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Kirkbrae House, Collessie, Cupar, Fife KY15 7RQ
Newly completed in 2009, the 5-bedroom Kirkbrae, Collessie property is situated alongside the old pilgrim road from Stirling to St Andrews - the steep brae beside Collessie Church.
DESCRIPTION Completed about 9 years ago and built to a thoughtful high-quality design, Kirkbrae House has been constructed to a high standard incorporating a number of state of the art green design features including high levels of insulation as well as an energy efficient ground-source heating system. The result is a fine, unique, contemporary house which offers excellent family accommodation arranged over three floors. In terms of the accommodation itself, the ground floor is centred around an excellent open plan family room/ kitchen-dining room – essentially the cosy “heart” of the house – entered through the vestibule from the front door. The room has distinct areas for dining, a relaxed family area and all the usual kitchen facilities comprising integrated fridge/ freezer, double oven and dishwasher. The substantial island unit includes 5-ring gas hob with extractor hood above and integral breakfast bar. The ceramic tiled floor incorporates the integral underfloor heating. The room is well lit from a window to the side and French doors to the front leading to the garden and patio. A large utility room and storage larder is accessed from the kitchen, as well as the side hallway which gives access to the study/bedroom five, shower room and heat-plant room. The hallway also gives access to a large integral garage/workshop.
The Driveway is laid with paviors, the Front Garden is landscaped with lawn and border with a fence enclosing a Patio Garden with lawn and paved patio for garden table and backed by original high south-west facing walls. The thatched building to the rear is the original village wash-house, now converted to an art studio.
The entrance from the front path leads through the Front Vestibule into a large Kitchen/ Family/ Dining Room. Here the kitchen is seen looking left from the stairs just inside the Front Vestibule. The room provides distinct areas for dining table and chairs, a relaxed soft furnished family area and all the usual kitchen facilities. The ceramic tiled floor has integral underfloor heating. The well designed and equipped Kitchen area has an L-shaped layout with integrated Fridge/ Freezer, Double Oven and Dishwasher. A substantial island unit includes 5-ring Gas Hob with Extractor Hood above with integral Breakfast Bar and stools. The room is well lit from a window to the side and French doors to the front leading to the garden and patio.
A fine oak staircase leads from the side of the Kitchen/ Family/ Dining Room to the first floor landing. Five rooms lead from the L-shaped landing: a large Family Lounge accessed through double glazed doors, a Rear Lobby with Laundry Area plumbed for Washing Machine and Tumble Dryer leading to the back door and rear garden and patio, a beautifully tiled Family Bathroom with Jacuzzi Whirlpool Bath, the Master Bedroom with En-Suite Shower Room/ WC and a further large Bedroom 2 with fine views to the west.
The large Family Lounge, accessed through glazed double doors from the first floor landing, has windows to front, side and rear giving excellent views and good lighting. Quality 100% wool carpet fitted in all the first and upper floor rooms. The lounge includes a fireplace hearth with Morsø Ø6 Wood Burning Stove that has been installed to a 6 inch pumice lined chimney to give recommended burning characteristics for efficient wood burning.
The Family Bathroom, accessed through a door at the top of the stairs, features a Jacuzzi Whirlpool Bath with WC, washbasin and heated towel radiator. As with many other rooms, the wall thermostat controls the room temperature by means of the flow of warm water in the heating pipes under the tiled floor. The walls and floors feature selected ceramic and porcelain tiles.
The L-shaped first floor landing also leads along to the Master Bedroom with En-Suite Shower Room/ WC and a further large Bedroom 2 with fine views to the west.
On the first floor landing a glazed door beside the double lounge doors leads to a small Front Hallway. A further staircase leads from there to the top floor with two further Bedrooms 3 and 4 and a WC with Washbasin. The second floor landing provides a place for computer/ games console. Bedroom 3 is a double bedroom with windows to the north and west and with a Velux window to the rear looking up towards Collessie Church. Bedroom 4 is also a double bedroom with paired sash and case windows to the front and Velux to the rear. This floor incorporates a substantial storage area within the front tower. The WC with Washbasin, heated towel radiator and shaver point is acccessed from the top floor landing and features ceramic floor and wall tiles with stone inserts. Heating on this floor is by water filled radiators linked to the Heat Pump.
Returning to the Ground Floor:
Two doors lead from the corner of the kitchen - the first to a large Utility Room with attached Unheated Storeroom. A second door leads through to a ground floor Bedroom 5/ Study and adjacent Shower Room/ WC providing day time use for the family and dedicated night time use for the bedroom. A corridor leads to the Plant Room with central heating system, electrics and water supply and then to the large integral Garage.
