Property description

Part Exchange available! We’re delighted to offer onto the market this historic and fascinating 16th century ‘A’ listed home situated on the outskirts of Broughty Ferry. Positioned on a substantial plot tucked away from the main road with a detached double garage and ample parking on offer. The house extends to just over 200 sq.m with accommodation over two floors and offering an abundance of historic features including crow stepped gables, shot holes, stair tower and stone/slate roofs. The property simply boasts charm and character. Once inside you have an impressive and comfortable living space within a wonderful ancient shell. Entered via a short flight of stone stairs the impressive dining room/entrance hall offers excellent space for entertaining with notable fireplace and stone staircase leading off to the accommodation at first floor level.

At the northern end of the house is the lovely spacious room currently used as a bedroom, whilst to the south of the dining room is a cosy snug with open fire which then leads down to the more recent wing with airy kitchen/breakfast room enjoying lovely bright views over the garden. A further bedroom, shower room and utility area complete the ground floor. A wonderful stone stair then leads to the first floor level with the spectacular panelled drawing room benefiting from open fire and lovely detail including turret with small stain glass window. The stairs then continue to the bright spacious principal bedroom, with further bedroom, family bathroom and hall area completing the accommodation.

OUTBUILDINGS
Former carriage house with stone/slate roof and offering useful storage space. Double garage with parking to the front.

GARDEN
Murroes House stands in a beautiful colourful enclosed garden with an extensive range of plants. The woodland offers constant interest with aconites, snowdrops, hellebores, bluebells and daffodils in early spring. There is an abundance of trees and shrubs including rhododendrons, azaleas, cherry trees and spring bulbs which creates a plethora of colour throughout the year, as well as lawns and sheltered seating areas.

DIRECTIONS
Murroes House is perhaps best accessed off the B978 Kellas road leading from the Baldovie area of Dundee to Wellbank. Shortly before reaching Kellas turn right on to the minor road signposted Murroes Church. Follow this road along and the entrance to Murroes House is then on the left after about half a mile.

HISTORICAL NOTE
It is believed that the lands at Murroes were gifted to the Abbey of Arbroath by Gilchrist, Earl of Angus, in the early 12th Century.
There was then a later transfer by charter to the Earl of Crawford with the lands then passing to the Fotheringhams of Powrie. Nigel Tranter in “The Fortified Houses in Scotland”(James Thin 1986) mentions Murroes Castle as “standing in an attractive garden in the pleasant hamlet of Murroes – a small fortalice of the late 16th century – with a long narrow main block of two storeys, lying north and south, with a circular stair tower projecting centrally to the west. The walls are well supplied with shot holes and gun loops, and the original windows have moulded surrounds. The stair-tower rises from the ground level on the west, but internally is supported on massive corbels, a unique arrangement in my view. The stair-tower rises to a pleasant panelled room above”.

It is understood that the house was used for a time as a manse with Rev. White being the last minister in 1763. His daughter married John Guthrie and the castle then passed by marriage to the Guthries of Guthrie Castle and Gagie. The panelling in the Drawing Room is thought to come from Fotheringham House, designed by David Bryce in 1859 and demolished in 1953. The single storey kitchen wing to the south was added in the 1960’s.

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Property Features :

• 4 bedrooms
• 3 public rooms
• 2 bathrooms

Property Info:

• FLOOR PLAN