Land for sale
Fearn, Tain, Ross and Cromarty, IV20 1XH
Guide Price
£2,150,000
Residential Tags: Farmhouse, Stuart
Property Tags: Grain Storage, Livestock Farm, Traditional Buildings
Land Tags: Arable Land, Fishing Rights and Lakes, Pasture Land, Permanent Pasture
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Jul 2021
- Removed: Date Not Available
- Residential Tags: Farmhouse, Stuart
- Property Tags: Grain Storage, Livestock Farm, Traditional Buildings
- Land Tags: Arable Land, Fishing Rights and Lakes, Pasture Land, Permanent Pasture
Wester Rarichie Farm is an extensive mixed farm extending to 368 acres, it combines a 4-bedroom
farmhouse, 2-bedroom cottage, a range of modern and traditional farm buildings and arable and
pasture land.
The vendors purchased the farm in 2017 and since have undertaken a number of improvements including renovating the farmhouse. In 2018
they sold Wester Rarichie Hill which sits to the east between the farm and the coast.
There is scope for afforestation at Wester Rarichie especially on the pasture ground, subject to the
necessary consents.
The individual components of the farm are described as follows:
Wester Rarichie Farmhouse
Wester Rarichie Farmhouse is of traditional construction beneath a pitched slate roof with a harled and painted white exterior. It occupies
a south-westerly position and has front and rear driveways. The two storey house is positioned centrally within a mainly lawned garden.
The accommodation is set out over two floors. On ground floor the rooms consist of a dining room,
drawing room, sitting room, study, kitchen, shower room and WC. A staircase leads to the floor above
which provides a principal suite, with walk in wardrobe and en-suite, 3 further bedrooms, a family bathroom and a box room.
Features of the farmhouse include cornicing, double glazing, hard wood floors, cast iron stair spindles and open fires/wood-burning stove in the reception rooms.
The house is served by single-phase mains electricity, oil-fired central heating, mains water and private drainage.
Steading Cottage
Steading Cottage is a detached, single storey cottage situated adjacent to the farm steading and
accessed off the public road. It is of traditional construction with a pitched slate roof. Similar to the farmhouse, the exterior of the cottage is painted white. The accommodation comprises a
sitting room, kitchen, bathroom and 2-bedrooms.
The south-easterly facing cottage has a small garden both to the front (enclosed by a stone wall) and rear (enclosed by a timber fence). A parking area is located to the east.
The cottage is fully furnished and currently vacant. The furniture in the cottage is included in the sale.
Farm Buildings
The farm buildings at Wester Rarichie are situated immediately off the public road and to the rear
of the farmhouse. The range of both modern and traditional buildings include the following:
Cattle Court (24m x 42m)
The cattle court is of steel portal frame construction (in 7 bays), with a box profile roof, concrete block walls and a concrete floor. The court benefits from a raised central feed pass and open sides which provide ample ventilation.
Grain Store (42m x 12m)
The grain store is of steel portal frame construction (in 7 bays), with box profile roof and cladding, half height concrete block walls
and a concrete floor. The grain store is used for storing grain and machinery.
Traditional Steading (1,430 sq m)
An extensive traditional steading of stone construction, beneath corrugated and slate roofs. Included within the range are 2 cattle courts,
a workshop and general purpose stores.
Tup Shed (4m x 8m)
The tup shed is of timber frame construction with a box profile roof. The walls are partially clad.
Adjacent to the shed are uncovered stock handling facilities.
The farm buildings are served by three-phase mains electricity and mains water.
Land
The land lies in one contiguous block divided by the public road; it is productive and benefits from
a favourable climate. The average annual rainfall is one of the lowest in the UK, about 27 inches. The arable land is relatively stonefree and is ploughed to a depth of around 8-10 inches.
The arable land is classed as a grade 3.1 by the James Hutton Institute. It rises from 10 metres above sea level to 65 metres above sea level
and the fields are of a regular shape and size.
Farming System
Wester Rarichie is run as a mixed arable and livestock farm. The arable crops grown on the farm include winter wheat, spring barley and potatoes. The reported average yields are as follows:
3.1 tonnes per acre of spring barley.
