Craighouse Farm, Melrose, Roxburghshire, TD6 9DU

General Description

Craighouse Farm extends to 66.20 acres or thereabouts and includes a traditional three-bedroom two and a half storey farmhouse, and three modern agricultural buildings providing livestock accommodation, machinery storage and general storage for farming the property. The land includes 58.14 acres of productive permanent pasture, 4.87 acres of rough grazing and 0.86 acres of woodland in a well renowned livestock farming area of the Scottish Borders.

The land at Craighouse is predominantly south facing and made up of well fenced fields lying between 150m and 250m above sea level. With spectacular views of the Eildon Hills and surrounding Border's countryside the Land Class ranges between 3.1, 3.2 and 4.1 under the Macaulay Land Capability Plans. The two fields to the south of the public road are the most fertile and whilst currently in grass have the potential to grow a range of arable crops. These two fields and the majority of the area next to the farm steading are of the Hobkirk Soil Series whilst the remainder are of the Darleith Series.

The central Scottish Borders has a large array of agricultural and equine suppliers and merchants including machinery dealers, vets, and feed merchants. There is a weekly livestock market in Newtown St Boswells, approximately 4.5 miles to the south. The livestock markets in Stirling, Hexham, Longtown and Carlisle are also within easy reach.

The Farmhouse

Craighouse Farmhouse's south facing position offers sweeping views of the Eildons, Smailholm Tower and the surrounding countryside. The house is located to the north of the C78 and access is granted via a shared private driveway with ample parking for at least three cars to the side and rear of the house. Whilst the house would benefit from modernisation and renovation throughout it provides an excellent opportunity to create a wonderful family home in the heart of the Scottish Borders.

Entering through the front door you are greeted by an entrance hall with two large reception rooms off. The sitting room on the left of the hall is large with a fire place and south facing window. The kitchen is accessed through the large dining room and is situated at the back of the house in a stone extension with pitched slate roof. The boot room and wet room on the ground floor are built in a more modern porch extension to the side of the house and include the back door to the main parking area.

The first floor which is reached via a staircase in the hall, and includes three double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The largest of these bedrooms includes dual aspect windows facing south and west providing a bright and airy room with a touch of character from the curved cupboards at the north end of the room.

Ascending the staircase on the landing there is a substantial attic room which presents a significant opportunity for conversion, subject to the necessary consents, potentially providing two additional bedrooms.

Externally the property benefits from a large garden running from the front of the house down to the road. With a number of flower beds, mature trees and shrubs it provides an excellent opportunity to create a substantial farmhouse garden.

The Steading

There are a range of modern farm buildings located to west of the farmhouse . The steading is accessed via the Craighouse Quarry road and includes:

Machinery Shed - Measuring 18m x 9m. This steel portal frame building has four bays and is accessed via a roller shutter door to the front. The walls and roof are constructed of box profile sheeting with dwarf concrete block walling, a earth floor and currently houses a fuel storage tank.

Livestock Shed - Measuring 24m x 16m. This steel portal frame building has a fibre cement roof and concrete block walls with space boarding above on three elevations, whilst the wall on the southern elevation is constructed of box profile sheeting. Access to the shed is from central doors on either end and there is pedestrian access to a separate feed store in the southwest corner of the building.

Straw Shed/ Sheep Shed - Measuring 30m x 15m. Also of steel portal frame construction. It has five bays a fibre cement roof and single concrete panel walls with space boarding above.