Knockann Farm KIRKINNER • NEWTON STEWART

Knockann Farm KIRKINNER • NEWTON STEWART • DG8 9AR

Wigtown 3 miles, Newton Stewart 10 miles, Dumfries 57 miles (all distances approximate) Highly productive dairy farm with views to the Galloway Hills

Traditional farmhouse (3 reception rooms, 3 bedrooms and attic room)

Bungalow (2 reception rooms, 3 bedrooms)

Fullwood 18:36 swingover parlour and associated dairy buildings

244 acres ploughable pasture

About 257 acres in total

For sale as a whole or in three lots

Savills Dumfries 28 Castle Street Dumfries DG1 1DG [email protected] 01387 263066 Lot 2

Situation Knockann Farm is situated close to the Solway Firth, about where Knockann is situated. The town is also a natural base There are livestock markets at Newton Stewart, Dumfries, 2 miles inland from Wigtown Bay, on the southwest coast of from which to explore the Galloway Forest Park which covers Castle Douglas (40 miles), Ayr (54 miles) and Carlisle (91 Scotland. Wigtownshire is a genuinely rural area of Scotland, a vast and sparsely populated landscape stretching to the miles). well known for dairy and livestock farming, magnificent north and east and is one of only four national parks in the Communication links in the area are good with railway countryside and dramatic coastline. Kirkinner is a small village western world to have official Dark Sky status. stations in Barrhill (27 miles), Stranraer (29 miles) and with a shop and Post Office, primary school, church, village The rolling landscape, extensive woodland and unspoilt Dumfries. The M74, linking the north and south by road, lies hall, playpark, tennis court and bowling green, while nearby coastline provide many opportunities for outdoor pursuits. about 70 miles to the east. The nearest international airports Wigtown provides further local amenities and is famed for Country sports in the area include fishing on the nearby are at Prestwick (about 61 miles) and Glasgow (about 93 its National Book Town status, with a popular festival taking rivers Bladnoch and Cree, as well as pheasant and partridge miles). Prestwick has regular flights to an increasing number place annually in September. There is secondary schooling shooting on surrounding estates. The quiet country roads are of foreign destinations. Cairnryan lies about 34 miles to the and a good range of business services, supermarkets and popular with walkers and cyclists, and there is golf on local west and is the main ferry terminal for Northern Ireland with shops in the market town of Newton Stewart, which also courses at Wigtown, Monreith and Newton Stewart. The services to both Larne and Belfast. serves as the centre for the large rural area that includes the coastline offers excellent sailing and sea fishing, and there are broad peninsula of the Machars to the south of the town safe anchorages at Port William and the Isle of Whithorn. Description Knockann has been in the current owner’s family since the The land sits in three parcels: Knockann (154 acres to the which have contributed to the southwest of Scotland being early 1900s, having been added to by further acquisitions over west of Kirkinner village), North Balfern (99 acres to the east one of the most productive livestock areas in the United the last few decades. Until recently, the farm was operational of Kirkinner village) and Longcastle (3.7 acres off-lying field Kingdom. as a dairy and beef unit carrying 220 milking cows and near to Whauphill village – approximately 3.5 miles south Knockann is available as a whole or in three lots as follows: 300 young stock comprising dairy followers and beef breeds west of Knockann). The land is of predominantly Grade 3(2) being reared for store cattle. with some 4(1) according to the James Hutton Institute land Lot 1 – Knockann Farm. Farmhouse, Glenmaree, buildings classification maps and has been farmed as a traditional grass and 154 acres in total The holding extends in total to about 257 acres (104 hectares) based system with a small acreage of cereal crop on rotation. and includes a modernised farmhouse, farm worker’s The holdings lie between 30 – 55 metres above sea level and Lot 2 – North Balfern Holding. Buildings and 99 acres in total bungalow and an extensive range of predominantly modern benefit from the favourable Gulf Stream climate; the area is buildings including an 18:36 Fullwood herringbone parlour Lot 3 – Land at Longcastle. 3.7 acres in total noted for its mild weather and long growing season, both of which was installed approximately 10 years ago. Lot 1: Knockann Farm Farmhouse Knockann Farmhouse is detached and stands at the southeastern end of the steading with an easterly aspect over the open farmland towards the village. The property is thought to date back to the 1800s and is predominantly of stone and slate construction, with a single storey brick extension to the rear, and spacious accommodation over three floors as shown on the accompanying floorplans. The front door opens into an inner hallway providing access to the ground floor accommodation, including living room (with open fire), dining room, modern family bathroom, dining kitchen with a newly installed range of fitted wall and floor units, and TV room with double doors to an external patio. There is a porch off the kitchen providing utility space as well as another access to the dwelling. Leading from the hallway are stairs to the first floor where there is a large master bedroom with two double integrated wardrobes, and two further bedrooms. A small staircase leads from the landing to an attic room, with coombed ceilings and velux windows, and a storage room. The farmhouse benefits from principally UPVC double glazing and oil fired central heating via a Rayburn in the kitchen.

