3 bedroom house

A first class mixed farm in an elevated position with far reaching views over the Ayrshire countryside.

Raithhill Farmhouse (3 Bedrooms)

Range of modern farm buildings

Good quality arable and grazing land

Extending in total to approximately 202 acres

Lot 1 – Raithhill Farm (202 acres)

Raithhill Farmhouse

Raithhill Farmhouse is traditional stone built one and a half storey farmhouse with a harled and painted exterior, under a pitched slate roof. The farmhouse forms part of the traditional steading and has an adjoining byre which leads through to the old parlour. Above the byre is the former maid's quarters which offers potential for refurbishment and incorporation to the main house subject to the necessary planning consents.

The farmhouse comprises: a kitchen, dining room, office, sitting room, downstairs bedroom, a family bathroom, two further bedrooms and a box room. The house is fully double glazed and the house is served by a mains water supply and an oil-fired boiler for heating and hot water.

To the front of the farmhouse is a paved seating area providing a great entertaining space.

Farm Buildings

The buildings at Raithhill comprise a range of predominately modern buildings which sit to the rear and west of the farmhouse. The buildings can be briefly described as follows:

Former dairy and milking parlour – A brick built building under a corrugated roof. Much of the milking set up is still in situ. At the bottom end of this building is an area under a single pitched roof between the two cattle courts which is used as a wash bay.

Cattle court 1 – Of concrete portal frame construction with brick and concrete panel walls and corrugated cladding under a corrugated pitched roof. This building features cubicles and slatted floors with 3 channels to a reception pit with a capacity of approximately 120,000 gallons. There is a brick built central feed passage.

Cattle court 2 – Of steel portal frame construction under a corrugated roof with block walls, box profile cladding and Yorkshire boarding at one end. The shed has a central feed

Silage pit 1 - Sitting to the south of the cattle courts, this silage pit measures approximately 45m x 15m and has concrete panel walls and a concrete base.

Slurry Tower – Of steel panel construction by Permastore with a capacity of approximately 360,000 gallons.

Silage pit 2 – located behind straw shed this pit is used for maize and measures approximately 24m x 9m. Concrete panels with a part concrete base.

Straw shed – Of steel portal construction under a corrugated roof with box profile cladding. This shed is used for straw and general purpose storage.

Grain Bin – Of steel construction on a concrete base, this grain bin is no longer used.

Machinery shed – Of steel portal construction under a corrugated roof with concrete panel walls and box profile cladding. This shed is used for general purpose storage and machinery and implement storage.

Workshop – Of Steel portal construction under a corrugated roof with a concrete floor. This shed features shelving, fuel tanks, and general workshop space. Adjoining the workshop is a small cattle court with a cattle race alongside it.

Land

The land within lot 1 extends to about 199 acres. The land is gently undulating, and it is classified by the James Hutton Institute of Soil Research as a mixture of Class 3(2) and 4(2). The farmhouse and steading sit centrally within lot 1 and the fields are all accessed from internal tracks or from the public road. The fields are bound by a mixture of post and wire fences and hedges, and all have access to a water supply.

Situated 6 miles east of the Royal Burgh town of Ayr, Raithhill Farm has a commanding position with excellent views across the Ayrshire countryside and beyond to the Firth of Clyde and Isle of Arran. The farm is accessed from the B742 public road and is about 1 mile from the A70 which provides access to Ayr in the west and Edinburgh in the east. The A77 is 5 miles distant and leads south to Stranraer and north to Glasgow.

The farm is situated 1 mile south of the village of Coylton, which provides for all local conveniences including a primary school. A wider range of shops, supermarkets and professional services are available in Ayr (6 miles). Secondary education is available at Ayr Academy and private co-educational schooling for pupils from the ages of 3 to 18 is also available at Wellington School in Ayr. The Scottish Agricultural College has a campus at Auchincruive outside Ayr.

Ayrshire is famous worldwide for golf with globally renowned championship courses including Royal Troon and The Trump Turnberry golf resort within easy reach. With its ‘famous four’ rivers – The Ayr, Doon, Girvan and Stinchar – Ayrshire is a haven for salmon fishermen. Game shooting is also a feature of the area with driven shooting available to rent on a number of estates locally. For those keen on horse racing, Ayr Racecourse, home of the Scottish Grand National, is 6 miles distant.

Trains run regularly north to Glasgow and south to Stranraer from Ayr. Prestwick Airport (12 miles) has frequent flights to London and European destinations, plus there are daily ferry crossings from Cairnryan (46 miles) to Northern Ireland.

Raithhill is surrounded by some of Ayrshire’s most beautiful scenery and the area is renowned for its mild climate, unspoilt countryside and a diverse range of sporting and recreational pursuits. Ayrshire is one of the most agriculturally fertile regions of Scotland, with potatoes being grown on the low flat ground near the coast and livestock of distinction being raised on the edges of the Galloway hills in the south of the county.