Land for sale
Craichie, Forfar, Angus, DD8 2LU
Guide Price
£8,860,000
Residential Tags: Farmhouse
Property Tags: Cold Stores, Grain Dryer
Land Tags: Arable Land, Irrigation
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Oct 2021
- Removed: Date Not Available
- Residential Tags: Farmhouse
- Property Tags: Cold Stores, Grain Dryer
- Land Tags: Arable Land, Irrigation
First class Angus arable farm complimented by purpose-built farm buildings and two houses, with land extending to approximately 262.20 hectares (647.88 acres) or thereby
Mains of Craichie and South Mains is a highly productive farming unit extending to 647.88 acres (262.22 hectares) of highly productive land.
All of the fields are of good size and shape and can accommodate modern agricultural machinery and all of the land at Mains of Craichie can be irrigated from an irrigation pond backed up by a bore hole or the Vinny Water.
The land is available as a whole or in two lots.
Lot 1 – Mains of Craichie
The land at Mains of Craichie extends to approximately 534.27 acres (216.22 hectares) of prime agricultural land.
The majority of the land is Class 3:1 on the James Hutton Institute Land Classification for Agricultural Scale. with a small area of Class 2 land in the north west. The soils are of the Forfar Series and the principal soil type is a sandy loam.
The land ranges in height from approximately 90m to 120m above average sea level and has a generally westerly aspect. The land is gently undulating. Access to all of the fields is directly off the minor public roads or through internal farm tracks.
The land is served by an irrigation pond fed from field drains and backed up by a borehole. Irrigation
is from the pond or from the Vinny Water.
Mains of Craichie Farmhouse
Mains of Craichie Farmhouse is a traditional Angus farmhouse constructed of dressed stone under a pitched slate roof. There is a rendered extension to the rear. The property is over two storeys provides comfortable family accommodation. There are commanding views to the north over the surrounding landscape which are an attractive feature of the property.
Accommodation comprises a front porch with door to main hall, hall with stairs to the first floor, dining room, drawing room with open fireplace with panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, kitchen with a range of wall and floor units, office, utility room with sink, boiler room, shower room with walk in shower, WC and sink, living room with Moreso woodburning stove. On the first floor are master bedroom with fitted wardrobe, three further double bedrooms, box room, bathroom with walk in shower, WC, bath and sink.
The farmhouse sits in a small easily managed garden laid out to lawns and flower borders. To the west of the house is a large double garage with electric up and over doors.
Buildings
Mains of Craichie is served by a range of modern purpose-built buildings. The buildings are situated on the opposite side of the public road to the farmhouse and sit in a large yard.
The buildings comprise;
1. Potato shed – concrete portal framed building with double skimmed roof and concrete block walls. Grain walls have been installed to provide flexible storage space for grain or potatoes. Dimensions 105ft x 70ft.
2. General purpose shed – constructed of steel portal frame with box profile roof and walls containing workshop, concrete floors and full height up and over electric doors. Dimensions 120ft x 60ft.
3. Cold store – steel portal framed building with capacity for holding 1930 boxes of potatoes. Electric up and over doors.
4. Grain dryer
5. Lean to
6. General purpose shed – part steel portal frame and part metal truss roof with full height up and over electric doors and grain walls. Box profile sheet roof and wall cladding.
Drum of Dunnichen Farmhouse
A traditional single-story farmhouse constructed of pebble dashed stone and brick under pitched slate roofs. Accommodation comprises entrance porch, bathroom with walk in shower, WC and sink, drawing room with open fire with a marble and timber fireplace, double bedroom with built in wardrobe, double bedroom, dining room, toilet comprising WC and sink, store, front porch with panoramic views to the south, morning room with wood burning stove set in the stone fireplace, kitchen with a range of floor and wall units, two pantry cupboards, oil fired central heating boiler.
The farmhouse sits in a small easily managed garden laid out to grass and flower borders. The views to the south are a feature of the property.
Buildings
There is a complete range of buildings offering additional storage or livery use.
1. Modified former cattle court now providing general storage and metal truss roof.
2. Building under box profile sheet roof with rendered walls and with an adjoining general-purpose shed constructed of steel portal frame with box profile sheet cladding roof and walls with concrete floor providing large easy access storage.
Lot 2 – Land at South Mains
The land at South Mains extends to approximately 45.98 hectares (113.61 acres) of prime arable ground set over three enclosures. The land is all classed as Class 2 on the James Hutton Institute Land Classification for Agricultural Scale.
The land sits at a height of approximately 100m to 120m above sea level. Access to the land is directly off the minor public road and thereafter across a farm track.
General Comments
Nitrate Vulnerable Zone – all the land at Mains of Craichie and South Mains lie within the Strathmore and North Fife Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.
