Farm for sale

*Closing Date - Thurs 11th July 2024 at 12noon*
Arable unit with first class principal house in a renowned farming area of Angus. 54.25 ha (134 acres).

There are four enclosures with access to the land being taken directly off the internal farm tracks or the minor public road. The land is predominantly Class 3:1 with an area of Class 3:2 land in the north west as described by the James Hutton Institute Land Capability for Agriculture map.

Land.
The farm extends to approximately 54.25 ha (134 acres) or thereby of prime agricultural land. The farm sits at a height of between 85 m in the south to 130 m in the north west. The land has a generally southerly aspect.

Soil
The soils are of the Balrownie and Forfar series being drifts of Lower Old Red Sandstone often water modified. The principal soil type is a sandy loam overlying a sandy loam or a sandy clay. The soils are capable of producing a wide range of arable crops and potatoes. Mains water is available to land but in addition there is a borehole facility in the south east of the farm taking water from the small burn. The land is divided into four blocks which are all capable of accommodating large modern agricultural machinery.

The farm is served by a traditional one and a half storey farmhouse constructed of dressed and random sandstone under a pitched slate roof. The principal feature of the farmhouse are the arched windows on the first floor. A wooden front door opens to a small vestibule. Off this is the main accommodation. The elegant drawing room has wall display cupboards. On the other side of the hallway is the master bedroom with fitted triple wardrobes and an en suite with spa bath, WC bidet, shower cubicle and wash hand basin. The hallway has a staircase with cast iron balustrades and timber handrail which leads to the first floor. Off the back hall is a study / office with a range of wall shelves. The living room has a picture window to the east and double doors leading to the kitchen / dining area. The kitchen has a range of wall and floor units, double sink with drainer, hob, double oven, central island unit and a back door. The shower room has a shower cubicle, WC and wash hand basin.
The staircase leads to a small landing with storage cupboard. Bedroom two has a part coombed ceiling and built in wardrobe. The large spacious family bathroom has a bath with shower attachment, WC, wash hand basin, built in cupboard and feature arched window. Bedroom three is a large double bedroom.
The farmhouse sits in a small easily managed garden currently mainly laid to grass. The property is double glazed and has oil fired central heating.

Cottage
A small traditional farm cottage which is constructed of dressed sandstone under a slate roof with a 1960s addition constructed of brick, rendered externally under a pitched slate roof.
The accommodation, on one floor, comprises:
Front door which opens to a small vestibule off which is a large spacious living room. Bedroom one has built in wardrobes. Bedroom two. On the other side of the living room is a small hallway off which is the dining room / kitchen. This has a range of wall and floor units. The bathroom has a bath with shower over, WC and wash hand basin.
The cottage sits in a small easily managed garden with sheds and a garage. The cottage benefits from double glazing and oil fired central heating.

FARM BUILDINGS
The farm buildings are located to the north of the farmhouse with good access off the main farm road and internal hard standing. The buildings comprise a traditional range of farm buildings constructed of dressed and random stone under pitched slate fibre cement and metal sheet roofs.
There is a modern purpose built 9 bay general purpose shed suitable for storage or potato storage.
Potato shed – 9 bay steel portal frame shed insulated internally under a pitched box profile roof (39.78 m x 20.61 m), concrete floor and ? walls and box profile sheet roofing.
Office / Welfare Room – (5.72 m x 3.65 m) brick construction, concrete floor with mono pitched roof.
Large traditional range of farm buildings adapted and modernised for modern storage and agricultural purposes with grain store /tractor store (5.64 m x 30.45 m) full height roller door concrete floor.
Large grain store /ambient potato store (30.35 m x 18.22 m approx.) constructed of five bay building with stone walls, concrete floor and insulated box profile roof and sliding doors.
Implement / Grain Store (24.22 m x 5.94 m approx.) constructed of stone and brick under a slate roof, concrete floor, sliding door.
Grain store / Implement Shed (29.29 m x 5.37 m) stone and concrete block walls, box profile sheet roof, concrete floor.
Grain Dryer – Alvan Blanch double floor grain dryer.
Grain Reception Pit – steel uprights under a mono pitched corrugated iron sheet roof.