Dumfries 3 miles, Lockerbie 17 miles, Annan 20 miles, Carlisle 37 miles, Stranraer 70 mile (All distances approximate) BRAECROFT FARM, Terregles, Dumfries, DG2 9RY
A productive residential and stockrearing farm extending to about 309 acres (125 hectares) in area which is located in an attractive rural area of Dumfriesshire with rolling hills and adjoining woodlands yet conveniently situated for Dumfries and the main road network.
The property was formerly a dairy farm and includes an attractive three bedroomed farmhouse with wide ranging views and a large range of buildings including a covered collecting yard, two cubicle sheds, an outside feed area with underground slatted slurry tank, a slurry tower, two silage clamps and other livestock and storage buildings.
EPC rating Band F for farmhouse
For Sale as a Whole or in Three Lots Guide Price: Offers over £1.40 Million are sought for the Whole
General view
Situation Braecroft Farm is situated in an attractive rural area of Dumfriesshire with its rolling hills and extensive area of woodlands yet only 3 miles east of the popular town and regional service centre of Dumfries with access to all amenities. The position of the property is shown arrowed and circled on the attached small and larger scale Location Plans.
Directions From the centre of Dumfries take ‘Terregles Road’ towards Terregles and after about 2 miles turn left onto Kirklands Road and the farm entrance is situated on the right hand side after about 1 mile.
Description Braecroft Farm is a productive residential and stockrearing farm extending to about 309 acres (125 hectares) in area which is offered for sale as a Whole or in Three Lots. The extent of the property is shown outlined in red and coloured in red, yellow and blue on the attached Sale Plan.
The property includes a modernised three bedroomed farmhouse which is positioned on an elevated site with wide ranging views over the surrounding countryside and Dumfries beyond. It has the benefit of a recently installed quality fully fitted kitchen with an oil fired Rayburn cooker.
The farm buildings comprise a large range of dairy buildings which include a covered collecting yard, two cubicle sheds, a large outside concrete feed area with feed passages and barriers and underground slatted slurry tank falling to an above ground slurry tower as well as two outside silage pits.
The remaining buildings at the main steading include a range forming two stables with feed storage area, a traditional barn range, part lofted, with loose box at one end, a pole barn with lean-to, an 8 bay mono-pitch roofed shed, a five bay stock shed and a cattle shed to the rear of the traditional barn.
There is also a detached range of building adjoining Collochan Loch, on Lot 2 of the property, and these include a high level slatted cattle court with slurry store below and two former cubicle sheds.
The land is all laid down to permanent grass and has been let out on a seasonal basis for several years to local farmers for stock grazing and silage production. It is all either watered from natural sources, a private water supply or from the mains and is generally well fenced and dyked with good access to most of the enclosures.
Amenities Dumfries provides an extensive range of shops and leisure facilities as well as Dumfries and Galloway General Hospital. A choice of local primary and secondary schools are available within 4 miles of the property.
There are excellent communications to the area via the A75 and the A76 trunk roads with a railway station at Dumfries providing regular services to main line railway stations at Glasgow and Carlisle. There are then international airports at Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Lotting and Guide Prices The farm is offered for sale as a Whole and in Three Lots and the description of the Lots and the guide price for each Lot are as follows:-
Lot 1 –The farmhouse, main steading and adjoining grassland extending to 94.72 acres (38.33 hectares) in all “Offers over £725,000”
Lot 2 – Collochan Loch and surrounds, a second steading and adjoining grassland extending to 167.81 acres (67.91 hectares) in all. “Offers over £450,000”
Lot 3 – 46.55 acres (18.84 hectares) of grassland “Offers over £225,000”
The Whole “Offers over £1,400,000”
Particulars of Sale
Lot 1 The Farmhouse, steading and adjoining land extending to 94.72 acres (38.33 hectares) as shown outlined and coloured in red on the Sale Plan
Braecroft Farmhouse A detached three bedroom farmhouse which provides very comfortable accommodation and which has the benefit of oil fired central heating to radiators from the Rayburn cooker in the kitchen as well as uPVC framed double glazing to most of the windows and external doors.
The accommodation briefly comprises:-
Ground Floor
Rear Porch with rear entrance door and door to kitchen
Kitchen 8.58m x 2.98m – A recently installed fully fitted kitchen with white wall and base units, a “Rayburn” oil fired cooker, electric hob with built in microwave/oven, dishwasher and washing machine, 1½ bowl stainless steel sink unit and drainer, double radiator with uPVC framed rear entrance door and glazed doors to sun room and living room.
Sun Room 4.24m x 3.09m - with wood effect Amtico flooring, radiator, recessed lighting, patio doors to a decked balcony and glazed double doors leading to living room.
Living Room 6.78m x 4.25m - with a multi-fuel stove recessed into fireplace, double radiator, wood effect Amtico flooring and glazed door through to hall;
Hallway With uPVC framed front entrance door, radiator, coat hooks, understairs cupboard, walk in cupboard, doors to bedroom 1 and wet room and stairs to first floor.
