Breakough and Mid Kirkton Farms, Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, North Ayrshire, KA28

An arable and stock rearing unit with two farmhouses on the Isle of Cumbrae

Description

SITUATION
The farms known as Breakough and Mid Kirkton are situated on the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde, off the west coast of Scotland. The island is within the region of North Ayrshire, an area renowned for its rural landscape with farming, forestry and tourism making up a significant proportion of the local economy. The island is roughly 4 miles long and 2 miles wide and is reached via a short (under 15 minutes) ferry trip from Largs, meaning it is often referred to as Scotland’s most accessible island.

The farms are located on the edge of the town of Milllport, on the southwest coast of the island. Millport is the only town on the island and is located less than 3 miles from the ferry terminal linking the island to Largs on the mainland. The town benefits from a butchers, newsagents, local shop, a medical practice, a pharmacy and primary school. Children travel to Largs for secondary schooling.

The west coast of Scotland is well known for its mild climate, attractive unspoilt countryside and the diversity of its recreational facilities and field sports including shooting and stalking as well as trout and salmon fishing on numerous rivers and lochs. The island provides a wide variety of beaches, coastal paths and beautiful walks as well as an 18 hole golf course at Millport.

DESCRIPTION
The vendors have occupied Breakough Farm since the 1950s, adding Mid Kirkton at a later date and acquiring both the farms in 2000 from The Mount Stewart Trust. The farms are run as one holding have historically carried up to 100 suckler cows plus sheep, across approximately 530 acres (214.8 hectares) of farmland which is capable of a mixture of arable cropping and pasture interspersed with woodlands providing shelterbelts and amenity.

The two farms stretch from north to south and are divided by the public roads in and out of Millport. The land rises from 8 metres, on the southern boundary, to 110 metres, above sea level. It is gently undulating from the rugged coastline on the west coast of the island on to larger field enclosures suitable for arable cropping and pasture suitable for silage making or livestock grazing. 60 to 70 acres of spring barley is grown annually with an average yield of 2.5 to 3 tonnes to the acre.

Breakough is the main farm holding; the farmhouse is the family home and the buildings form the principal yard, whilst Mid Kirkton Farmhouse is rented out and benefits from some useful sheds.

BREAKOUGH FARMHOUSE
Breakough Farmhouse sits proudly, centrally to the holding, with views over Millport and towards the south to Little Cumbrae and the Firth of Clyde beyond. The house is of traditional stone and slate construction and adjoins the traditional farm buildings forming an archway.

The front door leads into a hallway, off which are two bedrooms and a sitting room (with fireplace) as well as stairs to the first floor. Beyond this sitting room is a family room with wood burning stove which leads into a hallway providing access to the family bathroom (bath, shower, WC and washbasin) and kitchen, which has a basic range of units and an oil fired Rayburn. The kitchen also benefits from a pantry, stores and a boot room which leads to the external courtyard area under the archway.

The stairs from the entrance hall lead to a landing providing access to two further bedrooms and a small bathroom.

The farmhouse has a mature garden area, laid to lawn to the side and front and bound by drystone dykes.

MID KIRKTON HOUSE
Located adjacent to the Golf Road out of Millport, Mid Kirkton is a Grade B Listed farmhouse of traditional stone and slate construction. The accommodation is over two floors. The front door opens into a small entrance vestibule which in turn leads into either of the reception rooms or directly ahead to both the stairs up to the first floor and the family bathroom. The sitting room to the right benefits from a fireplace. The second sitting / dining room has a bedroom off and leads into a long hallway providing access to a further bedroom, the kitchen and utility area and store beyond, which also has access to the garden outside.

On the first floor there are two more bedrooms and a dressing room.

To the north of the farmhouse is an enclosed garden.

FARM BUILDINGS
Breakough steading sits centrally to the farmland and provides livestock housing and general storage. The steading buildings are briefly described with approximate measurements below.

A. Cattle Court (in 2 parts) (48m x 23m). Steel portal frame shed with concrete floor, concrete panels, Yorkshire boarding / corrugated iron cladding and profile metal roof sheets. Central feed passage and 110 cubicles.

B. Slurry Tower.

C. Silage Pit. Concrete panels and sleepers with concrete floor.

D. General Purpose Shed (21m x 12m). Wooden framed, concrete floor, blockwork walls, corrugated iron cladding and roof sheets. 2,500 litre bunded diesel tank.

