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The Barracks Forest Rannoch THE BARRACKS FOREST RANNOCH I PERTHSHIRE 2 H hr A Loch 835 S s Gairloch Mare A9 Lossiemouth I Alness Invergordon rs A832 e Loch Spey Bay Cullen Kinnaird Head Trotternish Fannich A942 Firth Buckie Banff Fraserburgh A862 Cromarty Uig A832 Bl Elgin A96 Loch Rona Kinlochewe ac 32 Portsoy Wester Ross k Dingwall A98 N y Wt A8 Snizort 5 A 5 a Cromarty 98 9 s Nairn 981 0 A834 A9 A941 A a y A A87 A8 Achnasheen Fortrose Forres a A896 e d A96 R A Aberchirder n Sp Keith f 835 u 5 Shieldaig Muir of Ord 40 o 7 A950 o Rothes R A9 d Mintlaw A9 A9 A850 S A890 A95 Turriff n Peterhead r ly A952 u u Charlestown Dunvegan e a R Nairn o e A947 A939 n B of Aberlour S n A862 I HIGHLAHIGHLAND R Inverness A920 A982 Portree Loch 2 A948 A863 Loch Monar R Farrar A96 Lochcarron Carron 833 A8 A9 Huntly A90 Raasay A Dufftown Loch A890 A831 A941 A87 Mullardoch R Glass MORAY Grantown ISLE OF Scalpay Kyle of Lochalsh / Cannich Ellon A975 -on-Spey 95 SKYE Drynoch Caol Loch Aillse Drumnadrochit A A920 A938 Glen Affric 7 Kintail 9 Oldmeldrum Cuillin Hills A87 A A9 Carrbridge / Tomintoul Riv Inverurie 47 Invermoriston Drochaid Chàrr er Don A90 Spey A939 A887 Loch Ness A87 Loch Aviemore 4 Alford 1 Kintore Dyce 5 Cluanie R Moriston A94 A944 Soay t A96 A8 a A97 e iver l A9 R S Fort Augustus CAIRNGORMS A939 ABERDEENSHIRD A E a f A87 2 9 n Ardvasar o The Cairngorm 80 Aberdeen nna n d A8 a n C u Knoydart Newtonmore Mountains Aboyne f o Loch R Garry 3 o S Invergarry nd Rùm Quoich Kingussie A93 A9 ou A86 River Dee S m Mallaig ù Ballater Banchory A90 R A Braemar A957 f 88 o Loch Arkaig Loch Lochy A9 Loch 9 The Small Isles nd Morar ou Eigg S 6 A93 A83 A8 Stonehaven 0 Spean Bridge Sound of Loch Eil Muck Arisaig R Spean A861 cht Morar,Moidart & Loch ri M O U N T A I N S Ardnamurchan Loch Shiel Loch Treig Laurencekirk A861 Fort William / N Shiel Loch E A Blair Inverbervie A82 An Gearasdan 7 R I Atholl Loch A92 Acharacle A90 P Tummel A924 A93 ES A861 Kinlochleven Loch Rannoch Loch Leven ANGUS Brechin M R Tummel A935 ll 1 hr h Suna & Glen Lyon oc rt Montrose L A82 A Pitlochry gour Tobermory S Loch Rannoch TAY Kirriemuir o Ballachulish Tay u R A93 A934 3 hrs n A884 2 d Ben Nevis & R A926 A933 PERTHRTH AND KINROSKIN SSS R Tay 4 A848 o Loch Linnhe f Aberfeldy 2 M A828 Glen Coe A9 Forfar ull G Blairgowrie A A9 yon A 9 Lo R L 826 923 A94 2 A90 ch Tuath LochalinL e 7 A A984 8 n A82 THE BARRACKSLynnn FOREST Lyo Coupar Angus L R Tay DUNDEE A92 Arbroath ISLE OF Tay CITY of Lorn A9 Dundee Loch na Loch A9 93 23 MULL Killin A Keal A85 A822 Carnoustie n Tyndrum 5 R Earn Dalmally A8 A94 Scridai n L r Oban (Comrie to St Fillans) A90 o Tay Newport-on-Tay A849 L Iona f Crianlarich A85 Perth A919 o Earn 11 Firth of 4 L 1 Crieff 10 9 Fionnphort rth Newburgh St Andrews Bay 9 i LOCH LOMOND & A DISTANCES F e R Earn 9 vich A82 M90 1 St Andrews A Aw THE TROSSACHS 92 L A81 A913 A9 h Loch 2 A c 2 A917 o 8 Auchtermuchty L Katrine Cupar A A823 A9 A816 Auchterarder Kinloch Rannoch 14 miles Callander 12 A83 A8 A84 A9 Loch Fife Ness Scarba, Lunga & Inveraray 21 A91 FIFEF A815 R T Leven 8 A914 Anstruther Crail The Garvellachs eit CLACKMANLAAC MANNNNNANSHIRREE 7 Falkland A916 Loch h 6 A915 Pitlochry 34 miles s STIRLING A81 A873 A911 Dunblane Kinross Pittenweem 2 hr R 11 Leven Lomond Forth 5 A91 A823 Scalasaig Long Glenrothes 10 M90 Perth 61 miles A83 WESTST DUNBARTD A TOONSHIRESHIRE A811 Alloa A977 4 Colonsay ra A9 A92 TH 5 07 (summer) u A817 Stirling A90 J Lochgilphead A815 7 FOR Dunfermline Kirkcaldy 1 hr f Loch 9 A985 3 9 OF Inverness 94 miles A8 EAST o A886 M876 M9 2a RTH 3 A921 FI North Berwick JURA d Helensburgh 1 A809 DUNBARTD TONSHIRE 8 7 2 n Burntisland e A814 81 A81 2 Kincardine 1 u A M80 A198 n 1 6 o y Kyles 5 Edinburgh 105 miles S Kilsyth 4 5 F 4 3 A90 Dunbar Knapdale of Dunoon Dumbarton A891 2 EDINBURGH h A199 A Falkirk A801A8 c A8 82 M9 Tranent A846 Bute A803A80 FALKIRK WESTW 1a A1 East Linton Jura o 31 1 (Distances are approximate) Port A886Collintraive e A761 L 1 A73 LOTHIAT ANN d 3 Cumbernauld 2 Greenock 30 M80 3 1 Haddington Askaig y 6093 St Abb’s Head Tarbert l INVERCLINNVV YDE 3 2 M73 