Orchard House, a listed building, was built as ‘Carlow House’ by Charles Augustus Carlow, a Scottish mining magnate, being completed around 1890.  He imported numerous trees and shrubs to form the grounds and gardens, including a walled orchard, also ‘listed’.

He later gifted the house to the Fife Mining Industry as a respite home for injured miners. As the mining industry flagged the house was taken over by Fife Council and became known as Linnwood Hall, a residential school for children.

The property was subsequently acquired by Persimmon Homes who converted the House into 10 apartments, 6 of which are accessed from the main front entrance.

Our Property is a 2 bedroom apartment located on the 1st floor, on the west of the property and contains many original features, including 12 foot high ceilings with ornate turreted cornicing.  It is one of the apartments accessed from the grand main entrance, leading initially into the entrance hall with its mosaic flooring and antique fireplace.  The entrance hall leads into the expansive inner hall with its magnificent cathedral style staircase and spectacular ornate lead feature glass windows.

Residents have private access to, and right to use, the grounds and walled orchard.