Wet room 2.72m x 2.01m – part tiled with WC, wash hand basin, electric shower, storage cupboard, vanity unit and chrome towel rail,
Bedroom 1 3.76m x 3.38m - with opaque glass sliderobes along one wall and double radiator.
First Floor
Landing with stairs up from ground floor, velux window and doors off to two bedrooms and bathroom.
Bedroom 2 4.85m x 4.26m max - with glazed door, dormer window, shelves in a wall niche, fitted cupboard along one wall, double radiator and access to roof space.
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3
Bedroom 3 4.83m x 3.35m max - with glazed door, dormer window with storage cupboards below, built in cupboards, double radiator and access to roof space.
Boxroom 2.50m x 1.89m - with glazed door and roof light.
Outside
Rear of house
Garden Area To the front of the house is a large lawned garden area with shrubs, water course and pond.
Stables 9.79m x 3.93m internally – constructed of brick/stone walls with sheeted roof and roller shutter door and forming two stables with a feed storage area.
The Steading
Barn Range 19.7m x 5.3m approx part lofted and built mainly of stone under a part slate/ part sheeted roof and forming stores, workshop and calving box.
Dutch Barn with Lean-to 14.7m x 12.3m approx. – of pole and timber framed construction with earth floor. The lean to has a concrete floor and both are fully enclosed with open ends.
Stock Shed 18.9m x 11.7m approx – fully enclosed and steel framed with concrete block walls with corrugated metal above, box profile roof and earth floor.
Monopitch Roofed 28.8m x 7.1m approx – timber framed with a concrete floor and concrete Building block walls to the rear and both ends with sheeting above, sheeted roof and open front.
Calving Box 10.7m x 5.1m approx – with concrete block walls with corrugated metal roof.
Cubicle Shed 31.3m x 13.1m approx – A timber framed cubicle shed with concrete floor and sheeted roof and sides, four rows of timber cubicles with two dunging passages and automatic slurry scrapers.
Calvin Box & 31.3m x 7.8m approx – steel framed with concrete floor and concrete Covered Collecting Yard block walls with sheeting above and sheeted roof.
Cubicle Shed 31.3m x 7.7m approx– Steel framed with concrete floor, concrete panel walls with sheeting above and sheeted roof with 58 cubicles, central dunging passage and automatic slurry scrapers.
Outside Feed Area with concrete floor, feed passages and barriers and underground slatted slurry tank between feed area and adjoining cubicle sheds and collecting yard.
Five Ring Slurry Tower 16.0m approx. in diameter with reception pit linked to underground slatted slurry tank.
Cattle Handling Substantially constructed of steel and recycled motorway crash barriers. Pens and Race
Two Silage Pits
The Land This extends to about 88.45 acres (35.79 hectares) in area and is made up mainly of permanent grass, which is used for grazing and silage production. There is good access to most of land either from the public road or from a hard track running up through the Lot and most parcels are watered from field troughs fed from either the private or mains supply. The land is classified as Region 1 under the Basic Payment Scheme.
Lot 2 Collochan Loch and surrounds, a second steading and adjoining land extending to 167.81 acres (67.91 hectares) as shown outlined in red and coloured in yellow on the Sale Plan
The Land This Lot includes Collochan Loch and surrounding wetland area which extends to over 8 acres (3.24 hectares) in size and which adds greatly to the sporting and amenity area of the property. There is then a useful range of buildings with the remaining area of the Lot mainly in permanent grass. The fields are all generally well fenced and dyked and watered either from natural sources or from the private water supply. Access to this Lot is either off the public road or from the access track through field no. 16 on the Sale Plan. The land is all classified as Region 1 under the Basic Payment Scheme.
The Buildings
Lean to former 17.0m x 6.2m approx – timber framed with concrete floor and sheeted side cubicle shed cladding and roof which is in need of some repair.
High Level Slatted 17.0m x 8.7m approx – steel framed with concrete block walls and sheeted Cattle Court roof with central feed passage and slatted penning on either side and slurry cellar below.
Lean to cubicle 12.77m x 17.5m approx – timber framed with part concrete block walls and Shed sheeted side cladding above and roof which is in need of repair.
Lot 3 46.55 acres (18.84 hectares) of land shown outlined in red and coloured in blue on the Sale Plan
The Land This Lot is made up of four parcels of permanent grass which are watered from two troughs fed from the mains supply. It has good access and frontage to the public road and is classified as Region 1 land under the Basic Payment Scheme.
General Remarks and Information
Services Braecroft Farmhouse has mains electricity and water with septic tank drainage.
The farm steading has mains electricity and a private water supply although a metered mains water supply is available as a backup.
Sporting and Insofar as they are owned by the Vendors these are included in the sale at Mineral Rights no additional charge.
Fixtures and All fitted carpets, floor coverings and light fittings in Braecroft Farmhouse Fittings are included in the sale unless otherwise specified in the particulars.
