East coast scotland farmhouse + outbuildings with 12 acres offers over 250k deal

[PurBee]

It’s quite a steal of a deal if anyone’s interested. (Theres loads more land for sale with it if anyone needs more than 12 acres….theres way over 100 acres available)

The outbuidings are brilliant!

There’s no pictures of inside the farmhouse on any website ive found the property for sale, sadly. Although its a large property and would be excellent done-up. It says it needs extensive refurbishment, yet main roof looks good, but one rear wing (boot room) small short roof shows missing tiles.

Its available to walk past on google maps street view for anyone interested in seeing the land and buildings from the road.

12.1 acres, Kirksheaf Farm - Lot 1, Kirksheaf Farm, Tain, IV19, Highlands and Islands

<p>CLOSING DATE SET FOR TUESDAY, 25 APRIL 2023 AT 12 NOON. <BR>Traditional farmhouse and annex in need of comprehensive renovation with farm steading and pony paddocks...</p>

www.uklandandfarms.co.uk

p.s - this region of east scotland is known for its much drier weather than many other parts of scotland, judging by whats been said online while hunting out climate info. Although the north east spells of cold wind and wintery snow from that direction would be felt.

 

[Britestar]

Not really East, is classified Highlands.

 

[Merry neddy man]

Lots of potentially at that price. Wonder if the lower land floods, ( though the next door property between plots1&3 has an outdoor arena so probably not) and what riding there is on the beaches and the big clump of land to the East. And I can't find the land at Pitnellies to see what that's like on Google earth. But I don't think it will take long to sell.

 

[PurBee]

Not really East, is classified Highlands.

Yes sorry, east highlands rather than east lower mainland.

Do you know the region well and the climate? I looked at another place up there a while ago and saw on google maps and descriptions of it being an agricultural area, due to the much drier climate, which surprised me. I’ve been trying to find out if it’s true, or sales-talk, but a few testimonials online say it is surprisingly dry compared to the west rainfall levels. Sunshine hours pretty decent too…apparently.

I’ve stayed west mainland and west highlands and we went out everyday trekking in rain gear and midge spray, wasnt sure if the whole highlands were mostly wet.

 

[PurBee]

Lots of potentially at that price. Wonder if the lower land floods, ( though the next door property between plots1&3 has an outdoor arena so probably not) and what riding there is on the beaches and the big clump of land to the East. And I can't find the land at Pitnellies to see what that's like on Google earth. But I don't think it will take long to sell.

I have similar questions too. I couldnt believe the price for what you get - it probably will get snapped-up pretty quickly.
I’d love some coastal land, despite the spells of brutal weather!

 

[Keith_Beef]

I’ve been trying to find out if it’s true, or sales-talk, but a few testimonials online say it is surprisingly dry compared to the west rainfall levels. Sunshine hours pretty decent too…apparently.

Tain - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Britestar]

Its further north than me.
Have always said that Moray has a micro climate, but it's further north by quite a way.
My farrier lives in Dornoch, they get a fair bit of cold and snow, plus plenty rain.
Not somewhere I would choose to live as its so far north, travel to anywhere takes ages.
Depends what you're looking for.

 

[Barton Bounty]

Ohhh this would be fab for me if I was near retiring age but then again, I could ask for a transfer to Tain station

 

[MidChristmasCrisis]

Delivery charges for anything would be high

 

[Barton Bounty]

Delivery charges for anything would be high

That would curb my spending

 

[MidChristmasCrisis]

Always a silver lining somewhere BB lol!

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

I have similar questions too. I couldnt believe the price for what you get - it probably will get snapped-up pretty quickly.
I’d love some coastal land, despite the spells of brutal weather!

I'm guessing it needs a lot of work so you'd need to be able to sink a lot of cash to make it livable.

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

I'm guessing it needs a lot of work so you'd need to be able to sink a lot of cash to make it livable.

Just read there is planning permission in place to remove the property and replace with 5 residential units.

 

[Moobli]

It’s also “offers over” here in Scotland so it could potentially go for a lot more than the £250k.

 

[Moobli]

I’m SE Scotland but having lived in the Cumbrian Lakes much of my life and owning a cottage in the Western Highlands, I can definitely say the East is much drier and colder.

 

[eggs]

One of my best friends lives just outside Inverness having moved up about 15 years ago.

She loves it in general but hates the winters. Her horses all get the winter off as the weather doesn't make it easy or pleasant to keep them in work.

 

[PurBee]

Just read there is planning permission in place to remove the property and replace with 5 residential units.

I think it’s the outbuildings, not the main farmhouse, that the planning permission applies to, to convert to 5 individual res. Units - from the brochure - :

“Farm Steading
Planing consent (03/00194/FULRC) was obtained for the conversion of the steading into 5 separate residential units. It is understood that works commenced for their conversion and the planning consent validated in perpetuity. Purchasers are strongly advised to make their own enquiries with the Local Planning Authority to satisify themselves in this regard.”

They list ‘farmhouse’ with description separately from the ’farm steading’, which im presuming they mean all the outbuidings. I havent delved into planning app number online to confirm, if its available for the uk online, like ireland planning applications.

 

[twiggy2]

Tain is an hr south from us, it has an asda and either a lidl or aldi, great chippy and good kebab takeaway.
Weather wise it's midgey, colder and snowier than we are.
Inverness can't really be described as a city though. The airport is 20 mins from the centre by road, a new train 'link' is 20 mins walk from the airport and only runs once an hr. No train to Stansted anymore either.
Tain is also on the North Coast 500 so horrendously busy in tourist season and the road (their is only one) to Inverness is the A9 and the amount of accidents and deaths on it are very high.
We are more isolated and not on the NC 500 so it affects us less but we do make a point of avoiding the A9 when it's busy.
The black isle just south if Tain has a really good micro climate in the summer and not as much rain and great soil, I am not sure if that heads up as far as Tain but I dont believe so.

