Kirkland Farm. Newton Stewart

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3 Kirkland Farm Newton Stewart A wonderful small farm with Holiday Cottage and further development potential. Newton Stewart 1 mile. Stranraer 27 miles. A74/M6 Motorway link Gretna 72 miles. Three Bedroom Farmhouse. Two Bedroom Holiday Farm Cottage. Farm Buildings including Dutch Barn and Stone Store, Polytunnel and Chicken Run. Two wings of traditional stone building providing storage with planning permission to convert to two units. Farmhouse Planning Permission for three holiday cottages, and Lapsed Planning for a Farm shop and Tea Room. A large loch. Planning for 2 further lochs. Single River Bank Riparian Fishing (Salmon) Rights. In all about 100 acres (40 hectares) 93 King Street Castle Douglas DG7 1AE castledouglas@galbraithgroup.com Living Room

4 Farmhouse Kitchen Farmhouse Dining Room GENERAL Newton Stewart is a market town with a good range of individual shops, primary and secondary schools, library, museum, churches, banks, post office, hotels, tea-rooms, cinema, leisure centre, bowling green, health centre and a local hospital with a minor injuries unit. It is known as the gateway to the Galloway Hills, and has an annual Walking Festival which are very successful. Prestwick airport with its regular flights to Europe is located 52 miles northwest and both Glasgow and Edinburgh Airport are 84 and 119 miles respectively. There are regular daily ferry services from Cairnryan to Belfast, around 30 miles to the west. The A74/ M6 motorway network link at Gretna is approximately 72 miles from Kirkland Farm. The South West of Scotland is well known for its mild climate, attractive unspoilt countryside and for the diversity of the sporting and recreational pursuits. It is because of this mild climate that the area is so attractive to gardeners and there are several gardens open to the public nearby, such as Logan Botanic Gardens, Threave Gardens, and Castle Kennedy Gardens. The nearby Galloway Hills are popular for those who like to walk and cycle along some of the numerous designated cycle routes in the area, as well as the cycle routes of the Seven Stanes mountain bike tracks including the well known centre at Kirroughtree. The Galloway Forest Park well known for its beauty and tranquillity is also recognised as Britain s first Dark Sky Park, and provides astronomers phenomenal views of the stars with a newly opened Observatory in Wigtownshire. For golf enthusiasts, there are fine 18-hole courses at Newton Stewart and Stranraer the later designed by James Braid. The area if of historic significance in particular in the Whithorn area, where St Ninian arrived at some time in the AD390 s after studying in Rome, and built the first Christian church in Scotland. The construction of an Iron Age roundhouse to show how people lived in Galloway in the fifth century BC is has also been created in Whithorn. In addition there are several sporting opportunities such as shooting and stalking as well as trout and salmon fishing on the River Bladnoch and various other varieties in the regions numerous rivers and lochs. Water sports are available on the Solway coast and for golf enthusiasts there are several courses within a short drive of the property. The area is also well known to artists and offers scope for work in all mediums. DESCRIPTIONS Farmhouse Timber Front Door With glazed window opens to: Hall Ceramic tiled floor, understairs cupboard and linen store. Doors to: Dining Room Ceramic tiled floor, Victorian style fireplace with tiled hearth, stone surround and overmantle. Sitting Room Double aspect windows, Victorian style fireplace with tiled hearth, timber surround and overmantle, recessed alcove with shelving. Utility Room Worktop and built-in sink, WC, and door to garden. Kitchen Tiled floor, handmade fitted Kitchen with Belfast sink and timber painted worktops, Prity multi-fuel stove with back boiler to central heating and hot water. Free standing DeLongi gas stove and oven. Steps down to: Pantry Tiled floor, large double Belfast sink with hot and cold running water, built-in worktop with drawers and cupboards below, steps down to: Cellar Two storage rooms below the Living Room. First Floor Landing Doors opening to: Bedroom 1 Double bedroom with windows to both front and rear, recessed alcove with shelves to corner. Bedroom 2 Double bedroom with window overlooking front garden, built-in store cupboard with hanging rail and shelving. Shower Room Fitted with corner shower unit, WC and sink, cupboard housing hot water tank. Bedroom 3 Double bedroom with window overlooking garden. GARDEN AND GROUNDS Immediately adjacent to the Farmhouse is an enclosed garden with lawn and beds with a range of seasonal flowers and shrubs including specimen rhododendrons. Farmhouse Bedroom

