Kinburn Farm - Whole

CLOSING DATE SET FOR TUESDAY, 05 July 2022 AT 12 NOON.

Kinburn Farm is located in an extremely accessible location within rural Perthshire just to the south of the village of Greenloaning and a short distance from the town of Dunblane. The A9, which forms the northern boundary of the farm, gives excellent communication links to the major cities. Stirling, with its renowned Livestock Mart can be reached in about 15 minutes, Perth is 20 minutes to the north east and both Glasgow and Edinburgh can be reached within approximately 45 minutes by car.

The nearby village of Braco provides useful day to day services and includes a primary school, with secondary schooling provided at Crieff or Auchterarder High Schools. There are a number of private schools in the area including Dollar Academy with Morrisons Academy and Ardvreck Preparatory School both in Crieff, with a further range of independent schools closer to Perth including Kilgraston (girls only), Strathallan and Glenalmond all within a 30 minute drive from the property. The nearby town of Dunblane has a good range of local shops supplemented by a Tesco Supermarket and Marks & Spencer Food Store. Perth and Stirling both offer an extensive range of shops, restaurants, leisure facilities and all major business and retail services including several superstores, together with main line railway station and bus stations. Dunblane and Bridge of Allan offer numerous sporting facilities including golf courses and tennis clubs, with 3 championship courses available at nearby Gleneagles Hotel. Stirling University, home of sporting excellence in Scotland and on the outskirts of Bridge of Allan, offers many sporting facilities which are open to the public, including a near Olympic size swimming pool and indoor and outdoor tennis courts.

The historic counties of Stirlingshire and Perthshire are renowned for offering a diverse range of outdoor activities and there are numerous routes throughout the surrounding hills and glens for walkers whilst winter sports may be enjoyed at Glenshee. There is an abundance of estates in the local area offering fishing, shooting and stalking. The local area is well-served by agricultural merchants, suppliers and machinery dealers with a successful local machinery ring available to provide additional resources as and when required.

METHOD OF SALE
Kinburn Farm is strictly offered for sale as a whole or in 2 lots.

DESCRIPTION
Kinburn Farm presents highly productive and compact mixed farming unit with a 3-bedroom Dorran cottage, a range of modern and traditional farm buildings and an area of land extending to approximately 82.61 Ha (204.13 Acres) including roads, yards and buildings. The property is situated immediately adjacent to the A9 trunk road and the farmland is all well laid out and of a generous size and can easily accommodate modern machinery and readily accessible directly from the private farm road that leads south from the farm steading.

LOT 1 FARMLAND EXTENDING TO ABOUT 75.18 HA (185.77 ACRES)
The farmland in Lot 1 extends to approximately 75.18 Ha 185.77 Acres). The farmland comprises a mix of productive fodder and arable ground and an area of grazing ground to the north. The farmland is of a northerly aspect rising from about 138m above sea level at its lowest point adjacent to the A9 to 238m above sea level at its highest point to the south west of the holding. The farmland has been classified by the James Hutton Institute as Grade 3.2 and 4.1 with some smaller areas of Grade 5.3. The majority of the enclosures benefit from access to natural source water supplies and benefit from a hard access track which leads south from the farm drive to the north of the holding.

LOT 2 KINBURN FARM COTTAGE, FORMER FARMHOUSE, FARM BUILDINGS AND LAND EXTENDING TO ABOUT 7.43 HA (18.36 ACRES)
The property is centred on an attractive Dorran cottage and an adaptable range of modern farm buildings. The cottage and farm buildings are located to the north west of the holding and are accessed directly from the farm road which leads from the A9. The farmland is split into 3 separate enclosures and lies to the south and west of the cottage and buildings. The range of traditional and modern farm buildings would be well suited to a range of equestrian or amenity uses, and the former farmhouse may also present further development potential (subject to obtaining necessary planning consents) for either residential or other business uses.

KINBURN FARM COTTAGE
Located to the west of the farm buildings, and adjacent to the A9, the cottage is Dorran / non-standard construction style, under a pitched tile roof and is accessed via the private farm drive which leads along the front of the adjacent farm buildings. The cottage provides accommodation over one floor comprising: Porch, Kitchen, Living Room, Bathroom, 3 Bedrooms and Hallway. The accommodation and room dimensions are set out in more detail in the floor plans contained within these particulars. The cottage benefits from a small area of garden ground which surrounds the property and is mostly laid to lawn.

FORMER FARMHOUSE
Situated immediately adjacent to the buildings there is the remains of the original farmhouse which although currently in a derelict state, the building is generally intact to wall and roof level, apart from the northern gable which is completely open to the adjacent modern sheds. Of traditional stone construction under a slate roof but the building is currently uninhabitable, however it may present further development opportunities for alternative residential or business use subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.

FARM BUILDINGS
The farm buildings lie immediately to the east of the cottage and are accessed via the farm drive which bounds the subjects along the northern perimeter. They provide an excellent range of adaptable modern buildings as follows: Cattle Court 1 (17.50m × 11.58m) Of steel portal frame construction with stone and block walls under a box profile roof with a concrete floor and tin side cladding. Cattle Court 2 (22.25m × 18.30m) Of steel portal frame construction under a tin roof and side cladding with stone and brick walls and a part concrete and part hard standing floor. Cattle Court 3 (20.90m × 6.70m) Of steel portal frame construction under a tin roof with block walls and a part concrete part hard standing floor. There is a feed passage along the middle and the floor is on two separate levels. Machinery Shed (13.80 × 8.76m) Of steel portal frame construction under a tin roof and side cladding with brick walls and a part stone and part concrete floor. Lean-to Shed (13.00m × 5.70m (at its widest) Of steel portal frame construction under a tin roof with an earth floor. Straw Shed (14.09m × 8.99m) Of steel portal frame construction under a tin roof and tin side cladding with a stone floor.

FARMLAND
The farmland in Lot 2 extends to approximately 7.43 Ha (18.36 Acres) and comprises a mix of productive fodder and arable ground. The farmland is of a northerly aspect rising from about 138m above sea level at its lowest point adjacent to the A9 to 175m above sea level at its highest point to the south west of the farm buildings. The farmland has been classified by the James Hutton Institute as Grade 3.2. The enclosures benefit from access to natural source water supplies and are accessed to the west of the cottage by the farm track.

DIRECTIONS
From M9 enter the Keir Roundabout and take the second exit onto the A9 towards Perth. Follow the A9 north east for 7.8 miles and Kinburn Farm is located on the right, situated adjacent to the south bound carriageway of the A9.

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