4 bedroom equestrian property for sale

A former working dairy farm on an elevated setting and with far reaching Clyde estuary views.

The assets at Garshake Farm can be described as follows;

• Detached Country Farmhouse
• A range of steadings and agricultural buildings
• About 187.77 acres in all comprising grass leys, permanent pasture, rough grazing, 36 acres mature native woodlands, former reservoir.

Garshake Farm was historically a dairy unit, more recently it has become a livestock rearing and finishing farm.The fields at Garshake Farm are well fenced for livestock and have water via a combination of mains supply drinking troughs and natural supplies. The Overtoun and Garshake burns pass through the farm and the fields are easily accessed from farm road and access tracks. The land at Garshake Farm rises from approximately 80 metres above sea level at the southern boundary to about 180 metres at the northern boundary. The land at Garshake Farm also features extensive semi ancient native woodlands which provides woodland amenity, shelter and supplies of log burner lumber.The assets at Garshake Farm are made available as a whole or in up to 3 lots. The land is to a combination of grass leys permanent pasture and amenity woodland. The grass leys are in good heart and currently grazed under a seasonal grazing license, many of the fields are capable of producing silage, haylage, round bales and hay.The main house, buildings and some of the land lend themselves suitable for those with equine interests. In addition, opportunities may exist, (with the appropriate permissions and consents) to establish an income producing livery business, the close proximity of Dumbarton providing potential nearby clientele. Other opportunities include business from home, kennels, cattery, construction related enterprises, as well as small scale hobby or rare breed rearing farming.

Garshake Farm
Ground Floor
Outer front door to entrance vestibule with tiled floor, half glazed door to broad reception hallway, cornice, period and impressive stone turned staircase, hardwood banister and decorative steel spindles to first floor level, general purpose store off, drawing room with cornice, picture rail, hardwood floor, exposed timber fireplace with Westmoreland slate hearth and slips incorporating a warming open fire, well equipped and integrated kitchen with cream enamel 2 oven Aga range cooker and offering excellent space for informal dining/breakfasting table and chairs, slate tile floor, cornice. Dual aspect sitting/TV room with hardwood floor, cornice, rear hall with hardwood floor and door to rear courtyard, general purpose stores off, shower room and wc. Fitted utility room, slate tile floor, hot tank store and drier pulley, formal dining room with cornice, door to gas/boiler room store with electrical switchgear.

First Floor
Period turned staircase to broad part galleried first floor upper hallway, cornice and ceiling rose, bedroom 1 (master) with part vaulted ceiling, cornice and general-purpose store off, bedroom 2 with cornice and Jack & Jill shower room with contemporary ceramics, main family bathroom, tiled to dado height, cornice, bedroom 3 with cornice and front facing window, bedroom 4 with cornice and side facing window.

Garshake Annexe
Ground Floor
Dedicated outer door to entrance vestibule, reception hallway, (secure internal connecting door to main house), general purpose store, fitted breakfasting and dining kitchen sitting room with polished marble fireplace with coal burning living flame effect gas fire, cornice, inner hallway with boiler cupboard off to dual aspect bedroom 1 with window to side and cornice, bedroom 2 with window to side and cornice, bath and shower room with complimentary coloured splashback tiling. kitchen, bathroom, bedroom. The annexe has exposed natural timbers to skirtings, facings and doors with brass type ironmongery.

Gardens
The gardens around Garshake are laid mainly to grass and are bounded by drystone walls. A drying green is to the northern side and to the rear is a gravel surfaced courtyard.

Outbuildings
White painted stone steading with garage, generous workshop and general-purpose stores all under a heritage tile effect composite resin sheet roof.
5 bay steel portal frame open fronted shed with half block and half box profile steel walls, fibre cement corrugated sheet roof, hardcore base.
4 bay steel portal frame twin span Dutch barns under corrugated sheet roof and part corrugated sheet walls, hardcore base.
4 bay steel portal frame open fronted shed, corrugated sheet roof and cladding, hardcore base.
Former byre with original bisses (18) under a fibre cement corrugated sheet roof and concrete floor.
Former dairy and milking parlour, stone walls, concrete floor presently uncovered.

Land
The entire land holding available for sale at Garshake Farm (including the former reservoir roads, gardens and miscellaneous) extends to a total of 187.77 acres (75.82 Ha)
Garshake Farm is a registered farm with a farm code 344/0010. The area is wholly LFA status.

Lotting Policy
The package of assets at Garshake Farm is offered for sale as a whole or in up to 3 lots.

Lot 1 Garshake Farmhouse, attached courtyard steadings, surrounding land, and field number 8, totalling 37.77 acres (15.2Ha).
Lot 2 Grass leys , permanent pasture, areas of mature native woodland, former reservoir, Field numbers 7, 9 & 10, totalling 58.04 acres (23.48Ha)
Lot 3 Single enclosure of mid hill rough grazing, Field numbers 11, 91.96 acres (37.14Ha)

Lots 2 & 3 will not be considered for sale ahead of agreeing terms to sell Lot 1.

