Lot 2 - Wester Moy Farm, Muir of Ord, Ross-Shire

Lot 2 Wester Moy Farm is part of a three lot sale comprising an attractive and highly productive farm which is well located in Ross-shire, to the west of Dingwall and close to the Black Isle. Details of the whole sale can be found in the sales particulars.

Lot 2 extends to approximately 72.91 acres (29.51 ha) of arable and grazing land.

The majority of the land is graded as 3.1 (with a small section of grade 4.1) by the James Hutton Institute. This lot is located at the northern boundary of the farm and comprises a block of pasture and arable ground which is accessed via the hamlet of Jamestown close to the far northern boundary.

Wester Moy Farm is situated in the attractive countryside of Ross-shire, to the west of the town of Dingwall and to the north of the town of Muir of Ord. This area of Ross-shire is renowned as one of the best farming areas in Scotland. It has a reputation for productive, high-quality farmland at low altitude and has a well-developed agricultural infrastructure including a number of grain, potato and agricultural machinery merchants. There is a busy livestock market at Dingwall. The nearest settlement to the farm, is Dingwall, which provides an extensive range of services including supermarkets, shops, banks, cafés, restaurants, hotels and leisure facilities. The nearby A9 provides excellent links to the city of Inverness which provides a range of administrative, retail, recreational, educational and cultural facilities.

The farm is well served by communications links. Inverness has an airport which offers regular flights to London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Belfast and a small range of European destinations (some of which are charter/seasonal). There is a nearby railway station at Muir of Ord which has services into Inverness. A sleeper service operates from Inverness railway station to London. There are a number of primary schools in the local area, while Dingwall Academy provides secondary education. Private education is available at Gordonstoun, Elgin. The surrounding area has plenty of sporting opportunities, which include, for the golfer, the famous championship courses at Royal Dornoch and Castle Stuart. For the fly fisherman there is salmon fishing on the nearby
River Conon and River Beauly.

There are also a host of lochs in the general vicinity which offer trout fishing by arrangement. Pheasant shooting and driven grouse shooting can be rented on estates in the surrounding area. Inverness, the capital city of the Highlands, lies approximately 20 miles to the southwest. Inverness, a vibrant city, has a full range of
retail, educational, leisure and commerce facilities together with a mainline railway station and an airport with flights to a wide range of UK destinations (including London Heathrow) and a limited number of European destinations (including Amsterdam).