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Lot 1 Balbaird Farm, Leven, Fife, KY8
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£895,000
- PROPERTY TYPE
Farm
- BEDROOMS
4
- SIZE
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Key features
- A four-bed farmhouse in need of modernisation with views over the surrounding countryside
- A useful range of adaptable modern and traditional farm buildings
- A ruin cottage and range of traditional buildings offering future development potential (subject to planning consents)
- A productive area of arable and grazing land suitable for growing a variety of crops
- Situated in an accessible yet rural location in Fife
Description
Situation
Balbaird Farm and the Land at Catherie are attractively situated approximately 3 miles northeast of the popular village of Upper Largo, about 7 miles northeast of Leven, and some 10 miles south of Cupar within the county of Fife.
The nearby town of Leven offers a comprehensive range of everyday amenities including primary and secondary schooling, supermarkets, a variety of retail outlets, and a train station. The historic town of St Andrews is located approximately 10 miles to the northeast and is well known for its many golf courses and the University of St. Andrews. The popular town offers a wide range of amenities including shops, sports clubs, botanic gardens and well regarded primary and secondary schooling. Approximately 20 miles to the north lies the city of Dundee, which provides an extensive selection of shops, services, and leisure facilities. Dundee is home to two universities, a swimming pool, mainline train station, and a domestic airport offering regular flights to destinations including London, Aberdeen, and Orkney.
The city of Perth is within an hour’s drive and offers an excellent range of services and amenities, including national retailers, a theatre and concert hall, and a variety of recreational facilities such as a swimming pool and ice rink, alongside museums. Perth also benefits from strong transport connections, with both bus and rail links to major cities and surrounding towns and villages.
Fife is widely recognised for its fertile and productive farmland, capable of delivering high yields across a diverse range of crops. The area is well suited to both arable and livestock enterprises, supported by a strong network of local agricultural contractors, merchants, and suppliers, as well as a well-established machinery ring providing additional operational flexibility. Excellent road connections ensure straightforward access to key livestock markets, including Stirling (approximately 57 miles distant), offering a range of marketing opportunities for stock produced on the holding.
Description
Balbaird Farm and the Land at Catherie extend to approximately 50.61 Ha (125.06 Acres) in total and form two well-configured mixed farming units set across three separate land parcels.
Balbaird Farm comprises a traditional four-bedroom farmhouse with open views across the surrounding countryside, the farmhouse does require modernisation throughout. The steading at Balbaird includes a useful range of adaptable modern farm buildings, together with a ruinous cottage and further selection of traditional buildings which may offer development potential, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents. The farm benefits from land extending to approximately 27.70 Ha (68.45 Acres), which lies within a ring-fence and includes a productive mix of arable and pasture ground, and the combination of existing buildings and land would be well suited to a range of cropping and livestock enterprises.
Method of Sale
Balbaird Farm and the Land at Catherie are offered for sale as a whole or in 3 lots.
Lot 1: Balbaird Farm
Balbaird Farm is located within a private and elevated location about 2.7 miles southwest of small settlement of Largoward, some 3 miles northeast of the village of Upper Largo. The farmhouse and farm steading are located centrally within the holding and accessed via a private farm road which forms part of the subjects of sale. The farm is located in a self-contained block of farmland which is easily accessible either from the adjacent public road or directly from the farm road and the farm steading.
Balbaird Farmhouse
The farmhouse at Balbaird is situated adjacent to the farm buildings in an elevated position and enjoys an attractive southeasterly aspect benefiting from outstanding views across the surrounding countryside. The property is of a traditional stone construction and set under a pitched slate roof, benefiting from double glazed uPVC windows throughout. The property requires modernisation and refurbishment throughout but offers ample accommodation set across two levels which are illustrated in more detail within the floorplan of these particulars.
Garden
Balbaird Farmhouse benefits from an attractive area of garden ground which surrounds the property and is mostly laid to lawn and gravel with a drying green to the rear of the house. The garden is enclosed by hedging and mature broadleaved trees which are situated to the south and west.
Balbaird Farm Buildings
The farm buildings at Balbaird Farm are situated just to the north of the farmhouse and are accessed via the farm road. They form a range of traditional and modern farm buildings which are situated in group and comprise:
Traditional Barn (26.60m x 5.50m)
Of traditional stone construction under a box profile roof with a concrete floor. The barn is split into several stores.
Cart Shed (9.60m x 5.50m)
Of traditional stone construction under a collapsed slate roof with a stone floor.
Feed Store (13.10m x 5.15m)
Of traditional stone construction set under a slate roof with a concrete floor.
Bull Pen (5.19m x 5.15m)
Of traditional stone construction under a partially collapsed slate and corrugated roof with an earth floor.
Former Cattle Court (14.9m x 14.7m)
Of traditional stone construction under a largely collapsed slate and corrugated roof with an earth floor.
L-Shaped Byre & Former Parlour (29.10m x 2.23m & 6.00m x 2.60m)
Of stone construction under a partially collapsed corrugated roof with a concrete floor.