Sporting Rights
The sporting rights are all in hand and are included in the sale.
Mineral and Timber Rights
The minerals and timber insofar as they are owned are included in the sale.
IACS
All the agricultural land is registered for IACS and Basic Payment purposes.
Basic Payment Scheme
The Basic Payment Scheme entitlements are available for the land and are included within the sale offer.
Viewing Arrangements
Strictly by appointment and only with the selling agents.
Closing Date
A closing date may be set and interested parties are advised to register their interest with the selling agent.
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
Bell Ingram are approved AMC agents with a network of specialists throughout Scotland who can assist in securing a competitive standard or flexible loan facility for all your farm business requirements. To discuss any proposals in the strictest of confidence please contact James Petty on[use Contact Agent Button] or [use Contact Agent Button]
Ingoing Valuation
The purchasers shall in addition to the purchase price, be obliged to take over and pay for at a valuation figure agreed between two independent valuers, one acting for each party, the following:
1. All cultivations valued on a labour and machinery basis
2. All growing crops on a seed, labour, lime fertiliser, sprays and machinery basis with an increment representing the enhanced value of the establishment and age of such crops
3. Any hay, straw or silage and farmyard manure and other produce at market value
4. Potato boxes – in the event that the farm is sold in lots the potato boxes will be allocated between the three lots.
5.
If the amount of the valuations has not been agreed by the date fixed for completion then the purchaser shall pay to the seller such a sum as Bell Ingram shall certify an account of the valuation pending agreement.
Deposit
A deposit of 10% of the purchase price shall be paid within seven days of completion of missives. Deposit will be non-refundable in the event of the purchaser failing to complete for reasons not attributable to the Seller or their Agents.
Fixtures and Fittings
Fitted carpets are included in the sale. No items are included unless specifically mentioned in these particulars. Moveable plant and machinery are specifically excluded from the sale.
Lotting
The farm is available as a whole or in two lots. However the seller reserves the rights to deviate from the advertised sale should there be a requirement.
Local Authority
Angus Council, Orchardbank Business Park, Orchardbank, Forfar, DD8 1AN
Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate (SGRPID)
Strathearn House, Broxden Business Park, Perth, PH1 1RX
VAT
In the event that the seller has elected to tax, VAT may be payable on the purchase price.
Solicitors
Thorntons Solicitors, 53 East High Street, Forfar, DD8 2EL.
Third Party Rights and Servitudes
The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way to stop the servitudes, wayleaves or otherwise. The purchasers would be deemed as having satisfied themselves in respect thereof.
Date of Entry
1st March 2022
Marketed by: Bell Ingram, Perth
Mains of Craichie and South Mains is a highly productive farming unit extending to 647.88 acres (262.22 hectares) of highly productive land.
All of the fields are of good size and shape and can accommodate modern agricultural machinery and all of the land at Mains of Craichie can be irrigated from an irrigation pond backed up by a bore hole or the Vinny Water.
The land is available as a whole or in two lots.
Lot 1 – Mains of Craichie
The land at Mains of Craichie extends to approximately 534.27 acres (216.22 hectares) of prime agricultural land.
The majority of the land is Class 3:1 on the James Hutton Institute Land Classification for Agricultural Scale. with a small area of Class 2 land in the north west. The soils are of the Forfar Series and the principal soil type is a sandy loam.
The land ranges in height from approximately 90m to 120m above average sea level and has a generally westerly aspect. The land is gently undulating. Access to all of the fields is directly off the minor public roads or through internal farm tracks.
The land is served by an irrigation pond fed from field drains and backed up by a borehole. Irrigation
is from the pond or from the Vinny Water.
Mains of Craichie Farmhouse
Mains of Craichie Farmhouse is a traditional Angus farmhouse constructed of dressed stone under a pitched slate roof. There is a rendered extension to the rear. The property is over two storeys provides comfortable family accommodation. There are commanding views to the north over the surrounding landscape which are an attractive feature of the property.
Accommodation comprises a front porch with door to main hall, hall with stairs to the first floor, dining room, drawing room with open fireplace with panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, kitchen with a range of wall and floor units, office, utility room with sink, boiler room, shower room with walk in shower, WC and sink, living room with Moreso woodburning stove. On the first floor are master bedroom with fitted wardrobe, three further double bedrooms, box room, bathroom with walk in shower, WC, bath and sink.
The farmhouse sits in a small easily managed garden laid out to lawns and flower borders. To the west of the house is a large double garage with electric up and over doors.
Buildings
Mains of Craichie is served by a range of modern purpose-built buildings. The buildings are situated on the opposite side of the public road to the farmhouse and sit in a large yard.
