Location

Nestled into rolling farmland with the dramatic backdrop of Ben Ledi and the hills of the Trossachs, Row House sits in a truly stunning countryside setting, with the picturesque River Teith flowing to its south. The beautiful rural setting belies the excellent accessibility of the property, with Edinburgh only about 38 miles to the east, and Glasgow 30 miles to the south. The M9 motorway is just 2.5 miles away, providing good commuting links to both cities, with Perth also 30 miles to the northeast. There are train stations at Bridge of Allan (4 miles), Dunblane (4 miles) and Stirling (8 miles), with regular services to the major hubs. The Caledonian Sleeper to London Euston stops at Stirling and Dunblane. Edinburgh Airport is 37 miles, Glasgow Airport is about 43 miles, both offering an extensive range of international flights, including several routes to North America.

The local town of Bridge of Allan is a desirable, beautiful and historic spa town with a thriving centre offering a good range of shops, cafés and restaurants. The town has numerous sporting facilities including a golf course and tennis club. Row also benefits from its proximity to Stirling University, of which the sporting facilities are open to the public, including a near Olympic size swimming pool and indoor and outdoor tennis courts. The library is also open to the public and the Macrobert Arts Centre provides a wide range of live performances and includes a film theatre that screens both mainstream and arthouse film. Situated 9 miles north east of Row is Cromlix Hotel and Spa, owned by Sir Andy Murray, featuring an award winning restaurant and outdoor tennis courts.

Stirling, just to the south, is the major town of central Scotland. Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument rise high above the town and are testament to its historic past. Today the town provides a full range of shops and services including several superstores and a branch of Waitrose.

Excellent private schooling options within an hour's drive include Ardvreck and Morrisons in Crieff, Glenalmond College, Strathallan School, Craigclowan and Dollar Academy. Locally, the Fairview International School in Bridge of Allan offers co-ducational independent IB candidate schooling for 4 to 18 year olds.

The world famous Gleneagles Hotel is only 17 miles away, and offers a wealth of facilities including three championship golf courses: the King's, The Queen's and the PGA Centenary. The hotel's many other facilities include its spa; leisure club; equestrian, shooting and gun dog schools; cycling, walking and running tracks; tennis; falconry and off-road driving. Its restaurants include the late Andrew Fairlie's famed two Michelin star restaurant.

Description

Row House is privately positioned with dramatic views across the rolling landscape and down the River Teith, set against the backdrop of the hills of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. The property encompasses residential, agricultural, forestry and sporting elements.

The property extends to approximately 52 acres (21 hectares) centred around Row House, an attractive, C Listed family home thought to date back to 1862. Set to the rear of the principal house across a courtyard is Stable Cottage. Together, they are surrounded by expansive lawns and beautifully landscaped gardens, featuring a heated outdoor pool, tennis court, established greenhouses, garaging and extensive outbuildings.

A 22kW ground mounted solar array in the field to the west of the gardens provides electricity for the main house, grounds and gardens, and heats the pool and greenhouses.

The farmland consists of free draining brown earths, gradually rising from an elevation of 10 metres above sea level at the River Teith to 40 metres above sea level to the north. The land comprises 32 acres of arable, 3 acres of pasture and 12 acres of coniferous and mixed broadleaf woodland. According to the James Hutton Institute, the land is classed as 3 and is therefore capable of average to high yields of barley, oats and grass.

The north bank of the River Teith to the south of the property provides further amenity, with the riparian fishing rights included in the sale.

Row House
Row House is an attractive Victorian country house, thought to date back to the 1860s when it was built to incorporate an existing smaller dwelling, before undergoing further alterations in 1901. The house had extensive improvements carried out in 2014. This included the upgrading of the plumbing in both the house and cottage, as well as partial rewiring, and the full re-decoration of both. The house sits in a superb situation, with elevated views to the south and east of the River Teith towards Stirling. It has beautifully appointed living space extending to over 7,300 square feet.

