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 * The View
 * Property


SCOTLAND FOREVER

With stirring views out across the Firth of Clyde, this expansive Scottish
farmhouse boasts a contemporary design and 400 yards of shoreline

Words / Johanna Derry Hall
Photography / Robert Ormerod
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When Peter Boyle and his wife Gillian Watson were looking to move back to
Scotland with their family, location was everything. 

“I grew up in Ayrshire, and with three kids of school age, we thought it would
be a great place for them to grow up,” Gillian says. “We knew we wanted a
property with an uninterrupted sea view and direct beach access, so we
identified the few properties that had these and took it from there, prepared to
wait.”

“The view was essential,” Peter agrees. “It took us a year and a half of looking
before we found Drumbain. Once we did, we had to do some work to make the house
exactly how we wanted it to be.”



The entire interior of the property was restructured, and a house-long extension
added to create an expansive and open kitchen-dining area. “In days gone by,
properties faced away from the sea to avoid any weather, but modern materials
allow us to take in the full view.” explains Peter. “We turned the house around,
as it were, to reface the sea, introducing sea-facing windows in the bedrooms,
the sitting and TV rooms and, the busiest spot in the house, the kitchen-eating
space.”  

From the outside, the house, along with its assorted outbuildings, has retained
all the character of the farmstead it once was. By contrast, the interiors are
spacious and contemporary. “We reused materials as often as we could. We’ve kept
old stonework, some old doors and beams,” says Gillian, “but we were keen to
introduce the clean lines and lots of light that we enjoyed when living Hong
Kong and Madrid.” 



Now their three children have left home, the couple are looking to downsize.
“It’s been a great family house,” Peter continues, reminiscing about the
spontaneous games of golf the five of them played on the land the last time they
all lived there together during the lockdown. “For us, Drumbain has been perfect
– a large house and a fair bit of land without feeling daunting in any way.” 

“I can’t quite put it into words, but Drumbain has always felt like home,”
agrees Gillian. “We’ve had all this space with blue skies and the ocean to
enjoy. You can feel like you’re in the middle of nowhere, and yet we’re only
five minutes’ drive from Ayr. The views are stunning, even after all these years
– to be able to look out over the sea and be reminded that there are bigger
things out there, that’s what I’ll miss the most.” 

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Drumbain is for sale for offers over £2,300,000. To make an enquiry, contact
james.denne@knightfrank.com. Explore more properties for sale in Scotland, or
contact one of our agents to request a market appraisal.


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