtay on their Arbroath or Carnoustie Westhaven to Dundee route. These are the number 73, 73A, 73B, 73C and 74 buses. They operate on a regular half-hourly basis everyday to Monifieth, Broughty Ferry, Dundee and Ninewells Hospital. Arbroath hourly. On weekdays, JP Minicoaches run service 181/A once a day from Muirdrum and Carnoustie to Monifieth and Forfar

***EDUCATION***
Carlogie Primary School was opened in the mid-1970s in the new Caesar Avenue/Linefield Road housing estate and its current catchment area is all of Carnoustie East of Queen Street and the pupils from the surrounding rural area that was used to be served by Panbride Primary School, including Panbride, East Haven, Hatton, Muirdrum, Auchrennie, Pitlivie and Salmond's Muir. The school's buildings and grounds were extensively refurbished in 2008.

Woodlands Primary School is a building in the former caravan park in Carnoustie House Grounds.[110] Its catchment area is the central part of Carnoustie between Burnside Street and Queen Street, plus the rural area north of the town, incorporating Clayholes, Balmachie, Pitskelly, Upper Victoria and Heugh-Head.

Burnside Primary School is a building in Thomas Street on land that had been used as football pitches. Its catchment area includes the remaining part of Carnoustie and the former rural catchment of Barry Primary, including Barry, Cotside, Balhungie, Ardestie, Woodhill, Grange of Barry and Mains of Ravensby.

Carnoustie High School is situated on Shanwell Road and takes all secondary pupils from Carnoustie and the surrounding rural area, including former pupils of Carlogie, Woodlands, Burnside, Kinloch, Panbride, Barry, Newbigging and Monikie Primary Schools. The school was almost entirely rebuilt in 2008, the only part of the previous buildings retained being the old Physical Education Department, theatre and music department.

***THINGS TO DO IN CARNOUSTIE***
Carnoustie is famous for it's golfing heritage. It offers a variety of amenities including sports and leisure facilities, a golf hotel with spa and dining options, and access to a beautiful beach and coastal path. The town is particularly known for its championship golf course, Carnoustie Golf Links.

GUIDE PRICE - £65,000

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