4.3 tonnes per acre of winter wheat.
In 2021 two fields extending to almost 19 acres are let to a farmer for growing potatoes. The acreage changes year on year to work with the crop rotation. The rent is approximately £380/acre.
The farm carries 140 cattle which are bought and finished on farm.
Cattle are sold to Munros in Dingwall or through Aberdeen and Northern Marts.
The farm also carries a flock of 250 sheep run with a Texel Tup. Lambing takes place outdoors and begins in early April. Lambs are sold through
Aberdeen and Northern Marts.
Wester Rarichie is situated in the attractive countryside of Easter Ross in what is known locally as the Fearn Peninsula.
Easter Ross is renowned as one of the best farming areas in Scotland. It has a reputation for productive, high quality farmland at low altitude and has a well-developed agricultural infrastructure including a number of grain, potato and agricultural machinery merchants. There is a busy livestock market at Dingwall.
The nearest town to the farm, and Scotland’s oldest Burgh, is Tain, which provides an extensive range of services including supermarkets, shops, banks, cafés, restaurants, hotels and leisure facilities.
The nearby A9 provides excellent links to the city of Inverness which provides a range of administrative, retail, recreational, educational and
cultural facilities.
The farm is well served by communications links. Inverness has an airport which offers regular
flights to London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Belfast and a range of European destinations. There is a nearby railway station at
Fearn which has regular services to Inverness. A sleeper service operates from Inverness railway
station to London.
There are a number of primary schools in the local area, while Tain Royal Academy provides secondary education. Private education is available at Gordonstoun, Elgin. The surrounding area has plenty of sporting opportunities, which include, for the golfer, the famous championship courses at Royal Dornoch and Castle Stuart. For the fly fisherman, as well as fishing on the nearby Balnagown River, the Rivers Beauly, Oykel, Conon, Alness, Carron and Shin provide exciting salmon fishing, whilst the nearby Loch Eye has some of the country’s best wild brown trout fishing.
Pheasant shooting and driven grouse shooting can be rented on estates in the surrounding area.
The beautiful beaches of Shandwick Bay are nearby, while the seaport of Portmahomack offers boat trips for sea angling and dolphin watching.
There is a summer ferry service across the Cromarty Firth from Nigg to Cromarty.
Marketed by: Strutt & Parker, Inverness
farmhouse, 2-bedroom cottage, a range of modern and traditional farm buildings and arable and
pasture land.
The vendors purchased the farm in 2017 and since have undertaken a number of improvements including renovating the farmhouse. In 2018
they sold Wester Rarichie Hill which sits to the east between the farm and the coast.
There is scope for afforestation at Wester Rarichie especially on the pasture ground, subject to the
necessary consents.
The individual components of the farm are described as follows:
Wester Rarichie Farmhouse
Wester Rarichie Farmhouse is of traditional construction beneath a pitched slate roof with a harled and painted white exterior. It occupies
a south-westerly position and has front and rear driveways. The two storey house is positioned centrally within a mainly lawned garden.
The accommodation is set out over two floors. On ground floor the rooms consist of a dining room,
drawing room, sitting room, study, kitchen, shower room and WC. A staircase leads to the floor above
which provides a principal suite, with walk in wardrobe and en-suite, 3 further bedrooms, a family bathroom and a box room.
Features of the farmhouse include cornicing, double glazing, hard wood floors, cast iron stair spindles and open fires/wood-burning stove in the reception rooms.
The house is served by single-phase mains electricity, oil-fired central heating, mains water and private drainage.
Steading Cottage
Steading Cottage is a detached, single storey cottage situated adjacent to the farm steading and
accessed off the public road. It is of traditional construction with a pitched slate roof. Similar to the farmhouse, the exterior of the cottage is painted white. The accommodation comprises a
sitting room, kitchen, bathroom and 2-bedrooms.
The south-easterly facing cottage has a small garden both to the front (enclosed by a stone wall) and rear (enclosed by a timber fence). A parking area is located to the east.
