Positioned in the tranquil Angus hamlet of Douglastown, this charming end-terraced traditional stone-built cottage boasts stunning period features and offers a truly unique purchasing opportunity. With its generously sized, well-presented accommodation, large storage cellar, and exceptionally spacious private gardens, the property appeals to a wide range of potential buyers.
The home's main accommodation is all on one level. Upon entering, you are welcomed into a traditional formal lounge with dual-aspect windows and a cozy wood-burning stove. To the left, you will find the family bathroom, featuring a glass-enclosed corner shower and a separate full-size timber-framed bath. The sizable farmhouse-style dining kitchen offers modern wall and floor-mounted units, a range cooker, and a multi-fuel back boiler stove, with ample space for a family-sized dining table. Off the kitchen, a hallway leads to two well-proportioned double bedrooms, while a handy in-built utility cupboard completes the living accommodation.
The lower level of the cottage features a large basement that spans the length and breadth of the house, offering potential for various uses to suit individual purchasers' needs.
Externally, the property is surrounded by beautifully maintained private gardens on three sides. The front garden features a small lawn and a paved walkway leading to the entrance. A smaller side garden leads to the home’s most remarkable feature: the exceptionally large private rear garden. A picturesque former mill lade flows through the garden, passing under an archway directly beneath the house. The garden is divided into spacious lawned sections, adorned with flowering beds, vegetable patches, a storage shed, a summer house, and mature trees. This tranquil setting provides the perfect space for outdoor entertaining or simply enjoying the peaceful countryside surroundings.
The nearby town of Forfar offers a wide range of social, leisure, and shopping amenities, including supermarkets, local shops, and secondary schools. Just a few miles away, the historic village of Glamis is home to a primary school, post office, and the Strathmore Arms. The A90 dual carriageway, connecting Dundee and Aberdeen, is easily accessible, providing convenient links to major routes both north and south.
Douglastown has a rich history, named after the landowner who donated land for the construction of a flax mill producing yarn for osnaburg linen. The hamlet was originally created to house the mill workers. This property, built in the 1790s, retains much of its original character and charm while having been tastefully and carefully modernized by the current owners to suit the style of a period home.
It is known as the home of the bridie and Forfar, along with a cluster of nearby Strathmore villages, plays a central role in Angus life. The traditional market town is the administrative hub of the region, enjoying all the facilities you would expect of a community with around 14,000 residents.
In addition to shops - bakers included, naturally - Forfar enjoys a leisure centre, swimming pool, golf course, an Academy and primary schooling and a professional football team playing at Station Park.
The town, once a major textile centre, was bypassed by the A90 dual carriageway linking Aberdeen and Dundee back in the late 80s.
Five miles away, the biggest of the many villages in the county is Letham, with its many active clubs and societies, and other smaller communities owing their existence to farming include Tannadice, Kingsmuir on the road to Carnoustie and Guthrie, which is equidistant from Forfar, Arbroath and Brechin.
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