 

[PurBee]

Tain is an hr south from us, it has an asda and either a lidl or aldi, great chippy and good kebab takeaway.
Weather wise it's midgey, colder and snowier than we are.
Inverness can't really be described as a city though. The airport is 20 mins from the centre by road, a new train 'link' is 20 mins walk from the airport and only runs once an hr. No train to Stansted anymore either.
Tain is also on the North Coast 500 so horrendously busy in tourist season and the road (their is only one) to Inverness is the A9 and the amount of accidents and deaths on it are very high.
We are more isolated and not on the NC 500 so it affects us less but we do make a point of avoiding the A9 when it's busy.
The black isle just south if Tain has a really good micro climate in the summer and not as much rain and great soil, I am not sure if that heads up as far as Tain but I dont believe so.

Very interesting info, thanks twiggy.

You really are very north then, interesting tain is colder than further north.

 

[Caol Ila]

Tain is also on the North Coast 500 so horrendously busy in tourist season and the road (their is only one) to Inverness is the A9 and the amount of accidents and deaths on it are very high.
We are more isolated and not on the NC 500 so it affects us less but we do make a point of avoiding the A9 when it's busy.
The black isle just south if Tain has a really good micro climate in the summer and not as much rain and great soil, I am not sure if that heads up as far as Tain but I dont believe so.

May those who invented and marketed the concept of the NC500 rot in a midge and tick infested bog for all eternity.

 

[Sealine]

For some potential purchasers the fact that it's on the NC500 is a plus. Especially if you wanted to offer camping, self-catering accommodation or B&B.

 

[twiggy2]

Very interesting info, thanks twiggy.

You really are very north then, interesting tain is colder than further north.

Yes we are just 49 mins from John o groats

 

[twiggy2]

For some potential purchasers the fact that it's on the NC500 is a plus. Especially if you wanted to offer camping, self-catering accommodation or B&B.

Yes I realise it brings in money and many people benefit from it, the infrastructure is not there for so much traffic though, the A9 is a single track road above inverness and the caravans and camper vans are a nightmare, the amount of serious crashes are scary and many people don't have any respect for the countryside they are in.
I would say more people suffer for it than benefit from it.

 

[Peglo]

Yes I realise it brings in money and many people benefit from it, the infrastructure is not there for so much traffic though, the A9 is a single track road above inverness and the caravans and camper vans are a nightmare, the amount of serious crashes are scary and many people don't have any respect for the countryside they are in.
I would say more people suffer for it than benefit from it.

Nothing worse than getting off the ferry at scrabster with 4 camper vans and 2 caravans in front of you knowing fine they will NEVER pull over to let the cars past.

 

[twiggy2]

Nothing worse than getting off the ferry at scrabster with 4 camper vans and 2 caravans in front of you knowing fine they will NEVER pull over to let the cars past.

I hate going out during tourists season.
The worst one for us though has to be when people could pull off the road with cars at a particular spot on the estate, they would camp there and still would be able too if the working collies didn't keep finding piles of human poop to feast on, shitty pants once got picked up and run about with too, dirty nappies left and other rubbish, the council even put a bin in but it didn't get used so the area got gated-people were not happy.
I love wild camping and staying in my van and would welcome it if people left no trace they had been there but the few spoil it for the many.

 

[Peglo]

I hate going out during tourists season.
The worst one for us though has to be when people could pull off the road with cars at a particular spot on the estate, they would camp there and still would be able too if the working collies didn't keep finding piles of human poop to feast on, shitty pants once got picked up and run about with too, dirty nappies left and other rubbish, the council even put a bin in but it didn't get used so the area got gated-people were not happy.
I love wild camping and staying in my van and would welcome it if people left no trace they had been there but the few spoil it for the many.

Oh wow that is revolting why are people like this??

 

[Moobli]

I hate going out during tourists season.
The worst one for us though has to be when people could pull off the road with cars at a particular spot on the estate, they would camp there and still would be able too if the working collies didn't keep finding piles of human poop to feast on, shitty pants once got picked up and run about with too, dirty nappies left and other rubbish, the council even put a bin in but it didn't get used so the area got gated-people were not happy.
I love wild camping and staying in my van and would welcome it if people left no trace they had been there but the few spoil it for the many.

The same has been happening in Glenetive for the past few years. Truly disgusting! . Why do people come to these beautiful wild areas to presumably enjoy the countryside, views and peace and quiet then ruin it for others by leaving their trash and waste behind them . I can’t get my head around it.

 

[ycbm]

Yes we are just 49 mins from John o groats

That's terribly precise. Are you sure it isn't 48 minutes 25 seconds

 

[twiggy2]

That's terribly precise. Are you sure it isn't 48 minutes 25 seconds

 

[Caol Ila]

We have spent a lot of time in the Highlands camping and mountaineering - almost every weekend at one stage - but now we spend less because we have too many horses down here and there are too many tourists up there.

The far northwest is one of our favourite places, but these days it is filled with too many idiots treating it like a theme park. What f(&ckwits thought promoting a driving route in this era of climate change was a good idea?? In a place without much road infrastructure?? Instead of promoting slow, considerate and sustainable tourism instead. There's nothing historically significant about those roads (unlike, say, the Coryairack Pass or the Lairig Ghru but they are not drivable roads anymore). They are just the roads in the North of Scotland.

I don't understand the people who would go to a place like Glen Etive and trash it, either. They will be the first with their backs against the wall when I take over the world.