Location

Mill House, 4 Arthurfield Geen, is in a cul-de-sac of six houses between the villages of Kettlebridge and Kingskettle in the Howe of Fife. Kingskettle was originally a linen producing village but is now primarily home to commuters.

The setting is highly accessible. Ladybank railway station is 1.3 miles to the north. The A92 is less than 3 miles from the house and provides a dual carriageway link south to Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy and connects to the M90. Edinburgh is 38 miles away. Dundee and Perth are both within 22 miles. There are bus services direct to Edinburgh and St Andrews from the village.

Kettle Primary School, built in 1875, is next to the house. Secondary education is provided at the Bell Baxter High School in Cupar.

The Howe of Fife is known for its fertile farmland. Vegetable processing company Kettle Produce have a processing site nearby to serve the surrounding farms.

Description

Arthurfield Green in Kingskettle takes its name from the former Arthurfield Works, a linen weaving factory established in 1891. The factory closed in the late 1970s. Mill House, 4 Arthurfield Green, is the largest of six houses built on the site. A seventh plot remains undeveloped.

The house has a traditional façades to the front and rear with stone and harling under a pitched slate roof with dormer windows. There are four metal balconies. The present owners have upgraded the house installing a large modern kitchen with underfloor heating and a tiled bathroom and shower room with sauna on the first floor.

The accommodation comprises:

Front door with glazed panels to vestibule. Glazed double doors to hall with stairs up to the first floor, under stairs coat hooks and a WC off. Double doors to sitting room with bay window overlooking garden and Victorian style fireplace with tiled inset and wooden mantel.

Glazed double doors to large kitchen / dining room with underfloor heating and extensive fitted units including island unit with Siemens five ring gas hob, two Neff wall ovens, a Neff microwave and a Siemens dishwasher. Side area with French doors to garden and built in cleaning cupboard.

Utility room with sink and cupboards, Samsung washing machine and Hotpoint dryer. Door to heated double garage with electric roller doors and concrete floor.

First Floor

Stairs up to galleried landing over hall. French doors to metal balcony overlooking garden.

Corridor with cupboard containing Worcester central heating boiler and Ramsay ladder up to floored loft. Fully tiled bathroom with bath, separate shower, heated towel rail, WC and wash basin. Velux windows with built in blinds.

Principal bedroom with double built in wardrobes. En suite, fully tiled shower room with shower, heated towel rail, WC and wash basin. Sauna and shelved cupboard.

Bedroom 2 with double built in wardrobe and French doors to stone balcony overlooking garden. Bedroom 3 and 4 both with built in wardrobes and French doors to metal balconies facing east. Office over front door.

Garden

The front door is on the east side of the house. There is a lawn fringed by shrubs on the corner. Along the front of the house and garage is a paved parking area with space to park up to four cars.

The main garden is to the west of the house and is fully enclosed by stone walls. Along the front of the house are paved terraces and sitting out areas. A wide hedge separates off a central lawn. There is a wooden garden shed in the corner. There are raised beds and shrubs around.

Directions

Driving north on the A92 from Glenrothes continue to the roundabout at the end of the dual carriageway. Turn right onto the A914 signposted to Cupar. Continue to Kettlebridge and take the first turning on the left into Back Park. Continue to the end and turn right into Rumdewan. Follow this road towards Kingskettle.

Arthurfield Green is on the left hand side, just before the corner. Go into the road, turn sharp right and Mill House is straight ahead, on the corner.