Raygill House Farm, Ramsgill, Harrogate

LOT 1 - FARMHOUSE, STEADING & PADDOCKS
Farmhouse
Raygill House Farmhouse is a traditional detached stone-built
farmhouse sat in an elevated position with enviable views over
Nidderdale. The property has recently been modernised throughout
and provides comfortable and functional living space across two
floors.
The accommodation comprises an entrance porch leading to an
open plan kitchen/diner with modern fitted units and an electric night
storage AGA suited to the farmhouse. An open archway leads
through to the sitting room with views to the front of the house and
with a cosy feel from the woodburning stove and oak flooring. A
front porch provides access to the patio and garden area. Off the
hallway is a generous double bedroom with en-suite shower room
on the level ground floor. A doorway off the kitchen leads to the
attached garage and utility room providing valuable storage space.
The first floor provides four double bedrooms, each with built in oak
furniture and wardrobes. Two further en-suite shower-rooms and a
main house bathroom provide suitable accommodation for families
and guests.
To the front of the house is a generous garden laid mainly to lawn
with full width patio adjoining the house. To the rear is a large gravel
yard with ample parking for many cars leading to the garage.
The property benefits from UPVC double glazing throughout, zoned
underfloor heating, fitted oak furniture to all bedrooms with
matching oak doors and staircase. Additional attic storage is also
available.
Farm Buildings
A good and well-maintained range of traditional stone barns adjoin
the access and form a courtyard close to the farmhouse with an
excellent range of modern farm buildings running to the east.
The buildings are well suited for use as a mixed cattle and sheep
farm with the holding being used solely for sheep in recent years.
Internal dividing gates and pen systems have been designed by the
current owners to maximise the use of the modern buildings during
lambing time and reduce labour requirements.
There is scope for a wide range of alternative uses of the farm
buildings, subject to obtaining the appropriate consents.
The buildings are shown numbered on the plan and described
below:
Building 1 - Two storey stone barn 10.53 x 4.3m
Building 2 - Stone Lean-to loose boxes 4.21x4.3m and 4.12 x 2.11m
Building 3 - Single storey stone mistal 12.41 x 5.48m
Building 4 - Single storey stone stables 12.84 x 3.65m
Building 5 - Stone cart shed 5.51 x 5.71m
Building 6 - Timber frame straw shed 12.05 x 6.03m
Building 7 - Stone store & workshop 7.67 x 5.3m
Building 8 - Timber frame sheep shed/general purpose building
18.15 x 6.15m
Building 9 - Steel frame livestock shed 22.44 x 9.31m
Building 10 - Steel frame livestock shed 17.97 x 8.76
With further 4.25 x 5.89m loose box
Building 11 - General purpose steel frame shed 24.20 x 11.98m
Building 12 - Sheep pens & Handling system 8.78 x 5.97m
Building 13 - Two storey stone field barn 11.09 x 6.74m
Land
Lot 1 extends to approximately 15.43acres and includes
approximately 14.18 acres of pasture land surrounding the steading.
The land is well walled and fenced and suited to grazing livestock.


LOT 2 - MEADOW & PASTURE LAND

The land extends to approximately 99.46Ac (40.25Ha) and comprises a ring-fenced block of meadow and pasture land.

The land is well walled and fenced with recent capital grant schemes providing improvements to many boundaries. Access tracks lead from the village to the main block with road frontage to part and natural spring and stream drinking points serve much of the land.

The land is a mainly Grade 4 with soils of the East Keswick 2 series rising to soils in the Winter Hill series. These are described as deep well drained fine and coarse loamy soils with steep slopes locally.



LOT 3 - ALLOTMENT & SHEEP GAITS

The land extends to approximately 75.88Ac (30.71Ha) and comprises a ring-fenced block of allotment land divided into 4 parcels with a small set of sheep pens. The land is well walled and has access via a hard tracks from the village to the main sheep pens in field 9652. From there access can be gained to the wider parcel. Natural springs serve much of the land. The land is a mainly Grade 5 with soils of the Winter Hill series. These are described as thick very acid raw peat soils.

The 332 Sheep Gaits over Ramsgill Moor are included within this lot allowing scope for the management of a hefted flock.



Sheep Gaits

Raygill House Farm benefits from 332 sheep gaits over Ramsgill Moor, a registered common with the rights recorded in the commons register. Ramsgill Moor extends to approximately 2,354 acres (952Ha) and is managed as a commercial grouse shoot. There are a total of 1,132 gaits over the moor however at present only rights belonging to Raygill House Farm are exercised.

The moor is entered into a 10-year Countryside Stewardship Scheme Higher Tier Agreement running from January 2022. An agreement exists between the owner and the grazier with an annual payment made to the owner of Raygill House Farm for the correct grazing, shepherding and management of the sheep flock. The most recent annual payment is in the sum of £9206pa and this is understood to be transferable to a new owner should they wish to continue to manage a moorland flock. Full details of the scheme are available upon request.

The hefted flock may be available by separate negotiation.



LOT 4 - ALLOTMENT

The land extends to approximately 106.59Ac (43.14Ha) and comprises a ring-fenced block of allotment land divided into three parcels. The land is well walled and fences and has access via a hard tracks from the village to gate at point G. Natural springs serve much of the land. The land is a mainly Grade 5 with soils of the Winter Hill series. These are described as thick very acid raw peat soils.