Over PilmoreInvergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5EL

Over Pilmore is an impressive mid-20th century country house which was designed and built for the author Rosamund Pilcher and her family. The property has been beautifully maintained over the years and has only ever had two owners.

The house is built over three storeys. Smart Georgian characteristics complement its own very distinctive and homely style. Inside, the main reception rooms have tall south facing windows which fill the house with light. Glazed double doors link the drawing room with the dining room and the two rooms work perfectly for entertaining. A large central fireplace warms the drawing room in winter while French windows in the dining room are ideal for spilling out onto the terrace in the summer. The L- shaped dining kitchen has painted timber cabinets, timber worktops and a Belfast sink as well as a four-oven gas AGA. There is space for a dining table beside glazed doors to a pretty and sheltered terrace. A series of practical rooms are accessed from the kitchen: firstly, a utility room, then a WC and a boot room (with door to the rear courtyard) and a wood store along with several store cupboards.

On the first floor there are five bedrooms. Three bright double bedrooms have views across the garden to the Tay Estuary and two further bedrooms have outlooks to the east (bedroom four) and west (bedroom five). Bedroom four has an en suite shower room. There is a bathroom and a shower room on this floor along with a study which could be used as a small sixth bedroom if required. The third floor of Over Pilmore has been transformed from attic space into a self-contained annexe with en suite bedroom, sitting room, dining area, kitchenette and a large walk in store room.

Garden
Electric gates open to the private driveway. An attractive fenced orchard lies on one side of the driveway and on the other is parking beside the front door of the house. The driveway continues around to the back of the house where there is extensive garaging and a courtyard. Meanwhile an expanse of neatly mown lawn stretches out on the south side of the house. Terraces outside the dining room and the kitchen are ideal for sitting out in good weather. The tennis court and a 3m x 6m swimming pool come into their own in the summer when the garden, with its summer house, is a wonderful place for entertaining.

Paddock
A paddock of about 1 acre is on the east side of the property and ideal for buyers with dogs and hobby livestock or for other projects such as growing fruit and vegetables, planting an orchard or creating a wildflower meadow. Over Pilmore retains ownership of a path which runs behind two new houses just to the south east of Over Pilmore. It connects the grounds of Over Pilmore to walks in open countryside

Outbuildings
A range of outbuildings attached to the north of the house includes garaging for at least six cars. There is also workshop space, a gym and sauna, a stable and a machinery store. Subject to obtaining the relevant consents there may be potential to develop some of these outbuildings into more accommodation or an office if required.

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