Montrose, Haugh Road, Dalbeattie, DG5

Montrose sits in a quiet and leafy residential street of Dalbeattie, and is one of the most imposing and striking residences in the town. Dalbeattie has a good range of shops, and services, and a modern schooling campus offering education from nursery to secondary levels. There is a strong sense of community within Dalbeattie, with many events throughout the year including the popular civic week, Civic Daze, in August. Castle Douglas (6 miles distant) has a wide range of shopping along King Street as well as two supermarkets. Dumfries, the regional capital, has a large hospital, leisure centre, hotels, popular high street shops, retail parks, and the universities of both Glasgow and the West of Scotland have campuses at the Crichton Campus.

The South West of Scotland is well known for its mild climate, attractive unspoilt countryside and the diversity of sporting and recreational pursuits. There is good hill walking in the nearby Galloway Hills and cycling along designated cycle routes, as well the Seven Stanes mountain bike routes in the region’s forests, the nearest of which is Dalbeattie Forest itself. The Galloway Forest Park is a designated Dark Skies Park and can be reached in around 40 minutes. There are varied sporting opportunities such as shooting and stalking, as well as fishing on the regions numerous lochs and rivers. For golf enthusiasts there is the nearby championship course at Southerness, 12 miles away, and there are several other courses nearby. The Solway coast is popular with sailors and Kippford and Kirkcudbright have safe moorings. In addition Kirkcudbright is the local Artists’ Town with a number of galleries offering a range of exhibitions throughout the year. Communications to the area are good. There is a main line railway station in Dumfries and also Lockerbie providing excellent links to both the north and south. The M74 motorway network can be reached in about 40 minutes and Edinburgh and Glasgow airports can be reached in around two hours.

DESCRIPTION
Montrose was built around the late 1920’s for a local business owner of the day. Unusually, the house is of brick construction, rather than the signature granite of most of the town’s older dwellings and public buildings. The bricks came from the town’s brick and tile works, which was nearby. The house was extended to the rear in the 1940’s, and modernised over the years to provide a spacious and comfortable family home. The current owners have elevated the efficiency of the house by replacing the old single glazed windows with German manufactured double glazed tilt and turn units and installing a new gas fired central heating system, including two new Worcester Bosch system boilers, twenty new radiators and a new solar capable hot water cylinder. There is a digital central heating and hot water control system installed including smart thermostat valves on all radiators. In addition to the new system, four multi-fuel stoves have been installed.

The graceful entrance hall immediately speaks to the elegance of the accommodation Montrose offers. The magnificent staircase rises to an equally impressive landing, off which the main bedroom accommodation is accessed. The public rooms are beautifully proportioned and ideal for both family life and formal entertaining. The modern kitchen and utility room provide the engine room of the home, whilst six spacious bedrooms provide ample room for both a growing family and overnight guests, as well as home-working.

Montrose sits centrally in mature and very private grounds, more fully described below. There is ample parking to both front and rear.

Montrose represents an opportunity to acquire a superb family home and one of the most prestigious properties in the town.

ACCOMMODATION*

Ground Floor: Large Entrance Hall. Sitting Room. Living Room. Dining Room. Boot Room. Kitchen. Utility Room. Pantry. WC. Boiler Room

First Floor: Large Landing. Six Bedrooms. Bathroom. Shower Room. Linen Cupboard.

*NB. At the time of photography, some decorating remained outstanding. The owners are intending to continue with décor work during marketing in order to provide a ‘blank canvas’ for the new owner to apply their own particular styling preference to the property.

GARDEN
Metal gates open from Haugh Road to a recently laid tarmacadam driveway with integrated lighting which sweeps around the front of the house, widening for parking, and on to the rear, where a large gravel driveway and parking area has been created, ideal for tucking cars away securely and discretely. To the front is a formal lawned area surrounded by mature trees and shrubs. The rear garden is a work in progress, with huge scope for further horticultural development. The current owners have created a large raised decked area with summer house overlooking the whole garden and house. The summer house is armour cabled for power but not connected yet. A further deck provides additional outside entertaining space. There are also three patio areas and digitally controlled exterior lighting.

EPC Rating = D