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8 To the rear of the house is a Timber Shed. Timber Shed (4.6m x 4.6m) Fitted with electric power the shed would also make an ideal Home Office or Hobby Room. HOLIDAY COTTAGE To one wing of the traditional stone farm buildings is a two bedroom holiday cottage which was converted in 2008 (PP/07/P/5/0070) and now provides a useful income from holiday lets. A floor plan and dimensions are included within the sale particulars. FARM BUILDINGS The further two wings of the traditional stone buildings provide for useful storage for workshop and farm stores, however have planning permission to convert into two units. PP/02/P/5/0057. In addition to these buildings there is also: Stone Store 18m x 4.5m Dutch Barn 18m x 6m Polytunnel and Chicken Run Located to the rear of the buildings, and also an area of young woodland. PLANNING Planning also exists for the construction of three 3x bed Holiday Cottages in an area behind the farm buildings. PP/07/P/5/0070. Lapsed planning also exists for the conversion of the stone barn to a Farm Shop and Tea Room. Details are available from the selling agent. THE LAND The land at Kirkland Farm extends to about 97.5 acres (39.49 hectares) and includes two areas of woodland and a large loch. A schedule of the land can be found adjacent to the map of the farm within the sales particulars. The farmland provides excellent grazing with a number of fields capable of mowing for silage of hay. The holding presents an excellent opportunity to operate a small farming business. SPORTING RIGHTS Sporting Rights are in-hand. RIVER BANK AND FISHING Kirkland Farm enjoys ownership of a single bank of the Penkiln Burn with Riparian (Salmon) Fishing Rights from Queen Marys Bridge to Clauchrie Lodge. The Fishing Loch is stocked with both Brown and Rainbow Trout. BASIC PAYMENTS For the avoidance of doubt the 2017 Payment will be retained by the Vendor. Basic Payment Entitlements will be transferred with the land upon a sale. SERVICES Kirkland Farmhouse Electricity Mains Water Mains Heating Multi fuel stove back boiler Drainage Septic Tank Kirkland Cottage Electricity Mains Water Mains Heating Gas central heating Drainage Septic Tank DIRECTIONS From the A75 proceed into Newton Stewart on the B7079 towards Minnigaff. Immediately before you reach the bridge at the River Cree, leading into Town Centre, turn right onto Millcroft Road, follow this road through the village. Turn left signposted Minnigaff Church and continue on this road beyond the church yard. Where the road forks, left heading for the Nature Reserve, go right (no through road). Kirkland Farm is located at the end of this road on the left. Post Code DG8 6AD NB It is strongly recommended not to rely on a Satnav in a rural location to always check on a route map or Galbraith particulars prior to any scheduled viewings. SOLICITORS Gillespie MacAndrew 5 Atholl Crescent Edinburgh Midlothian EH3 8EJ LOCAL AUTHORITY Dumfries & Galloway Council. Carruthers House, English Street, Dumfries DG1 2DD Tel: Fax: FIXTURES AND FITTINGS No items are included unless specifically mentioned in these particulars. OUTGOINGS For Council Tax purposes Kirkland Farmhouse has been assessed as Band E. Kirkland Cottage is rated 1400 per annum, but benefits from 100% small business Rate Relief, meaning 0 is payable. VIEWING By appointment with the Selling Agents. INTERNET WEBSITE AND INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE This property and other properties offered by Galbraith can be viewed on our website at www. galbraithgroup.com as well as our affiliated websites www. rightmove.co.uk; and co.uk. Galbraith is proactive on both Facebook (facebook.com/galbraithpropertyconsultancy) and Twitter (twitter.com/galbraith_group). Our dedicated social media officer ensures our pages are updated on a daily basis. Social media marketing is an excellent way of ensuring your property is exposed to a wide national and international audience and journalists are now using twitter to source properties for editorial in newspapers, magazines and websites. MORTGAGE FINANCE Galbraith has an alliance with Matthew Griffiths, an independent mortgage broker Fox Private Finance, who through his excellent relationships with lenders and private banks can advise on the most suitable mortgage for your circumstances. For further information, contact Matthew Griffiths who is based in our Edinburgh office on IMPORTANT NOTES 1 These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to viewing prospective purchasers are advised to seek their own professional advice. 2 Areas, measurements and distances are given as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the working order of services and appliances. 3 These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act Closing Date A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously. The Seller will not be obliged to accept the highest, or indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at any time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by interested parties. 5 Offers Formal offers in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, through a Scottish Lawyer, to Galbraith, 93 King Street, Castle Douglas DG7 1AE. Tel: Third Party Rights and Servitudes The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof.

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