Listed for £995,000
January 13, 2025
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The staircase has decorative iron balustrades and features a split level, with three double bedrooms all with en suite bath or shower rooms approached by one offshoot. The other leads to a spacious landing, off which is the principal bedroom with dressing room and en suite shower room, the family bathroom with central freestanding bath, and the fifth bedroom, currently used as a study.
Guest Apartments
There are two first floor, self-contained guest flats situated in the west wing of the property. Subject to the required consents, they offer excellent potential as rental properties, overflow accommodation for friends and family, or even integration into the main house.
Guest Flat 1: Approached by an external stone staircase, Flat 1 has three bedrooms, one of which has an en suite shower room, and there is also a separate bathroom. The kitchen has characterful exposed timber beams, and steps leading up to the pend tower sitting room with lovely arched windows.
Guest Flat 2: Approached from the courtyard, an internal staircase leads up. There are two bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen/living room.
GARDENS AND GROUNDS
On the north side of the pend is a large workshop. There is a store beyond this, as well as two further useful stores situated off the courtyard. A cobbled pathway along the front of the house provides access to the two front lawns, scattered with a variety of maturing trees and shrubs, and bordered by a neatly kept box hedge. The cobbled pathway then leads through the pend, under the stone archway to the cobbled central courtyard. This is a wonderful and sheltered area for outdoor entertaining.
From the drive, a wooden gate opens to a gravel parking area to the east side of the property. Immediately to the right of the gravel is a an area of wild garden which runs up to the eastern-most boundary, and a wildlife pond. To the north of the house, the wooded ground slopes up the hill, offering stunning view points over the house and the Clackmannanshire countryside beyond. It is a special natural habitat with an abundance of wildlife.
Location
The small town of Alva lies just 5 miles from Dollar, an attractive market town which offers a good range of shops, primary schooling and other amenities and is also home to the well-known Dollar Academy, an independent school for 5-18 year olds. Other private schools within easy reach include Glenalmond, Strathallan, Kilgraston, Morrison’s Academy and The Fairview International School at Bridge of Allan. There are also a number of local primary and secondary state schools nearby.
Bridge of Allan (7.5 miles) is a beautiful and historic spa town with a thriving centre offering a good range of shops, cafés and restaurants including Nick Nairn’s. It has numerous sporting facilities including a golf course and tennis club and the town is home to Stirling University which has sports facilities open to the public, including a near Olympic size swimming pool and indoor and outdoor tennis courts. Stirling (9 miles), is the major town of central Scotland. Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument rise high above the town and are testament to its historic past. Today the town provides a full range of shops and services including several superstores and a branch of Waitrose.
The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park lie to the west with its wealth of outdoor activities including climbing, hill walking, mountain biking, water sports and other outdoor pursuits. The internationally renowned Gleneagles Hotel with its leisure club and golf courses is only 18.5 miles away. Ochil Hills Woodland Park, once the woodland to the Alva estate, provides waymarked forest walks, as do the Ochil Hills themselves which act as a backdrop to the house.
Alva offers good commuting links to Edinburgh and Glasgow, both of which are about 34 miles away and have international airports. Bridge of Allan has a railway station with commuter services to both cities.
All distances are approximate.
Square Footage: 8,813 sq ft
Acreage: 1.2 Acres
Additional Info
Services - Mains water, gas, electricity and drainage. Central heating provided by mains gas fired boiler. There are three separate boilers at the property (replaced in 2015, 2016 and 2021). The property is also protected by a burglar alarm and fire alarms.
Local Authority & tax band - Clackmannanshire Council tax band H
Listing - The Stables is Category B Listed.
Access -The property has a right of access over the private track to the public road.
Solicitor - Balfour + Manson, 55-66 Frederick Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1LS. Tel:
Planning Permission - There is consent for two dwellings to be built to the east of the house. More information can be found on the Clackmannanshire Council online planning portal (Ref: 23/00240/PPP).
Fixtures & Fittings - All light fittings, carpets and blinds are included in the sale. The curtains are included except for those in the family bathroom and between the gym / studio. Integrated kitchen appliances are included. The tumble dryer and washing machine in the main house, and washer / dryer in Guest Flat 1 are included. The baby grand piano and urns in the front garden are also included.