converted barn
sold
near Lockerbie,
Dumfriesshire
five
bedroom detached converted barn for sale on edge of proposed Scottish
conservation village and yet just 20 minutes from Carlisle and
Dumfries |
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Converted barn for sale between Gretna and Lockerbie
close to the England - Scotland border
SOLD |
Situated in the pretty village of Waterbeck, just five
minutes from the M74 with excellent links to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Newcastle
(all just over an hour's drive) and only 21 miles from the border city of
Carlisle.
This barn was originally built as a bacon curing barn in
1796 by the family of Thomas Carlyle, and was sympathetically converted into a
comfortable family home in 1996. It is of thick stone wall and slate roof
construction and has a living surface area of approx 330 square metres on a
plot of approx. 1000 square metres.
It features an impressive gallery
hallway with beams, slate floor and exposed stonework. On the ground floor
there are the following rooms:
Large galleried hallway including glazed entrance area and downstairs
cloakroom with sink and w.c and exposed stonework: 23' x 15'4" (6.95m x 4.6m)
Split level living room: 24' x 13'11" (7.3m x 4.2m) is seperated from the
dining room 24' x 9'3" (7.3m x 2.8m) by a feature inglenook fireplace with a
wood burning stove (the dining room has exposed stonework)
Gym/playroom:
with feature slit windows, stone recesses and exposed stonework 14' 9" x 9' 3" (4.5m x 2.8m)
Second sitting room: with slate floor, open plan with the
large farmhouse kitchen 15' x 11'6" (4.5m x 3.5m)
Kitchen: (which comes complete with all appliances including Aga cooker, fully integrated fridge freezer and fully integrated
dishwasher and has exposed stonework, stone recesses and slate floor). The
units are solid pine. The kitchen has a breakfasting area which accommodates a
large kitchen table. 18' 10" x 14' 9" (5.75m x 4.5m)
Utility room which has
slit window and a barn door opening out to the back garden. Oil boiler and
belfast sink. 9'5" x 5' (2.9m x 1.5m)
Office / workshop: has fitted desks
and shelf units and a seperate phone line. Attic space above the office would
give extra storage. 12'7" x 11'7"
The
office is accessed through the garage which in turn is accessed from the
hallway
The garage has double doors at the front. It would accommodate two
cars. Monobloc paving at the front of the house gives parking for 5 cars. There
is additional parking to the side of the property.
Upstairs:
Master
bedroom: 14'9" x 14'8" (4.5m x 4.5m) with en-suite bathroom (4 piece) 9'6" x
7'3" (2.9m x 2.2m), fitted wardrobes and dressing room 7'7" x 5'6" (2.3m x
1.7m) (features include beamed ceilings and the bathroom and dressing room have
exposed stonework)
Bedroom 2: 15'3" x 11' (4.6m x 3.4m)is a large double
room with en suite shower room 6'7" x 4'11" (2m x 1.5m) (features include
beamed ceilings and exposed stonework)
Bedroom 3: is a double bedroom
(features include beamed ceilings and exposed stonework) 15'3" x 8'10" (4.6m x
2.7m)
Bedroom 4: is a double bedroom (features include beamed ceilings and
exposed stonework) 15'3" x 9.5" (4.6m x 2.9m)
Bedroom 5: is a double bedroom
with velux window 14'9" x 7'9" (4.5m x 2.4m)
Family bathroom: 11'6" x 9'2" (3.5m x 2.8m)
Garden (mainly to lawn) at back, one side and front of
property (other side of property is chipped stone).
Set close to the end
of a private road, this barn benefits from mains drainage. The central heating
is oil-fired and the heating is underfloor throughout. Built to high
specification with excellent insulation, it has both a heat reclamation system
and argon filled double glazed wooden windows. Satellite TV is piped in to both
lounges and the upstairs master bedroom |
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