LAND / ESTATE AGENTS, VALUERS & RURAL CONSULTANTS
Gelston, Castle Douglas, DG7 1SU
**SOLD**
Offered for Sale
Offers Over £900,000
Sheillahill Farm is located about 7 miles Southwest of the market town of Castle Douglas and about 4 miles East of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries & Galloway.
Sheillahill is a much improved livestock farm situated in a picturesque and highly productive area of Southwest Scotland. The farm extends in total to about 194.54 acres (78.73 Ha) of which about 189.62 acres (76.74 Ha) is registered for SAF purposes and qualifying for the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme Payments. The present owners have carried out extensive fencing and drainage works and have created a small sporting shoot with biodiversity in mind. The farm is self-sufficient in home grown forage with about 85 acres capable of being mown for silage. Included in the area is about 51 acres of semi-mature commercial woodland.
Land & Woodland
As well as a three bedroomed farmhouse and three bedroomed cottage, the property benefits from a traditional & modern steading with the vernacular traditional buildings having lapsed planning permission for conversion to holiday lets.
Given the diversity of the property, Sheillahill has the potential to be utilised for a variety of commercial based activities to include, agriculture, equestrian or sporting pursuits.
THE FARM STEADING
The steading at Sheillahill is of modern and traditional construction. The traditional steading buildings have been well-maintained over the years. The more modern steading is utilised for livestock housing, feed storage and general storage.
THE STEADING
THE AGRICULTURAL LAND
The land extends in total to about 194.54 acres (78.73 Ha) to include the areas occupied by the houses, steading, farm roads, woods, flighting ponds, etc.
Of the total area about 190.09 acres (78.73 Ha) is registered for IACS/SAF purposes. Included in the total are about 51.5 acres of semi-mature woodlands and four duck flighting ponds. The land is well serviced by a farm track and road frontage to the B727. A large proportion of the land has been re-seeded and the present owners have carried out extensive fencing and drainage works. The farm is self sufficient in home grown forage with about 85 acres capable of being mown for silage or hay.
The agricultural land lies mainly within Classes 4 & 5 of the Macaulay Scale. Land in this Yield Class is suited to rotations which, although primarily based on grassland, include forage crops and cereal for stock feed.
GALLOWAY BELTIES AT SHEILLAHILL
BASIC PAYMENT ENTITLEMENTS
The whole of the agricultural land has been allocated payment regions 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 2018 (a copy of which can be made available for inspection from the sole selling agents during normal office hours).
Sheillahill benefits from 45.08 units of region 1 entitlements and 3.04 units of region 2 with an illustrative unit values of €198.67 (Euros) & €99.02 (Euros) respectively (2018 values). The sellers will use their best endeavours to complete the necessary documentation to transfer these established Basic Payment Entitlements.
For the avoidance of doubt any such payments already applied for (2018 scheme year), will be retained by the sellers.
£1,550,000.00
Castle Douglas, DG7 1NX
Offered For Sale: FarmAN OUTSTANDING STOCK REARING FARM CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF CASTLE DOUGLAS IN AN AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY
More Details >£320,000.00
Holywood, Dumfries, DG2 0SD
Offered For Sale: FarmA HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE BLOCK OF GRAZING AND MOWING LAND BENEFITTING FROM A MODERN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING AND FORMER TRADITIONAL STEADING
More Details >£900,000.00
Cumnock, Ayrshire, KA18 2LU
Offered For Sale: FarmAN HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE LIVESTOCK REARING FARM LOCATED IN A CENTRAL AREA OF AYRSHIRE WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MAJOR ROAD NETWORKS
More Details >£2,700,000.00
Borgue, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4UA
Offered For Sale: FarmAN EXCEPTIONAL HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE DAIRY FARM LOCATED IN A COASTAL AREA OF DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY
More Details >£1,700,000.00
Kirkcolm, Stranraer, DG9 0QE
Offered For Sale: FarmAN EXCEPTIONAL HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE STOCK REARING & FEEDING FARM (FORMER DAIRY FARM) LOCATED IN AN AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY WITH SEA VIEWS
More Details >£720,000.00
Irongray, Dumfries, DG2 9SF
Offered For Sale: FarmA PRODUCTIVE MARGINAL FARM SITUATED IN A STUNNING RURAL LOCATION OF DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY
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