The buildings comprise;
1. Potato shed – concrete portal framed building with double skimmed roof and concrete block walls. Grain walls have been installed to provide flexible storage space for grain or potatoes. Dimensions 105ft x 70ft.
2. General purpose shed – constructed of steel portal frame with box profile roof and walls containing workshop, concrete floors and full height up and over electric doors. Dimensions 120ft x 60ft.
3. Cold store – steel portal framed building with capacity for holding 1930 boxes of potatoes. Electric up and over doors.
4. Grain dryer
5. Lean to
6. General purpose shed – part steel portal frame and part metal truss roof with full height up and over electric doors and grain walls. Box profile sheet roof and wall cladding.
Drum of Dunnichen Farmhouse
A traditional single-story farmhouse constructed of pebble dashed stone and brick under pitched slate roofs. Accommodation comprises entrance porch, bathroom with walk in shower, WC and sink, drawing room with open fire with a marble and timber fireplace, double bedroom with built in wardrobe, double bedroom, dining room, toilet comprising WC and sink, store, front porch with panoramic views to the south, morning room with wood burning stove set in the stone fireplace, kitchen with a range of floor and wall units, two pantry cupboards, oil fired central heating boiler.
The farmhouse sits in a small easily managed garden laid out to grass and flower borders. The views to the south are a feature of the property.
Buildings
There is a complete range of buildings offering additional storage or livery use.
1. Modified former cattle court now providing general storage and metal truss roof.
2. Building under box profile sheet roof with rendered walls and with an adjoining general-purpose shed constructed of steel portal frame with box profile sheet cladding roof and walls with concrete floor providing large easy access storage.
Lot 2 – Land at South Mains
The land at South Mains extends to approximately 45.98 hectares (113.61 acres) of prime arable ground set over three enclosures. The land is all classed as Class 2 on the James Hutton Institute Land Classification for Agricultural Scale.
The land sits at a height of approximately 100m to 120m above sea level. Access to the land is directly off the minor public road and thereafter across a farm track.
General Comments
Nitrate Vulnerable Zone – all the land at Mains of Craichie and South Mains lie within the Strathmore and North Fife Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.
Sporting Rights
The sporting rights are all in hand and are included in the sale.
Mineral and Timber Rights
The minerals and timber insofar as they are owned are included in the sale.
IACS
All the agricultural land is registered for IACS and Basic Payment purposes.
Basic Payment Scheme
The Basic Payment Scheme entitlements are available for the land and are included within the sale offer.
Viewing Arrangements
Strictly by appointment and only with the selling agents.
Closing Date
A closing date may be set and interested parties are advised to register their interest with the selling agent.
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
Bell Ingram are approved AMC agents with a network of specialists throughout Scotland who can assist in securing a competitive standard or flexible loan facility for all your farm business requirements. To discuss any proposals in the strictest of confidence please contact James Petty on[use Contact Agent Button] or [use Contact Agent Button]
Ingoing Valuation
The purchasers shall in addition to the purchase price, be obliged to take over and pay for at a valuation figure agreed between two independent valuers, one acting for each party, the following:
1. All cultivations valued on a labour and machinery basis
2. All growing crops on a seed, labour, lime fertiliser, sprays and machinery basis with an increment representing the enhanced value of the establishment and age of such crops
3. Any hay, straw or silage and farmyard manure and other produce at market value
4. Potato boxes – in the event that the farm is sold in lots the potato boxes will be allocated between the three lots.
5.
If the amount of the valuations has not been agreed by the date fixed for completion then the purchaser shall pay to the seller such a sum as Bell Ingram shall certify an account of the valuation pending agreement.
Deposit
A deposit of 10% of the purchase price shall be paid within seven days of completion of missives. Deposit will be non-refundable in the event of the purchaser failing to complete for reasons not attributable to the Seller or their Agents.
Fixtures and Fittings
Fitted carpets are included in the sale. No items are included unless specifically mentioned in these particulars. Moveable plant and machinery are specifically excluded from the sale.
Lotting
The farm is available as a whole or in two lots. However the seller reserves the rights to deviate from the advertised sale should there be a requirement.
Local Authority
Angus Council, Orchardbank Business Park, Orchardbank, Forfar, DD8 1AN
Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate (SGRPID)
Strathearn House, Broxden Business Park, Perth, PH1 1RX
VAT
In the event that the seller has elected to tax, VAT may be payable on the purchase price.
Solicitors
Thorntons Solicitors, 53 East High Street, Forfar, DD8 2EL.
Third Party Rights and Servitudes
The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way to stop the servitudes, wayleaves or otherwise. The purchasers would be deemed as having satisfied themselves in respect thereof.
Date of Entry
1st March 2022
Marketed by: Bell Ingram, Perth
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.