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231 acres, Middleton, Milton, Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, G82, Central Scotland
For Sale - Offers Over £1,600,000

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• About 231 acres (93 ha) in total
• Period farmhouse and courtyard steading conversion
• Adjoining self-contained annexe
• Extensive gardens including walled garden, manicured lawns, landscaped courtyard, wild meadow and vegetable garden
• Outbuildings accommodating office, gym, garaging and storage
• 153 acres pasture
• 10 acres rough grazing
• 52 acres coniferous and native woodlands

AN IMMACULATE RESIDENTIAL ESTATE SET AMONGST BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS WITHIN EASY COMMUTE OF GLASGOW

Location

Middleton lies in an enviable and highly accessible setting on the southern fringe of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.

Regarded as the area where the lowlands of Central Scotland meet the Highlands, the National Park itself is iconic, with its surrounding landscape and world famous loch forming some of Scotland's most attractive countryside. Loch Lomond, Great Britain's largest lake in terms of surface water, is surrounded by charming villages and offers much amenity including a range of water sports. The rolling landscape offers many opportunities for hill walkers and cyclists whilst nearby Cameron House Hotel and Spa (8 miles) provides membership leisure facilities including a swimming pool, gym, 18 hole golf course, fine and casual dining and a marina.

Overtoun Estate marches with Middleton to the north west and features a Scottish Baronial mansion house, tea room, gardens, picnic areas and walks. The village of Milton (1 mile), located to the south, offers a range of local amenities including a fuel station with M&S Simply Food, cafés, restaurants and a hotel.

Dumbarton, situated 3 miles to the southwest, provides a wider range of shops and professional services. In addition, a BBC Scotland studio, Dumbarton Football Club, and Dumbarton Golf Club are located in the town.

The area has good access links to Glasgow (14 miles) and beyond. The A82 and M8 allow for an easy commute by car to the city centre. There are three railway stations close by, all on the North Clyde Line linking Helensburgh in the west to Glasgow Queen Street, and beyond to Edinburgh Waverley in the east. Glasgow Airport (9 miles) provides regular domestic, European and international flights with Prestwick Airport, 32 miles south of Glasgow, also offering links to many European and international destinations.

Primary and secondary schooling is available in Dumbarton and there are a number of highly regarded private preparatory and secondary schools available within the Glasgow area including Lomond School and St Columbus School; Glasgow Academy, Glasgow High and Hutchesons Grammar School in the city.

Glasgow offers all the professional and cultural services you would expect from Scotland's largest city with an array of museums, music venues, iconic architecture and art spaces. It has four universities and is home to Scottish Opera, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Scottish Ballet.

Description

Middleton is a well-maintained residential and amenity estate elevated in a secluded location, easily reached from Glasgow. At the end of a private road and out of sight from the village below, Middleton enjoys fantastic views of the River Clyde to the south and the Lang Craigs to the north.

The property comprises a substantial country house surrounded by beautiful gardens and grounds extending to 231 acres in total. The land consists of 164 acres of pasture and 54 acres of woodlands.

The property is offered for sale as a whole or in the two lots.

Lot 1 - Middleton House: 29 acres

Middleton House
Middleton House occupies a secluded south facing position overlooking the Clyde Valley and beyond. It is approached along a private road flanked by woodland and an attractive stone dyke, which terminates at a turning circle and parking area at the rear of Middleton House.

The house, originally a traditional 19th century farmhouse with adjacent traditional farm buildings, has been transformed through its comprehensive conversion, extension and refurbishment, which has included the addition of bays on either side of the front façade.

Internally the accommodation is well proportioned, finished to a high standard with tasteful interiors to present a comfortable family home. The house is well insulated, benefits from underfloor heating in part and double glazing throughout.

The main hallway on the ground floor runs the full length of the house providing access to a series of south facing reception rooms. At its core there is a large kitchen with white marble worktops, an electric AGA and gas range, with an adjoining breakfast room and pantry. The drawing room, a highlight of the property, features a central marble fireplace, wood burning stove and grants access to the walled garden. There is also a home office and WC. In the west wing is the sunken family room with access to a small dining patio. There is also a practical one storey extension to the rear housing a cloakroom and utility with its own access into the courtyard. In the east wing there is a large open plan sitting and dining room with a central open fireplace dividing the spaces. The double aspect takes full advantage of the natural light with the room having doorways to both the courtyard to the rear and gardens at the front, whilst also providing internal access to an adjoining self-contained annexe.

