Rare opportunity to purchase a rural detached home in a truly costal location with approximately 8 acres of grazing adjacent to the house suitable for horses.

Description

Rockvale, Brighouse has been owned by the current family for over five decades. This spacious detached farmhouse with four reception rooms and 4 bedrooms is in need of some renovation and modernisation throughout but benefits from a rural coastal location, a short distance away from a sandy beach.

This charming property enjoys an open outlook across the garden and neighbouring farmland to the coast and is conveniently situated for the amenities of Borgue. The village itself is a very friendly and active community, with many events organised in the village hall.

This part of Dumfries & Galloway is renowned for its excellent scenery. Inland there are magnificent hills and lochs, whilst Borgue is particularly well placed to enjoy the many attractive areas of coastline in close proximity, with Brighouse, Carrick and Sandgreen being perhaps the best known.

ACCOMMODATION
Entered through solid wooden door from front garden into:-

ENTRANCE HALLWAY 1.21m x 5.71m
Radiator with thermostatic valve. Ceiling light. Ceiling cornicing. Smoke alarm. Solid wooden floor. Doorways leading off to all ground floor accommodation. Door and staircase leading down to basement level. Wooden staircase leading to first floor level.

DINING ROOM 4m x 3.99m
Bright and spacious room with high ceiling and ample natural light from large wooden sash and case window to front with wooden shutters and wooden pelmet above. Deep skirting boards. Ceiling cornicing. Ceiling light. Serving hatch. Open fireplace with cast iron grate, tiled surround and wooden mantel above. Recessed press with built-in shelving. Solid wooden floor.

SITTING ROOM 4.25m x 4.01m
Another light and airy reception room with high ceiling. Sash and case to front with wooden shutters, curtain track and curtains. Ceiling cornicing. Ceiling light. Picture rail. Radiator with thermostatic valve. TV aerial point. Wooden press with built-in shelving. Open fireplace with tiled hearth and surround with wooden mantel above. Deep skirting boards. Solid wooden floor.

SNUG / DRAWING ROOM 2.80m x 3.95m
Internal sash and case window looking into garden room/conservatory. Carbon monoxide detector. Ceiling corning. Ceiling light. Open fireplace with brick hearth and surround with wooden mantel above. Radiator with thermostatic valve. Solid wooden floor. Wooden door leading to recessed press with wooden shelving. Door leading into:-

GARDEN ROOM/CONSERVATORY 3.61m x 4.62m
Entered through a wooden glazed door from snug/drawing room. Sash and case windows on 3 sides. Polycarbonate roof. Concrete floor. Wooden glazed door leading out to garden. uPVC double glazed doors leading out to lawn.

W.C. 1.31m x 1.65m
Corner sink and W.C. Wooden sash and case window to rear with curtain pole and curtains. Ceiling light. Wooden panelling to chest height. Coat hooks. Vinyl floor.

UTILITY ROOM 2.46m x 2.19m
2 stainless steel sinks with taps above and drainers to side. Sash and case window to rear. Built-in shelving. Built-in cupboards with shelving and housing hot water tank. Ceiling light. Wooden access hatch. Radiator with thermostatic valve. Smoke alarm. Wooden floor.

KITCHEN 3.97m x 4.33m
Good size front facing farmhouse kitchen. Fitted kitchen units with Formica work surfaces. Recessed Inglenook fireplace with Rayburn oil fired stove. Wooden clothes pulley. Florescent strip light. Ceiling light. Painted wooden floor.

REAR VESTIBULE 2.21m x 1.24m
uPVC double glazed door to rear. RCD consumer unit and electric meter. Solid wooden floor. Pantry cupboard (1.81m x 1.24m) with built-in shelving, wooden window to side and solid floor.

Wooden staircase leading to first floor level with beautiful stain glass window providing ample natural light on to staircase.

First floor level

LANDING 1.87m x 2.26m
Smoke alarm. Ceiling light. Solid wood floor. Doorways off to all bedrooms.

DOUBLE BEDROOM (rear left) 3.98m x 3.63m
Rear facing double bedroom. Radiator with thermostatic valve (not currently installed) wooden sash and case window with outlook over rear garden. Original fireplace with tiled hearth and wooden mantel above. Wooden press with built-in shelving and coat hooks. Partially coombed ceiling. Ceiling light. Solid wooden floor.

DOUBLE BEDROOM (front left) 4.30m x 3.73m
Partially coombed ceiling. Double sash and case windows with outlook to fine sea view. Open fireplace with tiled hearth and surround. Solid wood floor.

BATHROOM 2.22m x 2.42m
Cast iron roll top bath. White ceramic sink and W.C. Sash and case window to front with outlook across garden. Ceiling light. Partially coombed ceiling. Heated towel rail. Striped wooden floor.

DOUBLE BEDROOM (front right) 4.28m x 3.97m
Open fireplace with tiled hearth and surround. Double sash and case windows with outlook to fine sea view. Radiator with thermostatic valve. Partially coombed ceiling. Ceiling light. Wooden floor.

DOUBLE BEDROOM (rear right) 3.14m x 4m
Open fireplace with tiled hearth and cash iron surround with wooden mantel above. Sash and case window with outlook to rear garden. Ceiling light. Radiator with thermostatic valve (not currently connected). Wooden floor

Basement Level
Can be accessed directly from the garden and there is also a stairwell from the main house although please note that this is in a state of disrepair. Accessed from the garden through a wooden door into:-

Hallway area 4.64m x 1.80m
Electric consumer unit. Concrete floor. Doorways leading off to a three rooms.

Room 1 (right hand side) 2.48m x 3.3m
Exposed stone walls. Wooden window to side. Concrete floor.

Room 2 2.48m x 1.79m
Exposed stone walls. Window to front. Belfast sink with tap. Concrete floor.

Room 3 3.93m x 3.94m
Fireplace. Wooden glazed window to front. Brick walls. Concrete floor. Doorway in to walk-in cupboard (2.70m x 1.97m).

OUTSIDE
Rockvale is well positioned in a wraparound garden, and has a large field extending to approximately 8 acres. To the front, bordered by mature shrubs and trees, is a generous gravelled driveway providing parking for a number of cars, with space for a boat or motorhome.

To the rear is a large garden which is mainly laid to lawn with a number of well-established flower beds with a variety of shrubs, trees and perennials.

The property also benefits from a jetty area at the shore which is accessed along a pedestrian track (within the Sellers ownership) from the access road. The Sellers have never used this for the launching or mooring of boats and cannot confirm whether or not the same would be permitted.

Triangle field
Sold with the property, is a small, discontinuous triangular shaped field extended to approximately 1.07 acres. It is accessed directly from the public road (C52S), before you reach Rockvale, close to Senwick Cottage. This area is not open to sale by separate lot and shall be included with Rockvale.