FINE EDWARDIAN HOUSE on ROYAL DEESIDE as Family Home or BnB with 2 bedroomed Cottage in the Grounds

Placed: 02/10/17
Region: Aberdeenshire
Location: Aboyne
Category: Real Estate


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Property type: House, Number of bedrooms: 5

TIGH na GEALD

Tigh na Geald, or the House on the Hill, is often nicknamed 'No 1 Aboyne' because of its commanding position in the middle of the village of Aboyne on Royal Deeside looking south, and overlooking the village green to the hills beyond.

Set back from the road in generous secluded grounds yet, within walking distance to the shops, pub, golf course, health centre, primary school, acadamy and community centre (with theatre, cinema, full size swimming pool, library and all facilities) it is in a rather special location.

The house is of local granite of a very special pink and grey variety, fashioned carefully by skilled masons of the time. It was built in 1901 by a Scot who had made his fortune in the cotton trade in India and wished to demonstrate his good fortune to Royal Deeside made fashionable by his monarch, Queen Victoria, Empress of India no less, who had chosen Balmoral on Deeside as her summer residence. No expense was spared in the buliding of this house both inside and out.

There is a converted Coach House within the grounds to be sold separately or as one lot. Details below.

TIGH na GEALD HOUSE
Offers over £685,000

Ground Floor
- Three reception rooms all facing south; a large dining room with bay window and a beautifully proportioned drawing room also with bay window, with french windows opening onto the western lawns and log fire. There is a smaller sitting room or study with fire place.

- The kitchen is a big farmhouse kitchen with pine lined cupboards with an area for cooking and food preparation and, beyond a pine counter, a family relaxing and eating area. Cooking is by Aga (dark green) or by electric cookers. There is a walk in larder and places allocated for washing machine, dish washer and extra large fridge with plumbing and electric power.

- Two further rooms beyond the kitchen, once used by the village doctor as his consulting room and patients' waiting room, are currently a study and general store for deep freezes and wine cellar.

- There is a pine lined downstairs toilet and wash basin.

FIRST FLOOR

- 2 large double bedrooms at either end of a generous landing, each with private bathrooms (with bathtubs, wash basin and WC) and both with bay windows.

There are two smaller medium sized double bedrooms with doors onto a private balcony.

There is a family bathroom with shower, WC and washbasin.

All the bedrooms face south with uninterrupted views of the village green to the hills beyond.

There is a heated linen cupboard on the landing.

One of the bedrooms has, for a time, been used as a bedroom and is easily converted if needed to make 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms instead of 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.

The house has been modernised for comfortable family living year round. Heating is by oil fired boiler. The house is zoned and a control panel directs heat economically and efficiently to where it is needed.

THE GROUNDS
At the front of the house there are two circular driveways, one to the front door and one service drive to the back door set within landscaped lawns and shrubs with ample parking for many cars.

At the back there are more generous lawns (tennis court sized) bordered with shrubs and flower beds with a summer house and a south facing wall favouring ancient fruit trees. There is a small wood between the lawns and the southern boundary.

OUTBUILDINGS
Beside the house there are outbuildings including a workshop and store with electric power and heating and double door access for lawn mowers, small tractors etc. This building was recently added and was architect designed in order to be sure that it fitted well with the older buildings.

The COACH HOUSE at Tigh na geald
Offers over £195,000

The village doctor kept his pony and trap in the coach house which had stabling , tack room and hayloft as well as a pine lined bunk house for a pony boy.

The old Coach House and stable has now been converted into an award winning two bedroomed cottage. It has two double bedrooms with bathroom with bath tub, WC and wash basin.

There is a fully equipped kitchen with fitted dish washer, washing machine and fridge freezer. There is space for dining beside it.

The living room is spacious and is open plan with the kitchen / dining area. It faces south with french windows leading onto a sandstone patio. There is a small garden with mature trees and shrubs and private access to the road.

The old hayloft above the house is used for storage but has been used for sleeping also. It has heating and electric power. Access is by fold-out stairs from below or from outside through the old wagon loading door high up in the eaves.

Heating and hot water are provided by an oil fired boiler. The house has been converted to modern emission standards and is exceptionally economic to heat.

The Coach House makes an ideal owner's quarters if the main house is run as a B and B but is equally useful as a 'granny house' or teenagers chill-out place.

It can also be operated as a serious commercial enterprise to be let out to tenants or weekly visitors being so well placed, both for the city of Aberdeen and for sport fishing, stalking or shooting.

MODE OF SALE
The house and coach house are to be sold as one or in two lots depending on buyer preference. The Coach House is entirely independent of the main house with its own electric/ water/ phone, broad band systems and its own private access to the road. The seller would highly recommend that the main house and coach house are bought as one but the separate option is certainly available

The house has been a happy family home for the current owners for over 30 years with children growing up there and being educated locally. Latterly as the children left home it has been operated as a very successful BandB using the Coach House as 'owner's' quarters.

LOCATION
Aboyne is 30 miles from the oil centre of Aberdeen, so within easy commuting distance and a great place to come home to. The beauty of the Dee Valley which Queen Victoria fell in love with when she bought Balmoral 'Cottage' up the road is simply breathtaking.

Abereen Airport is 45 minutes away with at least 8 flights daily to and from London (BA, Easyjet, Flybe) but flights also to all major UK and European cities (Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam and more). There is a fast, efficient train service to London and all UK destinations and an excellent overnight sleeper service. And once you have climbed over the mountain pass out of the peace and seclusion of the Dee Valley, there is dual carriage or motorway all the way to London.

This is a very special property with the owners leaving reluctantly to follow more closely their business and family interests

Price / Salary: £685,000.00