BARRY HOUSEGLENBARRY, BANFF, ABERDEENSHIRE

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BARRY HOUSE, GLENBARRY, BANFF, ABERDEENSHIRE

A delightful smallholding in a stunning rural location.

Banff 12 miles ■ Keith 10 miles ■ Aberdeen 47 miles

Acreage 25.9 acres (10.48 hectares)

■ 1/2 reception rooms. 4/5 bedrooms

■ Impressive farmhouse with flexible accommodation

■ Many fine features

■ Modern outbuildings

■ Excellent grazing land

■ For sale as a whole or in two separate lots

SITUATIONBarry House is a delightful smallholding set in a stunning rural setting within a short distance of the iconic Knock Hill. To the west, Keith (about 12 miles) offers a good range of local amenities including a variety of shops, supermarkets, a cottage hospital and both primary and secondary schooling. There is also a railway station linking to Inverness to the west and Aberdeen to the east. To the south lies Huntly (about 14 miles) which also has a good range of amenities and shops. To the north, the coastal town of Banff (about 8 miles) has a delightful harbour. Aberdeen International Airport is about 41 miles away offering regular domestic and international flights. Aberdeen (about 47 miles) offers a wide range of amenities including excellent shopping facilities and a superb choice of restaurants, galleries, clubs and theatres.

This part of Aberdeenshire (incorporating the historic county of Banff) is renowned as being one of the sunniest and driest regions in Scotland and it has a wide range of excellent places to stay, eat and shop. The area is famed for its breath taking scenery, long sandy beaches and wildlife and offers wonderful leisure and recreational opportunities. There are many golf courses accessible within a short drive, whilst the county also offers superb Salmon and Trout fishing including the highly acclaimed Rivers Spey, Deveron and Findhorn. A popular tourist area, local attractions include ‘The Whisky Trail’, ‘The Speyside Way’, Cairngorm National Park, together with many ancient monuments, castles, buildings and villages of historical significance.

DESCRIPTION

Lot 1 - Barry House is an impressive detached farmhouse located in an accessible and very desirable rural setting near Glenbarry. Enjoying a very pleasant outlook with stunning views towards The Knock, the house is likely to date from the late 1800s and is built from stone under a slate roof. Spacious, well-appointed and flexible accommodation is provided over two storeys. On the ground floor, the dual aspect main reception hall has stairs to the first floor and various doors off.

To the right are two generously sized bedrooms, one of which is also dual aspect and has a lovely outlook over the paddocks nearby. A bathroom is also accessed off the hall whilst to the left is the sitting room with a large wood burning stove. A room accessed off the sitting room could be used as a home office, study or potentially an additional bedroom. Also on the ground floor is a shower room with modern fittings and the attractive dining kitchen with a range of wall and floor units and an integrated cooker and extractor. Completing the ground floor is the rear hall / utility room. The first floor accommodation can be accessed by two separate staircases. The stairs from the main hallway lead to a landing with doors to two double bedrooms and a useful box room. Stairs from the inner hall lead to a play room / 5th bedroom which also has a large walk in storage cupboard.

The rooms are all of a generous size and the large windows flood the interior with natural light giving the house a bright and airy atmosphere. It is tastefully decorated throughout and has a number of fine features one would expect in a quality period farmhouse, including tall corniced ceilings and a fire place (with wood burning stove) in the sitting room. The house is double glazed and has oil central heating.

There is a small garden to the front and rear with parking provided on a gravelled parking area.

Adjoining the house are to excellent outbuildings, detailed as follows:

Store. About 7.6m x 7.8mSteel portal frame with concrete floor, cement fibre roof and box profile steel side cladding.

Byre. About 5.3m x 13.3mStone under a slate roof. Concrete floor.

Located to the rear and side of the house are two excellent grazing paddocks and the property in total (lot 1) extends to about 1.7 acres.

ACCOMMODATION (Lot 1 - Barry House)

Ground Floor: Utility Room. Kitchen. Inner Hall. Sitting Room. Shower Room. Study. Reception Hall. Bathroom. 2 Bedrooms.

First Floor:2 Bedrooms. Box Room. Play Room / 5th Bedroom.

Lot 2 – Land at Barry House (About 9.81ha / 24.2 acres)Lot 2 comprises excellent grazing land which extends to about 24 acres and which is divided between 4 separate fields. Each field is stock proof and is within easy access of the farmhouse. A newly built general purpose shed is located in the field to the front (left) of the house and is detailed as follows:

General Purpose Shed / Lambing Shed. About 24m x 6mSteel portal frame, part block walls with steel box profile side cladding, concrete floor, electricity and water.

SERVICES, COUNCIL TAX AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE(S)

Property Water Electricity Drainage Heating Council Tax EPC

Barry House Private Mains Private Oil Band D F38

DIRECTIONS From Keith, take the A95 to Banff. Continue for about 11 miles where you will arrive at the small hamlet of Glenbarry. Turn right onto a private farm track (at the entrance to Still Cottage) and continue for about 200m where Barry House is located on the left.

POST CODE SOLICITORSAB45 2HJ Stewart & Watson, 17-19 Duke St, Huntly AB54 8DL. Tel: 01466 792331 LOCAL AUTHORITYAberdeenshire Council, 25 Gordon St, Huntly, AB54 8AL. Tel: 0345 608 1208

ACCESSFrom the public road, the subjects are accessed over a private farm track over which the selling agents understand that all necessary rights of access are in place.

FIXTURES AND FITTINGSNo items are included unless specifically mentioned in these particulars.

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) REGULATIONS Please note that under the 2017 AML regulations we are legally required to carry out money laundering checks against purchasers. To enable us to complete these checks purchasers will need to provide along with their offer either:

• originals of primary (eg a passport) and secondary (eg current council tax or utility bill) ID; or• copies of such primary and secondary ID certified and dated by the purchasers’ solicitors as

true copies along with written confirmation from the purchasers’ solicitors that they accept that we will be relying on this copy ID for AML purposes.

Failure to provide this information may result in an offer not being considered.

MORTGAGE FINANCE Galbraith has an alliance with FOX Private Finance, a brokerage with a bespoke approach to funding. Through their relationships with retail, commercial and private banks they can assist with securing a mortgage to suit your circumstances. For further information please contact Matthew Griffiths, based in their Edinburgh office, on 0131 510 9251 Email: mg@foxprivatefinance.com

AMC PLC FINANCE Galbraith are approved Agents for the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC) and we can assist you in securing finance loans for a variety of farming purposes including the purchase of land and property, restructuring debt, and to provide working capital for diversification, improving or erecting farm buildings. For further details and to discuss any proposals in confidence please contact Rod Christie in our Galbraith Elgin Office on 01343 546 362 Email: rod.christie@galbraithgroup.com

IMPORTANT NOTES1 These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to viewing. Prospective purchasers are advised to seek their own professional advice. 2 Areas, measurements and distances are given as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the working order of services and appliances. 3 These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995. 4 Closing Date - A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously. The Seller will not be obliged to accept the highest, or indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at any time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by interested parties. 5 Offers - Formal offers in the acceptable written Scottish Legal Form should be submitted to the local Galbraith office per these sale particulars, through a Scottish Lawyer, confirming; if an offer is in relation to the whole, or a specific lot, or a combination of lots, and if the offer is subject to the sale of a property, together with proof of funding and Identification. 6 Third Party Rights and Servitudes The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof. 7. Photographs taken in January 2020