Lot 1 – Landberrick Farm, Whauphill, Newton Stewart, DG8 9PN
Property Summary
An opportunity to purchase 201.49 acres (81.54 hectares) or thereby of good quality grazing with traditional/modern steading, 3 wind turbines, a traditional Farmhouse, a 4-bedroom Bungalow and a traditional stone barn with development potential.
Lot 1: Traditional/ modern steading, traditional 3-bedroom Farmhouse, 3 wind turbines, a traditional stone barn with development potential, and 201.49 acres (81.54 hectares) of grazing.
The farm is well fenced with clean pastures and serviced by mains water; the land is classified as 3.2/ 4.2 under the James Hutton Institute. The majority of the farm is ploughable and capable of a mixture of livestock and arable crops.
Full Details
**Tuesday 15th August 2023 at 12 Noon**
The land at Landberrick has a west facing aspect, it extends to 201.49 acres (81.54 hectares) and comprises of 17 enclosures of productive arable and grassland. With most of the farm sitting
between 35 and 55 metres above sea level, initial appraisals of Landberrick would suggest the majority of the land is both silageable and ploughable.
The land is currently down to grass leys and historically Landberrick was a dairy farm running 150 cows plus followers. Most of the land at Landberrick has been maintained to a very high standard and capable of a mixed livestock and
arable enterprise.
Farmhouse
Landberrick farmhouse is a charming traditional 1 1/2-storey, 3-bedroom house, under a slate roof with a private good-sized garden to the south and southwest. The property has a large living room and dining room, wood burning stoves and ample character features. To the north of the farmhouse, lies a range of modern and traditional buildings and to the east of the property lies Stablefield Bungalow.
Internally, the farmhouse is in reasonable condition but could do with some modernisation. The house benefits from a mains water supply, oil central heating and drainage is to a septic tank.
Traditional Stone Byre (15 m x 6 m)
Traditional Stone byre with timber and slate roof earthen floor. The building is currently used for
storage but has development potential, subject to the purchaser acquiring the required planning
permissions.
Wind Turbines
The property hosts three productive 15 KW wind turbines on Feed in Tariffs which provide a combined annual income of up to £30,000 a year.
Steading
Included in the sale is a traditional steading with a range of traditional and modern buildings to
support a variety of farming operations.
1. Traditional Stone Byre (15 m x 6 m)
Traditional Stone byre with timber and slate roof earthen floor. The building is currently used
for storage but has development potential, subject to the purchaser acquiring the required
planning permissions.
2. Dutch Barn (22.50m x 7.50m)
Dutch barn with corrugated metal sheet roof and walling, and earth floor.
3. Store (23 m x 7 m)
Steel portal framed shed with metal clad roof and walling, concrete floor, and concrete block walls.
4. Dutch Barn (22.5m x 7.5m)
Dutch barn with corrugated metal clad roof and walling with concrete block walls.
5. Cattle court with Store (34.5 m x 9 m)
Red brick cattle court with concrete rendered walls, concrete floor and corrugated sheet roof.
There is an adjoining storeroom at the southern end of the building.
6. Former Cubicle Shed and Milking Parlour (32.5m x 22 m)
Atcost building with concrete floor, concrete block walls with corrugated sheet roof.
7. Silage Pit (46.5m x 14m)
Reinforced 2.5m shuttered concrete walls with concrete floor. To the front is a concrete apron
and effluent tank.
8. Cattle Handling Pens
Cattle Handling Pens with Cattle Crush included
Land
The land is predominately west facing with good sized, regular shaped fields, all with easy access to the steading via a well-maintained track. The field boundaries are in good condition with a mixture of stone dykes and post and wire fencing. The land is of predominately of 3.2/4.2 James Hutton Institute Land Classification for agriculture and is in excellent condition.