Wash-House (5.01m x 4.06m)
Of brick construction under a corrugated roof with a concrete floor.
Dutch Barn (23.01m x 12.49m)
Of steel portal frame construction under a corrugated and tin roof with tin and box profile side cladding and a concrete and earth floor.
Lean-to Shed (23.06m x 7.47m)
Of steel portal frame construction under a tin roof with block and brick walls and a concrete floor.
Lean-to Cattle Court (26.5m x 5.74m)
Of steel portal frame construction under a box profile roof with stone walls and a concrete floor.
Modern Hay Shed/Lambing Shed (30.4m x 15.6m)
Of steel portal frame construction under a box profile roof and box profile and Ventair side cladding, with block walls and a stone floor.
Ruin Cottage
Situated immediately to the north of the modern hay shed there is a dilapidated cottage of stone construction under a collapsed red pantile roof. The building is largely intact to wall head level and may offer future development potential, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.
Balbaird Farmland (Lot 1)
The farmland at Balbaird Farm extends to approximately 27.70 Ha (68.45 Acres) and is arranged in a compact, contiguous block surrounding the farmhouse and steading. The land is classified predominantly as Grade 3.2 by the James Hutton Institute, with a smaller proportion of Grade 4.1, and is well suited to a range of arable and vegetable cropping, including potatoes. A number of the field enclosures benefit from access to a private water supply, which is shared with the farmhouse and steading, and sourced from a borehole located on the farm.
The land lies with a broadly northeasterly aspect, rising gently from approximately 151 metres above sea level on the northwestern boundary to around 214 metres on the southwestern boundary. The land benefits from good access either from the minor public road to the east, or from the existing farm road. The enclosures to the west of the holding are accessed directly from field gates which lead from the farm steading. The fields are of a good practical size and configuration, well suited to modern agricultural machinery, and are all well fenced for livestock purposes.
Flood Risk
Flood maps of the area can be viewed at
IACS
All the farmland is registered for IACS purposes.
Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ)
The Land at Catherie Lot 2 & 3 are included with the Strathmore and Fife Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ), whilst the land forming Lot 1 at Balbaird farm is not.
Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements (BPSE)
There are no BPS Entitlements available with the land at Balbarid and Catherie.
Less-Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS)
All of the land has been designated as being within a Non-Less Favoured Area.
Minerals
The mineral rights are not included at either Balbaird Farm or Land at Catherie as they do not form part of the title.
Finance
Galbraith work with a number of lenders in the specialist agricultural market. We are able to introduce you to various lenders for a variety of farming purposes including the purchase of land and property, restructuring debt, and to provide working capital for diversification, improving or erecting farm buildings. Please note, Galbraith acts as an introducer, only and has no direct or indirect influence on the outcome of any lending application. Please discuss any funding requirements in confidence please contact the Selling Agents.
Balbaird Farm and the Land at Catherie are attractively situated approximately 3 miles northeast of the popular village of Upper Largo, about 7 miles northeast of Leven, and some 10 miles south of Cupar within the county of Fife.
The nearby town of Leven offers a comprehensive range of everyday amenities including primary and secondary schooling, supermarkets, a variety of retail outlets, and a train station. The historic town of St Andrews is located approximately 10 miles to the northeast and is well known for its many golf courses and the University of St. Andrews. The popular town offers a wide range of amenities including shops, sports clubs, botanic gardens and well regarded primary and secondary schooling. Approximately 20 miles to the north lies the city of Dundee, which provides an extensive selection of shops, services, and leisure facilities. Dundee is home to two universities, a swimming pool, mainline train station, and a domestic airport offering regular flights to destinations including London, Aberdeen, and Orkney.
The city of Perth is within an hour’s drive and offers an excellent range of services and amenities, including national retailers, a theatre and concert hall, and a variety of recreational facilities such as a swimming pool and ice rink, alongside museums. Perth also benefits from strong transport connections, with both bus and rail links to major cities and surrounding towns and villages.
Fife is widely recognised for its fertile and productive farmland, capable of delivering high yields across a diverse range of crops. The area is well suited to both arable and livestock enterprises, supported by a strong network of local agricultural contractors, merchants, and suppliers, as well as a well-established machinery ring providing additional operational flexibility. Excellent road connections ensure straightforward access to key livestock markets, including Stirling (approximately 57 miles distant), offering a range of marketing opportunities for stock produced on the holding.
Description
Balbaird Farm and the Land at Catherie extend to approximately 50.61 Ha (125.06 Acres) in total and form two well-configured mixed farming units set across three separate land parcels.
Balbaird Farm comprises a traditional four-bedroom farmhouse with open views across the surrounding countryside, the farmhouse does require modernisation throughout. The steading at Balbaird includes a useful range of adaptable modern farm buildings, together with a ruinous cottage and further selection of traditional buildings which may offer development potential, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents. The farm benefits from land extending to approximately 27.70 Ha (68.45 Acres), which lies within a ring-fence and includes a productive mix of arable and pasture ground, and the combination of existing buildings and land would be well suited to a range of cropping and livestock enterprises.
