5 Bedrooms Detached house for sale in Dorrator Road, Falkirk FK1 | £ 400,000

Property Description

Jsb Gillespie & Co are delighted to offer to the open market Arbuthnot House, built approximately 180 years ago. This home has one of Falkirk's finest garden grounds sitting on 2/3 of an acre. A wonderful driveway of lime trees leads to this uniquely impressive 8 apartment. The sense of being in Falkirk quickly evaporates as you enter this oasis of calm and privacy. Arbuthnot House retains many of its period features including original window shutters, cornicing, and fireplaces.

A storm door leads to the entrance vestibule which features a beautiful stained-glass door. As you step through, you enter a grand hallway with an opulent wrought-iron staircase leading to the upper floor. Downstairs, off the hallway on your left hand, there is the main lounge with a bay window to the front, window to the side, and gas fire with solid wood surround. On the right-hand side of the hall there is the formal dining room, also with a bay window to the front, window to the side and a further period fireplace with solid wood surround. Both front reception rooms retain their original shutters. Beyond the large cloakroom equipped with a large Dresser, there is a well-proportioned sitting room on the right. This has double windows and its original shutters. There is a WC and wash-hand basin at the end of the hall on the left in a room large enough for a 4-piece family bathroom. The kitchen to the rear of the home has ample floor and wall units along with a recently fitted Worcester Bosch gas condensing boiler. Behind the kitchen there is a rear hallway with a dry store off (perfect for shoes, tools, etc) utility room with a pulley, large sink and drainer plus a Gardener's toilet.

On the upper floor there is a long hallway with a large skylight allowing natural light to flood the house. To the front, there is a lavish master bedroom with a bay window, side window and large dressing room. There is a further double bedroom to the front, also with a bay window. Just off the 2 front bedrooms there is a large bathroom with a walk-in shower. Leading back down the upper hallway there is a further double bedroom on the right which is currently used as an office which again, has 2 windows (with shutters). The bedroom mid-way along the left-hand side has an en-suite which has been cleverly converted from what had been a cupboard. At the rear of the house there is a largely self-contained area which has a double bedroom (with large bay window), bathroom and separate water closet.

Externally the private garden grounds are quite simply outstanding. The owners have spent 40 years developing the now mature garden grounds. There is a multitude of world-wide plants ranging from rhododendrons, magnolias, azaleas, snowdrops and 2 mature monkey puzzle trees. There are also lawn areas, patio/terrace area, and driveway which wraps around to the double garage at the rear. The garage is part of a long outbuilding which also contains a large workshop (with wood burning stove) and store room. A further outbuilding - the "potting shed" - provides great storage for garden tools, etc. At the rear of the property there is a gate which opens the way to the local playing fields and walks/cycling to the River Carron, the Kelpies, the Helix and the town centre.

Falkirk is well provided with services and retailing. The Forth Valley Royal Hospital (opened in 2011 by Her Majesty the Queen) is a five-minute drive away. The area has superb transport links by road (bus and car) and rail. The house is ideally located both for commuting and local access. (By road Glasgow is 30 minutes, Edinburgh 40 minutes, Edinburgh Airport 30 minutes, Falkirk 5 minutes, Stirling 15 minutes, Perth 60 minutes.)

Rarely, if ever, does a home of this calibre come to the market. House and gardens must truly be viewed to be appreciated.

Tax band: G

EPC: E

viewing:

By appointment through Agent on or email

entry:

Negotiable.

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