The annexe incorporates a reception room (used as a cinema room), kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. Featuring a number of entrances from both the courtyard and side garden, the annexe provides great flexibility and potential to be used as holiday accommodation.

The second floor is reached via two symmetrical staircases situated either side of the entrance in the main hall. The corridor above features an exposed stone wall and overlooks the floor below. The open plan principal suite is situated in the east wing featuring a wood burning stove and an en suite shower room. There are four additional bedrooms (two en suite, one of which has an adjoining dressing room). There is a large family bathroom and custom built linen room. Central to the floorplan, and currently used as a small library, is a seating area overlooking the courtyard with a Juliet balcony.

Room dimensions and layouts are shown on the accompanying floor plans.

Gardens and Grounds
The gardens at Middleton are an extensive array of colour throughout the spring and summer months. Mature trees flank the western side of the house and garden providing protection and privacy while remaining open to the south allowing full enjoyment of the views.

The walled garden lies to the south of the house and is laid mainly to lawn, with a patio and gravel path following the perimeter of the house. The walled garden leads to a front garden with a vast lawn bound by manicured hedgerows, featuring borders filled with beautiful flowers and shrubs. In the southeast corner, through an iron cast gate, there is a vegetable garden.

There is a landscaped courtyard featuring a central water fountain to the rear of the house, resulting in a sheltered and tranquil dining space.

The gardens wrap around the east side of the house and rear of the outbuildings. To the west of the turning circle a path flanked by sculpted bushes directs you to a seating area and fire pit. To the east of the house, a carved trail leads through a wild meadow bound by native woodland, forming a natural haven for wildlife which can be enjoyed from an elevated bench in the hillside.

In addition to the gardens, the grounds included within Lot 1
comprise 10 acres of pasture and 14 acres of woodlands. Milton Burn dissects the land to the south running east to west, and a picturesque waterfall features in the landscape.

Outbuildings
Previously forming part of the traditional steading, the outbuildings have been converted to form a large gym, home office, garaging and covered store. The gym has electric heating whilst the office enjoys underfloor heating. The garage features an electric door.

In addition, there are two sheds (15.5m x 11.2m and 17.2m x 6.3m) adjoined by a central feed pass. The sheds are of stone and brick construction, with concrete floors and corrugated roofing. Although currently used for general storage purposes, the sheds are wel maintained and designed for housing livestock, serviced by both mains electricity and water.

Lot 2 - Land at Middleton: 201 acres

Lot 2 extends to about 201 acres in total and sits to the north and east of Lot 1. The land lies between 80 and 350 metres above sea level. At its highest point and forming the backdrop to Middleton, the land is bound by the Lang Craigs, a dramatic line of volcanic cliffs formed over 360 million years ago.

The land is classified by the James Hutton Institute for Soil Research as Class 4 and 5 and is best suited for grazing livestock. Some of the land has moderate potential for further afforestation and is classified between F4 and F6 on the land capability for forestry map series.

The grazings have been used in recent years by a local farmer to graze both sheep and cattle. The fields are stock proof and have access to water.

The land can be broadly analysed as 154 acres pasture, 40 acres of woodlands and 7 acres of miscellaneous.

The commercial coniferous woodland at Middleton was planted approximately 22 years ago. The amenity woodlands were planted in 2010 with the vendors receiving grant funding for the native woodland creation. The grant runs until 2026 and the funding amounts to approximately £2,800 per annum.


Acreage: 231 Acres

Directions

From Glasgow follow the M8 west-bound towards Greenock. Take Exit 30 signposted towards Erskine Bridge and continue on the A898 over the bridge taking the A82 to Crianlarich. Follow the A82 for approximately 3 miles (going straight at the roundabout). Directly after the BP garage on your right, turn right onto Milton Brae. Follow Milton Brae for less than a mile. Turn right onto the private access drive to Middleton and follow the road until it terminates at Middleton House.

From Dumbarton follow the A82 east-bound for approximately 2 miles. Directly opposite Arnold Clark and before the BP garage, turn left on to Milton Brae. Follow directions as above. The postcode for sat nav purposes is G82 2SG.

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