Greenside is a beautiful family home, with an additional two bedroom cottage. The house sits in a stunning elevated position that provides some of the best views in Fife. The property displays an abundance of traditional character, whilst providing exceptional family-friendly living space throughout. Having originally been built in 1733, the property was reconstructed as farm buildings in the early 19th century before being converted back into a residential home in the 1990s. The house and cottage are set as three sides of a square, around a unique historic sunken cattle court with eight arched bays. It creates a wonderful central courtyard feature which is overlooked by an upper terrace, with the Firth of Forth as a picturesque backdrop.

The front door opens into an entrance hall with access to a WC, cloakroom area and utility room. The main family sitting room is approached through two brick archways separated by an old stone column. This living space forms the heart and central hall of the house and contains a double height space with staircase access to the first floor. The sitting room is full of character with an exposed stone wall, flagstone and solid wood flooring, windows with shutters overlooking the courtyard and a double sided log burner which also faces into the adjacent dining room. This is another character-laden room with exposed timber ceiling beams and solid wood flooring. The rear hallway leads past a store room and a cloakroom with WC, to the magnificent drawing room with its barrel vaulted double-height ceiling. The large fireplace is a centrepiece at the far end, with decorative wooden surround and mantelpiece. It is overlooked by a gallery from the floor above, and a door leading out to the rear garden, and a wood store to the side. The kitchen opens onto the central hall and sitting room. It is fitted with a range of kitchen units and appliances including a five-door AGA. It has a wonderful view through the south-facing double doors into the garden. It includes a spacious informal dining area with a large floor-to-ceiling window. A useful shelved larder sits adjacent to the kitchen. A further corridor leads off the central hall to two double bedrooms and bathroom with both a bath and separate shower.

The first floor can be reached by two staircases: one an open wooden staircase from the central hall and sitting room, and a further staircase from the rear hallway between the dining room and drawing room. On first floor level, there are four double bedrooms, two of which have en suite bathrooms, and a further family bathroom. The first floor family room sits off the galleried landing above the central hall. This is another beautiful and atmospheric reception room with an exposed stone wall, ceiling timbers, a large arched window, a log burning stove and a useful storage cupboard. The current owners also use this room as a home office.

The Cottage (known as Grieve's House)
The self-contained cottage is integrated into the eastern section of the property. It has its own parking area to the east side which provides direct access into the kitchen and entrance hall. The accommodation comprises a dining kitchen and sitting room on the ground floor, with two en suite bedrooms and a separate WC upstairs.


GARDENS, GROUNDS AND OUTBUILDINGS

Greenside sits in a private setting with spectacular gardens and grounds that wrap from the north, to the west and around to the south of the house. The historic cattle court is surrounded on three sides by a raised terrace, one side of which is covered. There is a cobbled area for outdoor entertaining outside the sitting room, and a number of other access points into the house. A central staircase sweeps down into the cattle court from the upper level and through to the lower outbuildings and field at the front. The formal garden sits to the southwest of the house with a gravelled path passing through plant borders, with a sheltered lawn beyond. At the top of the path sits a terrace from with access into the kitchen, and panoramic views to the Firth of Forth. The larger gardens sit to the rear of the house, where there are two large expanses of lawn on different levels, and a kitchen garden.

There are three grazing fields at Greenside, extending to about 14.5 acres in all. The field in front of the house to the south extends to about 2.2 acres with the main driveway running to the west. There are also two large fields to the north of the house. The one to the west is about 7.6 acres, is flanked by mature trees on three aspects and has a hard surface tennis court in the corner. The one to the east is about 4.7 acres, and is also flanked by woodland on three sides, and the views towards the Firth of Forth, Bass Rock and Largo Law are spectacular. Set between the two is an area of wooded grounds offering lovely countryside walks, but also providing further grassy areas that could be utilised for grazing. There are four areas of wooded grounds offering lovely countryside walks, and providing ample timber for the wood burning stoves and fires in the main house.

There is an abundance of outbuildings and outdoor storage spaces at the property, with excellent potential to create stabling. In front of the house beyond the historic cattle court at lower ground level is a symmetrical range of outbuildings set around a large gravelled parking area. Two garden stores sit on the upper level at either end. Set in the northeast corner of the house is a garage / workshop with an EV charge point, and two further open arched garages. There is a staircase up to two large storage rooms above. This area sits between the main house, and the cottage and could be converted into additional accommodation subject to the necessary consents. A further store is located in a two storey, stone building to the rear of the main house.

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