An attractive open garden to the east of the farmhouse is predominantly laid to lawn with a patio area for summer dining. Knockann Farmhouse, Knockann, Kirkinner, Newton Stewart, DG8 9AR Gross internal area (approx.): 186.08 sq.m (2003 sq.ft) For identification only. Not to Scale.

4.57 x 3.20 5.03 x 3.30 15' x 10'6'' 16'6'' x 10'10''

Bathroom

To Loft Second Floor

Utility Hall

HW Bedroom 2 4.44 x 2.51 14'7'' x 8'3'' Family Dining Master Kitchen Room Living Room Room Bedroom 4.72 x 3.43 4.65 x 4.57 4.72 x 3.73 4.75 x 3.84 15'3" x 15' 15'6'' x 12'3'' 4.78 x 3.81 15'6" x 11'3" 15'8'' x 12'6'' 15'7'' x 12'7'' Bedroom 3 3.05 x 2.08 To 10' x 6'10'' Loft

Ground Floor First Floor Glenmaree Bungalow Glenmaree Bungalow, Knockann, Kirkinner Situated to the south west of the steading, adjacent to Newton Stewart, DG8 9AR the public road is Glenmaree bungalow, which provides Gross internal area (approx.): additional accommodation. It is currently let out on a Short 107.67 sq.m (1159 sq.ft) Bedroom 3 Bathroom Assured Tenancy. The property was constructed in the mid- For identification only. Not to Scale. Kitchen To 2.95 x 2.44 Bedroom 2 5.21 x 3.96 Loft 9'8'' x 8' 3.96 x 2.62 17'1'' x 13' 1960s and is subject to an agricultural tie which limits the Conservatory 13' x 8'7'' occupation of the property to persons employed (or formerly 3.15 x 2.92 10'4'' x 9'7'' employed) in agriculture and forestry. The property is brick HW built with a tile roof and enjoys a southerly aspect. The Hall accommodation extends to living room, kitchen, conservatory, 3 bedrooms and family bathroom. It benefits from double Master Living Bedroom glazing and LPG central heating. There are small gardens to Room 4.44 x 3.20 6.88 x 4.04 14'7'' x 10'6'' the front and rear. 22'7'' x 13'3''

Ground Floor Farm Buildings The farm benefits from a large range of predominantly modern farm buildings providing extensive cattle accommodation on 1 cubicle beds (196 in total). The main steading is at Knockann Silage (as detailed in the accompanying plan), and there is a further Pit 1 Slurry 2 general purpose building at North Balfern. Lagoon

1. Cubicle Shed (27.3m x 11.9m) Steel portal frame construction with concrete floor, 3 concrete block walls with Yorkshire boarding/box profile cladding and fibre cement roof sheets. Internally fitted with 68 cubicles, automatic scrapers and side feed 4 11 10 barrier under 4 foot overhang.

