ABERTURRET HOUSE

BY CRIEFF, PERTHSHIRE

ABERTURRET HOUSE
THE HOSH, BY CRIEFF, PERTHSHIRE
Perth about 18 miles, Edinburgh about 60 miles, Glasgow about 49 miles

About 3.44 acres (1.39 ha)

A splendid former Dower House within well tended gardens

and grounds in rural Perthshire.
Ground Floor:
Reception Hall, Drawing Room with Dining Room, Snug/Study, Office/Family Room,
Breakfasting Kitchen, Sitting Room, Games Room, Laundry, Boiler Room.
First Floor:
Principal Bedroom, six further Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, Shower Room.
Traditional three bedroom cottage.
Outbuildings providing four/five car garaging, machinery store and two stores.
Former coachmans cottage/bothy.
Extensive gardens and grounds with sweeping lawns,
mature trees and frontage to the Turret Burn and Shaggie Burn

Lynedoch House,
31 Barossa Place,
Perth PH1 5EP
Tel: 01738 451111
Email: perth@ckdgalbraith.co.uk
www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk

GENERAL
Aberturret House lies close to Crieff, above the Turret Burn and
Shaggie Burn and close to the historic Glenturret Distillery, in
the highly sought after county of Perthshire. Crieff provides an
excellent array of facilities including independent shops, well
stocked supermarket, health centre, cottage hospital, library,
banks, two primary schools and a secondary school. In addition,
there are the independent schools of Morrisons Academy and
Ardvreck Preparatory School whilst slightly further a field are
Glenalmond, Strathallan, Craigclowan and Kilgraston.
Perth, recently granted City status as party of the Queens
Diamond Jubilee celebrations, lies approximately 18 miles to the
east and provides a wide range of services including national
retailers, banks, restaurants, modern concert hall, theatre,
cinema and both a railway and bus station. Dundee can be
reached in approximately an hours journey by car and offers
two universities, Olympia swimming pool, railway station and
airport, with regular links to London City. The cities of Edinburgh
and Glasgow, with their international airports, lie approximately
60 miles and 49 miles respectively and both provide extensive
city amenities.
Perthshire is a county offering a wealth of recreational
activities. For the golfer there are a number of courses close to
Aberturret House including the championship course in Crieff
itself, Gleneagles Hotel lies approximately 10 miles distant with
three championship courses and is to be the venue of the 2014
Ryder Cup with an 18 hole course in Auchterarder. In addition
Gleneagles Hotel offers extensive recreational activities,
including the country club, restaurants, spa, shooting school and
equestrian centre. The surrounding hills and glens offer many
interesting walks whilst Drummond Castle Gardens between
Crieff and Muthill are open through the spring and summer
months. The Crieff Hydro Hotel provides excellent recreational
activities, including two swimming pools, equestrian centre, 18
hole golf course, tennis courts, gym and restaurants.

DESCRIPTION
Aberturret House is a most charming former Dower House of
the Ochertyre Estate. It is built of stone lying under a slated roof
with pretty overhanging eaves and porch.
Aberturret House has undergone a significant programme
of refurbishment under the current ownership resulting in a
delightful period house with many original features including
panelled doors with original door furniture, exceptional
plasterwork, polished wooden floors, fireplaces and a sweeping
staircase. The south facing drawing room is open plan to the
dining room making a wonderful room for entertaining. The
snug, adjacent to the spacious entrance hall, enjoys a double
aspect and is centred on a period fireplace. At the heart of the
house is a spacious breakfasting kitchen centred on a rayburn
with a delightful dining area making it an extremely practical
room for the modern family. The well proportioned sitting room,
which enjoys a double aspect, is found beyond and adjacent
to the games room. The bedrooms lie on the first floor. The
principal staircase leads to five bedrooms, two of which are
interconnected and are all serviced by a family bathroom and
shower room. There are two further bedrooms, reached by the
rear staircase and serviced by a family bathroom.
Lying across the courtyard is a traditional stone built three
bedroom cottage, which is very well presented and currently let
as holiday accommodation. Attached to the west of the cottage is
a range of traditional outbuilding providing useful storage. Lying
opposite is a further outbuilding providing garaging together with
a former chauffeurs bothy cottage which, subject to obtaining
the necessary consents, could provide a further holiday let unit.
The accommodation of Aberturret House comprises:
Ground Floor Porch, Reception Hall, Drawing Room with Dining
Room, Snug/Study, Office/Family Room, Breakfasting Kitchen,
Sitting Room, Games Room, Boiler Room, Laundry, Cloakroom
First Floor Seven Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, Shower Room

