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12th. century manor house

Ref:24060

Status:	For Sale
Price:	€1,650,000
Type:	Mansion
Beds:	5
Baths:	8
Floor Area:	6 hectares
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Magnificent 12th century L-shaped Perigordine house and outbuildings on 5 ha 650 m2 of land with panoramic views in the eastern Dordogne. 5 bedrooms. 2 bathrooms, large fitted kitchen/breakfast room, lounge with formal dining room, library, covered terrace on 2 sides overlooking mature gardens. Price includes furniture but not antiques.
Magnificent 12th century L-shaped house and outbuildings on 5 ha 650 m2 of land with panoramic views in the eastern Dordogne. 5 bedrooms. 2 bathrooms, large fitted kitchen/breakfast room, lounge with formal dining room, library, covered terrace on 2 sides overlooking mature gardens. Price includes furniture but not antiques.

The house is on the outskirts of a small village and is approached by a long (150m) driveway lined with cedar trees. Stables for 5 horses are at the bottom of the driveway.

The house is L-shaped and has formal gardens with many mature shrubs, flowers and a large fountain in front of the house. Stone paths lead to the covered terrace with a small stone wall and columns. Victorian style lamps illuminate the path.
Ground Floor:
The entrance hall has a glass door and tiled floor. Most of the interior walls on the ground floor are of exposed stone and the ceilings have exposed beams, most of which are original.
To the right of the hallway is a library (25m2) with tiled floor and a door to the front garden and a window to the rear garden. Bespoke wooden shelving with drawers.
Hallway to
Bedroom 1 (3m x 3m). French doors to terrace. Lino floor. Wooden ceiling.
Bathroom 1: Bath with shower over. Toilet, bidet and washbasin. 2/3 Tiled walls. Carpet on floor.
Separate toilet with large storage cupboard. Tiled floor. 2/3 tiled walls.
To the left of the entrance hall is the
Kitchen/Breakfast room (4m x 5m) Fully fitted units with a stone barbecue and breakfast bar. Beamed ceiling. Tiled floor. Door to rear garden. French doors to front terrace.
Lounge/formal dining room (70m2) Tiled floor. Stairs of elm wood to upper floor. 3 sets of French doors. Tall window with window seat overlooking the gardens and valley. Very large open fireplace.
Utility/storage room (4m x 4m) This room is at the end of the terrace and forms part of the main house but can only be entered from the terrace. It is possible to provide access from the main house.
Tiled floor. Large stone sink. French doors Half tiled and half wood panelled walls. Wooden ceiling.
Upper Floor:
As this is a Perigordine style house the upper floor is in the roof space.
At the top of the stairs is a hallway with lino floor, built in wardrobes and 2 Velux windows in the sloping wall.
Bedroom 2 (3m x 3m) Carpeted floor. 2 windows at floor level. Wooden ceiling.
Bedroom 3: (2m x 3m) Carpeted floor. 1 triangular shaped window at floor level. Wooden ceiling.
Bedroom 4 (2m x 3m) Carpeted floor. 1 window at floor level. Wooden ceiling.
Bedroom 5 (4m x 5m) This is the main bedroom. Wooden floor. Original beamed ceiling. Crystal chandelier and spot lights illuminate the bedroom.
Glass door to very large terrace/balcony. Steps to dressing room with window. There is the possibility of installing an en-suite bathroom in the roof space next to the dressing room.
Main bathroom (3m x 3.5m) Very expensively fully tiled walls and floor of imitation marble. Shower cubicle. Corner bath with Jacuzzi. 2 washbasins in very large vanity unit with full width mirror and spot lights. Toilet. Window. Wooden ceiling.

Oil fired central heating. Water supply (pure, natural water with no additives which tastes wonderful) is by a well although there is mains water available but not connected to the house. Drainage by fosse septique. Habitable surface 300 m2.
Taxes Foncieres 900 € p.a.

Exterior:
There are 2 barns which could be converted to make extra accommodation. Beams are in place for an upper floor but the floorboards need replacing. Rooves are in very good condition. Interior walls are of stone and in the smaller barn the original catlle stalls are in place. Total surface area of both barns is 600 m2.
There is a separate round tower built of the same stone that the village church is made of. This tower was built in 1111 (12th century). It has an upper floor with access by a pull down loft ladder.
The formal gardens extend to 650 m2 and there is prairie land of 5 ha suitable for horses. Woods surround 2 sides of this land. Part of the garden is fenced in which and the owners have a peacock.

Magnificent Chateaux in Village. many tourist activities close by.
10 minutes from Brantome, 15 minutes from Perigueux and 45 mins. from Bergerac airport ( Flybe and Ryanair ) 1 hour from Limoge airport, 2 hrs. Bordeaux and 45 mins to A20.