E. Hay Shed and Dutch Barn (27m (max) x 19m (max). Steel and wooden framed, earth floor, corrugated iron cladding and roof sheets.

F. General Purpose Building (41m x 22m). Steel portal frame, concrete and stone floor, concrete panel walls Yorkshire boarding and fibre cement roof sheets. Loose bedded pens with feed barriers and feed bay.

G. Range of former byres, former mill and general storage (319m²). Stone construction with a mixture of slate, corrugated iron and asbestos cement roof sheets.

At Mid Kirkton there is a smaller range of useful buildings comprising:

H. Former byre building (23m x 6.5m). Stone barn with asbestos cement roof sheets.

I. Hay / Cattle Shed (34m (max) x 15m (max). Steel portal frame (part wooden), earth floor, concrete block walls, profile metal sheet cladding and Yorkshire boards and profile metal roof sheets.

J. Cattle Shed (23m x 9.5m). Steel portal frame, concrete floor, concrete block walls, Yorkshire boards and fibre cement roof sheets.

Silage pit - earth bank walls.

FARMLAND
In total the farmland extends to approximately 530 acres (214.8 hectares) and is split into two distinct blocks (Breakough and Mid Kirkton) and interspersed with public roads and private tracks. The land is divided into field enclosures bound by a mixture of post and wire fences, hedges and dry stone dykes and is a mixture of class 4(1) and 4(2) according to the James Hutton Institute for Soil Research, rising from 10m to 190m above sea level.

TELECOMS MAST
Adjacent to field 52 is a telecoms mast site which is leased to Arqiva. Further details are available from the selling agents.





Directions

Directions
From the ferry terminal, head south on the B896 and take the first right for the B899 (signposted for Millport). After about 2 miles you will enter the village of Millport; take the 3rd junction
on the right hand side into Kames Street. Follow this road back out of Millport and the farm is located at the end of it.

Breakough postcode KA28 0HF
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Mid Kirkton postcode KA28 0HB
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Additional Info

Viewing
Strictly by appointment with Savills T: . Given the potential hazards of a working farm, we request you take care when viewing the property, especially around the farmyards.

Entry and Possession
With the exception of Mid Kirkton Farmhouse, the property benefits from vacant possession.

Basic Payment Entitlement Scheme (BPSE)
Basic Payment Scheme entitlements are included in the sale. There are 149 units of region 1 and 12 units of region 2 entitlements available.

Cross Compliance
The payments due under the scheme in relation to the years up to and including the current farming year will be retained by the sellers. The purchaser will be required to ensure that all cross compliance requirements and standards are maintained on the farm during the year to 31 December 2025.

Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme (LFASS)
Breaking and Mid Kirkton are wholly within the Less Favoured Area.

Ingoing Valuation
The purchaser shall, in addition to the purchase price, be obliged to take over and pay for at a valuation to be agreed between two valuers one acting for each party, or an arbiter appointed by the valuers, or failing agreement as to the appointment by the President, for the time being, of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Scottish branch), the following:

1. All hay, straw, fodder, roots, silage and farmyard manure and other produce at market value.

2. All growing crops, on a seeds, labour, lime, fertiliser, sprays and machinery basis with an increment representing the enhanced value of the establishment and age of such crops.

3. All oils, fuel, fertilisers, sprays, chemicals, seeds and sundries at cost.

Note: If the amount of the valuations has not been agreed on the date fixed for completion, then the purchaser shall pay to the seller such a sum as Savills shall certify on account at the valuation pending agreement. Should the payment not be made within seven days then the interest will become payable on outstanding monies at 5% over Bank of Scotland borrowing rate.

Fixtures & Fittings
All curtain rails, floor coverings and light fittings present are included in the sale.

Additional Information
Mid Kirkton Farmhouse is Grade B Listed and appears on the Buildings at Risk register.

Clawback. The sellers reserve the right to impose a clawback on the land shown hatched on the sale plan. Potential buyers are encouraged to discuss this with the selling agents.

Sporting Rights
The sporting rights are in hand.

Servitude Rights, Burdens, Wayleaves and Statutory Public and Other Access Rights
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing servitude and wayleave rights, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private. The property is also sold subject to the rights of public access under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. The purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied themselves as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others following their solicitors’ examination of the title deeds.

Timber
All standing and fallen timber is included in the sale.

Mineral Rights
Insofar as they are owned, these are included in the sale.