Ordhill Farm offers a superb opportunity to purchase a productive and well kept mixed use farm located in a productive and accessible position.
Ordhill Farm
Farm/Land
Offers Over £1,250,000
Lot 1
Farmhouse, farm buildings and 151 acres
Farm Buildings
Ordhill Farm is served by a range of traditional and modern (or improved) buildings situated to the rear of the farmhouse, with a tidy layout and configuration. The Gross External Area of the sheds extends to 1420m2 or thereby, offering a significant amount of space for housing livestock, storage of machinery, or bales and equipment.
The buildings comprise a block work garage / workshop with concrete floor, modern GP shed with box profile sheeting / concrete floor and Yorkshire boarding, and a range of traditional stone buildings with concrete or hardcore floors, providing cattle housing and additional storage space. Most buildings have both electrics and water supplies available.
Land as a Whole
The IACS registered land at Ordhill Farm extends to 78.59ha (194.2 acres) or thereby, consisting of 30 field parcels as per the plan opposite. Classified by the James Hutton Institute as a mixture of Grade 3(1) and Grade 3(2) with areas of Grade 4(1), Ordhill would ideally be suited to a mixed farming system.
Lying at an altitude ranging from 58m to 98m above sea level, the land has been kept in good heart with the fields closest to Tarves under arable rotation and those to the north of the farmhouse generally in kept in grass.
At present there are grazing agreements in place for use by third parties however these are to terminate by end of July 2026. Buyers should also be aware of a AECS scheme ending in 2028. This includes Wader and Wildlife Mown Grassland, grass strip field margins, water margins, wild bird seed crops and wetland areas, details can be provided to interested parties.
Lot 1 is to include the farmhouse, farm buildings, and around 151 acres of land, including both arable land and grassland pasture as identified shaded yellow on the plans opposite. The land within Lot 1 is classified as a mixture of Grade 3(1) and Grade 3(2) with areas of Grade 4(1) .
Farmhouse
Ordhill Farmhouse is an attractive three-bedroom farmhouse which enjoys outstanding views over surrounding countryside and a prime position on the outskirts of the town of Tarves.
Built from granite with an extension to the rear and within the roof space, the house has a traditional slate roof with UPVC windows and doors throughout and an attractive south facing outlook.
The well proportioned home has been well maintained over the years and improved with a new kitchen and bathroom installed. The downstairs comprises of an entrance hall with WC and utility room, leading to a spacious kitchen come dining room complimented by seating area with a woodburning stove and views out over the surrounding farmland. There are a further two rooms downstairs in the form of an office (or third bedroom) and a second living room complete with open fireplace. Upstairs living space comprises of two large double bedrooms, one with integrated storage, and a family bathroom.
Like the farmhouse, the garden surrounding Ordhill has been well maintained with trimmed hedges, areas laid to grass, and flower beds within stone areas. There is also an area separated by a hedge laid to grass with a clothes line and greenhouse. The house benefits from a single garage attached to the gable and access to the farm buildings to the rear, where there is storage space for logs and coal if required.
Lot 2
43 acres
Lot 2 is around 43 acres, identified shaded pink on the plans opposite, with the land and field sizes suitable to arable operations. Access to Lot 2 is available from the main road running from Bridgefoot Croft to Raxton. The land within Lot 2 is classified as predominantly Grade 3(2) with Grade 3(1) areas covering Fields 26 & 27.
Access
The farm benefits from good access from Tarves via the Tree Road and Kirkbrae. Further access is available from the road between Bourachie and Raxton via private tracks. It should be noted that access from point A to B, B to C, and D to E (as illustrated opposite) will be via a Right of Access granted by the seller.
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)
It is understood there are 87.15 units of Region 1 entitlements available by separate negotiation with the seller. Payments relating to the 2025/26 scheme year to be retained by the seller.
Services:
Private drainage, mains water & electricity. UPVC doors and windows. Oil central heating.
Local Authority:
Aberdeenshire Council, Woodhill House, Westburn Rd, Aberdeen, AB16 9UT
EPC:
Band F
Council Tax:
Band D
Entry:
To be arranged with Seller BPS Entitlements: Available by separate negotiation.
Mineral Rights & Sporting Rights:
Included in the sale, insofar as they are owned.
Note:
Prospective purchasers should note that unless their interest in the property is formally intimated to the selling agents following inspection, the agents cannot guarantee that notice of a closing date for offers will be advised and consequently the property may be sold without notice.
Anti Money Laundering Compliance:
In accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, we are required to carry out checks and due diligence on property purchasers. If an offer has been accepted, the purchaser(s) will need to provide proof of identity, residence and proof of funds, as a minimum, prior to any transaction proceeding.
Offers:
Formal offers, in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, along with the relevant anti-money laundering paperwork in accordance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, through a Scottish Solicitor, to the Selling Agent.
Servitude Rights, Burdens and Wayleaves:
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private. The buyer(s) will be held to have satisfied himself/themselves as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.
Title:
The buyer(s) shall be bound to accept the title as it presently stands in the name of the seller(s) and the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) shall be subject to all the exceptions, reservations, burdens and conditions presently contained in the title deeds. There shall be excepted from warrandice in the conveyance in favour of the buyer(s) any leases, tenancies, tenants' rights, missives, agreements, rights of possession, rights of way, access rights, and sewerage and drainage facilities, and all other servitudes and other rights without prejudice to the right of the buyer(s) to quarrel or impugn the same on any ground not inferring warrandice against the seller(s).
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