In the event of a lotted sale, access to lots 2 & 3 will be from the northern access track. Lot 1 will retain access from both the northern and eastern access roads.

Lot 1 will retain ownership of the northern and eastern access roads, in the event of a lotted sale, Lots 2 & 3 will be granted a servitude right of access over the northern road to access the fields, with maintenance according to user.
General Remarks and Stipulations

Basic Payment Entitlement Scheme (BPS)
Payment entitlements are not owned and therefore excluded from the sale.

Sporting
There is no formal sporting programme currently in place at Garshake, the topography and woodlands provide the opportunity to rough shoot, snipe, woodcock, wood pigeon, ground game and the chance to stalk roe deer.

Less-Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS)
All the land has been designated as being within a less favoured area.

Farm Code
Garshake Farm is a registered by Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate (SGRPID) under farm code 344/0010

Farming System
The farmland is currently let under seasonal grazing licenses.

Health & Safety
Given the potential hazards of a working farm, we ask you to be as vigilant as possible when making your inspection for your own personal safety, particularly around the farm buildings and the water courses.

Rights of way, wayleaves and easements
The sale is subject to all rights of support, public and private rights of way, water, light, drainage and other easements, quasi-easements and wayleaves, all or any other like rights, whether mentioned in these particulars or not. The purchaser will be held to have satisfied themselves as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.

Mineral rights
As far as they are owned the minerals are included in the sale.

Timber
All standing and fallen timber is included in the sale.

Sporting Rights
In so far as they may exist it is understood that any sporting rights are owned and will be included in the sale.

There is an opportunity for roe deer stalking plus rough shooting for pheasant, woodcock, snipe and woodpigeon.

SGRPID
Cadzow Court
3 Wellhall Road
Hamilton
]Lanarkshire
ML3 9BG
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Plans, Areas and Schedules
These are based on the Ordnance Survey and Title Deeds and are for reference only. They have been carefully checked and computed by the selling agents and the purchaser shall be deemed to have satisfied himself as to the description of the property and any error or mis-statement shall not annul the sale nor entitle either party to compensation in respect thereof.

Services
For both house and annexe, mains water supply, drainage is by private septic tank, mains gas supply, gas fired central heating, double glazing.

Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.

Local Authority
West Dunbartonshire Council
Garshake Road
Dumbarton
Dunbartonshire
G82 3PU
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Council Tax
Garshake Farmhouse is in council tax band F and the amount of council tax payable for 2024/25 is £2,273.34p excluding water and sewerage.

EPC
Rating D

Situation
Garshake Farm is situated in very pleasant rural environs in an elevated situation above the town of Dumbarton. From its prominent situation there are fine south westerly aspects out over surrounding countryside and woodlands, the views across the upper reaches of the Clyde estuary south towards the land mass of the south bank at Langbank and west to the confluence of the Gare Loch, Loch Long and the Holy Loch. Milton (1.5 miles) has a well-stocked M&S food store at the filling station. The town of Dumbarton is 2 miles distant, Glasgow Airport and Glasgow city are easily accessed via the Erskine Bridge and the M8 motorway corridor and each are 12 and 15 miles respectively. Dumbarton (2 miles) has a wide range of retail and professional services as well as primary and secondary schooling. There are numerous independent schools, Lomond at Helensburgh and numerous options at Glasgow. The A82 is the main arterial road corridor from Glasgow to the northwest and it connects via the Erskine Bridge to the M8 motorway network providing swift ease of access to central Scotland and beyond. Dumbarton has a mainline railway station with a frequent service to and from the city centre. The countryside of Dumbarton is very pleasant and largely unspoilt and is often thought of as the western gateway to the Highlands, Loch Lomond and the famous Trossachs. Along with farming, the county is known for its easy access to Loch Lomond with its fishing and watersports. By permit, there is some good salmon fishing opportunity on the rivers Leven and Endrick, both of which are within a short drive. Field and game shooting is also possible within the area, and there are a number of commercially run rough and low ground shoots in the district. The topography and woodlands offer the opportunity for rough shooting and roe deer stalking. For sailors, the Firth of Clyde offers numerous marinas offering marine and chandlery services together with highly scenic coastal sailing.

Travel Directions
From Glasgow proceed on the A82 in a northerly direction following signs Dumbarton. At Milton, where there are filling stations either side of the A82, turn right after the filling stations onto Milton Brae. Continue on Milton Brae for 0.8 miles. Bear right and continue through the stone gate piers signposted Overtoun House and Estate. Continue on the private road for 0.6 miles to find the signposted entrance to Garshake Farm on the right hand side. Proceed along the driveway for about 150 metres to find Garshake Farm."
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