Modernised 1930s house near Gleneagles on sale for £2.4 million

Darquhillan is a substantial family home sitting in nearly two acres of private grounds on one of Scotland's most exclusive streets.

By Jack McKeown

May 29 2024, 2:07pm

Darquhillan is surrounded by mature Scots pine. Image: Savills.

A country house near Gleneagles has gone on sale for £2.4 million.

Built in the 1930s, Darquhillan sits in a 1.85 acre plot on Caledonian Crescent.

The exclusive street has become one of Scotland’s most expensive neighbourhoods, with homes regularly changing hands for seven-figure sums.

An Arts and Crafts style house, Darquhillan has been nicely modernised and offers well-presented accommodation throughout.

Darquhillan has been modernised with solar panels. Image: Savills.

The house is set well back from Caledonian Crescent, with a sweeping driveway leading to its wooded grounds.

Inside Darquhillan

The open plan family/garden room gets plenty of natural light from numerous windows. Two sets of bi-fold doors allow the garden room to be fully opened up to a south-facing terrace outside.

The modern kitchen overlooks the garden and has Corian worktops and a breakfast bar. Semi-open plan to the kitchen is the large dining room, which has characterful bow end windows and a stone fireplace.

The main spaces are open plan. Image: Savills.

The garden room has two sets of bi-fold doors. Image: Savills.

The sitting room has full height bookshelves and a fireplace with an engraved stone surround.

A south-facing balcony with composite decking and glazed balustrade sits off the upstairs landing and is an excellent place to enjoy a summer’s evening.

There are three double bedrooms off the main landing including the en suite principal bedroom.

There is a further double bedroom with adjacent shower room, and a maid’s room accessed off the back stairs.