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Locherlour
Mill has been lovingly restored and converted into a private residence.
Looking for a large holiday home in Scotland - Locherlour Mill is a luxurious contemporary conversion of an historic and unusual mill, perfect if you are seeking a large self catering holiday home in Scotland.
The Mill is available to rent as a holiday home for family groups only. There is a wonderful mix of old and modern within the Mill, where all rooms have been decorated and furnished to the highest standards.
Locherlour Mill Accommodation
There are 9 bedrooms & 8 bathrooms in the Mill, wonderful dining areas and lounge, as well as an impressive Orangerie. 2 cots & highchairs available.
The Mill sleeps 18-20 people. We can also accommodate
smaller groups of 12, where we close one of the wings of the Mill to reduce
the number of bedrooms to six.
Guests can still enjoy all the facilities of the Mill, and the exclusive
use of the property for the duration of their stay.
There are seven double bedrooms and one twin bedroom, in 2 of the larger
bedrooms there are day-beds, so in fact, these bedrooms can be used a
twin rooms also.
Every room is individual designed and furnished, from funky wallpaper
and stylish headboards. Comfort and luxury is abound - pocket-sprung mattresses,
down feather mattress toppers, down feather duvets & pillows.
The finest Egyptian cotton bed-linen, towels, bathrobes
are all from The White Company.
As throughout the Mill, all the bedrooms have beautifully stained, solid
oak flooring with loads of rugs in some of the rooms.
The paint colour varies as you walk from the Mill, London Stone colour
from Farrow & Ball is the prominent colour, with lots of variations
per room.
The Master bedroom is a really special space, situated at the back of the Mill on the first floor - a four poster bed, and double doors that open out onto the garden, and the hills beyond, you can hear the water flowing down the hill into the lade that runs through the Mill.
Orangerie at Locherlour Mill:
The Orangerie is one of the most spectacular rooms within the Mill, situated
at the front of the building. With the exposed stonewalls, triple height
ceilings and large expansion of glass, guests can relax and enjoy the
fabulous views over the Perthshire hills.
The furniture within the Orangerie is contrasting modern and colourful,
and reflects well the water feature & fountain situated directly outside
the Orangerie in the lower Garden area. Watch out for the cast iron stag
outside the window.
We like our bathrooms!! There are 8 bathrooms at the Mill, all of which have been designed with the finest materials. We imported our own porcelain tiles from Italy, all the bathroom units are of the highest quality, with bathroom fittings from Grohe and toliets, washhand basins, baths & showers from Duravit.
Every bathroom has underfloor heating, and a clever heating element behind
all the mirrors to automatically de-mist the mirrors after a shower.
Of course, all the bathrooms come with luxury towels, bathrobes from The
White Company, and toiletries from L'Occataine
Lounge:
After a hard day’s fishing or hiking, guests can sink into the extra
large comfortable sofas in the lounge, and stretch out in front of large
open fire, with a wee whiskey in one hand.
The lounge, situated in the West Wing of the Mill, is a huge room with exposed original oak beams, together with four impressive stone arches, with doors opening out onto the Upper Terrace area.
The lounge is decorated to highest standards, with lovely comfy sofas
and armchairs, it really is a great place to relax and enjoy the atmosphere
of the Mill.
Throughout the Mill, there is a wonderful selection of original artwork
- oil paintings, water-colours, and sculptures.
Dining Area at Locherlour Mill:
Locherlour Mill has a wonderful dining hall, within the double-height
gallery area of the Mill. The dining tables are reclaimed teak, from Lombok,
there is dining for a total of 24 guests.
Within the central area of the Mill where the dining section lies, there
is a central dimming lighting control, where guests are selection the
lighting to best suit the occasion.
Only the finest of crockery from Villeroy & Boch is used at the Mill.
Kitchen at Locherlour Mill:
There is a wonderful open kitchen plan with an impressive 4.5 meter breakfast
bar area with the finest walnut worktop surface.
Guests can enjoy a coffee together around the breakfast bar, and see the
old Mill wheel via the viewing windows from the kitchen into the mill
wheel room.
The mill wheel room has a special lighting feature which lights up the
wheel spectacularly at night.
Situated on the Upper Hall, overlooking the Dining Hall below, lies
the intimate library area.
With a large selection of books and magazines, guests can sit back on
the antique wingback chairs & chesterfield sofa which have been given
a modern twist with new covers from Designers Guild fabric. Can you find
the hidden doorway into the East Wing of the Mill?
Striking design is a key feature within the Mill, including the all glass and steel balustrade along the open gallery looking down on the kitchen and dining hall below.
