Laverock Height
Forres, Moray, IV36 2RN
Guide Price
£450,000
Residential Tags: N/A
Property Tags: Smallholding, Wind Energy
Land Tags: Paddock, Pasture Land, Woodland
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Mar 2022
- Removed: Date Not Available
- Residential Tags: N/A
- Property Tags: Smallholding, Wind Energy
- Land Tags: Paddock, Pasture Land, Woodland
CLOSING DATE SET FOR TUESDAY, 19 April 2022 AT 12 NOON.
Laverock Height is a very appealing smallholding comprising an architect-designed house dating from 1980 together with a Dutch barn, grazing paddock and wind turbine, Laverock Height offers considerable scope for the creation of a magnificent lifestyle property with the paddock providing excellent grazing for horses or other livestock. The wind turbine provides an opportunity for annual income. Sitting in an elevated position on Califer Hill, the property enjoys a spectacular outlook across the Laich o’ Moray and Moray Firth with the mountains of Sutherland and Easter Ross visible on a clear day. The property is available as a whole or in two separate lots:
Lot 1 - Laverock Height House, Paddock, Dutch Barn, Woodland Shelterbelts and Turbine. About 5.02ha/12.41 acres (highlighted as green and blue on the site plan).
Laverock Height was built in 1980 and is constructed of rendered block under a pitched tiled roof. On the ground floor, a front door opens into a vestibule and on to a spacious hallway with stairs to the first floor. To the left is the drawing room, a wonderfully bright room with a ‘Jetmaster’ fireplace and glazed sliding doors leading out to the garden. Through an opening is the sitting/dining room which also overlooks the garden and enjoys a wonderful outlook. Both the drawing room and sun room have doors leading to the terrace. From here, access is gained to the sun room and the kitchen which has a range of wall and floor units. The kitchen gives access to a utility space which then leads on to the garage. Back in the main hallway, to the right are two bedrooms and a bathroom whilst a utility room, study/bedroom 5 and a shower/WC complete the ground floor accommodation. On the first floor are two further bedrooms, both of which are generously sized, one of which has an en suite bathroom and dressing room. Accessed via the dressing room is a useful store room. Hot water and heating for the house are from the oil range cooker and the house is double-glazed.
Outside, there is a delightful garden with various well stocked beds and borders, two attractive ponds, extensive areas of lawn and a wealth of mature plants and trees. The garden is not only a very desirable setting in its own right but it also provides valuable shelter to the house and immediate surrounds. Located across the private track opposite is a delightful triangular wooded copse which also provides shelter and seclusion for the house and garden.
Nearby is a useful three-bay general purpose shed/Dutch barn measuring some 9m x 18m. The barn has a concrete base, block-built storage space and is constructed using a steel portal frame under box profile sheet roofing. There is ample parking space for several vehicles.
A paddock sits to the rear and side and provides excellent grazing for horses or other livestock. Historically it has produced cereal crops, however, it is currently down to grass with vacant possession provided. Located within the field is a 15m C&F turbine which was commissioned in 2012. It is understood that there are still circa 10 years of the 20 year contract agreement remaining and to date the turbine has generated a net average income over the last 5 years in the region of £4,500 per annum. The turbine is connected to the house electricity supply.
EPC Rating = E
Marketed by: Galbraith, Elgin
Laverock Height is a very appealing smallholding comprising an architect-designed house dating from 1980 together with a Dutch barn, grazing paddock and wind turbine, Laverock Height offers considerable scope for the creation of a magnificent lifestyle property with the paddock providing excellent grazing for horses or other livestock. The wind turbine provides an opportunity for annual income. Sitting in an elevated position on Califer Hill, the property enjoys a spectacular outlook across the Laich o’ Moray and Moray Firth with the mountains of Sutherland and Easter Ross visible on a clear day. The property is available as a whole or in two separate lots:
Lot 1 - Laverock Height House, Paddock, Dutch Barn, Woodland Shelterbelts and Turbine. About 5.02ha/12.41 acres (highlighted as green and blue on the site plan).
Laverock Height was built in 1980 and is constructed of rendered block under a pitched tiled roof. On the ground floor, a front door opens into a vestibule and on to a spacious hallway with stairs to the first floor. To the left is the drawing room, a wonderfully bright room with a ‘Jetmaster’ fireplace and glazed sliding doors leading out to the garden. Through an opening is the sitting/dining room which also overlooks the garden and enjoys a wonderful outlook. Both the drawing room and sun room have doors leading to the terrace. From here, access is gained to the sun room and the kitchen which has a range of wall and floor units. The kitchen gives access to a utility space which then leads on to the garage. Back in the main hallway, to the right are two bedrooms and a bathroom whilst a utility room, study/bedroom 5 and a shower/WC complete the ground floor accommodation. On the first floor are two further bedrooms, both of which are generously sized, one of which has an en suite bathroom and dressing room. Accessed via the dressing room is a useful store room. Hot water and heating for the house are from the oil range cooker and the house is double-glazed.
Outside, there is a delightful garden with various well stocked beds and borders, two attractive ponds, extensive areas of lawn and a wealth of mature plants and trees. The garden is not only a very desirable setting in its own right but it also provides valuable shelter to the house and immediate surrounds. Located across the private track opposite is a delightful triangular wooded copse which also provides shelter and seclusion for the house and garden.
Nearby is a useful three-bay general purpose shed/Dutch barn measuring some 9m x 18m. The barn has a concrete base, block-built storage space and is constructed using a steel portal frame under box profile sheet roofing. There is ample parking space for several vehicles.
A paddock sits to the rear and side and provides excellent grazing for horses or other livestock. Historically it has produced cereal crops, however, it is currently down to grass with vacant possession provided. Located within the field is a 15m C&F turbine which was commissioned in 2012. It is understood that there are still circa 10 years of the 20 year contract agreement remaining and to date the turbine has generated a net average income over the last 5 years in the region of £4,500 per annum. The turbine is connected to the house electricity supply.
EPC Rating = E
Marketed by: Galbraith, Elgin
Land Registry Data
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