Mounthope Cottage, Mansfield Road, New Cumnock, East Ayrshire, KA18
- PROPERTY TYPE
Detached
- BEDROOMS
2
- BATHROOMS
1
- SIZE
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Key features
- A detached cottage requiring full refurbishment with development potential in a lovely rural location.
- THERE IS NO HOME REPORT.
- New Cumnock 2.4 miles | Ayr 22 miles | Glasgow 45 miles
- About 0.42 acres.
- Living Room, Sitting Room, Kitchen, Bathroom, 2 Attic Bedrooms.
- Presently not habitable.
- Development opportunity.
- Lovely open countryside views.
- Outbuilding.
Description
Mounthope Cottage sits in an elevated position by New Cumnock. New Cumnock (about 2 miles) has a range of local shops and services, nursery, primary schooling and a health centre. Cumnock which has a wider range of facilities and the county town of Ayr is about 22 miles to the west offering excellent amenities including a good private school. The Barony Campus in Cumnock (about 8 miles) has primary schooling, supported learning centre and secondary schooling, medical practice and local shops. The New Cumnock outdoor swimming pool (The Tamar Manoukian Pool) is open for the community to enjoy.
There are excellent transport links in the area with a regular train service to Glasgow from New Cumnock and Ayr (22 miles), Glasgow Prestwick Airport is about 26 miles away with regular scheduled flights and Glasgow International Airport is approximately 48 miles.
Ayrshire is renowned for its many golf courses, including the world-famous courses at Royal Troon and Turnberry. There is the popular Racecourse in Ayr and excellent yachting facilities at the Marina in Troon. The enchanting Dumfries House Estate (about 9 miles) is one of Britain’s most beautiful stately homes with an outstanding collection of 18th century furniture, beautiful walled gardens, pleasant walks and a coffee house. Auchinleck Estate (12 miles) has a popular coffee shop (Boswell’s Coach House) within the Estate grounds, along with enjoyable riverside walks.
The New Cumnock Access Network Paths has developed some interesting local walks in the area including the Knockshinnoch Lagoons which goes round a 130 hectare Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve, Burns Cairn and Glen Afton. Blackcraig Hill, is one of Ayrshire’s highest hills at 2,296 feet above sea level, along with three neighbouring hills all over 2,000 feet which can also be climbed. The views down the glen from Blackcraig Hill are particularly stunning on a clear day.
Mounthope Cottage is a traditional stone and slate cottage which is currently not habitable. It requires extensive repair and upgrading, or alternatively, subject to the appropriate consents being obtained, demolition and rebuilding. The flat roof extension has been badly damaged in a recent storm. The cottage was originally the Factor’s cottage for Mansfield Estate and it has been in our client’s ownership for some 57 years.
Its present accommodation includes entrance porch, kitchen, sitting room, living room, bathroom and store room on the ground floor with stairs to two attic coombed rooms. Externally there is a boiler house.
The grounds total about 0.42 acres in all bounded by a stone wall to the east. There is off road parking.
Buildings
Shed: About 6.25m x 5.77m and 9.52m x 6.10m
Corrugated frame with inspection pit.
Access
The road leading from Mansfield Road is the responsibility of all residents.
Directions From the A76 just North of New Cumnock at Pathhead, continue straight on to Mansfield Road. Continue along this road for about 0.8 miles and turn left at the sign for Hall of Mansfield. Continue straight ahead for about 0.5 mile and Mounthope Cottage is on your right hand side.
What3Words: scrolled.flops.fries
Postcode: KA18 4NT
Note There is a proposed development at Blackwood Farm, New Cumnock to include seven wind turbines reaching up to 200 metres in height, alongside a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and a single substation.
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- Yes
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- Yes
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Mounthope Cottage, Mansfield Road, New Cumnock, East Ayrshire, KA18
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