A beautiful C listed laird’s house in grounds of about 2.5 acresOld Faskally House, Killiecrankie, Pitlochry, Perthshire PH16 5LG

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A beautiful C listed laird’s house in grounds of about 2.5 acresOld Faskally House, Killiecrankie, Pitlochry, Perthshire PH16 5LG

Pitlochry 4 miles Perth 31 miles Edinburgh 74 miles Inverness 82 miles

n reception halln drawing roomn dining roomn family roomn dining kitchenn butler’s pantryn laundry/ bootroom/ larder n 6 double bedroomsn 2 bathroomsn 2 wcsn independent 1 bed annexen detached garage/workshop

EPC Rating F

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01738 477525

ViewingStrictly by appointment with Savills Perth office - 01738 477525.

DirectionsTravelling north on the A9, after passing Pitlochry and crossing the bridge over River Tummel, take the next exit on the left onto the B8079 signposted for Killiecrankie. Continue for about 2.7 miles and after passing the National Trust Visitors Centre on your left, take the next entrance on your right. Go up the hill, passing under the A9, and take the first driveway on the left which has white eagles on the gate posts. Continue to bear left to Old Faskally House.

SituationOld Faskally House is situated close to the Pass of Killiecrankie which is owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland and is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty and history. The nearby River Garry flows through the Pass of Killiecrankie and ancient woodlands dominate the sides. Only 6.5 miles away is Queen’s View, one of the most popular and photographed views in Scotland.

The property is about four miles north of the popular Highland Perthshire town of Pitlochry. The town provides a good range of services including a cottage hospital, dentist, supermarket, banks and a number of individual retailers. Both primary and secondary schooling is available in the town. Pitlochry is also home to the famous Festival Theatre. There is a mainline railway station which provides easy access to both the north and south, including a sleeper service to London. Also nearby is the

popular House of Bruar with a wide range of shopping, including a food hall, and a restaurant.

The City of Perth, about 31 miles to the south, provides a wider range of facilities and services including restaurants, cinema, and national retailers. Recreational pursuits are readily available in the local vicinity including golf courses, hill walking and water sports on the nearby lochs and rivers.

Description Old Faskally House is described in its Historic Scotland listing as “probably late 18th century” but is thought to have parts which date back to the 16th century.. It is Category C listed and is a beautiful property with extensive south facing views, in about 2.5 acres of mature grounds of note.

There is a fine balance of public rooms and bedrooms with the additional benefit of an independent annexe. There are many typical period features such as bay windows, high ceilings, ornate cornicing and wall panelling.

HistoryThe lands of Faskally belonged from the early 16th century to a branch of Clan Donnachaidh (Robertson). After the death in about 1777 of the Jacobite George Robertson, the estate passed, with considerable debts, to his nephew, Charles Duncan. In 1781, following a series of complicated financial transactions, Faskally was acquired by Henry Butter. In 1831, Henry’s son, Archibald Butter, described as a “gentleman-soldier”, commissioned William Burn to build a new mansion

house, to replace what is now Old Faskally House. The property is referred to in sales details of 1910 as the “Dower House”, with a smoking room, dining room, drawing room, bedroom on ground floor, six other bedrooms and dressing rooms.

AccommodationThe oak panelled entrance vestibule has parquet flooring and a glazed door to the reception hall. This too has oak wall panelling and a herringbone parquet floor. A multi fuel stove is set in a stone fireplace and a large window overlooks the garden.

To the left of the hall is the dining room which has two windows overlooking the garden and a door to a service corridor which leads to the kitchen. Adjacent to the dining room is a butlers panty with glass and china cabinet and double sink.

The sitting room, to the right of the hallway, has been extended by adding a bay window with an atrium above and a fitted window seat. It has an open fireplace and a connecting door to the drawing room. This impressive and very light room has a bay window facing south west with fitted seating and a further window to the south east. It has an open fireplace with an ornate surround and shelved display alcoves. A further door from the sitting room accesses a hallway with double doors to the garden. There is a WC off this hall, which links through to the inner staircase hall and thence to the service corridor and the kitchen.

