Cullaloe, Burntisland, Fife, KY3

Situation
Cullaloe lies in a rural and private setting 4 miles north of Burntisland and some 7 miles from Dunfermline in the highly sought after and scenic county of Fife. Burntisland, located on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth, is a thriving town providing good day-to-day services including a primary school, medical centre, church, Co-op supermarket, leisure centre, delicatessen, butcher, baker and railway station on the main East Coast Line. Dunfermline and Inverkeithing both lie some 7 miles to the west. Inverkeithing is a coastal town with excellent train and bus networks as well as connections to Halbeath. Dunfermline offers further services and amenities including national retailers, a cinema, supermarkets, high schools and hospital.

Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital City is only 23 miles by car with it’s vibrant city amenities and offers a wide array of shopping opportunities, galleries, museums and restaurants. Home to the world famous Edinburgh International Fringe Festival, the city has numerous theatre and concert hall venues. Its international airport (20 miles) offers daily flights to London and multiple international locations. The Village of Culross, some 18 miles west is a former royal burgh. Culross is Scotland’s most complete example of a burgh of the 17th and 18th centuries. Culross Palace lies in the centre with its ochre coloured walls and beautifully reconstructed period garden.

There are a number of independent schools in Edinburgh within a daily commuting distance such as Fettes College, George Watson’s College, The Mary Erskine School and Stewart’s Melville College (ESMS) as well as schools further north such as Dollar Academy, and Strathallan.

Fife is renowned for its productive and fertile lands capable of producing high yields of an extensive range of crops and the area is well suited to both arable cropping and livestock units. The local area is served by a wide variety of agricultural contractors, merchants and suppliers with a successful local machinery ring, which can provide additional farming resources if required.

This area of Scotland has a broad range of recreational activities. Between Dunfermline and Perth is the Loch Leven Nature Reserve and Heritage Trail – a 13 mile traffic free route brimming with wildlife and spectacular views overlooking Loch Leven, the home to more breeding ducks than anywhere else in inland Europe. Loch Leven Castle is found on one of the loch’s islands and is where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned in 1567 before escaping the following year.

For the golfer there are a number of courses nearby including a 9-hole course in Dunfermline and a coastal course in Aberdour. Championship events and courses can also be enjoyed at St Andrews and The Gleneagles Hotel, which are both within easy reach.

There are local equestrian centres nearby that are well served by specialist equine veterinary and other support services. Cullaloe is located within driving distance of several equestrian competition and training centres, including The Scottish National Equestrian Centre (18 miles) Highfield Equestrian at Howe (21 miles) and Lindores Equestrian (26 miles). Slightly further afield is Gleneagles Equestrian Centre and Strathearn Eventing in Perthshire.

Description
Cullaloe is a delightful small estate lying in a scenic setting and extending to some 240 acres (97 hectares) of mixed arable and grazing land and woodland underpinned in a sea of bluebells. The property is centred on a beautiful Georgian farmhouse overlooking the Firth of Forth from within its own immediate wellestablished gardens and grounds. Lying adjacent to the farmhouse is the farm office/annex cottage which has been recently renovated and a traditional steading range. The land is divided up into several good sized arable and permanent pasture fields with the estate also boasting a fine collection of mature trees and woodland areas providing home to a great variety of wildlife.

Cullaloe
Cullaloe House is an impressive Georgian house lying in a superb elevated position which dates back to the 1700’s. Boasting a fine Georgian façade designed by James Gillespie Graham and has an outstanding view overlooking the gardens and grounds and onto the Firth of Forth and Edinburgh beyond.

The house provides well-proportioned bright rooms and has retained a wealth of period features including beautiful cornicing, fireplaces, panelled doors, astragal windows and at its centre, a cantilevered stone staircase with fine handrail.

The accommodation over two floors comprises:
Ground Floor: Garden Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Sitting Room, Hall, Family Room, Kitchen, Utility, Laundry, Cloakroom, WC.
First Floor: Principal Bedroom with Dressing Room and En Suite Bathroom, 5 Further Bedrooms (1 En Suite), Study/7th Bedroom, Bathroom, WC.

Cullaloe House is approached by a private driveway leading directly off the public road and situated within its own immediate gardens and grounds that are very in keeping with this attractive house.

There is an extensive parking area to the rear of the house, which is surrounded by mature woodland. The impressive south facing Georgian façade has a central front door which leads out to a stone terrace running the width of the house with stone steps leading down to the lawn, edged in part by mature trees.

Cottages
To the south of Cullaloe House are three cottages, accessed via a separate driveway leading directly off the main road. There is a semi-detached pair of stone-built cottages under slated roofs with a detached cottage lying beyond. The cottages are as follows:

No. 1 Cullaloe Cottage – Semi-detached – 3 bedrooms - Garage
No. 3 Cullaloe Cottage – Semi-detached – 2 bedrooms - Garage
No. 4 Cullaloe Cottage – Detached – 2 bedrooms

Cullaloe Farm Cottages No1 and No3 are both occupied under Assured Tenancies.

Farm Office
To the immediate north-east of the house, and approached from the parking area, is the farm office/annex cottage, which was carefully refurbished in 1994/1995. The traditional stone-built construction provides superb annex accommodation with a sitting room, kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom.

Steading
Beyond the farm office is a traditional steading range of stone construction under a combination of pan tile and asbestos sheeting roofs. Parts of the steading are in a state of dilapidation and in need of maintenance and repair. Subject to obtaining the necessary consents the steading offers superb potential to be developed partially or fully to form further accommodation or to be returned to agricultural or equestrian use. To the rear of the steading is a more recent brick shed and to the immediate west of the house is a “C” listed coal store with a pitched slate roof.

The Land
Cullaloe Farm extends to approximately 240 acres (97 ha) and is a contiguous block lying to the west of the A909 public road with a farm track leading directly to the main house and steading. The land is principally classified as Grade 3(1), 3(2) and 4(1) by the James Hutton Institute and comprises a mix of fields which offer the chance to grow a range of crops or have in rotational grass.

The land is predominantly south facing and rises from approximately 95m to 200m above sea level at its highest point. The fields are of a good practical size, mainly accessed via the internal farm tracks or from the A909 and B9517 public roads with further excellent field-to-field accesses. Most of the paddocks are laid to permanent pasture with the capacity to be ploughed, there are some arable fields with the option for arable production on the farm to be increased. The grazing ground at Cullaloe Farm is let seasonally between March and October.

The arable and pasture land is interspaced with delightful patches of mature woodland that provide amenity as well as the opportunity to create a super small shoot on the farm. Further to the lovely amenity woodland there is a mature commercial plantation on the western boundary of the farm extending to approximately 9.31 hectares (23.01 acres). Situated in the northeast of the commercial woodland is Cullaloe Temple, a stone built pillared structure, which is a Category B listed.