Grianan is set in a beautiful corner of Fochabers, tucked away close to the River Spey. Built by the Duke of Gordon in 1905, it has now been modernised to create a most attractive four / five bedroom family home. Set in large private gardens, close to the heart of the village, this is a rare opportunity to purchase such a unique property.
Key Features:
Highly desirable family home in the delightful village of Fochabers.
Secluded quiet location, but just a few minutes’ walk from the centre of the village.
Two reception rooms and four bedrooms (one ensuite), retaining period features.
Large open-plan kitchen, dining room and conservatory with both patio and French doors to the flower garden.
Extensive private and attractive gardens, surrounded by well-maintained beech hedges.
Separate artist studio, workshop and summer house.

Accommodation on ground floor:
Comfortable main lounge with windows to the front garden and side orchard. Attractive Victorian style fireplace, providing both radiant and convection heat.
Sunny second reception room, fifth double bedroom or study, facing the front garden.
Large modern kitchen with drawer refrigerator, dishwasher, double oven, induction hob and an abundance of storage.
Spacious dining area with patio doors to the garden, open to the kitchen and conservatory.
Delightful conservatory, with windows on all three sides private to the garden, opening off the dining room and kitchen.
Family bathroom with bath and separate rainfall shower and two windows to a small patio.
Double bedroom overlooking flower garden.
Accommodation upstairs:
Two large double bedrooms (one ensuite) with windows to the front garden. The ensuite bathroom has a bath with an over bath electric shower.
One cosy single bedroom with window to the woodland behind.
Bright landing with store cupboard and access to partly floored loft.
Detached buildings:
Substantial slate-roofed outbuilding with power, water, original Belfast style sinks, washing machine, tumble drier and a single radiator, currently used as a utility room. Behind the utility area is an expansive room with continuous northlight windows previously used as an artist’s studio and fitted with worktop and drawers. In the same outbuilding there is a separate workshop with a fixed work bench.
Garage building, currently used for storage, but could be converted back for use as a single garage.
Further outbuildings include a summer house in the semi-circle garden, a potting shed and a log store.
The Quarters:
This is the original quarters of Gordon Castle. There used to be the first hydro-electric power station in the Highlands, an ice house and a salmon hatchery. Grianan was built by the Duke of Gordon for the manager of his power station. Now The Quarters is a tranquil group of fourteen houses enjoying a wonderful setting. Immediately behind Grianan is a footbridge and ford over the Fochabers Burn, the original route into The Quarters. From here, past a couple of fish ladders, a well-maintained path follows the burn through the Burn o’Fochabers Woodland for a mile through the village. Two minutes from the house you can enjoy a fine view up the Spey from the seats in the Famous Fochaberians’ garden or walk through the park and mature trees around the cricket pitch.
Fochabers:
Fochabers is a charming village on the banks of the River Spey. With a population of around 1,700 it is a thriving community supporting a remarkable range of shops and services. It has its own well-respected primary and secondary schools, three churches, two Co-ops, a post office counter, butcher, chemist, barber, hair and beauty salons, a garden centre and garage. The village benefits from three hotels, several coffee shops, and an award-winning ice cream parlour and fish & chip shop. Specialised shops cater for weddings, running, sewing, antiques and gifts. Further shops and services are located in the nearby towns of Elgin, Buckie and Keith. Grianan is just 700 metres from the square in the centre of Fochabers.
From the house, the Speyside Way can take you as far as Aviemore and Duffton or Spey Bay and Buckie. From the house, shorter walks take you up the burn, to the power station intake, or to the castle grounds with its lake and magnificent Walled Garden, one of the biggest in Britain. Mountain bike trails and woodland walks start in the village and climb into adjacent hills. Short journeys by car or bus will give you access to some of Scotland’s least visited sandy beaches and spectacular coastal scenery. Golfers are spoiled for choice with eight golf courses within ten miles. Speyside is one of the loveliest and unspoiled parts of the British Isles, not least for anglers. Whatever your interests you will find a wealth of activities in Fochabers Institute or nearby. With a delightful and productive garden, there is also so much to enjoy at home!
Local volunteers fill the High Street with flowers, maintain woodland walks, lay on the annual Speyfest traditional Music Festival, arrange the village gala, look after the heritage museum, provide a wide range of social, youth and community services and so much more.

Further details:
Included in the sale are all fixed floor coverings, curtains and blinds. The property benefits from double glazing and mains gas central heating. The Quarters is a private road belonging to Crown Estate Scotland and residents pay an annual sum towards its maintenance (currently £40 a year). Drainage is into a private septic tank on nearby land, which is currently emptied annually for less than the Moray Council’s waste water charge. Grianan is on Council Tax band E.