2. Cubicle Shed (27.1m x 10.1m) 5 Same construction as above, internally fitted with 44 8 cubicles, automatic scrapers and side feed barrier under 4 foot overhang. 9 Farmhouse 12 3. Cubicle Shed (27.1m x 23.4m) Same construction as above, internally fitted with 88 6 brand new cubicles with a central feed passage and automatic scrapers. 7 4. Young Stock Shed (30.4m x 10.5m) Brand new steel portal frame building with concrete Glenmaree floor, aluminium vent/Yorkshire board cladding, side N feed barrier and fibre cement roof sheets. 28 Castle Street, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway DG1 1DG +44 (0) 138 726 3066

NOT TO SCALE Ordnance Survey (c) Crown Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432 Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed 5. Grain/Feed store (18.2m x 10.3) Airmate compressor. Former parlour now converted Knockann Farmland Fully enclosed steel portal frame shed with concrete into covered cattle handling race. Isolation pens, The land at Knockann extends to 154 acres in total and is split floor, concrete block walls, profile metal cladding and generator shed/general storage. in two by the unclassified public road running from the B7085 fibre cement roof sheets. to the A746 in Kirkinner. The land is generally medium soil 9. Calf Boxes (30.8m x 6.2m) type and is capable of either arable or silage production. It 2 x Silage Pits Metal frame, mono pitch structure with part concrete is all stock proof fenced with a combination of post and wire Primary pit located to the rear of the cubicle sheds panel walls with part Yorkshire boarding and aluminium fences and drystone dykes. The field enclosures benefit from constructed of earth bank walls and concrete floor. The profile cladding and roof sheets. Part concrete/part private water supply to troughs or natural water supply. The secondary pit is located on the old railway and constructed of hardcore flooring. majority of enclosures are accessible from the main road or earth bank walls and concrete floor. 10. Stone Barn (22.3m x 11.9m) the internal hardcore access tracks leading from the farm yard 6. Straw Shed – (22.9m x 19.5m) Of stone and slate construction used for calving boxes/ to the former railway line intersecting the northern section of Steel frame shed with hardcore floor, two open sides workshop with loft converted to a games room over the farmland. and remainder corrugated iron cladding and roof sheets. (accessible via external stairway). Please note that part of Fields 7, 11 and 14 are owned by a 7. Calf Shed (22.8m x 19.5m) 11. Lean-to Calving Box (11.1m x 6.1m) third party but currently occupied by the owners of Knockann. Steel frame with concrete block/Yorkshire board walls, Steel frame with corrugated iron and Yorkshire board There is no physical boundary at present denoting the legal corrugated iron roofing with central feed passage, and cladding and corrugated iron roof sheets. Concrete boundary. calf pens. floor and side feed barrier.

8. Dairy Complex 12. Farm Office Lot 2: North Balfern Holdings Predominantly of stone and brick/concrete block Timber frame with corrugated iron cladding/roof. Located to the east of the village of Kirkinner, the farmland at construction with part slate/part profile metal roof North Balfern extends to 99 acres in total and benefits from a Open Slurry Lagoon sheets. Fullwood 18:36 swing-over parlour (24.1m x general purpose building. With shuttered concrete walls and concrete floor. 7.5m), with plate cooler, ACR, Orby in-parlour automatic The land is generally a loam soil type and is capable of feeders and 15 tonne feed bin. Slatted collection yard We understand that the buildings at Knockann benefit from arable or silage production, other than the small woodland externally. Adjacent bulk tank room (with bulk tanks of a private water supply to troughs and for washing the parlour plantation, and is all stock proof fenced with a combination 4000 litre combined capacity). Pump house with two with mains supply to the dairy and a 3 phase electricity supply. of post and wire fences and drystone dykes and an electric Fullwood pumps and associated switch gear including boundary fence. All enclosures benefit from private or public water supplies to troughs or natural supply. The land at North Balfern is accessed via a shared road which is partly adopted and partly private. The farmland and buildings benefit from full rights of access with maintenance on a per user basis.

Cattle Shed at North Balfern Atcost shed of concrete frame construction with concrete floor, concrete block/panel walls and asbestos cladding and roof sheets. It benefits from lean to and outside feed yard with barrier.

