Marnoch Old Church, Bridge of Marnoch, Huntly, AB54 7RP

Property

Charming detached traditional church building located within the rural

area of Marnoch, some 3 miles to the south west of the village of

Aberchirder.

The B-Listed church is situated on a quiet country road and surrounded

by picturesque countryside with open views from all sides.

Accommodation

Internally, the accommodation is laid out predominantly on open plan.

Adjacent to the main entrance, two fixed staircases provide access to

the mezzanine area above. Two ancillary rooms and a WC complete

the subjects internally.

Ground Floor- Church & Ancillary- 239.57 sq.m

Mezzanine- Church- 123.43 sq.m

Services

The property is understood to connect to mains supplies of water and

electricity, and drainage is understood to be into a private septic tank.

Heating to the subjects is provided by electrically powered bars,

located beneath the existing pews.

EPC Rating- G

Planning

The subject property comprises part of a Category B Listed Building and

falls within Class 10 of the Town & Country Planning (Use Classes)

(Scotland) Order 1997. In addition to its current use, it could be used, as

a crèche, day nursery, day centre, educational establishment, museum or

public library without the necessity of obtaining planning permission for

change of use. The property may be suitable for redevelopment for

residential use subject to the necessary consents being obtained but

interested parties are advised to satisfy themselves as to the position as no

warranty is given by the Seller as to this.

Local Area

The parish of Marnoch lies around 2 miles south of the village of

Aberchirder and ten miles north of Huntly. Local services in Aberchirder

include a primary school, medical practice, library, post office, chemist,

licensed premises, convenience store, garage and a Church of Scotland.

Limited bus services are available to surrounding areas.

Secondary school provision is available at Banff Academy or The Gordon

Schools, Huntly.

A train station at Huntly provides a regular service for commuters to

Aberdeen. Both neighbouring towns of Banff and Huntly have medical

practices, hospitals, dental practices, and supermarkets. In addition to

swimming pools, river walks and a wide range of sports facilities, there

are many scenic locations, historic buildings and traditional fishing

harbours to visit in the area. Excellent fishing and golfing opportunities

are also available.

Grounds

The subjects occupy a predominantly level site with grounds surrounding the church. This ground is free of burials or gravestones and there’s a standing stone which

is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Completing the subjects, there is a narrow strip of undeveloped ground which is situated to the opposite side of the public road, between the road and a neighbouring

field.

There is a piece of land adjacent to the Old Church extending to approximately 0.69 acres (0.28 hectares), which may be available to purchase under a separate private

agreement. If a purchaser does acquire the additional ground then, depending on their intended use of it, the sellers reserve the right to impose a development value

uplift provision as a condition of the sale of the ground, whereby they would share in any uplift in value due to development of it, within a period of 20 years.

Both pieces of land can be seen on the plan above.

Viewing Arrangements

By appointment with The Church of Scotland Law

Department on 0131 240 2263.

Offers

Offers are invited and should be submitted in writing,

through a Scottish solicitor, to:-

It is possible that a closing date for offers will be fixed and,

to ensure that they receive intimation of this, prospective

purchasers must formally intimate their interest, via a

Scottish solicitor, in writing or by Email with the Law

Department.

As offers will require to be considered by one or more Church

Committees, they should not be subject to short time limits

for acceptance.

The sellers do not bind themselves to accept the highest or

any of the offers they receive.

Whilst the foregoing particulars are believed to be correct

they are not warranted on the part of the sellers and

prospective purchasers will require to satisfy themselves with

regards to all matters prior to offers.

The Church of Scotland-Scottish Charity No SC011353