Baledmund House in Pitlochry, Perthshire sits within the beautiful and dramatic countryside of the Highlands. It is a family home with 11 bedrooms that has also been successfully rented out for short-term holiday lets. It has now been launched on the market.
The house is Georgian, with a Victorian addition. The principal rooms all face south and west and enjoy breathtaking views over the surrounding countryside. While it is suitable for large house parties and formal entertaining, with an elegant double drawing room and grand dining room, seating up to 24, it also enjoys more informal accommodation within the Georgian wing, ideal for day-to-day living.
There are both principal and secondary bedrooms and, unusually, a staff house lying at the back, providing ideal accommodation, either for extended family members, self-catering or help.
Distances: approximately 1.5 hrs to Edinburgh Airport and 1hr to St Andrews Golf Course.
Guide price £1.75 million through CKD Galbraith (01738 451111) and Rettie Residential 0131 220 4160.
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