The building at North Balfern benefits from a private water supply and a 3 phase electricity supply. Lot 2

Within field 19 is a derelict ex-military structure comprising former housing with concrete walls and assumed asbestos roof sheets. Subject to the appropriate consents, this would make a stunning site for a new residential dwelling.

A small area extending to approximately 0.5 acres at North Balfern is owned but excluded from the sale by the vendors. A right of pre-emption will be granted in favour of the purchaser.

Lot 3: Land at Longcastle Approximately 3.5 miles to the southwest of Knockann farm is a single field accesed off a private road from the B7085. This field is currently down to grass with two cuts of silage taken annually but would be suitable for cropping.

The farmland is identified on the map with enclosure numbers which are detailed in the Field Schedule table.

Lot 3 6

7 23 3 15 16 24

8 11 1 4 20 18 10 21 9 5 14

2 13 17 19

25 12 N

OS GRID REF: NX 41927 51152 28 Castle Street, LOT 1 LOT 3 WATERCOURSE Dumfries, 26 Dumfries & Galloway DG1 1DG +44 (0) 138 726 3066 LOT 2 RIGHT OF ACCESS NOT TO SCALE Ordnance Survey (c) Crown Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432 Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed Field Schedule Field No BPS Region Ploughable Pasture Permanent Pasture Woodland Other TOTAL Ha Acres Ha Acres Ha Acres Ha Acres Ha Acres Lot 1 – Knockann Farm 1 1 6.2 15.3 6.2 15.3 2 1 6.2 15.3 6.2 15.3 3 1 3.1 7.8 3.1 7.8 4 1 4.1 10.1 4.1 10.1 5 1 4.7 11.6 4.7 11.6 6 1 7.3 18.1 7.3 18.1 7 1 2.0 4.9 2.0 4.9 8 1 3.3 8.1 3.3 8.1 9 1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 10 1 0.9 2.3 0.9 2.3 11 1 2.9 7.2 2.9 7.2 12 1 7.9 19.4 7.9 19.4 13 1 7.7 19.0 7.7 19.0 14 1 3.3 8.1 3.3 8.1 Other 3.0 7.5 3.0 7.5 LOT 1 TOTAL: 58.6 144.9 1.0 2.6 3.0 7.5 62.7 154.9 Lot 2 – North Balfern 15 1 4.4 10.9 4.4 10.9 16 1 5.7 14.1 5.7 14.1 17 1 3.5 8.7 3.5 8.7 18 1 2.5 6.1 2.5 6.1 19 1 7.5 18.4 7.5 18.4 20 3 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.9 21 1 2.6 6.5 2.6 6.5 22 1 0.4 1.0 0.4 1.0 23 1 2.6 6.4 2.6 6.4 24 1 6.2 15.3 6.2 15.3 25 1 3.7 9.1 3.7 9.1 Other 0.8 1.9 0.8 1.9 LOT 2 TOTAL: 38.6 95.4 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.9 0.8 1.9 40.1 99.1 Lot 3 – Field at Longcastle 26 1 1.5 3.7 1.5 3.7 LOT 3 TOTAL: 1.5 3.7 1.5 3.7 OVERALL TOTAL: 98.8 244.0 1.4 3.5 0.4 0.9 3.8 9.3 104.3 257.8 General Remarks and Information

