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Bankhead House, Bankhead Farm, Leven, Fife, KY8

Key features

  • Substantial farmhouse with outstanding views out over the Firth of Forth
  • 3 reception rooms. 5 bedrooms (3 en suite), 2 bathrooms, WC. Stores.
  • Substantial garden with lawns, pond and a vegetable garden.
  • Roof terrace with outstanding views.
  • Steading with garage & studio.
  • About 1 acre.

Description

SITUATION
Bankhead Farmhouse enjoys a picturesque rural location on the south side of a rural settlement at Bankhead Farm, which is situated two miles from Leven in Fife. The area benefits from excellent accessibility with a good range of local services and amenities available in the surrounding towns and villages which include Leven, Lower Largo and Ceres. A wider offering is on hand in the bustling county town of Cupar which is 8 miles to the north. About 15 miles to the north-east lies St. Andrews, the ancient and historic university town renowned worldwide as the home of golf with its excellent cosmopolitan mix of shops, services, facilities and amenities. The resurgent city of Dundee is also within commuting distance and Edinburgh is 38 miles to the south via the Queensferry Crossing. The area around Bankhead comprises a lovely mix of farmland, coastline, hill and river, the result being a fine choice for the outdoor enthusiast with walking, riding, cycling, sailing and of course golf all readily available. In terms of golf there are many highly regarded courses in the vicinity including Elie, Leven, Crail and Lundin Links as well as the many highly rated courses in and around St. Andrews where the Old Course regularly hosts the British Open.

The quaint fishing villages of Fife’s pretty East Neuk which include Anstruther, Pittenweem and Crail are just a short drive from the property. State schooling is available locally with independent schooling being offered at St. Leonards in St. Andrews. There is now a new direct rail link to Edinburgh from Leven and Cameron Bridge with hourly services. There are also railway stations in Cupar, Markinch and Kirkcaldy. Edinburgh airport is about a fifty-minute drive to the south, or there’s a Park and Ride to the airport available approximately thirty minutes’ drive from Bankhead.

DESCRIPTION
Bankhead House comprises a Victorian stone built farmhouse, standing in a lovely rural, tranquil setting, overlooking open countryside with beautiful views over Largo Bay to the Firth of Forth and East Lothian and Edinburgh beyond. The house offers spacious and well-proportioned accommodation over three levels extending to 454.8 sqm (4,895 sqft) and is full of charm and character with many original features being retained including the cornicing and an impressive oak carved staircase. The living room and dining room both have large south facing windows and Dean Forge woodburning stoves. The generous kitchen benefits from an oil-fired Aga and a bespoke kitchen designed and built by local kitchen design firm Murray and Murray. The current owners have created 3 en suite facilities on the first floor fitted with Grohe taps and heated tiled floors. The second floor offers a large bedroom, served by a bathroom. Glazed doors lead out to a roof top terrace with outstanding views over the Firth of Forth. The Edinburgh Castle fireworks can be seen on a clear night.

ACCOMMODATION
Ground Floor: Hall, dining room, sitting room, study, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, WC, office, two storerooms.
First floor: 4 bedrooms (3 en suite), family bathroom.
Attic floor: Bedroom with glazed doors to balcony terrace. Bathroom.

GARDEN AND GROUNDS
Bankhead Farmhouse is approached by a shared tarmac drive which leads off to a gravel track leading through an entrance to the spacious grounds and monobloc parking area to the rear of the house with a double garage and covered area leading up to the back door. The large garden is largely laid to lawn and partly bounded by walls. The garden contains an amenity pond with areas of mature trees and shrubs, fruit trees and soft fruit. There’s a patio area with pergola with retractable windbreaks. South of the walled garden is a vegetable garden. There is a drying green to the east, which looks out towards Largo Law.

PLANNING PERMISSION
There is planning permission for a conversion of a neighbouring farm bulding (Ref: 06/01674/ EARM).

FLOOD RISK
Flood maps of the area can be viewed at


ACCESS/THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OF ACCESS/ SERVITUDES ETC
Bankhead Farmhouse is approached by a shared, private tarmac drive which leads off to a shared
gravel track to the entrance of the house. Maintenance for both the drive and the track is according to use.

EPC Rating = F

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Bankhead House, Bankhead Farm, Leven, Fife, KY8

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  • Ladybank Station6.3 miles
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About Galbraith, Cupar

16 St. Catherine Street, Cupar, KY15 4HH
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Providing outstanding local knowledge, an international client base and 14 offices across Scotland and Northern England, Galbraith is uniquely placed to handle the sale, purchase and letting of residential property throughout Scotland & Northern England. Whether a castle or cottage, townhouse or rural property, sporting estate, farm, land or development, we specialise in top quality residential property.

​Galbraith operates with over 200 staff in Aberdeen. Ayr, Blagdon, Castle Douglas, Cupar, Edinburgh, Hexham, Inverness and Moray, Kelso and Scottish Borders, Penrith, Perth and Stirling and has long-established reputations for providing outstanding service in estate agency sales and lettings, farm and estate sales and acquisitions, commercial property, rural management, building surveying, architectural and building services, renewable energy, natural capital and forestry.

Providing outstanding local knowledge, an international client base and 14 offices across Scotland and Northern England, Galbraith is uniquely placed to handle the sale, purchase and letting of residential property throughout Scotland & Northern England. Whether a castle or cottage, townhouse or rural property, sporting estate, farm, land or development, we specialise in top quality residential property.

​Galbraith operates with over 200 staff in Aberdeen. Ayr, Blagdon, Castle Douglas, Cupar, Edinburgh, Hexham, Inverness and Moray, Kelso and Scottish Borders, Penrith, Perth and Stirling and has long-established reputations for providing outstanding service in estate agency sales and lettings, farm and estate sales and acquisitions, commercial property, rural management, building surveying, architectural and building services, renewable energy, natural capital and forestry.

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