Castle Farm, Rosehearty, Fraserburgh, AB43

Viewing: Strictly by appointment

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Down a storybook tree-lined access track, Castle Farm is situated within the enchanting grounds of Pitsligo Castle, overlooking the historic fishing village of Rosehearty on the tip of the Aberdeenshire coastline projecting into the Moray Firth.

This generous plot extends to 4856sqm / 1.20 acres or thereby and includes an adjacent 0.7 acre grass paddock, providing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build your ready-designed dream home next to a castle and castle orchard.

This executive house plot has obtained Full Planning Permission and Building Warrant for the erection of a substantial, modern 4-bedroom family home with integral garage, expansive family and entertaining space and generous storage. The premium family home has been meticulously designed with family space and functionality in mind along with large sections of glazing for picture-frame views of Rosehearty and the surrounding coastline and countryside.

The site is fully prepared, with former steading demolition and site clearance already completed and granite and stone materials stored onsite for the build (all stone from the demolition is included in sale). Mains water, electricity and telephone services on site ready for connection. Work can begin immediately upon entry.

The plot previously had planning permission for 3no dwellings - so other options may be explored.

Rosehearty
Located four miles west of Fraserburgh, Rosehearty village is thought to have been formed as one of the first seaports in Scotland in the 1300's by shipwrecked Danish fishermen. Rosehearty was known to have been a very active harbour during the peak of the herring trade in the 19th Century, accommodating around 88 fishing boats. Today, Rosehearty's harbour is quiet, yet still active, and the village is slowly growing now with a population of around 1,200. The village boasts pre-schooling and a primary school, library, public hall, church, newsagent / general grocer, hotel with bar and restaurant, 9-hole links golf course, leisure play park, caravan and camping park, beautiful sandy beach and dramatic coastal walks to the west.

Pitsligo Castle
Pitsligo Castle was constructed in 1424 by the Fraser family. It is understood that various packages of works were carried out to the building over the next 200 years or so, but was notably enlarged in 1570 by the Forbes family, who also went on to expand Rosehearty settlement including construction of Pitsligo Church in 1632.

During the 1715 Jacobite Uprising, a successor of Sir Alex Forbes made a contentious decision, which led to the lands and titles relinquished. Pitsligo Castle and it's neighbour, Pittulie Castle, were both in ruinous states by the 1850's, where they have both remained and continued to decay.

Local Authority Consents
Full Planning Permission was granted in October 2020 for demolition of former steading (now complete) and erection of dwellinghouse. Full details and drawings can be viewed online and downloaded using planning ref APP/2021/1264.

Building Warrant for erection of a 6-apartment dwellinghouse with garage was granted in January 2023 and expires 24 January 2026. Full details can be viewed online using warrant ref BW/2022/1871.

Services: 3no mains water pipes, mains electricity and BT on site ready for connection.

Local Authority: Aberdeenshire Council, Buchan House, St Peter Street, Peterhead, AB42 1QF

Entry: By arrangement

Mineral Rights & Sporting Rights: Included in the sale, insofar as they are owned.

Note: Prospective purchasers should note that unless their interest in the property is formally intimated to the selling agents following inspection, the agents cannot guarantee that notice of a closing date for offers will be advised and consequently the property may be sold without notice.

Anti Money Laundering Compliance: In accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, we are required to carry out checks and due diligence on property purchasers. If an offer has been accepted, the purchaser(s) will need to provide proof of identity, residence and proof of funds, as a minimum, prior to any transaction proceeding.

Offers: Formal offers, in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, along with the relevant anti-money laundering paperwork in accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, through a Scottish Solicitor, to the Selling Agent.

Servitude Rights, Burdens and Wayleaves: The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private. The buyer(s) will be held to have satisfied himself/themselves as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.

Title: The buyer(s) shall be bound to accept the title as it presently stands in the name of the seller(s) and the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) shall be subject to all the exceptions, reservations, burdens and conditions presently contained in the title deeds. There shall be excepted from warrandice in the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) any leases, tenancies, tenants' rights, missives, agreements, rights of possession, rights of way, access rights, and sewerage and drainage facilities, and all other servitudes and other rights without prejudice to the right of the buyer(s) to quarrel or impugn the same on any ground not inferring warrandice against the seller(s).