Viewing Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 1. All hay, straw, fodder, roots, silage and farmyard manure Strictly by appointment with Savills. Given the potential The BPS Entitlements are included in the sale. Copies of the and other produce at market value. hazards of a working farm, we request you take care when SAF form for 2016 are available for inspection from the selling 2. All oils, fuel, fertilisers, sprays, chemicals, seeds and viewing the property, especially around the farmyard. agents. sundry at cost. Directions Less Favoured Area Status Scheme (LFASS) Note: If the amount of the valuations has not been agreed From the M74, follow signs to Dumfries and thereafter take The farm has wholly LFA status. on the date fixed for completion, then the purchaser shall the A75 towards Newton Stewart. At the Newton Stewart Services, Council Tax and Energy Performance pay to the seller such a sum as Savills shall certify on account roundabout, exit the A75 onto the A714 towards Wigtown. Certificates at the valuation pending agreement. Should the payment About 1 mile north of Wigtown turn right to Bladnoch on not be made within seven days then the interest will become the B7005. Continue through Bladnoch and join the A746 Property Services Council Tax EPC Rating payable on outstanding monies at 5% over Bank of Scotland at the mini-roundabout just before the bridge over the river. Band borrowing rate. Continue on the A746 towards Whithorn and Port William. Knockann Mains water, D F Farmhouse electricity, septic Follow this road until reaching Braehead/Kirkinner villages. Stipulations After passing the primary school (on the left), turn right after tank drainage, the village shop and follow this road for ½ mile. Knockann oil fired central Purchase Price is on the right hand side of this road. The postcode is DG8 heating Within 7 days of the conclusion of missives a non-returnable 9AR. (Rayburn). deposit of 10% of the purchase price shall be paid. Glenmaree Mains water and A G Entry and Possession Bungalow electricity, septic The balance of the purchase price will fall due for payment at Entry by arrangement. tank drainage, the date of entry (whether entry is taken or not) with interest central heating accruing thereon at the rate of 5% above Bank of Scotland Offers via stove. base rate. No consignation shall be effectual in avoiding such Offers in Scottish Legal Form are to be submitted to the interest. selling agents, Savills, 28 Castle Street, Dumfries, DG1 Sporting Rights 1DG. A closing date for offers may be fixed and prospective The sporting rights are in hand. Disputes purchasers are advised to register their interest with the Should any discrepancy arise as to the boundaries or any selling agents following inspection. Mineral and Timbers Rights points arise on the Remarks, Stipulations or Plan or the In so far as they are owned, the mineral rights are included in interpretation of any of them, the question shall be referred Solicitors the sale. All standing and fallen timber is included in the sale. to the arbitration of the selling agents whose decision acting A B & A Matthews as experts, shall be final. Bank of Scotland Buildings Ingoing Valuation Newton Stewart The purchaser of the property, in addition to the purchase Plans, Areas and Schedules DG8 6EG price, will be obliged to take over and pay for at a valuation These are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for Tel: 01671 404100 to be agreed between two valuers, one acting for each party, reference only. They have been carefully checked and Fax: 01671 404140 or an arbiter appointed by the valuers, or failing agreement computed by the selling agents and the purchaser shall be as to the appointment by the President, for the time being, of deemed to have satisfied himself as to the description of Fixtures and Fittings the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Scottish Branch), the property and any error or mis-statement shall not annul All fitted carpets and curtains in the farmhouse and bungalow the following: the sale nor entitle either party to compensation in respect are included in the sale. thereof. Overseas Purchasers The property is also sold subject to the rights of public Any offer by a purchaser who is resident out with the United access under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. The Kingdom must be accompanied by a guarantee from a bank purchaser will be held to have satisfied themselves as to This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). which is acceptable to the sellers. the nature of all such servitude rights and others. This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. Lotting 2. The property has the benefit of access rights over the It is intended to offer the property for sale as described, but railway bridge for pedestrian, vehicular and livestock. the seller reserves the right to divide the property into further 3. The owners of the land at North Balfern have rights for Important Notice lots, or to withdraw the property, or to exclude any property Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not access to the water pump house. shown in these particulars. authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or 4. There are wayleaves in favour of Scottish Power for Generally on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for electricity poles. any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars Should there be any discrepancy between these particulars, do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as the General Remarks and Information, Stipulations and the 5. There is a mains water pipeline belonging to Scottish statements or representations of fact, unless the same is incorporated within a written document signed by the Sellers or on their behalf Missives of Sale, the latter shall prevail. Water running through North Balfern. satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 or is granted in pursuance of any such document. Servitude Rights, Burdens, Wayleaves And Statutory Apportionments 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, Public And Other Access Rights The Council Tax and all other outgoings shall be apportioned photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily 1. The property is sold subject to and with the benefit between the seller and the purchaser as at the date of entry. comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills of all servitude and wayleave rights, including rights have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must of access and rights of way, whether public or private. satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.. 17/02/08 SH