Boraston House
Edinburgh, UK

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Description

Features:

• Central Heating
• En-Suite
• Mains water
• Septic tank sewerage disposal
• Oil-fired central heating
• Bulk gas for kitchen
• 3-phase electricity
• Broadband

Location:

The priciest home for sale in Edinburgh, a three-story Edwardian manor house, has stood on the affluent outskirts of the city for more than 100 years—and yet, hardly anyone knows it’s there.

That’s exactly the appeal:
Boraston House, as it’s known, is completely secluded while less than a 10-minute drive to the center of the city.
A private drive at the end of a quiet lane in Ravelston, a suburb of Edinburgh, leads to the grand, three-story stone mansion and two-acre gardens.

Ravelston Golf Club surrounds Boraston on two sides, while the trees of Hillwood Park create a wild forest wall around the rest of the property line, images of the home show.
The front facade is marked by two prominent bays and a steep gable roof with dormer windows.
A vestibule with original flagstone, flooring leads into an entrance hall off of which are all of the home’s reception rooms, including an 800-square-foot drawing room.

There’s also a glass-enclosed conservatory, sitting room, study and dining room.

An open kitchen with Shaker-style units steps down into a sunken informal dining space with painted exposed stone walls.

Eight bedrooms are spread across the top two floors of the house, in addition to a family room on the second level.
The master suite includes a dressing room and en-suite bathroom.

The house retains much of its period character, including numerous fireplaces, ornate plasterwork and leaded windows.
There’s also a standalone summerhouse, a gazebo of sorts, that sits at the edge of the propertyline overlooking the golf course, according to the listing.
The tranquil refuge is surrounded by colorful flower beds of peonies, honeysuckle, lavender, azaleas and roses.