Bathgate A M8 2a A89 3a A1107 C EAST 26 317 15 1/13 f 29 10 4 A720 Rothesay Glasgow 25 19 M8 Eyemouth o 22 Airdrie LOTHIAN A1 A78 8/2 5 Dalkeith 4 1 A705 Livingston 1 2 A8 Kennacraig 4 h 2 4/1 6 47 8 t Largs 1 A71 8 2 r MIDLOTHIANM LOT hou A i A Paisley 3 4 A rs 5 0 F P i ik Freehold for Sale in THE BARRACKS FOREST Five lots or as a Whole RANNOCH I PERTHSHIRE Lot 1 – Sidhean Wood 4,477.30 Hectares/11,063.40 Acres 8.60 Hectares/21.25 Acres Offers Over £45,000 Lot 2 – Creag an Fhithich Wood 14.41 Hectares/35.60 Acres Offers Over £55,000 Lot 3 – Gleann Chomraidh Wood 22.37 Hectares/55.27 Acres Offers Over £90,000 Lot 4 – Grunnd nan Darachan Wood 126.70 Hectares/313.07 Acres Offers Over £210,000 Lot 5 – Barracks Forest 4,305.22 Hectares/10,638.19 Acres Offers Over £8,500,000 As A Whole Offers Over £8,900,000 SOLE SELLING AGENTS John Clegg & Co 2 Rutland Square, Edinburgh EH1 2AS Tel: 0131 229 8800 Fax: 0131 229 4827 Ref: Patrick Porteous LOCATION The Barracks Forest occupies an extensive area of Rannoch Moor and Hills, situated to the west of Loch Rannoch in north-west Perthshire. The forest provides a unique opportunity to acquire a property of significant scale (rarely available) and its sheer size is hard to comprehend without visiting the property. Available for sale in various sized lots or as a whole. The property is shown on the location and sale plans and can be found divided between OS 1:50,000 Sheet Numbers 41, 42 and 51. The entrance is found at Grid Reference NN 503 566; the forest at Grid Reference NN 450 530. DIRECTIONS If travelling north from Perth, follow the A9 trunk road past Pitlochry and turn off on to the B8019, signposted Tummel Bridge and Kinloch Rannoch. Follow the B8019 west beyond Tummel Bridge and then the B846 to the village of Kinloch Rannoch. Pass through the village and continue west along the northern side of Loch Rannoch to the Camusericht junction. Turn left (south) on to the C450, crossing the Bridge of Gaur to reach the shared forest access road entrance, signposted Finnart Estate, shown on the sale plan at point A1. Alternatively, continue along the B846 from the Camusericht junction towards Rannoch Station and turn off on to the SSE Hydro dam access road, shown at point A3 on the sale plan, to reach Lot 1. There is also the option of taking the West Highland Railway Line from Glasgow to Fort William, which passes through The Barracks Forest and stops at Rannoch Station, approximately 1 mile to the north of the forest. FOREST ACCESS Upon leaving the C450 public road at point A1, follow the shared access road in a south-westerly direction to reach the main entrance into The Barracks Forest, shown on the sale plan at point A2. The forest road then continues beyond Lots 2, 3 and 4 into Lot 5. Whilst the access roads, shown in brown and white on the sale plan, are in good condition, it is advisable to use vehicles with high clearance and four-wheel drive. Maintenance of these shared routes will be according to user. For access to Lot 1 and the north of Lot 5, follow the tarred road across the bridge below the Gaur Dam and the fish ladder to the entrance of Lot 1, shown at point A4. This is only suitable for four-wheel drive vehicles and care should be taken on the track into the forest. The forest access roads have been constructed to a high standard using stone sourced from quarries within the forest. Stone is available for further road improvements as well as the creation of new roads for the extraction of timber. Access into the forest to the west of the railway line is via an underpass and ford through the river, located at point A5, which provides access for four-wheel drive vehicles. DESCRIPTION Care should be taken to assess if the water level is low enough for this to be used and avoid using it if the river Lot 1 – Sidhean Wood is high or rising. 8.60 hectares / 21.25 acres The access track beyond A5 and out to A6 provides Offers Over £45,000 good access but is only suitable for four-wheel drive or This attractive woodland sits on a hill overlooking Loch Eigheach reservoir and has stunning views to the west.
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