Set in 18 acres of formal/ornamental gardens and grounds adjacent to Balgray reservoir on the rural edge of Newton Mearns, Waterside is one of the most outstanding and privately situated family homes on the south side of Glasgow.
Tucked away at the foot of Fingalton Road, this impressive house was built in 1997 on the footprint of an original farmhouse and is accessed by a private Tarmacadam driveway, which gives way to a sizable parking area and substantial, nine-vehicle detached garage complex, while the gardens incorporate ornamental areas, patios, seating areas, manicured lawns, specimen trees, and a 16-acre paddock.
Although the architectural style is traditional on a grand country manor scale and incorporates a turret entrance with conical roof, the professionally styled interior is the epitome of country/chic, a merger of form and function spanning around 11,000 sq ft and perfectly configured for modern family living, down to and including a billiard/games room, library, gymnasium, and swimming pool.
From the turret entrance vestibule, the hall opens into a showstopping 27ft stone-floored dining hall with double doors at one end into a magnificent 36ft vaulted drawing room with adjoining bay-windowed library. Also off the dining hall is a superbly curated fitted kitchen open plan to a breakfasting area with full width doors/windows onto the garden.
The ground floor layout also includes a sizable study/playroom linking to a billiards room, while inner hallways lead to a pantry and laundry, bathroom, storeroom, pool complex (42ft swimming pool, gymnasium, and two shower rooms), two staircases, en suite double bedroom with fitted wardrobes, and a delightful sun lounge with rear garden access.
Upstairs are three luxurious bedroom suites – the bay-windowed 23ft principal bedroom boasting in-built storage, extensively fitted his and hers dressing room, palatial en suite bathroom, and storeroom, while bedrooms two and three both have a fitted dressing room and en suite bathroom (bedroom two also has a quirky reading nook within the tower). The landing also has fitted storage and a charming sitting area with French door access to a small terrace.
Beamed/vaulted ceilings are a recurring feature, as are statement fireplaces, light enhancing Velux roof lights, and numerous access points to the gardens. Another plus, the garage complex is currently utilised as a studio, and has power, heating, kitchen, and WC, all of which offer countless alternative uses.
Waterside occupies a secluded rural setting only a few minutes’ drive from amenities in Newton Mearns, a suburb renowned for highly rated state and independent schools, leisure facilities, golf courses, and access to the M77/M8 linking to Ayrshire and Glasgow city centre.
Homes of this size and calibre are rare even in this area – for details contact Clyde Property’s Clarkston office, which is seeking offers over £2.75m.
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