Method of Sale
Balbaird Farm and the Land at Catherie are offered for sale as a whole or in 3 lots.
Lot 1: Balbaird Farm
Balbaird Farm is located within a private and elevated location about 2.7 miles southwest of small settlement of Largoward, some 3 miles northeast of the village of Upper Largo. The farmhouse and farm steading are located centrally within the holding and accessed via a private farm road which forms part of the subjects of sale. The farm is located in a self-contained block of farmland which is easily accessible either from the adjacent public road or directly from the farm road and the farm steading.
Balbaird Farmhouse
The farmhouse at Balbaird is situated adjacent to the farm buildings in an elevated position and enjoys an attractive southeasterly aspect benefiting from outstanding views across the surrounding countryside. The property is of a traditional stone construction and set under a pitched slate roof, benefiting from double glazed uPVC windows throughout. The property requires modernisation and refurbishment throughout but offers ample accommodation set across two levels which are illustrated in more detail within the floorplan of these particulars.
Garden
Balbaird Farmhouse benefits from an attractive area of garden ground which surrounds the property and is mostly laid to lawn and gravel with a drying green to the rear of the house. The garden is enclosed by hedging and mature broadleaved trees which are situated to the south and west.
Balbaird Farm Buildings
The farm buildings at Balbaird Farm are situated just to the north of the farmhouse and are accessed via the farm road. They form a range of traditional and modern farm buildings which are situated in group and comprise:
Traditional Barn (26.60m x 5.50m)
Of traditional stone construction under a box profile roof with a concrete floor. The barn is split into several stores.
Cart Shed (9.60m x 5.50m)
Of traditional stone construction under a collapsed slate roof with a stone floor.
Feed Store (13.10m x 5.15m)
Of traditional stone construction set under a slate roof with a concrete floor.
Bull Pen (5.19m x 5.15m)
Of traditional stone construction under a partially collapsed slate and corrugated roof with an earth floor.
Former Cattle Court (14.9m x 14.7m)
Of traditional stone construction under a largely collapsed slate and corrugated roof with an earth floor.
L-Shaped Byre & Former Parlour (29.10m x 2.23m & 6.00m x 2.60m)
Of stone construction under a partially collapsed corrugated roof with a concrete floor.
Wash-House (5.01m x 4.06m)
Of brick construction under a corrugated roof with a concrete floor.
Dutch Barn (23.01m x 12.49m)
Of steel portal frame construction under a corrugated and tin roof with tin and box profile side cladding and a concrete and earth floor.
Lean-to Shed (23.06m x 7.47m)
Of steel portal frame construction under a tin roof with block and brick walls and a concrete floor.
Lean-to Cattle Court (26.5m x 5.74m)
Of steel portal frame construction under a box profile roof with stone walls and a concrete floor.
Modern Hay Shed/Lambing Shed (30.4m x 15.6m)
Of steel portal frame construction under a box profile roof and box profile and Ventair side cladding, with block walls and a stone floor.
Ruin Cottage
Situated immediately to the north of the modern hay shed there is a dilapidated cottage of stone construction under a collapsed red pantile roof. The building is largely intact to wall head level and may offer future development potential, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.
Balbaird Farmland (Lot 1)
The farmland at Balbaird Farm extends to approximately 27.70 Ha (68.45 Acres) and is arranged in a compact, contiguous block surrounding the farmhouse and steading. The land is classified predominantly as Grade 3.2 by the James Hutton Institute, with a smaller proportion of Grade 4.1, and is well suited to a range of arable and vegetable cropping, including potatoes. A number of the field enclosures benefit from access to a private water supply, which is shared with the farmhouse and steading, and sourced from a borehole located on the farm.
The land lies with a broadly northeasterly aspect, rising gently from approximately 151 metres above sea level on the northwestern boundary to around 214 metres on the southwestern boundary. The land benefits from good access either from the minor public road to the east, or from the existing farm road. The enclosures to the west of the holding are accessed directly from field gates which lead from the farm steading. The fields are of a good practical size and configuration, well suited to modern agricultural machinery, and are all well fenced for livestock purposes.
Flood Risk
Flood maps of the area can be viewed at
IACS
All the farmland is registered for IACS purposes.
Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ)
The Land at Catherie Lot 2 & 3 are included with the Strathmore and Fife Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ), whilst the land forming Lot 1 at Balbaird farm is not.
Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements (BPSE)
There are no BPS Entitlements available with the land at Balbarid and Catherie.
Less-Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS)
All of the land has been designated as being within a Non-Less Favoured Area.
Minerals
The mineral rights are not included at either Balbaird Farm or Land at Catherie as they do not form part of the title.
Finance
Galbraith work with a number of lenders in the specialist agricultural market. We are able to introduce you to various lenders for a variety of farming purposes including the purchase of land and property, restructuring debt, and to provide working capital for diversification, improving or erecting farm buildings. Please note, Galbraith acts as an introducer, only and has no direct or indirect influence on the outcome of any lending application. Please discuss any funding requirements in confidence please contact the Selling Agents.
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Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Leven Station4.8 miles
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