Woodlands and Mountrich Farms, Old Evanton Road, Dingwall, Ross-Shire

Woodlands and Mountrich comprise a significant acreage of arable, pasture and hill land located just to the east of the town of Dingwall in Ross-shire, providing an excellent mixture of arable, pasture, grazing and hill land with farm buildings, development and natural capital opportunities. The property also includes attractive areas of amenity woodland and shelterbelts, with potential for further woodland creation schemes.

The property extends to approximately 825.02 acres (333.88 ha) in total and is available for sale as a whole or in 3 lots.

Lot 1 – Woodlands Farm
Forming the southerly portion of Woodlands Farm and bounded on the south side by the ‘Old Evanton Road’, this lot comprises mainly arable and pasture land together with a large general purpose agricultural building. The land lies at between 100m and 270m above sea level and is graded as being predominantly 3.2 with sections of 3.1 and 4.2 by the James Hutton Institute. The land in Lot 1 extends to about 456.14 acres (184.62 ha) in total and the acreage breakdown can be found in the downloadable sale brochure.

Woodlands Farm Building
Located adjacent to the internal farm track, close to the southeast boundary of this lot is a large general purpose shed which provides a range of uses given its size and quality.

General Purpose Agricultural shed - about 70m x 26m. Constructed of steel portal frame, concrete floor, concrete block lower walls, upper clad metal space sheeting.

Fluchlady - Development Opportunity
A derelict traditional stone cottage, known as Fluchlady is located towards the northern end of lot 1 and provides a potential residential development opportunity (subject to gaining planning and other consents).

There is also a former farm building located to the north of Fluchlady which may also have development potential (subject to gaining planning consent).

Lot 2 – Mountrich Farm
This lot comprises the entire farm of Mountrich which is located on the south side of the ‘Old Evanton Road’ between Dingwall and Evanton. The land is an interesting mixture of arable and pastureland which lies between 20m and 100m above sea level and is graded as being predominantly 4.2 with a section of grade 3.1 by the James Hutton Institute. The land in Lot 2 extends to about 140.79 acres (56.98 ha) in total and the acreage breakdown can be found in the downloadable sale brochure.

There is also a small steading which can be summarised as follows:

Traditional Steading approx. 30m x 30m comprising 2 general purpose sheds and 2 adjacent stores. Stone walls, corrugated roof, corrugated sheet roof and side clad.

Open fronted cart shed, approx. 40m x 10m constructed of steel portal frame, concrete and rubble floor. Corrugated side clad and roof.

Field Shelter, approx. 12m x 5m constructed of concrete floor, concrete block lower walls, timber and metal upper cladding.

Lot 3 – Woodlands Hill
Woodlands hill lies at the north side lot 1 and is accessed via the main Woodlands farm road and track (right of access to be granted over if sold separately). The hill provides an interesting and varied landscape of pasture, woodland and hill ground with stunning views to the north and south.

The land provides a range of uses from grazing land, sporting opportunities to woodland creation and nature capital projects. Lying at between 250m and 280m above sea level the land is graded as 4.2/5.2 by the James Hutton Institute. The land in Lot 3 extends to about 228.10 acres (92.31 ha) in total and the acreage breakdown can be found in the downloadable sale brochure.

Asking Prices
Lot 1 - Offers over £2,650,000
Lot 2 - Offers over £850,000
Lot 3 - Offers over £400,000
The Whole - Offers over £3,900,000

Woodlands and Mountrich Farms are situated in the attractive countryside of Ross-shire immediately to the east of the town of Dingwall. 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 well-developed agricultural infrastructure including a number of grain, potato and agricultural machinery merchants.

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.

There is a busy livestock market at Dingwall, the nearest settlement to the farm, 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.

Inverness, the capital city of the Highlands, lies approximately 22 miles to the southwest. Inverness, a vibrant city, has a full range of retail, educational, leisure and commerce 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 Dingwall 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.