HOME FOR SALE IN ALFORD, ABERDEENSHIRE / FAIRLEA FARMHOUSE, ALFORD AB33. DETAIL PROPERTY ID: 760

Real Estate Propery Detals: Home For Sale in Alford, Aberdeenshire / Fairlea Farmhouse, Alford AB33

Photo Gallery Title Home For Sale in Alford, Aberdeenshire / Fairlea Farmhouse, Alford AB33 Offer ID: 760 £295,000 State Aberdeenshire (See containing lot: 760 Aberdeenshire Real Estate Property Listing) City Alford (See containing lot: 760 Alford Real Estate Property Listing) Location Alford, Aberdeenshire Category Home (See containing lot: 760 Home For Sale in Alford Property Listing) Posted by Anton Roy Date (Create/Update) 7 October 2007/none Expiration Date 1 October 2008 Description Home For Sale in Alford, Aberdeenshire. Auction Lot ID: 760 4 bedrooms (1 en suite) Sitting room Garden About 1.09 acres Further 3 acres in addition Freehold SITUATION: Fairlea Farmhouse and Steading is situated just outside Alford, in a slightly elevated position. The nearby A944 and A980 allow for ease of access. Alford is situated on the River Don.The Don flows from the Grampian Mountains down to the sea near Aberdeen and is one of Scotland's more famous fishing rivers. Donside is an area renowned for its beauty, with wooded hills, rivers and rolling farmland, and was once a hunting ground of Scottish Kings. Yet it is not remote; Aberdeen and Aberdeen Airport are easily reached and it is well located for commuting. Craigievar Castle, owned by the National Trust of Scotland, is nearby. There are primary schools in Alford and at Craigievar. Alford also provides secondary schooling and local shopping together with a dry ski slope, golf course, swimming pool, and is home to a transport museum. More extensive shopping is available in Inverurie. Aberdeen provides all the services expected of a major city and the airport has a range of domestic and European flights.This part of the north east of Scotland is famed for its outdoor pursuits, including excellent hill walking. Salmon fishing can be taken locally on the Rivers Dee and Don. There are further golf courses at Tarland, Aboyne, Torphins and Banchory. Ski-ing can be enjoyed at Glenshee and the Lecht and horse riding is available locally. DESCRIPTION: Fairlea FarmhouseFairlea Farmhouse is an attractive traditional property which is believed to date from the 18th or early 19th century, and to have originally had a thatched roof. It was a farmhouse on the Breda Estate and was renovated in 1993. The house is stone built and harled with a slate roof. When the renovations were undertaken the house was re-plumbed and rewired, the walls and loft were insulated, it was re-floored and it was re-roofed, using the existing slates.A gravelled driveway leads from the farm roadway to a gravelled parking and turning area adjacent to the house. Gravelled paths lead around the house to the front and back doors. A further half an acre may be available in addition. ACCOMMODATION: The accommodation in the farmhouse comprises hall, sitting room, kitchen, utility room, WC, 4 bedrooms (1 en suite), bathroom. Garden.SEE FLOOR PLANS DIRECTIONS: From Aberdeen take the A944 to Alford. Continue through Alford. After 0.6 miles continue straight on the A980, signposted for Lumphanan. After a further 0.8 miles turn right signposted Auchintoul. Follow this road round to the left and the turning into Fairlea will be seen on the right after 1 mile. From the A93 Deeside road (Aberdeen to Braemar), 1 mile west of Kincardine o'Neil and 2.5 miles east of Aboyne, take the turning north signposted for Lumphanan and Alford. After 5 miles turn onto the A980, signposted to Alford. After a further 0.5 miles proceed straight over the junction with the B9119. Continue for a further 7 miles, passing Craigievar Castle and Muir of Fowlis, and take the turning on the left signposted for Auchintoul and proceed as above. Email This Agent Your First Name: Your Last Name: Your Email: OR If you the registered user. Email: Password: To: Anton Roy Subject: Your Message:

HOME FOR SALE IN ALFORD, ABERDEENSHIRE / FAIRLEA FARMHOUSE, ALFORD AB33. DETAIL PROPERTY ID: 760

Terms of Use  |  Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2007