ABERTURRET COTTAGE
Aberturret Cottage is a traditional stone built cottage with
a painted white exterior lying under a slated roof and lying
across the courtyard to the north of Aberturret House. It is well
presented and fully furnished with good sized rooms lying over
two floors.
Aberturret Cottage is currently run as a holiday let unit with a
high occupancy level through the year with a strong number of
repeat annual business. Alternatively Aberturret Cottage could
provide annex accommodation to Aberturret House for family
or staff. The cottage is being sold as part of the subjects of sale
fully furnished.
The accommodation of Aberturret Cottage comprises:
Ground Floor Hall, Open Plan Sitting Room with Kitchen and
Dining Area, Bathroom
First Floor Three Bedrooms, WC

To the rear of Aberturret Cottage is a courtyard area providing

a useful covered storage area and gate onto the path which
leads down to the lawned garden to the north east, bounded by
the Shaggie Burn and which is currently offered to the holiday
visitors for their own private use.
GARDENS AND GROUNDS
Aberturret House lies within an immaculate and beautifully
established mature garden giving a most attractrive backdrop to
the house, together with great privacy and shelter. A sweeping
gravelled drive leads to the front beyond which is an extensive lawn
leading down to the Turret Burn and Shaggie Burn. The garden
is enclosed by a fine selection of deciduous and coniferous trees.
Flanking the house to the east is a pretty terrace leading directly
from the dining room and giving a wonderful outdoor seating
area from where to enjoy the views of the garden. To the north
east is a further lawned garden with a wooden summerhouse
and path leading to a small woodland area. A grass bank to the
north west leads up to a lawned garden interdispersed with a
greenhouse adjacent to a former game larder, which could be
converted in to a charming studio.
SERVICES

Water - Mains
Electricity - Mains
Heating - Mains Gas
Drainage - Private
Internet - Broadband

COUNCIL TAX
Aberturret House falls under Council Tax Band H.
SOLICITOR
Gillespie Macandrew, Broxden House, Lamberkine
Broxden, Perth, PH1 1RA. Tel: 01738 231 000

Drive,

POST CODE PH7 4HA.

DIRECTIONS
To reach Aberturret House from Crieff take the A85 road signposted
for Comrie. After a short distance on leaving Crieff, turn right onto
the minor road signposted for the Famous Grouse Experience.
Continue on this road for approximately one mile and the entrance
to Aberturret House is to be found on the right hand side.
VIEWING
Viewing is by prior appointment only through the selling agents
CKD Galbraith. The person who may accompany you however,
may not be an employee of CKD Galbraith.
MORTGAGE FINANCE
CKD Galbraith has an arrangement with independent mortgage
brokers Springtide Capital Ltd, who may be able to assist
purchasers with funding. For details contact Matthew Griffiths in
our CKD Galbraith Edinburgh Office on 0131 240 6990.

NOT TO SCALE,
FOR INDICATIVE
PURPOSES ONLY

IMPORTANT NOTES 1. These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to viewing. Prospective purchasers are
advised to seek their own professional advice. 2. Areas, measurements and distances are given as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to
the structural condition, nor the working order of services and appliances. 3. These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by
our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing Scotland) Act 1995. 4. Closing Date A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through
lawyers to CKD Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously. The Seller will not be obliged to accept the highest, or indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at any
time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by interested parties. 5. Offers Formal offers in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, through a Scottish Lawyer, to CKD
Galbraith, Lynedoch House, Barossa Place, Perth PH1 5EP. 6. Third Party Rights and Servitudes The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the
Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof.

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