Claymires, Inchford, Crossfolds Farms & Land At

CLAYMIRES, INCHFORD, CROSSFOLDS FARMS & LAND AT SCATTERTY, CORNHILL ABERDEENSHIRE, AB45 2BR

CLAYMIRES INCHFORD

CROSSFOLDS SCATTERTY Cornhill 1 miles Banff 10 miles Aberdeen 47 miles

FOR SALE ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATORS & TRUSTEE

A PORTFOLIO OF THREE EQUIPPED FARMS AND FURTHER BARE LAND NEAR CORNHILL COMPRISING CLAYMIRES, INCHFORD, CROSSFOLDS, AND LAND AT SCATTERTY ABOUT 158HA (390 ACRES) IN ALL

FOR SALE AS WHOLE OR IN 4 LOTS WITH VACANT POSSESSION

LOT 1 - CLAYMIRES LOT 2 - INCHFORD  Claymires Farmhouse  Inchford Farmhouse

 Impressive range of Farmbuildings (3,421 sq.m)  Range of modern & traditional Farmbuildings (1,718 sq.m)  Land extending to 62Ha (153 acres) or thereby  Farmland extending to 41Ha (100 acres) or thereby

LOT 3 - CROSSFOLDS LOT 4 - LAND AT SCATTERTY   Crossfolds Farmhouse Farmland extending to 32Ha (78 acres) or thereby  Range of modern & traditional Farmbuildings (1,817 sq.m)  Farmland extending to 24Ha (58 acres) or thereby

ASKING PRICES

LOT 1 - OFFERS OVER £800,000 LOT 2 - OFFERS OVER £570,000 LOT 3 - OFFERS OVER £380,000 LOT 4 - OFFERS OVER £300,000 AS A WHOLE - OFFERS OVER £2,050,000

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Directions From Huntly head north on the B9022 Portsoy road for approximately 9.5 miles to its junction with the A95 at the former Glenbarry Inn. Turn right towards Banff and continue on this road for approximately 1.5 miles, turning left where signposted ‘Portsoy’. Inchford Farm is the third property on the left hand side with Claymires Farm located a further 0.5 miles down this road on the right hand side. Crossfolds Farm is located opposite Inchford Farm on the opposite side of the A95 and adjoins the land at Scatterty. The exact location of all the properties can be seen on the attached OS extract plan.

Situation The farms of Claymires, Inchford, Crossfolds, and the land at Scatterty are situated in an attractive rural setting, between the Aberdeenshire towns of Huntly and Banff and near the village of Cornhill.

Huntly is a vibrant market town providing a wide range of everyday shopping and services including supermarkets. Primary schooling is available at Ordiquhill School with secondary education at Banff Academy.

The City of Aberdeen can be reached in just over one hour by car (rush hour excepted) and provides all the facilities befitting the acknowledged capital of the North Sea Oil Mineral Rights Note Industry with theatre, two universities and shopping facilities Insofar as they are owned, rights are included. 1. The seller is subject to an insolvency process and as such the properties will be sold without warranty or far surpassing most other cities of it size. In addition, Local Authority guarantee, as is standard practice with an insolvent Aberdeen has a mainline railway station providing inter-city Aberdeenshire Council, Banff & Buchan Area Office, Town and sleeper services to the south and also an airport sale. House, 34 Low Street, Banff, AB45 1AN 29 Tel: 01261 813300 operating regular flights to London and other UK cities, as 2. Prospective purchasers should note that unless their Services well as overseas destinations. interest in the property is formally intimated to the Private Water Supply. Mains electricity, Private Drainage. selling agents following inspection, the agents cannot Entry Telephone. By agreement guarantee that notice of a closing date for offers will CAP Basic Payment Scheme be advised and consequently the property may be Ingoing Valuations BPS Entitlements are available by separate negotiation. sold without notice. No ingoing crop or stock valuations envisaged. Under the CAP Basic Payment Scheme all of the lACS 3. Appropriate rights of access, servitudes and wayleaves Sporting Rights registered land at Claymires, Inchford, Crossfolds, and will be reserved should the property be sold in lots. Sporting rights are in-hand and included. Scatterty is classified as Payment Region 1.

