44 Catherine Street, Gatehouse of Fleet
Castle Douglas about 12 miles, Dumfries about 28 miles
Offers over £140,000
 Overview
A lovely end of terrace village house with a stunning garden.
Accommodation on a single floor comprises:
* Sitting Room. Dining Room. Kitchen. Two Bedrooms. Bathroom.
* Loft.
* Enclosed private garden with summer house.
General
44 Catherine Street is a lovely end of terrace house with a stunning garden situated in a quiet street running parallel to the High Street, in a residential part of Gatehouse.
Gatehouse is in a genuinely rural area in the South west of Scotland which is well known for its mild climate, attractive unspoilt countryside and the diversity of sporting and recreational pursuits. There is good hill walking in the nearby Galloway Hills and cycling along some of the new designated cycle routes as well as the Seven Stanes mountain bike routes in the Galloway Forest Park. There are varied sporting opportunities such as shooting and stalking, as well as trout and salmon fishing on the regions numerous lochs and rivers. For golf enthusiasts there are several courses nearby. The Solway coast has a dramatic coastline and is popular with sailors; Kippford and Kirkcudbright have excellent marinas. In addition Kirkcudbright, (8 miles) is the local Artists town with a number of galleries offering a range of exhibitions throughout the year.
All within walking distance, Gatehouse provides good facilities with a primary school, doctors’ surgery, a bank and library. There is a chemist and a number of shops including food, gifts, books, arts, as well as a number of Hotels and Restuarants. A broader range of shops, schools and services are to be found in Castle Douglas, Newton Stewart and Kirkcudbright.
Communications to the area are very good. There is a main line railway station in Dumfries providing excellent links to both the north and south. The M74 motorway network can be reached in about an hour and there are regular flights to other parts of the UK, Ireland and Continental Europe from Prestwick Airport which is about one and half hours drive to the North. Edinburgh and Glasgow can be reached in less than two hours.
DESCRIPTION
44 Catherine Street is a lovely single storey end of terrace village house built of traditional stone and is harled under a slate roof with a later flat roofed extension to the rear.
The accommodation on a single floor comprises:
Accommodation
Front Door to:
Entrance Lobby
1.08m x 1.56m (3’ 6” x 5’ 3”)
Astragal glazed door to:
Entrance Hall
3.64m x 1.04m (12’ x 3’ 6”)
Bedroom 1
4.14m x 2.60m (13’ 8” x 8’ 7”)
With book shelves and shelved cupboards.
Bedroom 2
4.48m x 1.90m (14’ 9” x 6’ 3”)
With fitted cupboard with hanging rail and shelved cupboard above.
Dining Room
4.45m x 3.61m (14’ 9” x 11’ 9”)
With parquet wooden floor, brick fireplace with tiled hearth and wooden overmantel, fitted bookshelves, astragal glazed door to:
 Kitchen
3.47m x 2.45m (11’ 6” x 8’)
Fitted floor units and open shelves, single sink and drainer, built in electric oven and grill, built in electric four hob cooker with extractor fan over. Plumbing for washing machine, gas fired combi-boiler. Back door to garden.
Bathroom
3.39m x 1.52m (11’ 3” x 5’)
Bath, WC, wash hand basin with cupboard below. Fitted shelves, built in shelved cupboard.
Sitting room.
4.52m x 3.68m (15’ x 12’)
With laminate wooden floor and double French doors to garden.
 
Spacious Loft
With Ramsay ladder access from the hall with two apartments floored and partially lined, dormer window facing over the garden.
GARDEN AND GROUNDS
To the rear of the house and facing south is a large private garden which has been laid out with a lawn in the centre and surrounded by numerous flowering shrubs, plants and trees. Beyond the lawn area is a sunken seating area followed by a private garden with a summer house and at the foot of the garden is a vegetable garden and a wooden garden shed. The garden is bounded by a hedge and a wooden fence, providing numerous areas for seating.
 
Additional Information
SERVICES
Electricity Mains
Water Mains
Gas Mains. Gas fired central heating with combi-boiler.
Broadband Satelite broadband connection in Lounge.
DIRECTIONS
Turn off the A75 to Gatehouse turn into Digby Street off the High Street. Turn left into Catherine Street, and number 44 in on the left hand side.
SOLICITORS
Walker & Sharpe,
37 George Street,
Dumfries.
DG1 1EB
Tel: 01387 267222
Fax: 01387 254775
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Dumfries & Galloway Council.
Carruthers House,
English Street,
Dumfries DG1 2DD
Tel: 01387 260000
Fax: 01387 260225
FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
Fitted carpets and curtains are included in the sale. No items are included unless specifically mentioned in these particulars.
OUTGOINGS
For Council Tax purposes 44 Catherine Street has been assessed as Band C.
N.B. Gatehouse is a conservation area.
VIEWING
By appointment with the Selling Agents.
INTERNET WEBSITE
This property and other properties offered by CKD Galbraith can be viewed on our website at www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk as well as our affiliated websites www.primelocation.com and www.rightmove.co.uk.
Selling Agents / Local CKD Galbraith Office
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 1995.
4 Closing Date
A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to CKD 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 CKD Galbraith, 120 King Street, Castle Douglas DG7 1LU. Tel: 01556 505346
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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