BEDRULE MILL NEAR DENHOLM SCOTTISH BORDERS

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Beautifully refurbished and extended since 2005. Versatile and nicely proportioned accommodation.

3 BEDRULE MILL NEAR DENHOLM SCOTTISH BORDERS TD9 8TB A superb Period cottage in a picturesque rural location. Denholm 2 miles Hawick 5 miles Jedburgh 5 miles Tweedbank/Borders Railway 17 miles Edinburgh 49 miles Peaceful location in a scenic part of the Scottish Borders. Beautifully refurbished and extended since Versatile and nicely proportioned accommodation. Morning room, sitting room open-plan to dining area and kitchen with oil fired AGA, separate dining room, utility room with airing cupboard/electric immersion and controls for the pellet boiler, 3 double bedrooms, nursery/study/bedroom 4, bathroom and shower room. Excellent storage, including loft with ladder access. Central heating and hot water by biomass pellet boiler. Partial double glazing. Solar panels. Large garden with fresh water rill and pond, grass, rare trees and plants. Impressive early medieval Motte. Large agricultural barn incorporating double garage, workshop, office and storage space. Additional store. Greenhouse. Dog kennel (run). Grazing land (permanent grass land), ancient woodland, naturally regenerated scree, and double bank river Rule Water. EPC - D Approximately 25 acres (9.9 ha) 30 The Square Kelso, TD5 7HL kelso@galbraithgroup.com

4 LOCATION Bedrule Mill has a delightful rural location which is private, yet accessible. The property lies approximately 2 miles east of Denholm and has a southerly aspect to the front. Bedrule is a small Borders settlement on the east side of the Rule Water between Hawick and Jedburgh. The surrounding countryside is particularly appealing and local amenities including shops, primary school, inns and a restaurant are found in nearby Denholm. A wider range of amenities, including secondary schools, is available in both Hawick and Jedburgh. The Borders Railway, with its regular trains to Edinburgh, terminates at Tweedbank - approximately 17 miles by road. The Scottish Borders is a delightful place to live which is peaceful and uncrowded whilst being within easy reach of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle and Carlisle. DESCRIPTION Bedrule Mill is a superb period cottage which is predominantly early 19th Century and has been modernised upgraded and extended since The cottage sits within approximately 25 acres of land on the side of a spring fed fresh water rill and enjoys tremendous privacy whilst being within easy reach of most Borders towns and their amenities. The additional land means that the owner more or less controls his/her landscape. The property has a biomass pellet boiler in the store/barn which serves under floor central heating (ground floor) and radiators, together with the hot water. The system accommodates a generator which will supply heat and light to house and greenhouse in emergency (generator not included). In addition to the two wood burning stoves, the fireplaces and chimneys in the master bedroom and the dining room have been fully repaired and are in working order, though the old kitchen range in the latter would require some attention. The early 19th Century stone barn has been recently refurbished and repaired as a useful store and houses the pellet burner. A large multi-purpose steel framed building, a short distance from the cottage, incorporates storage for farm/agricultural use, double garaging, workshop, WC and two spacious office/studio rooms (one with pantry and Belfast sink, the other with bespoke wall to wall fitted cupboards with sliding and folding doors). There are 16 solar panels are on the roof of this building with their output feeding into the Grid. This building extends to around 2315 sq.ft. on the ground floor and 745 sq.ft. on the first floor. The property currently benefits from RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) and FIT (Feed In Tariff) payments. Bedrule Mill is a registered small holding (No. 92/775/0002) and its approximately 3.6 hectares of permanent grassland is eligible for IACS payments for proprietors own stock, and for the Scottish Governments current greening policy. HISTORIC NOTE Bedrule Mill is the oldest building in Bedrule, its foundations dating from before 1540, thus probably contemporary to Bedrule Castle, the remains of which are in the neighbouring property to the South. It was a corn mill consisting of two one-up/one-down cot houses, with mill attached for much of its life, until the 18th/early 19th Century when it became a pirn mill (and known locally as Pirnie Mill) ie making the bobbins and reels for the textile industry in Hawick and further afield. Signs of the wheel housing are on the west gable above the rill. The cot houses were converted to one house, and by the beginning of this Century, the mill had also been incorporated. There were numerous poor quality outbuildings, all demolished except the byre, but the huge lintels of one long lost building were rescued and form three impressive seats in the garden. Fast Castle (also known as Castle Knowe) is believed to date from the 12th Century and was basically a timber palisade on top of a natural rocky mound which may or may not have had an earlier fort there and there are vestiges of rampart and terracing at the upper level. It was also thought to be the fortalice manor for Bedrule Castle, ie an outlook fort, in the 16th Century. Views from the top, towards Fatlips (Minto Tower), Ruberslaw and the Minto Hills are breath-taking, together with those from the perimeter fence marching Bedrule Farm to the east. The motte is a scheduled monument and under the auspices of HES (Historic Environment Scotland). NOTE ON THE GARDEN AND GROUNDS In the garden policies and the steep bank beside the steel barn, there are a number of rare or special trees, grown from seed, some collected from the wild, including two unnamed alders collected by the RBGE from Japan where they are endangered. They come with RBGE (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) certification. Others come from Chile and the Himalayas, as well as from collections from around Scotland. Part of the back lawn is kept rough to accommodate the wild orchids and other natives. The scree above the river opposite Fast Castle has recently been fenced off which has resulted in a fine natural regeneration of hazel, hawthorn and wild cherry. About 3 hectares of hardwood on the west side of the river is awash with AWI (ancient woodland indicator) plants and sports an ancient oak, ash, hazel, aspen, young sweet chestnuts, and a fine alder carr. ACCESS BRIDGE The bridge to Bedrule Mill was completed in 2009 and has a weight limit of around 30 tons. It is a new steel bridge by Beaver Bridges in Shropshire and the foundations were rebuilt by Gilbert Developments. There is also a ford across the Rule Water. FIXTURES AND FITTINGS Please note that all stone ornaments except the stone seats will be removed by the vendor. The main light fittings in each of the morning room and in one of the bedrooms (a chandelier) will be replaced with other light fittings prior to the sale. COUNCIL TAX Bedrule Mill is shown as being in Band B In the Scottish Assessors website. This Band having been effective since 1st April VIEWINGS Strictly by appointment with the selling agents INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA This property, and other properties offered by Galbraith, can be viewed on our website at For the latest properties for sale like us on GalbraithKelso and follow us on Twitter (/twitter.com/galbraith_kelso)

7 MORTGAGE FINANCE Galbraith has an alliance with the Fox Private Finance, a boutique brokerage with a bespoke approach to funding. Through their relationship with retail, commercial and private banks they can assist with securing a mortgage to suit your circumstances. For further information contact Matthew Griffiths, based in our Edinburgh office, on IMPORTANT NOTES 1 These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to viewing. Prospective purchasers are advised to seek their own professional advice. 2 Areas, measurements and distances are given as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the working order of services and appliances. 3 These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act Closing Date A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously. The Seller will not be obliged to accept the highest, or indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at any time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by interested parties. 5 Offers Formal offers in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, through a Scottish Lawyer, to Galbraith, 30 The Square, Kelso, TD5 7HL Tel: , Fax: kelso@galbraithgroup.com. 6 Third Party Rights and Servitudes The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof.

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