Magnificent Grade A Listed Country House within the Cullen House

We are delighted to offer for sale this Grade A listed dwellinghouse, which is found in the stunning and rarely available setting of Cullen House.  Cullen is a very popular and picturesque town on the Moray Firth coast, with a lovely harbour, sandy beach, 18-hole links golf course, impressive former railway viaducts and many shops and eateries within the town centre.  Local train stations are at Keith and Elgin and the airports at Aberdeen and Inverness are approximately 60 miles distant.  

Cullen House is a hugely impressive mansion on the outskirts of Cullen dating back to the 13th Century and is said to have been built on the site of an old monastery.  The house was the principal residence of the Ogilvie family and was home to the Earls of Seafield but after lying empty for some years was developed in the mid 1980’s by English architect Kit Martin.

East Wing forms part of the oldest section of the building dating from around 1230 AD, it boasts accommodation over four storeys, has the two original entrances, the Great Hall and Master Bedroom.  The exterior of the building remains intact with impressive rampant lions on either side of the main front door and an ornate coat of arms above.

The interior has been sympathetically restored retaining as many of the original features as possible including the sash and casement windows with arched tops and some with working shutters, high ceilings with intricate plaster work, beautiful Delft fireplace with hand painted tiles in the hallway, the original drawing room with Portsoy Marble fireplace, stone spiral staircase and lovely wooden panelling, which will certainly appeal to those with a love for properties of historic interest and those exuding charm and character. 

This superb dwelling further offers the comforts and conveniences one would expect to find in a modern day home including full oil fired central heating, a spacious well equipped dining kitchen, a large entrance hall which serves as a lovely sittingroom and formal dining room, guest toilet all on the ground floor, the Great Hall which serves as an extremely commodious Lounge occupying the entire first floor, a bathroom  and 2 large bedrooms on the second floor, third floor with additional bathroom and fourth floor with an extremely large bedroom ideal for additional guests or for those looking for a space for their hobbies and  a library/study built into two turrets.

The present owners have presented the property well, it has been tastefully decorated and thoughtfully presented.  All fitted floorcoverings, curtains, window blinds and lightfittings are to be included in the sale price. 

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