The kitchen / breakfast room sits in the heart of the house with windows overlooking the garden to the west, and a door leading onto the terrace. It has a large central island with drop down lights above, fitted units with quartz worktops, a four oven AGA, and ample space for a dining table. Beyond it sits the snug. The drawing room and dining room both sit south facing, either side of the central reception hall, with views over the front garden. The drawing room in particular has lovely proportions and features a central fireplace and a large westerly bay window. A corridor off the entrance hall leads past the dining room to a study, WC and cloakroom. The boiler room sits beyond, opposite a back door leading out to the east. A second corridor from the entrance hall leads to the back of the house where there is a spacious boot room, utility room and WC, passing the gun room on the way. The boot room is an excellent and practical space, fitted with coat hooks, with a useful pantry to the side, and a door leading out to the rear courtyard parking area.

The main staircase leads up from the entrance hall. The principal bedroom sits off the landing in a commanding position in the heart of the tower mirroring the drawing room below it, with fabulous river views to the south, and to the west through a large bay window. It has two fitted wardrobes, and an en suite bathroom with a separate shower cubicle, WC and twin wash hand basins. Three, west-facing double bedrooms all sit off a corridor, with a bathroom at the end. A further corridor stretches to the easternmost end of the house, off which there are two further bedrooms, a family bathroom, a separate WC and a laundry room. A secondary staircase leads down from here to the ground floor. The characterful tower bedroom sits on the second floor and has superb views to the south, west and north towards Ben Ledi.

Gardens, Grounds & Outbuildings
The mature gardens and grounds that envelop Row House are truly spectacular, offering panoramic views to the north, south and west over the neighbouring countryside, the river and the hills beyond. The picturesque tree-lined driveway passes an area of mature woodland to the north of the house, and then splits; either continuing to the gravelled parking area to the front of the house, or around to the rear courtyard where Stable Cottage lies along with additional parking and access to garaging.

The front lawn is interspersed with mature trees and wraps around to the east of the house. Beyond it, a wooded bank slopes down to the field below, with the River Teith beyond on which a river island sits, covered in mature trees.

The formal gardens are south-facing, and positioned to the northwest of the house. Cobbled pathways pass through established and beautifully maintained flowerbeds. There is an orchard to one side, an area of soft fruit bushes to the other, and manicured hedges to the north. The views from here to the often snow-capped hills of the Trossachs are outstanding. There are also three greenhouses.

The heated outdoor swimming pool overlooks these garden and is wrapped around by paving with a lounging area, and serviced by a pump house. The hard surface tennis court sits beyond. The outhouses include numerous stores (one offering potential to be converted to stabling), a large garage with an inspection pit, a gardener's WC, wine cellar, workshop and a loft store accessed by external wooden staircase.

Stable Cottage
Stable Cottage sits to the rear of the main house and is ideal for use as a separate dwelling for guests, staff, or alternatively offers excellent potential as a short term holiday letting business, subject to the required licensing. The property has beautifully appointed living space set over two floors. The ground floor comprises a kitchen fitted with appliances, three bedrooms, bathroom, shower room and utility room. From the central hallway, a staircase leads up to a first floor reception room.

Land & Forestry
The land can be analysed as 32 acres of arable, 3 acres of grazings and 12 acres of woodland.

One arable field extending to approximately 15 acres is let as part of a Modern Limited Duration Tenancy (MLDT) to a local farmer until 2030. The other, which extends to approximately 17 acre is accessed via a neighbouring farm and let under a Short Limited Duration Tenancy (SLDT) until 2026. Both arable compartments are run in conjunction with neighbouring land and therefore the boundaries are not marked.

The land offers good to moderate flexibility for further afforestation, classed as F2, F3 and F4 by Land Capability for Forestry Scotland.

Sporting
The north bank of the River Teith is included with the riparian fishing rights over approximately 0.65km.

Additional Land
The vendors own additional adjoining land and agricultural buildings which could be made available to the purchaser of Row House via separate negotiation. Further information is available via the selling agents.

Directions

For sat nav purposes the postcode is FK15 9NZ
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