• Spacious three-bedroom cottage with garage and garden grounds +
• Extensive range of outbuildings which may suit a variety of uses providing endless opportunity +
• Peaceful rural location close to the bustling market town of Turriff +

Lower Blackburn enjoys a pleasant rural setting with views of rolling farmland. The property is a short distance from the bustling market town of Turriff. The town provides a fantastic range of local shops, amenities, eateries and services as well as supermarket, nursery and schooling, swimming pool, 18-hole golf course and is home to Turriff United FC. The town is host to the annual Turriff Show, the biggest two-day agricultural show in Scotland.

Banff and Macduff (8 miles) provide a good range of shops, amenities, eateries, supermarkets etc. Attractions in the area include Alvah Bridge and Duff House. This Georgian mansion is surrounded by parks, walks and an 18-hole parkland golf course. Macduff is home to a challenging 18-hole links golf course and the Macduff Marine Aquarium. The River Deveron provides good fishing opportunities.

There are several local bus services, rail connections are available in Huntly and Inverurie for onward travel north, to Inverness, and south to Aberdeen and beyond. Aberdeen International Airport is located some 40 miles south-east (50-minute drive) for national and international flight connections for domestic or business commuting.

Dwellinghouse - 80 sqm (Gross internal floor area)
The farmhouse at Lower Blackburn is a traditional farm cottage which has been extended over the years to provide spacious accommodation. The original cottage would be of stone and slate construction with the flat roof extensions of more modern block construction. The property comprises a mix of timber and uPVC framed double glazed windows and has electric storage heating throughout. The property would benefit from refurbishment throughout. Accommodation comprises: Sitting room, dining kitchen, bathroom, utility room and three bedrooms.

EPC:
Band E

Windows & Doors:
uPVC / timber double glazing

Heating:
Electric

Water:
Mains

Drainage:
Septic Tank

Council Tax:
Band B

Outbuildings*
The range of outbuildings at Lower Blackburn offers great potential for a variety of uses and interests. From West to East the buildings comprise:

Silage Pit - 12m x 18m. Cattle Court - 20m x 25m.

GP Shed / Court - 14m x 30m. Cattle Court - 12m x 16m.

GP Shed - 10m x 12m.

Grain Drying Store - 9m x 12m.

Dutch Barn - 15m x 18m.

All buildings are served by 3-phase electric and have access to piped mains water.

*All dimensions are approximate and for guidance only.
Directions
From Turriff, head north off Meadowbank Road onto the 'Luncarty' road. Continue for about 2.8 miles and turn left (opposite a strip of spruce trees). Follow the access track for about 3/4 mile to Lower Blackburn. Or follow what3words: ///perfect.placidly.contact

Local Authority:
Aberdeenshire Council: Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB16 5GB.

Entry:
By mutual arrangement

Mineral Rights & Sporting Rights:
Included in the sale, insofar as they are owned.

Note:
Prospective purchasers should note that unless their interest in the property is formally intimated to the selling agents following inspection, the agents cannot guarantee that notice of a closing date for offers will be advised and consequently the property may be sold without notice.

Anti Money Laundering Compliance:
In accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, we are required to carry out checks and due diligence on property purchasers. If an offer has been accepted, the purchaser(s) will need to provide proof of identity, residence and proof of funds, as a minimum, prior to any transaction proceeding.

Offers:
Formal offers, in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, along with the relevant anti-money laundering paperwork in accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, through a Scottish Solicitor, to the Selling Agent.

Servitude Rights, Burdens and Wayleaves:
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private. The buyer(s) will be held to have satisfied himself/themselves as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.

Title:
The buyer(s) shall be bound to accept the title as it presently stands in the name of the seller(s) and the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) shall be subject to all the exceptions, reservations, burdens and conditions presently contained in the title deeds. There shall be excepted from warrandice in the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) any leases, tenancies, tenants' rights, missives, agreements, rights of possession, rights of way, access rights, and sewerage and drainage facilities, and all other servitudes and other rights without prejudice to the right of the buyer(s) to quarrel or impugn the same on any ground not inferring warrandice against the seller(s).