Location

Dunsinnan is situated in the heart of one of the most sought-after roads in Upper Dunblane. The area comprises large, detached houses set on a hill with beautiful views towards the Trossachs. The house is about a mile from the town centre and just under a mile from the railway station. Dunblane is one of the country's smallest cathedral cities and lies between the rugged mountain peaks of Perthshire to the north and the rich fertile Carse of Stirling to the south. The magnificent cathedral is the focal point of this charming town with a population of around 9,000 residents.   

The town has a variety of local shops and convenient supermarkets including a Marks & Spencer, as well as cafés, restaurants and pubs. It also offers good recreational facilities which include tennis, squash and bowling clubs and a golf club. Gleneagles Hotel with its leisure club and world famous golf courses is only 14 miles away. The Dunblane Centre has a range of facilities available for all ages such as a sports hall, art studio, fitness suite, music room and a conference room.   There are three primary schools in the vicinity which feed Dunblane High School. There is also a good selection of nursery schools and private schools nearby including Ardvreck and Morrison's Academy in Crieff, Fairview International School in Bridge of Allan, and Dollar Academy.   

Dunblane is well placed for road and rail connections to all the major towns and cities of central Scotland. The pivot of the motorway network is only 2 miles to the south with the M9 and M80 giving quick access to Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively. The A9 has dual carriageway all the way to Perth. Both Edinburgh and Glasgow airports are easily accessible.

Description

Dunsinnan is a superb, contemporary family home, built in 2010 in what were the grounds of the neighbouring property. In 2016/17, substantial extension and improvement works were carried out to the property. This included both a two storey and a single storey extension to the south side of the house, incorporating re-configured ground floor living space, a new kitchen / dining room, and a principal bedroom suite on the first floor. In 2023, the existing windows were replaced to match those of the extension.

The impressive kitchen / dining room sits in the heart of the house, with south facing sliding patio doors leading out into the garden and the terrace, ideal for outdoor entertaining. The kitchen is fitted with a large central island with breakfast bar and overhead drop down lights, Nolte cabinets and Silestone worktops. Integrated appliances include a fridge freezer, induction hob, wine cooler, double ovens, microwave, and waste disposal sink unit. Two wide openings lead from the kitchen into the family room which can also be approached by double doors from the entrance hall. This bright and airy room overlooks the garden and , as well as engineered oak flooring which runs through a number of rooms in the house. The playroom sits through sliding glazed doors beyond the family room, and has French doors which open to the south facing terrace overlooking the garden. The sitting room and study both sit off the main entrance hall with windows to the front and side of the house. The sitting room has a log burner, and the study is fitted with bespoke David L Douglas walnut bookcases and a desk. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a WC and a utility room with excellent storage, and a shower room beyond it.

A carpeted oak staircase with oak balustrade leads up to the first floor landing which is flooded with light thanks to glass sliding doors which lead out onto a balcony. There are five bedrooms, three of which have en suite bath / shower rooms , and a family bathroom. The principal bedroom suite sits south-facing in the extension, overlooking the garden with a double-height pitched ceiling. It is spacious enough for a seating area where there is a TV point. It also has fitted wardrobes, a dressing room, and an en suite bathroom with bath, separate walk in shower enclosure, twin basins, and Porcelanosa floor to wall tiling. The WC is enclosed separately. There are four further double bedrooms on this level. Two of them have en suite shower rooms, and the other two share use of a shower room which sits between them, as well as the family bathroom. All of them have fitted wardrobes, and one has a door to an external spiral staircase which leads down to the rear garden.

The private tarmac driveway from St Margarets Drive leads through electric gates and up to the front of the house, where there is a generous parking area with traditional style street lamps and access to the double garage. The gardens are fully enclosed by a mix of stone walls and wooden fencing. The front garden is largely lawned and surrounded by stocked borders. A gated, covered passageway between the garage and the house, and paths to either side of the house lead to the rear garden. This spacious lawned area sits south facing and is surrounded by a mix of trees and shrubs, as well as stocked borders. At the top, overlooking the garden, sits the flagstone terrace. This is a fabulous area for barbecues and outdoor entertaining, with direct access into the kitchen.

Directions

From Glasgow or Edinburgh take the M9 past Stirling to the roundabout (junction 11) at the end of the motorway. Take the third exit, signposted for Dunblane. Follow the road to Dunblane and at the first roundabout take the second exit. Continue to the second roundabout at St Mary's Church and take the second exit signposted for Perth. Follow this road and take the second right turning into The Crescent. Follow the Crescent up the hill and take the first left onto St Mary's Drive, before taking the first right turning onto St Margaret's Drive. The gates to Dunsinnan are half way up St Margaret's Drive, on the right hand side.