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Lot 1 - Claymires Farm

Description Claymires Farm is an impressive mixed arable and livestock farm extending to 62Ha (153 acres) or thereby. Claymires is the largest and most northerly of the portfolio and borders Inchford to the south. The farm is intersected by the B9022 with 2 fields to the west. The farmhouse and farm buildings are set back from the public road and are centrally located within the larger eastern block of land enabling efficient field operations. In more detail the farm comprises:

Farmhouse The farmhouse at Claymires is a large modern south west facing property that has yet to be finished allowing an ingoing purchaser the opportunity to fit out to their desired taste. The one and half storey dwelling has a complete outer shell including double glazing but requires internal finishing. The proposed accommodation as per planning permission is as follows:

Ground Floor: Utility Room, WC, Dining Room, Kitchen, Family Room, Lounge, Conservatory.

First Floor: Study, Bedroom 1 (en-suite), Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3 (en-suite), Bedroom 4, Bathroom. Proposed Layout

There is an integral double garage at the rear of the property. Full Planning Permission Reference BB/APP/2005/2735 was Dutch Barn 42m x 18m granted for the erection for alterations and extensions to this General Purpose Shed 1/Cattle court 45m x 18m dwellinghouse on 2/11/05. General Purpose Shed 2 36m x 18m Farm Buildings Cattle Court 36m x 25m There is an extensive range of modern agricultural buildings General Purpose Shed 3 36m x 10m and workshop facilities at Claymires. These buildings are Land large and offer modern specification (incorporating extensive The IACS registered farmland for at Claymires Farm extends concrete aprons) and are of a size that allows efficient to 61.81Ha (152.73 acres) or thereby as per the attached working with modern agricultural machinery. cropping summary. The land rises from approximately 90m to 130m above sea level. According to the Macaulay Institute The farmbuildings extend to approximately 3,421 sq.m for Soil Research, Claymires Farmland is classified as Grade including the following impressive modern steel portal frame 3(2) arable land. structures:

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Lot 2 - Inchford Farm

Description Inchford Farm is a mixed arable and livestock farm in close proximity to Gordonstown and Cornhill in Aberdeenshire. The farm comprises a traditional 3-bedroom farmhouse, a good range of farm buildings, and land extending to 41Ha (100 acres) or thereby.

Farmhouse The farmhouse at Inchford is an attractive south east facing traditional Aberdeenshire stone and slate dwelling providing spacious family accommodation over 2 floors. The property benefits from double glazing and oil fired central heating. The accommodation comprises:

Ground Floor: Utility Room, Bathroom, Kitchen, Bedroom 1 (en-suite), Conservatory, Lounge.

First Floor: Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3 and Bedroom 4.

Council Tax Band C

Energy Performance Certificate Band F

Farm Buildings These buildings have generally been used for livestock Situated to the north of the farmhouse is a range of accommodation, machinery and general storage. The farm traditional and more modern farm buildings extending to buildings at Inchford provide more than adequate cover for a approximately 1,718 sq.m . These include: unit of this size.

Land Storage Shed / Covered Silage Pit 38m x 11m The IACS registered farmland at Inchford extends to 40.61Ha General Purpose Shed 38m x 8m (100.35) or thereby as per the attached cropping summary. Cattle Court 1 20m x 18m The land rises from approximately 100 to 130m above sea Cattle Court 2 30m x 18m level. According to the Macaulay Institute for Soil Research Bothy 9m x 5m the Inchford land is all classified as Grade 3(2).