All public rooms and bedrooms in Kirkbrae have excellent natural lighting. There are views from the windows of the house over the Howe of Fife to the south and west, the Collessie Hills to the north and various architecturally interesting buildings of the village. These include the Collessie Church above and to the rear, the interesting and historic Melville Tomb with inscribed text giving admonishment to passing pilgrims of the 1600s and the thatched Washie Art Studio across Collessie Brae. Technical Features: The property has been built to exceed building standards in respect of heating and insulation. Heating for the house uses the highly energy-efficient ground-source heat exchange technology. This has been installed with financial support from the Department of Trade and Industry's Low Carbon Buildings Programme. The ground floor is largely tiled over a concrete slab with integral underfloor heating. The first floor also incorporates underfloor heating with additional water-heated towel rails/ radiators in selected locations. The second floor is provided with water-heated towel rails and radiators. The system is designed to reduce the cost of heating for both central heating and hot water to between 25% and 30% of the equivalent costs using older technology (e.g. oil or gas), resulting in substantial financial saving over the decades and, of course, substantial reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. The house is wired for telephone and/or computer (broadband available) and TV points to most rooms. Garden grounds which surround the property, enclosed by walls of local stone, consist of a front garden area laid to pathway, patio and designated lawn area, a main garden area to the side backed by original high stone walls facing south west, and an upper garden area to the rear laid as patio. The front drive accommodates two cars with a large garage suitable for a vehicle and possible workshop area or use as a sports room. Collessie Village: The historic and picturesque Collessie Conservation Village lies on slightly raised ground looking south over the Howe of Fife towards the Lomond Hills. Nearby Birnie Loch Nature Reserve and the protected surrounding landscape add to the desirable location. The village has several areas of open ground including two play parks with swings. Road links are excellent with the main A91 (Kinross to St Andrews) approximately a third of a mile away. The M90 is approximately 15 minutes drive away. Local amenities can be found in Letham with a primary school, Auchtermuchty (3 miles) with P.O., shops, doctors’ surgery, chemist, pubs, garages and bank and similar facilities in nearby Ladybank (3 miles). The old market town of Cupar (6 miles) provides secondary schooling, train station and comprehensive shopping. Train stations on the main East coast line in Ladybank (3 miles) and Cupar (6 miles) reach Edinburgh in under an hour, and Dundee in 20 minutes. Perth by way of Newburgh is around 14 miles. North East Fife is noted for its golfing, equestrian and leisure facilities. Plan Drawings:
Kitchen/Diner 19’ 0" x 24’ 8" (5.79m x 7.52m) Large Kitchen/ Dining/ Living Room: L - shaped room entered from Front Door Lobby. Fully fitted kitchen area with Double Oven, DW, Fr/Fr, fitted units. Island Unit with 5-ring Gas Hob and Extractor. Underfloor heating under fully tiled floor. Family Living Room 15’ 9" x 19’ 2" (4.8m x 5.84m) Family Lounge on first floor. Well lit with double glazed timber sash & case windows to front, rear and side. Quality wool carpet fitted here and all other rooms that are not fully tiled. Underfloor heating as all other rooms on Ground and First Floor. Morso 6 Wood Burning Stove for added heat. Bedroom (Master) 12’ 0" x 14’ 6" (3.66m x 4.42m) Master Bedroom with En-Suite and Fitted Wardrobe. Double glazed timber sash & case windows give views to south west. Fully wool carpeted with underfloor heating. En-suite 6’ 0" x 7’ 9" (1.83m x 2.36m) En-Suite Shower Room with Basin and WC. Towel rail heated from CH system. Fully tiled with underfloor heating. Bedroom 2 7’ 3" x 12’ 6" (2.21m x 3.81m): First floor double bedroom with windows to the front. Integral wardrobe. Fitted wool carpet, Underfloor heating. Family bathroom is adjacent. Family Bathroom 6’ 0" x 9’ 8" (1.83m x 2.95m): Jacussi Bath, Basin, WC. Towel radiator heated from CH. Fully tiled floors and walls. Underfloor heating. Bedroom 3 12’ 5" x 15’ 0" (3.78m x 4.57m): One of two bedrooms on the second floor. This is the larger of the two with windows and fine views to front, side and rear. Would suit single or double bed. Fully wool carpeted. Radiator heating from CH system. WC is adjacent. Bedroom 4 12’ 6" x 12’ 5" (3.81m x 3.78m): One of two bedrooms on the second floor. This is the smaller of the two with windows and fine views to front and rear. Would suit single or double bed. Fully wool carpeted. Radiator heating from CH system. WC is adjacent. Study/ Bedroom 5 8’ 8" x 12’ 4" (2.64m x 3.76m): Ground floor room. Fully wool carpeted with underfloor heating. Integral wardrobe. Downstairs Shower Room with basin and WC is adjacent. Toilet/ WC 5’ 8" x 6’ 3" (1.73m x 1.9m) Second Floor WC with Basin: Situated off the top landing between Bedrooms 3 and 4. Floor and wall tiling. Heated towel rail. Storage room leads off. Shower Room/ WC 6’ 0" x 6’ 3" (1.83m x 1.9m) Ground Floor Shower Room, WC and Basin. Designed for day-time family use and dedicated use for the Study Bedroom 5. Fully tiled. Heated towel rail and underfloor heating. Utility room 6’ 0" x 6’ 3" (1.83m x 1.9m) Ground Floor Utility Room: Fitted units, large double stainless steel sink and drainer. Storage room/ Larder leads off (6 ft x 3ft). Separate utility area beside first floor rear lobby for WM and TD. Garage 12’ 6" x 21’ 8" (3.81m x 6.6m) Large integral garage suitable for single vehicle with adequate room for workshop area. Up and over door. Front driveway suitable for two vehicles with electric car charge point. Garden Garden ground enclosed by walls of local stone. Front garden area laid to pathway, patio and designated lawn area. Enclosed garden patio area to the side backed by original high stone walls facing south west. Sales Brochure: Download the sales brochure from the Galbraith link below. Viewing: For additional information or to arrange a viewing please contact George Lorimer of CKD Galbraith LLP at their Cupar office on 01337 659988. Alternatively, you may wish to phone the Client direct on 01337 830773 |
