Beautiful Angus mansion with cottages, stables and 70 acres of land hits market
A beautiful Angus mansion that comes with cottages, stables and nearly 70 acres of land has gone up for sale.
Keithock House sits at the heart of a small residential estate just north of Brechin.
On the market for £1.7 million, the B-listed property also comes with walled gardens, woods and a field.
The gates to the driveway of the estate sit between a pair of stone-built lodges.
The front door opens to an outer hall with cornicing, while the inner hallway has a stone hanging staircase, two Doric columns and a wood-burning stove.
The double-aspect drawing room has a fireplace and pocket doors that open into the music room.
Opposite is a library with an ornate fireplace, wall lights and a shelved press.
The dining room has a marble fireplace and stone dating back to 1680 over a door which links to the kitchen.
The kitchen has fitted units with wooden worktops, a central island unit and Amtico flooring.
Nearby is a walk-in cupboard and a cloakroom with fitted cupboards and a separate WC.
A back hall connects to the kitchen and has stairs to a store.
The ground floor is completed by a laundry room, a pantry, an office, a freezer room, a sauna and a wine cellar.
Eight of the bedrooms can be found on the first floor.
There are also two bathrooms, a billiards room and a balcony.
The ninth bedroom, as well as a playroom, sits on the top floor.
To the side of the house is a walled garden with fruit and apple trees, a tennis court, lawns and a Victorian greenhouse.
On the other side of the house are paved seating areas and a stretch of lawn leading down to the Keithock Water and woods beyond.
There are three two-storey cottages next to the house.
The Old Laundry House has three bedrooms, a kitchen and dining room and a sitting room on the top floor.
The two other cottages are part of the stone-built stable block, which is arranged around a courtyard with a doocot over an entrance archway.
Both of these cottages come with two bedrooms.
Keithock House is being marketed by Savills for offers over £1.7m.
Elsewhere in Angus, a 'luxurious' family home just a stone's throw from the new Monikie aquapark is up for sale.
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