Balgownie is an impressive and attractive traditional mansion house with a flexible and practical layout. The accommodation has been finished to a high standard with a layout which is well suited to modern day family living.

The house has a typically Georgian front facade with an offset pillared doorway. It is white harled under a pitched slate roof. The accommodation is arranged in two elevations with the principal elevation being complemented by a rear elevation containing the impressive kitchen / breakfast room. There are paved courtyards to either side giving access to the back door to the east and the large games room to the west.

Internally, the front facing dining room and drawing rooms are particularly fine. A family room links to the superb modern kitchen / breakfast room at the back of the house. There is a study and large games room to the west and a gym in the wing to the east. Many original features such as plaster cornices, fireplaces and window shutters remain and there is oak engineered board flooring.

The house has been refurbished and benefits from having been fully rewired and replumbed, with high quality bathrooms throughout. All the guttering was replaced with solid, cast iron guttering in 2021. The house and garage are fitted with a fully serviced alarm system.


ACCOMMODATION

Front doorway with stone pillars and pediment. Vestibule with slate flooring to entrance hall with fitted coat hooks. Dining Room with built in bookshelves and cupboard, central fireplace with solid fuel stove and ornate pillared wooden mantel with inset mirrors.

Main Hall with stairs to first floor and cupola above. Drawing Room with decorative cornice and ceiling roses, fireplace with black marble mantel and solid fuel stove, built in shelved cupboard. Family Room with fireplace and built in open shelved unit.

Kitchen / Breakfast Room with fitted kitchen with large marble topped island unit with breakfast table at the end, Siemens conduction hob, sink and wash basin. BOSCH integrated dishwasher. Recess housing Gaggenau deep fat fryer, barbeque and Japanese Teppanyaki grill. Dresser unit with built in BOSCH fridge and freezer either side of cookers and several Siemens appliances: hot drawers, two ovens / grills, microwave and steamer. Pantry with marble cold shelf and fitted shelves above.

Lobby to the west with stairs to upper floors with study off. Games Room with exposed ceiling beams, solid fuel stove with built in dresser / TV cabinet.

East corridor with cloak store off. Inner hall with stairs to upper floors and WC. Utility Room / Laundry with fitted work surface with sink and boiler, built in cupboards and hanging cupboards. Plumbing for a washing machine and space for a tumble dryer. Large gym with built in storage unit.

First Floor

Stairs up to galleried landing with stained glass window with coats of arms and ships, and roof light with painted ship above.

Principal Bedroom with magnificent outlook over the Firth of Forth. En suite Lusso Stone bathroom with free standing bath and separate shower. Dressing room off with fitted wardrobes.

Bedroom 2 with blocked fireplace and en suite bathroom with free standing bath and separate shower compartment. Additional WC with wash basin.

Rear landing to corridor to bedrooms 3 & 4 and bathroom.

Landing connecting to outside door with a bridge to the walkway behind the house. Bedroom 5 with cast iron Victorian fireplace and bedroom 6 with built in shelved cupboard. Bathroom and linen cupboard.

Second Floor

The second floor is accessed by spiral stairs from both east and west. Bathroom with Duvalli double Jacuzzi bath and separate shower compartment. Bedrooms 7 & 8 with connecting door. Bathroom with corner bath.

GARDENS AND GROUNDS

Balgownie is set in mature wooded grounds extending to about 4.4 acres. The grounds are south facing with a high stone wall along the front.

The main entrance is from Culross to the east, with an impressive gateway with electric gates leading to a tarmac parking and turning area in front of the house and beyond to the new double garage. There are extensive lawns in front with a disused driveway leading to a second set of gates to the west. There is a Scottish oak double garage and store with ladder up to store area under pitched slate roof. There is electric power in the garage.

Behind the house is a paved yard with a bridge over from the first floor to a raised gravel walkway which runs behind the property. There are high stone retaining walls dividing off the woodland behind.

The grounds mainly comprise policy woodlands on a south facing bank. There are some fine mature trees around the property.

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