3 bed cottage for sale

High Street, New Galloway, Castle Douglas DG7

A delightful granite cottage, surprisingly bright and spacious, tastefully converted from “The Old Reading Room” in recent years.

Torr Cottage is situated towards the north end of New Galloway's High Street with an open outlook across the High Street to the park. The Glenkens, scenically, is a delightful area and New Galloway at its heart used to be the smallest "Royal Burgh" in Scotland. That focus, and indication of civic pride, may explain why it has a surprising range of immediately local facilities for such a small town – there is a challenging 9-hole Golf Course affording magnificent views, hotels, an excellent Tea Room, a Post Office and community run modern General Store, a Medical Practice, two Churches (Church of Scotland and Scottish Episcopalian), a well-regarded Primary School with a Secondary School three miles away at Dalry, and a modern and dynamic Community & Arts Centre at The CatStrand. A whole range of rural pursuits are easily obtainable nearby, with the emphasis on walking, cycling, water sports and fishing.

Set in a scenic rural location, many larger centres are easily accessible – Ayr is about 1 hour north, Dumfries about 45 minutes east, Castle Douglas about 20 minutes south, Newton Stewart about 30 minutes west and the Artist Town of Kirkcudbright about 30 minutes south.

Converted from the public reading room, Torr Cottage is a fine building, granite faced under a slate roof. Now converted tastefully to a spacious dwelling house, it is detached and set in a small, charming and easily managed garden. There is no garage but there is unrestricted street parking and in addition, the property benefits from having immediate access to the adjacent free of charge small car park by way of a pedestrian gate from the rear.

The property has uPVC double-glazed window units and oil fired central heating on the ground floor and an electric panel heater upstairs.

Ideal as a comfortable and spacious permanent dwelling or as a holiday home, it would be particularly suitable for those looking for accessible ground floor accommodation.

General

The fitted carpets and light fitments are included.

Outside

The garden is small but very cleverly planted out for colour and interest, with the larger areas of garden ground being at the front and at the back with connecting paths along the side. The garden at the front is planted with very colourful shrubs and perennials incorporating raised beds. To the rear, since the house is "L" shaped, there is a useful area by the rear sun porch, very sheltered and sunny for sitting out. A large dense hedge gives complete shelter and privacy and there is a garden gate through an arch that opens to the car park at the rear, giving handy access. Tucked out of the way, along the north boundary is the oil storage tank.

Entrance Vestibule (1.98m x 1.85m)

Laminate flooring; deep windowsill to east facing window; radiator; electric meter.

Kitchen (2.71m x 3.40m)

The kitchen has been beautifully fitted with an exceptional range of base and wall mounted units, incorporating a stainless steel sink, halogen hob with extractor above; double oven; breakfast bar; space for fridge-freezer; plumbed for dishwasher and automatic washing machine spotlighting; discrete lighting below wall mounted units; tiled splash back; deep sill to east facing window; laminate flooring; radiator.

Sitting Room (8.47m x 5.64m)

This is a beautifully spacious and sunny room with two double-glazed windows facing east, and windows south and west, all with deep sills; working open fire in period fire place with wooden surround; twin ceiling spotlights and wall lighting; blinds and fitted carpet; two radiators; telephone and TV points.

Bedroom 1 (2.87m x 4.14m)

East facing window in deep sill; radiator; laminate flooring; telephone and TV points.

Bedroom 2 (Rear) (2.83m x 4.21m)

West facing window; fitted carpet; radiator; TV point.

Bathroom (2.01m x 2.85m)

Suite of pedestal basin, WC fitment, raised bath with electric self-heat shower fitment over; semi tiled; shaver light; radiator.

Sun Porch (1.65m x 2.58m)

West facing glazed screen of double-glazed door with two double-glazed side windows; quarry tiles; pine lined to dado height with timber lined ceiling. Door to store.

Store (1.28m x 2.44m)

Stone built with concrete floor; electric light.

Bedroom (3.29m x 5.82m)

With coombed ceiling but with full central height; new velux roof window to the front (east); fitted carpet; electric panel radiator; telephone and TV points. The room has delightful views over the park and memorial field directly opposite towards the hills.

Dressing Room (1.61m x 2.52m)

Three bay fitted wardrobe; space for vanity unit.

En-Suite Bathroom (2.16m x 2.69m)

Raised bath with shower mixer tap; pedestal wash-hand basin; WC fitment; velux roof window facing west; electric radiator/towel rail, shaver point and marble tiles.