Farm with land for sale in Kilsyth

This property is marketed by:
Davidson & Robertson

Description:

West Shirva land predominately comprises of permanent pasture with some areas of ground capable of forage production and rough grazing.

The farm has a centrally located steading with a good range of buildings and there is a 4-bedroom farmhouse adjoining the steading.

The property is in a strategic location, being located 3 miles Northeast of the town of Kirkintilloch and 3.5 miles Southwest of Kilsyth, it is within commuting distance from cities such as Glasgow and Stirling. West Shirva offers possibilities for woodland creation and for bio-diversity net gain projects.

There are approximately 20 acres that have been identified as areas for potential tree planting. The wetland areas offer a chance for habitat management, and this is seen by developers as an opportunity to off-set their activities elsewhere. A copy of the habitat survey is available upon request from the selling agents.

Farmhouse:

West Shirva Farmhouse is a large timber kit bungalow with a tile roof built in the 1980’s with an extension added in the 1990’s. The dwelling is situated at West Shirva steading but benefits from its own access and some screening from the steading.

The property features a fitted kitchen, lounge, dining room, three double bedrooms, a single bedroom, a utility room and one bathroom. The property is in good condition throughout.

West Shirva Farmhouse also benefits from a garden area wrapping around the property, with a wooden deck to the rear and substantial space for car parking.

West Shirva Farm Buildings:

1. Storage Shed

This is a traditional stone built shed with a timber frame, box profile cladding, concrete floor and high-level roof. The building also benefits from two secure steel doors, rewired electricity supply and water supply. The shed leads into a lean to and is in good condition.

2. Lean To

The lean to is a new two bay steel framed lean to added to the south side of the storage shed. The shed benefits from concrete panel walls with box profile side, roof cladding, sliding doors, concrete flooring and electricity and water supplies.

3. Cattle Court

The first cattle court is a five bay steel portal framed cattle court with corrugated panel roof and skylights, with concrete panelled walls below ventilated profile cladding. There are water and electricity supplies available with a concrete floor and cattle accommodation provided by straw courts. There is an open feed passage and concrete floor to the front of the shed with an overhang.

4. Cattle Court

The second cattle court is a five bay steel portal frame cattle shed with wooden beams and corrugated cement fibre roof with skylights in each bay. The walls are made from two concrete panels with some ventilated cladding above. The shed has a central feed passage and benefits from water and electricity supplies.

5. General Purpose Shed

This is a secure steel portal framed four bay storage and machinery shed. The rear elevation is two concrete panels and corrugated sheeting with the western elevation joining to the sileage pit. There is an electric roller door and pedestrian access point to front.

6. Silage Pit

The double silage pit has a steel frame, and walls formed from two concrete panels. The pit benefits from an effluent drainage system.

7. Cattle Shed

This cattle shed is a mix of steel portal frame and traditional stone construction cattle shed with concrete floor and benefits from water and electric supplies.

8. Processing Shed

The processing shed is a small timber mono-pitch shed that was previously used for egg processing. 3 of the walls and the roof are made from corrugated sheeting.The frontage is constructed from wooden panels and there is a concreted area on the outside. The building benefits from electric and water supplies.

Land:

The land extends to approximately 251.26 acres (101.68 hectares) and is predominantly used for grazing of cattle and sheep or silage/hay production. The Land was run organically until recent years, and since the transition, some drainage works have been undertaken.

The land at the Property is predominantly class 3.1/4.2 land as classified by the James Hutton Institute’s Land Capability for Agriculture as defined below:

Class 3.1 Land – Land capable of producing consistently high yields of a narrow range of crops and/ or moderate yields of a wider range. Short grass leys are common.

Class 4.2 Land – Land capable of producing a narrow range of crops, primarily on grassland with short arable breaks of forage crops.