3 bed detached house for sale

Black Morrow Close, Kirkcudbright DG6

EPC rating = council tax band =

home report value = £430,000
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The property

An immaculately presented modern build family home commanding an elevated position in a generous plot with flexible accommodation layout over three floors, constructed in 2022 to the current owners' personal design and specification incorporating energy saving features. This property comprises three double bedrooms (master en-suite), a modern generously proportioned fitted kitchen/diner with separate utility room, a spacious top floor living room with a balcony, offering unrivalled views to the Dee Estuary and across the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man, a double garage with workshop and generous outdoor space with scenic rural views in select residential development. This property is located on the edge of the historic harbour town of Kirkcudbright and is one not to be missed. Ideally suited to young and/or growing families. The property benefits from an air source heat pump providing underfloor heating, solar panels and double glazing throughout.

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Accommodation

Entry to this attractive property is through the welcoming front entrance hall on the lower ground floor with staircase up to the floors above. On the ground floor there are two double bedrooms and a family bathroom along with access to the integral double garage with separate additional workshop space. Both bedrooms have fitted wardrobes and stunning views. The family bathroom comprises a three-piece white suite with bath with mixer shower over and shower screen, pedestal wash hand basin, toilet and heated towel rail. The open plan kitchen/diner with French doors to the patio and separate utility room is on the first floor, while the top floor is reserved for the principal bedroom with ensuite shower room and the lounge. The lounge has a feature fireplace with polished plinth and wood burning stove. French doors open out onto the balcony/sun-terrace where you can enjoy unrivalled, breath-taking views of the estuary and open sea beyond including St Mary's Isle and Little Ross. Both the kitchen and utility room comprise a series of fitted wall and floor-based units with complementary block wood work surfaces and decorative tiled splashback with resin sink and drainer units. The kitchen features a gas hob with overhead extractor, integrated eye level electric double ovens, plumbing for a dish-washer and space for a free-standing fridge/freezer. There is a breakfast bar for informal family dining and ample space for formal dining/entertaining with French doors opening out onto the patio to the side of the property offering endless opportunities for outdoor entertaining and BBQs. The utility room has plumbing and space for laundry appliances with views to the surrounding open countryside and a stable door allows you to bring the outside in. The master bedroom benefits from two double fitted wardrobes and an ensuite shower room with walk-in double twin headed shower enclosure, pedestal wash hand basin, toilet and heated towel rail complete with stylish tiled finishing.
Finishing outside the property benefits from a double integral garage with workshop to the rear with power, lighting and plumbing. There are extensive wraparound garden grounds surrounding the property offering potential for further development. The generous driveway provides ample off-street parking and turning space for multiple vehicles including a motor home if needed. The gardens are low maintenance, mostly laid to stone chippings, with flower/shrub borders. A block paved driveway provides access to the dwellinghouse and garage.
The property boundaries are generally defined by stone boulders, timber fencing and a concrete kerb.

Transport, schools & amenities

The nearest primary school and pre-school nursery provision are at Kirkcudbright Primary with the nearest secondary school Kirkcudbright Academy, all within walking distance or a short drive of the property. The local bus route is a few steps away with a regular service into the town centre and beyond. A wide range of individual shops, supermarkets, restaurants, pubs, hotels, offices, doctors and dentists is available in Kirkcudbright, the Artists’ town, along with a swimming pool and the newly refurbished Kirkcudbright Galleries arts centre with its own coffee shop and exhibitions, celebrating the town’s links with the renowned Glasgow Boys (and female artists such as Jessie M King) artists’ colony. Kirkcudbright is a picturesque harbour town situated on the River Dee, surrounded by glorious coastline with holiday centres at Brighouse Bay, Borgue, Sandgreen and Auchenlarie with spectacular sunsets and views of the Murray Isles. Historic Kirkcudbright hosts annual arts festivals, summer activities programme, its own Tattoo with Ceilidh, jazz and traditional music events and the Kirkcudbrightshire County Show. It boasts a cookery school and award-winning dining experiences including The Auld Alliance and Selkirk Arms Hotel, while Castle Douglas, the region’s Food Town is 9 miles away. A new Dark Space Plantarium opened in the town centre during 2021. The planetarium has been developed by Kirkcudbright Development Trust transforming the old Johnston School building. The state-of-the-art visitor attraction will ‘inform and educate people of all ages celebrating the majesty and infinity of space, the wonders of science and the magic of the nearby Dark Skies Park.’
A broader range of amenities, plus a university campus and a new, state- of-the-art, hospital are available in the regional capital Dumfries, some 26 miles away. The South West of Scotland is well-known for its mild climate, attractive unspoilt countryside and the diversity of sporting and recreational pursuits on offer. There are good hill walking opportunities in the nearby Galloway Hills and cycling along the newly-designated cycle routes, as well as the Seven Stanes mountain bike routes in the Galloway Forest Park. There are varied sporting opportunities such as trout and salmon fishing on the region's numerous lochs and rivers. For golf enthusiasts, there is the championship course at Southerness and several other courses nearby, including Kirkcudbright, Cally Palace, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, and New Galloway. Beautiful Loch Ken has a popular sailing centre with a number of water sports and activities available. The Solway coast is also popular with sailors with both Kippford and Kirkcudbright having safe moorings. The National Trust for Scotland has a wonderful garden and house at Threave Estate which provides training for a number of horticulture students each year and a modern Visitor Centre with an excellent café and shop. The picturesque town of Gatehouse of Fleet is 7 miles away, set in a recognised National Scenic Area on the edge of the magnificent Galloway Forest Park, Scotland’s first Dark Skies Park. Communications within the area are very good. There are mainline railway stations in both Dumfries and Lockerbie, providing excellent links to both the north and south. The M74 motorway network can be reached in about an hour and there are regular flights to other parts of the UK, Ireland and Continental Europe from Prestwick Airport which is about one hour’s drive to the North. Edinburgh and Glasgow airports can be reached in under two hours.
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