Merryhagen Farm

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A productive livestock farm with potential for equestrian purposes or a starter farming unit. Merryhagen Farm extends to 100.55 acres of land made up of grazing and silage land in a private setting.

Five bedroom traditional Ayrshire farmhouse

Range of traditional buildings

High quality grazing land

Ayr – 26 miles

Glasgow 21 miles

Adrossan – 11 miles


*** UNDER OFFER***

The property forms a productive livestock unit in North Ayrshire, comprising of a four-bedroom house, land and a traditional range of buildings. The Property extends to 100.55 acres or thereby consisting mainly of permanent pasture, silage and grazing ground.

The residential property adjoins the traditional range and offers a spacious property with 5 large bedrooms, family bathroom, kitchen, dining room, pantry and living room. The property offers a refurbishment opportunity to take advantage of the large space on offer.

The steading is a mix of traditional buildings, older steel and timber framed buildings. The main use is for storage of machinery and straw and hay, It could also be used for livestock or equestrian purposes with some minor changes made.

The land is mainly surrounding the steading. There are several parcels which offer excellent silage and hay crops. The remainder of the farm is suitable for grazing with some areas that could have the potential for planting.

Merryhagen Farmhouse

Merryhagen Farmhouse is a two storey property of stone construction under a pitched slate roof. The property is double glazed.


Ground Floor

Kitchen

Pantry

Bathroom

Living Room

Dining Room

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2

Hall

Sitting Room

First Floor

Bedroom 3

Bedroom 4

Storage

Outside

There is a small garden to the rear and a larger lawned garden in excellent condition to the north of the house.

Services

The farmhouse benefits from mains electricity and water. Heating comes from oil fired central heating and an oil raeburn. Additional heating comes from two open fires. Drainage is to a septic tank.

Council Tax

Merryhagen Farmhouse has been assessed as Council Tax Band E.

Farm Buildings

Traditional Range - Stone under slate range of buildings comprising workshop, former dairy house, byre, dilapidated piggery and storage buildings, all now used for storing machinery and tools.

Old Hay Shed - Timber shed over an earth floor with tin cladding. Partially open to the north west on both sides with main access in the east gable.

Hay Shed/Dutch Barn - Steel portal frame with curved roof and brick/ block walls over an earth floor and tin cladding. Utilised to store machinery, straw and hay. There is a lean to at the rear which has cubicles that was previously used for cattle.

Lean-to Shed - Steel frame extension adjoining New Hay Shed/ Dutch Barn of concrete block walls with corrugated profile sheet cladding and roof. There is a small access to the south east and the main access to the north west where the height is greatest, allowing machinery and hay/ straw storage.

Silage Pit - Steel portal frame over a concrete floor with timber walls and box profile cladding. This has the possibility to be converted.

Land

The land extends to approximately 100.55 acres (40.7 hectares) in all. The land lies between 90 and 95 metres above sea level with a predominantly southernly aspect. The land at the Property is predominantly Class 4.1 land, as classified by the James Hutton Institute’s Land Capability for Agricultural. The internal and external boundaries are a mixture of post and wire fences and hedges



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