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Carserigg, Kelloholm, Upper Nithsdale

Kirkconnel about 2 mile, Sanquhar about 4 miles, Ayr about 27 miles, Dumfries about 30 miles.

Offers over £1,200,000

Overview

An excellent upland farm with extensive woodland plantations.

* Extended traditional two bedroom cottage.

* Partially covered sheep handling system.

* Hayshed. Traditional out buildings. Stable.

* 1212 Acres Farmland

373 Acres Woodland

* About 1543 Acres (624.79 Ha)

* For sale as a whole

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General

Carserigg is an excellent upland farm situated to the north of the Kello Water and to the west of Kirkconnel in Upper Nithsdale. The area has good road communications to the north and south via the A76 and is well served by a wide selection of livestock markets including Ayr, Dumfries, Lanark and Castle Douglas.

The village of Kirkconnel has shops, a post office and primary school as well as a railway station, a broader range of shops can be found in Sanquhar.

Prestwick Airport with its regular flights to other airports within the UK and Europe can be reached in about 45 minutes by road whilst Glasgow is a little over an hour to the north.

DESCRIPTION

Carserigg is a productive upland farm and has a good mix of land ranging from the in-bye fields to the east of the farm which have been reclaimed from open cast coal mining operations to the well sheltered hill land at Hill End in the west. Much of the hill nearer the farm steading has been reclaimed in the past and is capable of growing good crops of grass. The reclaimed land has been well drained and provides ample scope for silage making and rearing cattle as well as giving the opportunity draft ewes for mule lamb production. In addition there are three large blocks of forestry plantations which are well established and have excellent road access.

Carserigg Cottage

(occupied by Mr Adam Anderson on a Short Assured Tenancy)

Carserigg Cottage is situated adjacent to the farm steading and is a traditional white painted stone cottage under a slate roof with a brick extension. The accommodation on a single floor comprises:

Accommodation

Door to

 

Utility Room

4.49m x 1.81m (14’7” x 5’4”)

Stainless steel sink and double drainer with cupboards and drawers below, plumbing for washing machine, cupboard housing fuse boxes, coat hooks, built in shelved cupboard.

 

Kitchen

4.54m x 3.52 (14’9” x 11’5”)

Oil fired Rayburn providing hot water and central heating, laminate wood floor, fitted floor and wall units, fitted Zanussi oven and neff 4 hob electric cooker with extractor hood and fan over, stainless steel sink and drainer.

 

Sitting Room Recess

1.93m x 1.44m (6’3” x 4’7”)

Built in cupboard and bookshelves.

Sitting Room

5.45m x 4.49m (17’9” x 14’7”)

Laminate floor, shelved cupboard below window

Shower Room

2.53m x 1.91m (8’3” x 6’3”)

W.C., washhand basin with cupboards below, shower, tiled floor, extractor fan.

Bedroom 1

3.80m maximum x 3.16m (12’5” maximum x 10’4”)

Fitted shelves and hanging rail.

Bedroom 2

3.69m x 2.63m (12’8” x 8’6”)

Cupboard in hallway.

OUTBUILDINGS

Oil tank for the Rayburn

Stable Block

9.49m x 4.06m (31’1” x 13’3”)

Built of rendered concrete block with timber and corrugated tin roof, concrete floor, with a tack room and loose box

Timber Framed Feedstore

5.76m x 4.52 (18’9” x 14’8”)

Corrugated tin cladding

Traditional Stone Byre

11.35m x 4.85m (37’2” x 15’9”)

Slate roof, water supply, power supply

Lean-to Shed

3.28 x 1.69m (10’5” x 5’5”)

Sheep Pens

22.9m x 5.75m (75’1” x 18’9”)

Outside collecting yard, race and dipper with two drip pens, leading to undercover pens of timber frames with corrugated tin roofs.

Covered Pen

12.61m x 8.35m (41’4” x 27’4”)

 

Hay Shed

12.54m x 10.69m (41’1” x 35’1”)

 

The Farmland

The Farmland which extends to approximately 1212 acres is divided as follows:-

Silage Ground 148 Acres

In bye grazing 136 Acres

Improved Hill 204 Acres

Hill/Rough grazing 713 Acres

Roads and buildings 12 Acres

The land rises from approximately 260 metres above sea level at the eastern edge of Libry Moor to approximately 500metres above sea level at the western edge of Hill End. The farm generally has a south and easterly aspect and currently carries a stock of 853 hill ewes, 232 hoggs, and 226 in-bye ewes. In addition about 40 cows and calves are summered on the farm providing a useful additional income. The farm was run as an organic unit until 2007 and it is envisaged that the stock carrying capacity could be increased beyond the current numbers by a purchaser if they wished to pursue higher input system.