The cottage is fully furnished and currently vacant. The furniture in the cottage is included in the sale.
Farm Buildings
The farm buildings at Wester Rarichie are situated immediately off the public road and to the rear
of the farmhouse. The range of both modern and traditional buildings include the following:
Cattle Court (24m x 42m)
The cattle court is of steel portal frame construction (in 7 bays), with a box profile roof, concrete block walls and a concrete floor. The court benefits from a raised central feed pass and open sides which provide ample ventilation.
Grain Store (42m x 12m)
The grain store is of steel portal frame construction (in 7 bays), with box profile roof and cladding, half height concrete block walls
and a concrete floor. The grain store is used for storing grain and machinery.
Traditional Steading (1,430 sq m)
An extensive traditional steading of stone construction, beneath corrugated and slate roofs. Included within the range are 2 cattle courts,
a workshop and general purpose stores.
Tup Shed (4m x 8m)
The tup shed is of timber frame construction with a box profile roof. The walls are partially clad.
Adjacent to the shed are uncovered stock handling facilities.
The farm buildings are served by three-phase mains electricity and mains water.
Land
The land lies in one contiguous block divided by the public road; it is productive and benefits from
a favourable climate. The average annual rainfall is one of the lowest in the UK, about 27 inches. The arable land is relatively stonefree and is ploughed to a depth of around 8-10 inches.
The arable land is classed as a grade 3.1 by the James Hutton Institute. It rises from 10 metres above sea level to 65 metres above sea level
and the fields are of a regular shape and size.
Farming System
Wester Rarichie is run as a mixed arable and livestock farm. The arable crops grown on the farm include winter wheat, spring barley and potatoes. The reported average yields are as follows:
3.1 tonnes per acre of spring barley.
4.3 tonnes per acre of winter wheat.
In 2021 two fields extending to almost 19 acres are let to a farmer for growing potatoes. The acreage changes year on year to work with the crop rotation. The rent is approximately £380/acre.
The farm carries 140 cattle which are bought and finished on farm.
Cattle are sold to Munros in Dingwall or through Aberdeen and Northern Marts.
The farm also carries a flock of 250 sheep run with a Texel Tup. Lambing takes place outdoors and begins in early April. Lambs are sold through
Aberdeen and Northern Marts.
Wester Rarichie is situated in the attractive countryside of Easter Ross in what is known locally as the Fearn Peninsula.
Easter Ross is renowned as one of the best farming areas in Scotland. It has a reputation for productive, high quality farmland at low altitude and has a well-developed agricultural infrastructure including a number of grain, potato and agricultural machinery merchants. There is a busy livestock market at Dingwall.
The nearest town to the farm, and Scotland’s oldest Burgh, is Tain, which provides an extensive range of services including supermarkets, shops, banks, cafés, restaurants, hotels and leisure facilities.
The nearby A9 provides excellent links to the city of Inverness which provides a range of administrative, retail, recreational, educational and
cultural facilities.
The farm is well served by communications links. Inverness has an airport which offers regular
flights to London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Belfast and a range of European destinations. There is a nearby railway station at
Fearn which has regular services to Inverness. A sleeper service operates from Inverness railway
station to London.
There are a number of primary schools in the local area, while Tain Royal Academy provides secondary education. Private education is available at Gordonstoun, Elgin. The surrounding area has plenty of sporting opportunities, which include, for the golfer, the famous championship courses at Royal Dornoch and Castle Stuart. For the fly fisherman, as well as fishing on the nearby Balnagown River, the Rivers Beauly, Oykel, Conon, Alness, Carron and Shin provide exciting salmon fishing, whilst the nearby Loch Eye has some of the country’s best wild brown trout fishing.
Pheasant shooting and driven grouse shooting can be rented on estates in the surrounding area.
The beautiful beaches of Shandwick Bay are nearby, while the seaport of Portmahomack offers boat trips for sea angling and dolphin watching.
There is a summer ferry service across the Cromarty Firth from Nigg to Cromarty.
Marketed by: Strutt & Parker, Inverness
Land Registry Data
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