Alticry House, Port William, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, DG8

Situation
Alticry House is accessed from a country glen, approximately 1.1 miles from the A747 coastal road from Glenluce to the small fishing village of Port William. Port William has its own primary school, shops, doctor’s surgery, and The View, café and bar. There is a great community spirit within the village and a carnival week is held there annually. The community spirit is extended into the local volunteers who man Port William Inshore Rescue Services, funded by the community, and a vital asset in a fishing village and popular holiday destination.
Wigtown, Scotland’s National Book Town, is just 12 miles from Alticry House, a very popular town especially in late September, when it hosts an annual book festival. The town becomes a hub of activity as people come to listen to authors, visit the many bookshops, eat in the cafés and wander through the ‘Kist’ with stalls displaying work made by local artists and craftspeople.

The nearest town is Newton Stewart, Newton Stewart, a market town on the River Cree known as the Gateway to the Galloway Hills, has a number of primary schools, the Douglas Ewart High School, Merrick Leisure Centre, a museum, three supermarkets, a post office which offers all postal and banking services, a cinema, and a wide range of shops, offices, businesses, hotels and restaurants. The area is well known for outdoor pursuits and sports. Kirroughtree Visitor Centre is situated approximately 4 miles from Newton Stewart and is part of the Seven Stanes range of mountain biking trails. Fishing, shooting, curling, golf and equestrian facilities are all readily available throughout the area.

Trains to Ayr and Glasgow are available at Stranraer, about 19 miles from Alticry House, trains also run from the regional centre of Dumfries, 67 miles to the east. Ferries to Northern Ireland sail from nearby Cairnryan, approximately 6 miles up the coast from Stranraer. Domestic and international flights are available at Prestwick Airport, 71 miles north, and Glasgow and Edinburgh Airports, 104 and 138 miles respectively. Motorway links and trains are available at Lockerbie, 80 miles east, and Kilmarnock, 80 miles north.

DESCRIPTION
Approached via a gated entrance and a sweeping driveway through mature woodland, Alticry House is a charming traditional whinstone built residence, completed in 1985 and set within generous, beautifully established grounds. Enjoying views across the surrounding countryside to Luce Bay beyond, this attractive four-bedroom family home offers a wonderful balance of reception and bedroom accommodation over two floors, complemented by an extensive walled garden and a peaceful, private setting.
The principal reception room is a particularly appealing space, featuring a raised dining area with ample room for entertaining and double doors opening directly to the garden, allowing natural light to flood the room while framing the delightful views. The adjoining sitting room is centred around a Dowling wood-burning stove, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.
The kitchen is open plan in design and fitted with a range of wall and floor-mounted units, together with a breakfast bar providing informal dining space. A gas-fired Aga, serviced annually and incorporating two ovens and two hotplates, is complemented by a separate four-ring gas hob. The Calor gas tank serving the Aga and hob is discreetly situated within the garden.

A separate utility room provides additional storage together with space and plumbing for white goods and includes a further sink and drainer. An inner hall leads to a useful home office with fitted shelving and provides direct access to the integral garage, which houses the Worcester Greenstar central heating boiler.

Completing the ground floor accommodation is a generously proportioned double bedroom with fitted wardrobes and access to a Jack-and-Jill style en-suite shower room.

A timber staircase rises to the first floor, where there are three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. The bedrooms and open landing benefit from generous Velux windows set within the coombed ceilings, creating bright and airy accommodation throughout. The bedroom above the sitting room also enjoys access to useful attic storage, which is floored and has power connected.

Outbuildings include the integral garage, a traditional stone-built wood store, which also houses the oil tank for the oil-fired central heating system, and a potting shed situated within the walled garden.

Alticry House is a substantial country residence enjoying an enviable rural setting, with generous gardens and far-reaching views towards Luce Bay. Equally suited as a permanent family home or an idyllic country retreat, the property offers a rare opportunity to enjoy a peaceful lifestyle in an attractive and private setting.

Accommodation
Ground Floor: Kitchen. Utility Room. Study. Sitting Room. Bedroom. Shower Room.
First Floor: 3 bedrooms. Bathroom.

Garage ( 5.33m x 2.9m)
With double doors to the front and internal access from the study. Power. Concrete flooring. Worcester boiler.
Wood store (6.65m x 3.45m)
Double doors. Concrete flooring. Side window. Oil tank for central heating.

Potting Shed (3.2m x 2.2m)
Within the walled garden. Pitched roof. Window to front and side entrance. Flag stone flooring.

Garden and Grounds
The driveway opens to a generous parking and turning area with space for a number of vehicles. To the front and side of Alticry House are areas of lawn, while a paved terrace immediately outside the double doors of the sitting room provides an ideal setting for outdoor dining and entertaining.

Planted borders soften the garden walls and surround the traditional stone-built wood store, adding colour and interest throughout the seasons. Six steps descend to the charming walled garden, a wonderfully private and secluded space laid principally to lawn and enclosed by traditional dry-stone walls.

The garden enjoys a particularly peaceful atmosphere, with a number of mature specimen trees, including elm and ash, providing shelter and welcome shade during the summer months. A greenhouse is positioned along one of the boundary walls, while a potting shed sits beneath the canopy of an established elm tree.

Double gates open into an attractive area of woodland and the garden extends towards the driveway, bordered by mature trees. In mid-April, this area is carpeted with bluebells, creating a particularly beautiful and tranquil setting.

Access
The new owner will own part of the access road with a right of access, both pedestrian and vehicular, over the road hatched purple on the site plan. The additional area hatched purple, between the plan provides access to a neighbouring holiday home.

The property is sold subject to any public rights of access exercisable in terms of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, it being noted that such rights do not apply to the curtilage of a dwellinghouse.

Directions
From Glenluce exit the A75 and follow the A747 for 6.6 miles, then turn left on to the B7005 for 0.8 of a mile. Turn right, Alticry Lodge is directly in front of you, follow the track to the right and the gated driveway to Alticry House is on your left.

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