First FloorGround Floor

B

Garage7.70 x 6.3025'3'' x 20'8''

WC

DiningRoom

5.41 x 5.2817'9'' x 17'4''

ButlersPantry

3.17 x 1.8310'5'' x 6'

Vestibule

EntranceHall

8.05 x 3.9626'5'' x 13'

DiningKitchen

7.98 x 4.6726'2'' x 15'4''

HW

Utility4.57 x 3.4315' x 11'3''

StoreRoom

3.78 x 2.9012'5'' x 9'6''

Larder

CoalShed

2.77 x 2.449'1'' x 8'

LogStore

3.96 x 2.7413' x 9'

SittingRoom

6.48 x 4.5721'3'' x 15'

DrawingRoom

6.65 x 6.4821'10'' x 21'3''

Bedroom 15.44 x 4.62

17'10'' x 15'2''

Bathroom

Bedroom 23.99 x 3.8613'1'' x 12'8''

Hall

Bedroom 34.06 x 3.2813'4'' x 10'9''

Bedroom 44.62 x 2.6215'2'' x 8'7''

Bedroom 54.11 x 2.6413'6'' x 8'8''

Bedroom 65.16 x 3.89

16'11'' x 12'9''

WC

Bathroom

Utility2.84 x 2.699'4'' x 8'10''

Bedroom 74.01 x 3.2313'2'' x 10'7''

Bathroom

Study4.55 x 2.7414'11'' x 9'

Old Faskally House,Killiecrankie,Pitlochry, PH16 5LGGross internal area (approx)500.73 sq.m (5390 sq.ft)(Including Log Store)

For Identification Only. Not To Scale.© Square Foot Media.

GarageGross internal area (approx)48.68 sq.m (524 sq.ft)

Ground Floor

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The dining kitchen has windows on two sides and ample space for a dining table and chairs. It is fitted with base and wall mounted units in pine with contrasting worktops, a two oven Aga, a separate electric oven and a double sink and there is an understair pantry cupboard. A door leads through to a rear hall off which a laundry and boiler room with a Belfast style sink, floor mounted oil fired boiler, space for larger appliances and plumbing for an automatic washing machine. There is a further hall which leads to the former maids’ quarters where the main room is now used as a utility area, wine store and boot room. There is also a larder and a fuel store..

The staircase leads to a mid landing with a beautiful arched window overlooking the side garden. It has wood panelled walls and a double cupboard with carved doors.

Off this mid landing is the mezzanine level annexe which has a sitting room with a glazed door to an external staircase allowing for independent access. It has a double bedroom with a wash basin and a built in wardrobe and there is a bathroom with WC, wash basin, bath with shower above. A kitchen area has a base unit and an inset stainless steel sink with mixer tap. The annexe could be easily adapted for families with teenagers or dependent relatives, or used for holiday accommodation.

The bedroom wing to the right of the landing has two double bedrooms, both with wash basins, and a large bathroom with WC, wash basin and bath with mixer tap shower above. The second bedroom wing has four further double bedrooms, a family bathroom with WC, wash basin and bath with shower above. There is a further WC with wash basin.

Grounds and outbuildingsThe grounds extends to about 2.5 acres with a tarmac drive leading to a traditionally constructed detached garage with a remotely controlled door and workshop space with work bench, power and light. A temporary staircase leads to the garage attic which is floored and has Velux windows. This could be further developed subject to object to obtaining the required Planning Permission.

The grounds provide a wide and colourful variety of herbaceous borders and evergreens including a woodland area, a sizeable lawn and a drying green, a vegetable plot with a greenhouse, three timber sheds and a wood store and a timber summer house. The woodland to the side of the property has a lawn and rockeries.

ServicesMains water and electricity and private drainage. The main part of the house has oil fired central heating and the annexe has electric night storage heaters. The house is part double glazed, part secondary glazed and part single glazed.

Council taxPerth & Kinross Council Tax Band G

EPC rating - F

ListingCategory C listed.

Fixtures and fittingsThe fitted floor covering, curtains and the Aga are included in the sale. The stone pots outside the garage are specifically excluded from the sale.

Servitude rights, burdens and wayleavesThe property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.

PossessionVacant possession and entry will be given on completion.

OffersOffers must be submitted in Scottish legal terms to the Selling Agents. A closing date for offers may be fixed and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the Selling Agents following inspection.

Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:

1: They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be

made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact.

2: Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 15/07/03 MW.