After some deliberation, Dan and I have decided to bite the bullet and sell Longcarse Farm Cottage. It will be going on with an as-yet-to-be-identified estate agent next week.
Complately refurbished in 2000, the house has 3 bedrooms, one with ensuite shower room, 4th bedroom / study, large bathroom with rolltop bath and seperate shower, dining kitchen with Smeg range cooker, living / dining room with AGA multifuel stove, entrance hall, scullery with wc. Kitchen, scullery, wc, bathroom and entrance hall have terracotta tiled floors; rest of the house apart from the study and shower room, oak floors. Double glazed, cavity wall insulation, loft and underfloor insulation. Gas central heating. Mains gas and electric, septic tank.
Outside; large garage, 8'x6' shed, 8'x6' greenhouse, comfrey bed, soft fruit (raspberries, gooseberries, blackcurrants and strawberries), vegetable garden with 4 raised beds each about 40ft long, small orchard (apples, pears, cherries and plums). Two 30ft x 40ft pig pens with pig ark between. Field shelter, well fenced paddocks. River frontage to the south and views to Ochil Hills and Wallace Monument to the North. About 1 acre in total.
Good primary and secondary school about 1 mile walking distance away. 15 minutes walk to the station - 1 hour to Glasgow and Edinburgh. 40 minutes by road to Edinburgh Airport.
Perfect smallholding for someone who wants to hit the ground running. We expect it to go on the market at offers over £295,000 but we haven't had it valued yet and will confirm once that's been done.
Anyone interested, PM me.