Corse Cottage, Balmaclellan, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 3QP
Sale history
£385,000 in February 2023
The property
Corse Cottage is a traditional Galloway Cottage tucked away in the heart of the Glenkens. This characterful cottages offers spacious and flexible accommodation within a delightful woodland garden extending to approximately 4 acres and bordered by Shirmers Burn. This wonderful property is an idyllic home with a hidden garden room at the far end of the property. Corse Cottage is a traditional Galloway Cottage tucked away in the heart of the Glenkens. This characterful cottages offers spacious and flexible accommodation within a delightful woodland garden extending to approximately 4 acres and bordered by Shirmers Burn. This wonderful property is an idyllic home with a hidden garden room at the far end of the property. Balmaclellan is an interesting village, quietly placed off the Kenbridge - Corsock Road so is convenient for the main A713 running between Ayr and Castle Douglas. The main local centre of Castle Douglas is little more than 20 minutes by car. Dumfries and Ayr are similarly easily accessible. New Galloway is less than 2 miles from Balmaclellan and Dalry is less than four miles. Between them they have a reasonable range of local services including general grocery shops, hotels and restaurants. Dalry has a senior and primary school and New Galloway a primary school. New Galloway has a nine-hole golf course, a modern medical practice and the purpose built "CatStrand" of the Glenkens Community Arts Trust initiative offers an excellent range of community activity and artistic and musical performances. Balmaclellan itself has an excellent shop and is visited by a mobile Bank and Post Office. There is a Post Office in nearby New Galloway. The Village Hall in Balmaclellan enjoys a number of community activities. The surrounding area offers excellent walking and other rural pursuits. Outside Corse Cottage has a beautiful garden with formal landscaped areas to one side with paths winding their way through the natural woodland garden to the rear and bordered by Shirmers Burn on one side. The woodland garden has an abundance of deciduous trees intersperse with mature shrubs and is a tranquil oasis attracting a variety of wildlife. Following the main strimmed path from the rear of the cottage heading towards the detached garden room are a number of Joe Smith slate statues taking prime position on the route to delightfully private entertaining area. At the rear of the garden is a paved sunken garden looking across Shirmers Burn and farmland to-wards the Galloway Hills along with a detached stone built garden room which provides a unique places to enjoy the surrounding countryside or for entertaining on a summers evening. (It is understood that the owners of Corse have trout fishing rights from the banking bordering the garden.) To the front of the property is a large gravel driveway way offering parking for a number of vehicles as well as giving access to the Garage, Potting shed. Garage Brick built garage with slate roof and up and over door. To one side there are two pedestrian doors giving access to coal store and separate potting shed. To the opposite is a lean to greenhouse.
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Rear Porch
This spacious rear porch has an abundance of natural light from the large windows on three walls with deep tiled sills beneath. Flagstone floor. Boxed window seat to one side. Coat Hooks. Ceiling light. Opens into inner hallway
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Rear Inner Hall
This spacious inner hallway provides two separate work areas along with access to the remain-ing ground floor accommodation
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Laundry Area
This useful laundry / utility area has a number of fitted kitchen units with wooden work surface above. Miele Washing machine. Window overlooking the rear garden. Flagstone paved floor. Two full size floor to ceiling cupboards. Built in book shelves. Thermostat. Opening to:-
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Alcove Preparation Area
This recessed work area has a large window overlooking the rear garden. Built in cupboard with slate worktop above. Coat Hooks. Radiator. Flagstone Slabbed floor. Shelving. Large cupboard from floor to ceiling. Opening into inner passage
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Kitchen
Fitted shaker style kitchen units in cream with wooden butcher block work surface. Stainless steel 1½ bowl sink with mixer tap above. Tiled splashback. Wooden double glazed window to front with roller blind and pelmet above. Xpelair extractor fan. Zanussi built-in double oven. Zanussi built-in electric hob with Neff extractor fan above. Built-in pantry cupboards. Dishwasher (not been used for at least 3 years). Fridge Freezer (less than one year old). Ceiling spot lights. Dimplex panel heater. Stone tiled floor. Opening through to:-
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Dining Room
This centrally located dining room is a lovely Cosy space with feature stone fireplace with large wood burning stove sat on a stone hearth. Wooden beam detail ceiling. 2 wooden double glazed windows to front with deep sill, roller blinds and curtains above. Radiator with thermostatic valve with shelf over. Shelved alcove with cupboard beneath. Carpet. Doorway leading in to main hallway.
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Main Hallway
This central hallway has doorways leading off to the front porch, main living accommodation and study. Carpet. Radiator. Coat Hooks. Ceiling light.
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Front Porch
Wooden single glazed window to side. Wood panelled partially coombed ceiling. Ceiling light. Radiator with thermostatic valve. Coat hooks. Carpet. Wooden glazed door leading in to hallway.
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Study
Built in bookshelves on 2 walls. Wooden window to rear with deep sill and roller blind above. Under stair storage cupboard. Telephone point. Ceiling light. Carpet. Wooden painted staircase leading to first floor accommodation.
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Sitting Room
Spacious light sitting room. 2 large wooden double glazed windows to front with deep sill, roller blind, curtain poles and curtains. Radiator beneath windows. Wooden beamed detail. Stone fea-ture Inglenook fireplace set on stone hearth. Original stone feature wall. Two wall lights. Tele-phone point. Carpet. Wooden door leading to:-
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Garden Room
Accessed directly from the rear garden and the sitting room. This delightful garden room has win-dows on 3 walls with deep sills beneath and roller blinds above. Stone feature wall. Ceiling light. Wooden beam detail. Flagstone paved floor. Wooden single glazed door leading to garden.
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Bathroom
This spacious family bathroom provides an ideally located bathroom for both ground floor bed-rooms. Suite of White wash hand basin, WC and bath with shower screen. Wood effect vinyl floor. Tiled splashback. Obscure glazed window with curtain above
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Bedroom 1
Spacious and light double bedroom with fitted carpet. Large double glazed wooden window. Radi-ator with thermostatic valve. Ceiling light.
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Bedroom 2
This airy double bedroom has a large double glazed picture window with curtain pole and curtains above. Two built in wardrobes with hanging rail. Carpet. Radiator.
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Landing
Candelabra style ceiling light. Radiator with thermostatic valve. Wooden double glazed window to rear with curtain pole and curtains. Radiator beneath. Wooden window to front with curtain and pelmet. Carpet. Doorways leading to
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Bedroom 3
Wooden double glazed windows to front with curtains above. Radiator beneath window. Partially coombed ceiling. Under eaves storage cupboard with hanging rail and shelving. Two built–in wardrobes with sliding doors. Bespoke under eave storage cupboards. Wall light. Carpet.
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Studio / Study
Double glazed wooden window to front. Ceiling spotlight. Built-in desk with storage areas be-neath. Built-in bookshelves. Built-in cupboards. Radiator with thermostatic valve. Carpet
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Bathroom 2
Champagne coloured suite of W.C, wash hand basin. Champagne bath. Radiator with thermostatic valve. Partially tiled from floor to ceiling. Coombed ceiling. Ceiling spotlights. Wooden double glazed window to front with deep sill and storage shelving beneath. 2 built-in cupboards. Extractor fan. Wall mounted fan heater. Floor partially laid to carpet and wood effect vinyl floor
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