Believed to date from the 1840s, St Mary's Cottage was extended in the 19th Century. Historic Environment Scotland describe the attractive and characterful St Mary's Cottage as “a good quality house, on a prominent town centre site”. The house is Category C Listed and sits in a stunning plot of gardens and woodland that extends to about 1.3 acres in size.

The accommodation throughout the house offers excellent flexibility and retains a great deal of traditional charm, including working window shutters. The drawing room and dining room both sit off the entrance hall and have lovely outlooks over the gardens. The drawing room in particular has a large, south-facing bay window overlooking the principal garden, and a further window over the front garden. The room has two glass door display cabinets and a fireplace with decorative timber pillared mantlepiece. The dining room has ornate cornicing, a press, and a fireplace. A corridor from the hall leads to the south-facing kitchen , off which there is a scullery providing space for additional appliances and units. A back hallway leads to the office, utility room which houses the boiler, and a garden / boot room with separate WC. The hall has a back door out to the courtyard, and the boot room has another door into the garden.

An original staircase with curved wood banister and wrought iron balustrades leads up from the main hall to the first floor landing. At the top of the stairs, overlooking the front garden are two double bedrooms. One of these is currently used as a sitting room and has a log burning stove, the other has fitted wardrobes. There are a further three double bedrooms, and all have beautiful garden views. Also situated off the landing and corridor are a separate single bedroom, box room, shower room, WC and family bathroom with a bath, separate shower cubicle and WC.

GARDENS AND GROUNDS
The gardens and woodlands at St Mary's Cottage are very special, and extend to about 1.3 acres in all which is rare for a townhouse. They provide the house with excellent shelter and privacy from the neighbouring properties and roads. The driveway passes through a stone pillared entrance and sweeps through the front garden up to the front of the house where there is a tarmac parking area. The drive continues past the side of the house leading up to the courtyard with garage. Other outhouses here include a wooden garden shed, coal store, and woodstore lean-to.

The grounds are enclosed by stone walls with a portion of timber fencing. The principal gardens sit south and west facing and are exceptionally well-established. A rich variety of mature trees include Wellingtonia, sycamore, copper beech, eucalyptus and fruit trees such as cherry and apple. There is vast array of shrubs including several beautiful flowering rhododendrons, and stocked flower beds set around spacious lawns with gravelled paths passing though. There is a raised upper garden which provides a lovely walk about the main gardens, and there is a side gate onto Glen Road. The area of woodland sits to the north of the house with paths passing through for walks.

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