Kids' Playroom at Locherlour Mill:
There is a children’s play den on the gable end of West Wing of
the Mill, which has its own entrance, and which is well stocked with games
& toys. This is a “no adults allowed space” with the Mill,
where kids can chill out on the bean-bags and play for hours.
With a 42' flat screen TV mounted on the wall, and a Wii console, there
will be hours of entertainment.
Green Credentials:
We are passionate about the environment, the outdoors and fresh air. During
the renovation of Locherlour Mill, we have tried our best to use the latest
technology to reduce the impact on our environment. Here are some examples:
Underfloor Heating
We installed over 1.5 km of geothermal pipes in the land around the Mill,
to extract heat from the ground to provide hot water and heating (underfloor
heating) for the entire Mill.
New Electricity from Old Technology:
We plan to re-instated the old original Mill Wheel, the wheel can be viewed
from the large internal windows in the kitchen.
We are planning to install a modern electricity generator which will
harnesses energy from the water lade that flows under the Mill, enough
to satisfy the electricity needs of the Mill. We will be able to sell
the excess electricity back to the National Grid as a Green Energy.
Insulation
We have insulated all walls, roofs and ceilings to at least double the
standard of the 2007 Scottish Building Standards Regulations, thus ensuring
that there is minimum heat lost and CO2 emissions from the Mill.
Recycling (by us and you!)
We encourage all our guests to recycle as much as possible, and we try
to make re-cycling as easy as possible for guests.
Outside at Locherlour Mill:
All the land around the Mill (1.5 acre in total) has been professionally
landscaped, with the aim to create a natural wild space, which bursts
into life in the Spring and Summer months.
Guests can access the garden at the back of the Mill from 2 of the bedrooms
on the first floor, and use the stepping stone path to lead into the woods
which stretch for miles behind the Mill.
From the Orangerie at the front of the Mill, guests can look out and enjoy the water fountain in the Lower Garden area, and views of the hills beyond. In the Upper Garden area, there is a large lawn garden, where guests can have a game of football, as well as having some fun on the trampoline.
There is a dedicated car park in the Lower Garden area and at the East Wing for up to 8 cars.
Wildlife at Locherlour Mill:
For bird watchers there are tree-creepers, goldfinches, woodpeckers, short-eared
owls and a family of buzzards. There is a large visiting population of
swallows and swifts too. It is also possible to see Ospreys and Red Kites
on a fairly regular basis.
There are red squirrels in the woods behind the Mill and so it would be
good not to encourage grey squirrels to live here.
Finally there are two herds of deer who are regular visitors – a
largish herd of reds who live in the woods behind the Mill and a family
of roes who live in the fields across the Strath. Don’t be surprised
to encounter any of these on a dark winter evening!
Location:
We are proud of the Green Credentials of the Mill, together with the 1.5km
of geothermal ground pipes supplying all the hot water and underfloor
heating. Guests can rest assured that their stay at the Mill will have
a low impact on our fragile environment.
The Mill is a luxurious large holiday home. Scotland has so much to offer
the visitor, especially Creiff and its surrounding area.
The Mill just 2 miles from the Crieff Hydro Hotel.
History of Locherlour Mill:
Locherlour Mill is a Grade B-listed, 19th century mill, which was renovated
in 2008 and converted into a 5 star Exclusive Use Venue as it is today.
Locherlour Mill was built over several years and completed in 1832. It
was designed by William Stirling Architect of Dunblane who was also responsible
for Lecropt Kirk in Bridge of Allan.
Locherlour Mill is an interesting example of Georgian architecture with great symmetry, dressed stone and slated roofs. William Stirling is famous for many churches, mansions, grand steadings and neo -classical re-modelling of castles in the Perthshire area and beyond. The Mill has a wealth of features including stone steps, a doo’cot, date stone, slated roof and the original water wheel.
We believe the Mill was originally a flax mill. Certainly it was the height of agricultural innovation at the time it was built, though sadly, its construction coincided with the last land clearances in this area. People came from all over the country to see this site in its heyday.
At that time flax milling was a growth industry and Ruthvenfield near
Perth was being touted as a rival to Manchester and many mills were constructed
there, drawing workers from all over the highlands.
Today all of Ruthvenfield’s mills are either ruins or have gone
completely which is why Locherlour is so architecturally significant and
why Historic Scotland have taken such an interest in the site.
Further back in history, Locherlour was reputed to be the armoury for
Fingal’s army and certainly there is evidence of the smelting of
iron ore up in the hills near Loch Turret.
Historically it was recorded that there was a Roman burial site on the
hill behind here and Clathick to the West and there are also several stone
circles.
We hope we have created a property which has preserved the integrity and
history of this site.
Email Locherlour Mill enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