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ABERDEEN & NORTHERN (ESTATES) LIMITED www.anestates.co.uk Area Area Area Field No F I D 2016 Crop Field No F I D 2016 Crop Field No F I D 2016 Crop Ha Acres Ha Acres Ha Acres Lot 1 - Claymires Lot 2 - Inchford Lot 4 - Scatterty 51 NJ/56523/57539 8.02 19.82 TGRS5 35 NJ/56064/57142 10.26 25.35 TGRS5 52 NJ/56586/56204 7.08 17.49 TGRS5 61 NJ/56678/57787 3.46 8.55 PGRS 38 NJ/56298/57236 14.75 36.45 SB 56 NJ/56638/56365 7.15 17.67 SB 65 NJ/56736/57349 2.79 6.89 PGRS 40 NJ/56366/56865 2.40 5.93 PGRS 63 NJ/56714/56529 8.87 21.92 SB 71 NJ/56848/57566 8.88 21.94 SB/SSF 44 NJ/56413/56946 0.57 1.41 PGRS 72* NJ/56861/56003 2.47 6.10 PGRS 76 NJ/56955/57986 9.19 22.71 PGRS 54 NJ/56619/57176 2.79 6.89 PGRS 79 NJ/56994/56285 6.12 15.12 PGRS 80 NJ/57005/57689 4.35 10.75 SSF/SB 55 NJ/56620/56954 7.19 17.77 TGRS1 31.69 78.31 PGRS 85 NJ/57138/57773 3.02 7.46 PGRS 68 NJ/56771/56950 2.65 6.55 SB 86 NJ/57144/58050 1.51 3.73 PGRS 40.61 100.35 * est 87 NJ/57152/57965 0.52 1.28 PGRS 88 NJ/57226/58055 0.66 1.63 PGRS Lot 3 - Crossfolds 89 NJ/57230/57888 1.91 4.72 PGRS 82 NJ/57012/56709 23.55 58.19 SO/KALE 90 NJ/57251/57688 14.50 35.83 PGRS 23.55 58.19 92 NJ/57312/58024 2.31 5.71 PGRS 93 NJ/57391/57661 0.69 1.70 PGRS 61.81 152.73

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Lot 3 - Crossfolds Farm

Description Crossfolds Farm is a compact unit occupying an area a short distance to the south east of the A95 road between the settlements of Gordonstown and Cornhill. The land generally has a north westerly aspect with the farm buildings and farmhouse located centrally within providing privacy, safety and seclusion from the main road.

Farmhouse Crossfolds Farmhouse is a traditional Aberdeenshire farmhouse of stone under slate construction with accommodation set out over one and half storeys. This house benefits from oil-fired central heating with a small garden to the south west of the farmhouse and some small ancillary buildings to the north east. The internal layout can be seen on the attached plan but in summary comprises:

Ground Floor: Kitchen, Bathroom, Laundry, Bedroom 1, Bedroom 2, Living Room, Conservatory.

First Floor: Bedroom 3, Bedroom 4, Storage Area.

Council Tax Energy Performance Certificate The farm buildings at Crossfolds are situated to the north Band B Band F Lot 4 - Land at Scatterty west of the farmhouse. Description Situated to the south of the farmhouse is a traditional stone Telecoms Mast The land at Scatterty is an area of predominately arable land outbuilding providing coal and stick shed, storage and A mobile phone mast site let to Telefonica O2 UK Ltd is lying a short distance to the south east of the village of workshop facilities. situated immediately to the rear and north of the Crossfolds Gordonstown. Farm Buildings Farm Steading. The lease commenced on 17 July 2007 and Crossfolds Farm benefits from a number of modern farm runs for a period of 10 years to 16 July 2017 with a passing Land buildings with some more traditional buildings. In total the rent of £4,016 per annum. The IACS registered farmland extends to approximately 31.69Ha (78.31 acres) or thereby. According to the Macaulay farmbuildings extend to approximately 1,817 sq.m and Land Institute for Soil Research, Scatterty farmland is all classified can be summarised as follows: The IACS registered farmland forms a compact block as Grade 3(2). The land lies between approximately 110m surrounding the farm steading and extends to approximately General Purpose Farm Building 1 32m x 14m and 140m above sea level and has a slight westerly aspect. 23.55Ha (58.19 acres) as per the attached cropping summary. Grain Dryer / General Purpose Shed 45m x 13m The land is currently in use as arable land with rotational The land rises from approximately 100m to 140m above sea Cattle Court 25m x 15m grass incorporated into a predominately spring barley level. According to the Macaulay Institute for Soil Research Pig Shed 23m x 8m system with some permanent grass. Crossfolds farmland is all classified as Grade 3(2). Grain Store 18m x 7m Stick Shed/Workshop 13m x 5m

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