The land is all well fenced and the fields are watered by either fields troughs or natural supplies.

WOODLAND

The woodland at Carserigg is principally made up of three blocks and are not subject to any Grant Schemes. They are well established and have good road access.

Libry Moor 48.03 Ha.

Carserigg T Plantation 27.68Ha

Polbroc Burnwoods 55.24Ha

In addition there are further small areas of woodland.

The woodland has all been managed to a high standard and has good access. The clear felled area at Libry Moor will require to be replanted by a purchaser.

SPORTING

The Sporting Rights are included within the sale of Carserigg and could be further improved with the planting of small woodlands and game crops. There are a number of ponds on the farm and in particular a pond on Libry Moor which attracts duck and other wildfowl.

Rural Stewardship Scheme

Carserigg was entered into the Rural Stewardship Scheme in 2004 and a purchaser will be bound by the terms of the Scheme. Full details are available from the Selling Agent.

Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme

The land at Carserigg is eligible for less favoured area support and any payments by SGRPID relating to the current farming year will be retained by the vendors.

Single Farm Payment

For the avoidance of doubt the Single Farm Payment Entitlements are not included within the sale of the farm.

Sheep Stock

The sheep stock is specifically excluded from the sale but maybe available to a purchaser at separate valuation.

Additional Information

Access

There will be reserved to the Seller and his successors as owners of neighbouring properties of a right of access for all purposes together with a right to widen and realign the existing access road running through the property and which road forms part of the Heads of the Valley Road. The Seller will be responsible for payment of any compensation to the owner of Carserigg Farm for any damage and for the value of any land taken in connection with the widening or realignment.

Details of the existing access arrangements are contained in the “Heads of the Valley Road Agreement” entered into between a number of properties and a copy of which is available from the selling agents.

Ingoing Valuation

The purchaser shall in addition to the purchase price be obliged to take over and pay for at Valuation between to Valuers, one acting for each party or an Arbiter appointed by the Valuers or for any Agreement as to the apportionment by the President for the time being of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors the following:-

1. All the hay, straw, silage, farmyard manure and other produce at market value.

2. All oils, fuels, fertilisers, sprays, chemicals, seeds and sundries at cost. If the amount of the Valuation has not been agreed on the date fixed for completion the purchaser shall pay to the Seller’s such some as CKD Galbraith shall certify on account at the Valuation pending Agreement. Should payment not be made within seven days then interest will become on outstanding monies at 5% over the Royal Bank of Scotland base rate.

SERVICES

Electricity Mains

Water Mains

Drainage Septic tank

DIRECTIONS

Turn left off the A76 north of Kirkconnel after crossing the River Nith and then turn immediately right. The entrance to Carserigg steading is on the left hand side after about a mile.

SOLICITORS

Gillespie McAndrew,

5 Atholl Crescent,

Edinburgh.

EH3 8EJ

Tel: 0131 225 1677

Fax: 0131 225 4519

LOCAL AUTHORITY

Dumfries & Galloway Council.

Carruthers House,

English Street,

Dumfries DG1 2DD

Tel: 01387 260000

Fax: 01387 260225

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS

No items are included unless specifically mentioned in these particulars.

APPORTIONMENTS

Council Tax and all other outgoings will be apportioned between the Seller and the Purchaser as at the date of entry.

OUTGOINGS

For Council Tax purposes Carserigg Cottage has been assessed as Band A.

VIEWING

By appointment with the Selling Agents.

INTERNET WEBSITE

This property and other properties offered by CKD Galbraith can be viewed on our website at www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk as well as our affiliated websites www.primelocation.com and www.rightmove.co.uk.

SCOTTISH WATER

To the rear of the farm buildings is an area of land owned by Scottish Water which has a collecting tank for water piped from the Afton Reservoir to supply Kirkconnel.

Selling Agents / Local CKD Galbraith Office

IMPORTANT NOTES

1 These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to viewing Prospective purchasers are advised to seek their own professional advice.

2 Areas, measurements and distances are given as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the working order of services and appliances.

3 These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995.

4 Closing Date

A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to CKD Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously.

The Seller will not be obliged to accept the highest, or indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at any time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by interested parties.

5 Offers

Formal offers in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, through a Scottish Lawyer, to CKD Galbraith, 120 King Street, Castle Douglas, DG7 1LU

6 Third Party Rights and Servitudes

The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof.