Kirkmabreck Farm is situated on the periphery of the village of Carsluith. Kirkmabreck Farm is an exceptional stock rearing and arable farm, benefitting from an exceptional house and a very well presented farm cottage. The steading is made up of modern and traditional farm buildings and about 722 acres of agricultural & recently created woodland (2020) The agricultural land ranges from good mowing and cropping land to productive permanent pasture. The area of the farm also includes the site of a disused granite quarry and further established woodland. Please note: for the avoidance of doubt the wind turbine and electricity sub-station are specifically excluded from the sale.

The house at Kirkmabreck has been a wonderful family home for many years, which has been sympathetically modernised and maintained to a really high standard. The house benefits from a spectacular elevated site with far reaching views across Wigtown Bay and beyond. The house offers spacious, beautifully presented family accommodation over two floors. Kirkmabreck Farmhouse benefits from its own dedicated access, which isolates it from the working farm offering a degree of privacy. A tarmac driveway gives access to parking and a detached double garage. Well maintained garden grounds offer dedicated areas for alfresco dining and family or social entertaining.

The farm cottage at Kirkmabreck is in excellent order and at present is occupied on a short-assured tenancy, although vacant possession can be given at the time of completion.

Kirkmabreck is a highly productive livestock & stock rearing unit. The land is classified as mainly yield classes 4 & 5 of the Macaulay Land Capability Scale as produced by the James Hutton Institute. The land is fertile, well drained and fenced and benefits from a modern agricultural steading. The farm is well laid out with access tracks and shelter belts, which give a degree of sporting potential. The farm benefits from a farm woodland grant scheme covering 62.91 hectares of conifers & 18.59 hectares of broadleaves. The management payments continue until 2025 and provide a useful income stream. It should be noted that the farm road is within the local authority council control and maintained by them.

THE AGRICULTURAL LAND
Kirkmabreck Farm extends in total to about 730.89 acres (295.79 hectares) to include the areas occupied by the farmhouse, cottage, steading, access roads, woodlands, etc. The agricultural land lies within a ring fence and is well serviced with a network of farm tracks giving good access to most of the field enclosures. The land lies within 33 specific, good sized field enclosures. The land is fertile, well-fenced and watered and the farm is self-sufficient in home grown forage. Kirkmabreck is well renowned for the quality of its livestock and the cattle are normally sold as forward stores. Please note: The areas occupied by the wind turbine and electricity sub-station are specifically excluded from the sale.

FARM WOODLAND GRANT SCHEME
Kirkmabreck entered into a forestry grant scheme in 2020 which is located to the north-eastern end of the farm. The contract ref’ 20FGS50264 / 001 covers 62.91 hectares of conifers and 18.59 hectares of broadleaf trees. The management agreement runs to 2025 with an annual payment of £11,547.36 for the broadleaf trees and £13,085.28 for the conifers. The sellers and their forestry agents will provide a successor form at completion of the missives to allow the purchaser to continue with this scheme.

BASIC PAYMENT ENTITLEMENTS – IACS / SAF
The whole of the agricultural land has been allocated payment region 1 & 2. We are advised that the vendors are active farmers (as currently defined under EU Regulation 1307/2013 and the Scottish Statutory Instrument 2014/58). We are further informed that the sellers completed an IACS/SAF submission 2023 (a copy of which can be made available for inspection from the sole selling agents during normal office hours).

Kirkmabreck Farm benefits from 204.99 units of region 1 entitlements with illustrative unit values of €165.63 (Euros) & 69.92 units of region 2 with an illustrative value of €36.16 (Euros). The sellers will use their best endeavours to complete the necessary documentation to transfer any and all established Basic Payment Entitlements. For the avoidance of doubt any such payments already applied for prior to the completion date, will be retained by the sellers, i.e., the 2023 Basic Payment, 2023 greening payment and LFASS. The purchaser upon occupation of the subjects of sale will be required and be responsible to comply with the statutory management requirements and good agricultural and environmental conditions, as laid down within the cross compliance documentation 2023, this obligation expires on 31st December 2023.