Council Tax Braecroft Farmhouse is assessed under Band D for council tax purposes.
Entry and Entry and vacant possession of the property will be given upon completion Vacant Possession of the sale(s) at a date to be mutually agreed.
Basic Payment The land is all registered with SGRPID and eligible for payments under the Scheme and Basic Payment Scheme and Less Favoured Area Support Scheme although Less Favoured Area no claim under these Schemes has been submitted by the Vendors in recent Support Scheme years. No Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements are thus included in the sale.
Vendors’ Solicitors John Henderson & Sons LLP, 8/10 Bank Street, Dumfries, DG1 2NS, (Sharon Fyall dealing). Tel: 01387 739000 email: [email protected] Wayleaves, The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all reservations, Servitudes and servitudes, rights of way and other matters whether public or private and Rights of Way whether constituted in the title deeds or not.
These include a servitude for a large diameter underground gas pipeline which is currently being laid through the farm under fields 25, 3, 2, 1, 14, 23 & 22 on the Sale Plan. This is being laid by GNI(UK) Ltd and the capital payment for this permanent 10 metre wide servitude has already been paid and will be retained by the Vendors. The contractors require a working area of up to 45 metres in width to lay this pipe but this area will be fully reinstated by them upon completion of the contract. The Purchaser (s) of the farm will then receive compensation for any disturbance and loss of grazing/crop during the period of their ownership.
There is also a right of access along part of the farm access road in favour of the owners of Hagg Wood to gain access to this woodland. If the farm is sold in Lots then the Purchaser of Lot 2 will also be granted a right of way along part of this access road to gain access to the gateway into field no. 16 on the Sale Plan. There is also a servitude for a second large diameter underground gas pipeline which was laid under the farm many years ago. This runs parallel and follows a similar route to the new pipeline.
Offers Offers for the property as a Whole or for any Lots should be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to C&D Rural, Lakeside, Townfoot, Longtown, Carlisle, CA6 5LY. Those parties wishing to be informed of a closing date for offers should notify the Selling Agents of their interest as soon as possible to ensure that they are contacted. The Vendors and the Selling Agents do however reserve the right to sell privately without imposing a closing date and do not bind themselves to accept the highest or any offer
Deposit A 10% deposit on the purchase price will be payable to the Vendors’ Solicitors on conclusion of Missives. This deposit will be non returnable in the event of the purchaser failing to complete the sale for any reason not attributable to the Vendors or their Agents.
The balance of the purchase price is payable on the date of entry and interest at 4% above the Clydesdale Bank base rate will be charged on the balance of the payment from the date of entry until paid.
Viewing Strictly by appointment with the Sole Selling Agents Tel: (01228) 792299 or email: [email protected]
Floor Plan The floor plans are provided for identification purposes only and some measurements and room names may vary from those provided earlier in these particulars.
EPC A summary of the Energy Performance Certificate for Braecroft Farmhouse is set out below and full details are available by email on request or can be downloaded from our websites.
Braecroft Farmhouse
Details prepared 5th April 2017 Ref: DG/RWS Important Notice C & D Rural for themselves and for the Vendors/Lessors of this property, give you notice that:-
1. The mention of any appliances and or services within these particulars does not imply that they are in full and efficient working order. 2. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers or lessees and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract. 3. All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given having taken all reasonable steps to avoid misleading or committing an offence. Nonetheless, such statements do not constitute any warranty or representation by the Vendor and are accurate only to the best of the present information and belief of the Vendor. 4. No person in the employment of C & D Rural has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property nor is any such representation or warranty given whether by C & D Rural or the Vendors/Lessors of this property.
Schedule of Area
Information on areas taken from SGRPID digital plans or estimated from Promap.
No on Sale Description Acres Hectares Plan LOT 1 1 Grassland 14.58 5.90 2 Grassland 6.15 2.49 3 Grassland 12.13 4.91 4 Grassland 8.48 3.43 5 Grassland 5.49 2.22 6 Grassland 17.10 6.92 7 Paddock 0.67 0.27 8 Grassland 1.58 0.64 9 Paddock 0.67 0.27 10 Farmsteading including access tracks 6.27 2.54 11 Grassland 9.74 3.94 12 Grassland 2.59 1.05 13 Grassland/Rough Grazing 9.27 3.75 Sub-Total 94.72 38.33
LOT 2 14 Grassland 21.45 8.68 15 Grassland 10.53 4.26 16 Grassland 15.94 6.45 17 Grassland 24.73 10.01 18 Grassland 13.12 5.31 19 Collochan Loch & Surrounds 8.40 3.40 20 Grassland 14.78 5.98 21 Farm Buildings 0.94 0.38 22 Grassland 30.71 12.43 23 Grassland 27.21 11.01 Sub- Total 167.81 67.91
LOT 3 24 Grassland 5.83 2.36 25 Grassland 12.11 4.90 26 Grassland 14.43 5.84 27 Grassland 14.18 5.74 Sub-Total 46.55 18.84 Total 309.08 125.08