Scottish farmhouse where RAF held meetings before D-Day goes up for sale for bids over £330,000

A sprawling rural Scottish farmhouse on the estate where D-Day was planned has been put up for sale for bids in excess of £330,000.

Dankeith Farmhouse, in Symington, Kilmarnock, South Ayrshire, has been owned by the same family for 54 years and is now on the market.

The 19th century C-listed building was originally two cottages and, along with Dankeith House, formed part of the Dankeith Estate.

RAF covert operations were planned at Dankeith House, including D-Day.

After the war it was sold to the Catholic Church and priests played badminton on the farm.

There are over five acres of land at the property, located in Kilmarnock, South Ayrshire

In addition to four bedrooms, the property features several outbuildings, pictured above

There is also a vegetable garden at the property and flower beds, as well as almost 5.5 hectares of land

The traditional courtyard at the property, which is sold by Galbraith, has a ‘party barn’

Listed on the C List, the 19th-century building originally consisted of two cottages

It has four bedrooms and a paddock for horses, as well as a kitchen garden and flower beds, as well as almost 5.5 hectares of land.

Only the kitchen is double glazed and the house is sold with all curtains and shutters.

The traditional courtyard houses a former dairy farm, stables, a workshop and a ‘party barn’.

It is heated with open fires and oil central heating, and only the kitchen is double glazed.

It is being sold by Galbraith for bids in excess of £330,000.

It is heated with open fires and oil central heating, and only the kitchen is double glazed

In 1948, nearby Dankeith House was purchased by Roman Catholic priests and used as a retreat

The C-listed courtyard property has a meadow and over five acres of land

One of four bedrooms in the property, which is on the market for over £330,000

The classic yard, planned in a courtyard, has a farm on the north side

In WW2 Dankeith House, alongside Dankeith Farmhouse (above) was used by the RAF

The traditional courtyard also houses the former dairy farm, stables and a workshop

A spokesperson for Galbraith said: ‘Dankeith Farmhouse is an impressive early 19th century C-listed property with a pasture and approximately 5.34 acres of land.

‘This classical courtyard has a farmhouse on the north side with a distinctive tall, gabled bell tower.

‘The traditional courtyard also houses the former dairy farm, stables, workshop, ‘party barn’ and numerous separate storage areas.

Priests used the washroom during their retreat and played badminton at Dankeith House

‘During WWII, Dankeith House, adjacent to Dankeith Farmhouse, was used by the RAF and held secret planning meetings for D-Day and other Allied operations.

In 1948, Dankeith House was taken over by Roman Catholic priests and used as a retreat.

“Dankeith Farmhouse was originally two cottages and the priests used the washroom and played badminton in the badminton house on the site.”