Farm for sale

Location & Situation

The town of Stonehaven, a popular tourist destination with attractions including the picturesque harbour, beach, open air swimming pool and nearby Dunnottar Castle, is located just 4 miles to the north-east. The town also hosts a range of local services and amenities, including shops, restaurants, the local secondary school, leisure and health centres as well as a railway station with regular services to the north and south.

In addition, the local village pub, shop and the local primary school can be found in the quaint village of Drumlithie about 3.5 miles to the south-west.

The subjects benefit from close proximity to excellent transport links including the A90 trunk road and the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR). Aberdeen (21 miles) can be reached in 30 minutes by car (rush hour expected) and provides all the facilities befitting the acknowledged capital of the North Sea Oil Industry. The AWPR provides quick access to the north and west of the city including Aberdeen Airport which operates regular flights to London and other UK cities, as well as overseas destinations.

Agricultural Land

The land at Nether Criggie consists of 14 field parcels extending to an area of approximately 57.67 Hectares (142.47 acres) or thereby in total. The land is currently not IACS-registered though can be registered by a potential purchaser.

The topography of the land ranges from flat to gently sloping in a general southerly direction, lying at an altitude of 115-130 metres above sea level.

The land is of a good quality, with the vast majority of the land being classed by the Macaulay Institute for Soil Research (now the James Hutton Institute) as Grade 3(1) with small areas as Grades 3(2) and 4(2) around the western and eastern boundaries of the land. The land is currently managed in a mixed arable and grass rotation, and is suitable for a wide variety of agricultural purposes, with the rectangular layout of the field parcels making the land more than suitable for use by modern farm machinery.

The field parcels can be accessed via established farm tracks that run centrally through the yard with an additional track found on the western boundary which also provides an alternative access to the subjects.

Farm buildings

Lying directly west of the Farmhouse is a good range of agricultural buildings that provides extensive livestock, grain and general storage accommodation. The buildings are all of a steel-portal frame construction with concrete floors and sheeting panels on the upper walls and roofs. Generally, the buildings and are all in good condition for their age and usage providing approximately 2,239 square metres of covered floor space. Furthermore, they benefit from mains water, electricity and are sat upon a large concrete yard area.

The buildings include:

Cattle court

Grain shed

General purpose shed

Dutch Barn

General purpose shed with workshop

Machinery shed

Covered silage pit

Nether Criggie Farmhouse

The large farmhouse at Nether Criggie provides spacious living accommodation over two levels and is located conveniently close to the farm buildings at the heart of the farm. Although the house requires modernisation, it is fully double glazed and would make a comfortable and versatile family home.

The ground floor can be entered from both the front and the rear of the house through two porches. The adjoining hallway connects the various ground floor rooms, which include two cosy living rooms with fireplaces, a large kitchen with traditional Rayburn stove, a south-facing conservatory and a large bathroom.

The first floor of the main house comprises three bright and spacious bedrooms, with the master bedroom benefitting from a useful en-suite shower room. A second staircase provides an additional bedroom/ office/ games room. This area sits above a double garage, store and w.c.

Ample space can be found to the front of the property for parking. To the rear and side of the property is a mature garden area with an adjoining fenced area that could be used as a small market garden.

Services:

Mains water and electricity, Private drainage, Gas central heating

EPC:

Band E

Council Tax:

Band: D

Local Authority:

Aberdeenshire Council, Viewmount, Arduthie Road, Stonehaven, AB39 2DQ

Entry:

By arrangement

Mineral Rights & Sporting Rights:

Included in the sale, insofar as they are owned.

Note:

Prospective purchasers should note that unless their interest in the property is formally intimated to the selling agents following inspection, the agents cannot guarantee that notice of a closing date for offers will be advised and consequently the property may be sold without notice.

Anti Money Laundering Compliance:

In accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, we are required to carry out checks and due diligence on property purchasers. If an offer has been accepted, the purchaser(s) will need to provide proof of identity, residence and proof of funds, as a minimum, prior to any transaction proceeding.

Offers:

Formal offers, in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, along with the relevant anti-money laundering paperwork in accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, through a Scottish Solicitor, to the Selling Agent.

Servitude Rights:

Burdens and Wayleaves: The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private. The buyer(s) will be held to have satisfied himself/themselves as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.

Title:

The buyer(s) shall be bound to accept the title as it presently stands in the name of the seller(s) and the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) shall be subject to all the exceptions, reservations, burdens and conditions presently contained in the title deeds. There shall be excepted from warrandice in the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) any leases, tenancies, tenants' rights, missives, agreements, rights of possession, rights of way, access rights, and sewerage and drainage facilities, and all other servitudes and other rights without prejudice to the right of the buyer(s) to quarrel or impugn the same on any ground not inferring warrandice against the seller(s).