Sandilands Farm

• Attractive, well maintained 4 bed farmhouse
• Further 3 bed cottage & 3 bed farmhouse
• 2 ranges agricultural buildings
• Well managed blocks of Grade 3 & 4 arable and grazing land
• Located a short distance from Lanark and the M74
• FOR SALE AS A WHOLE (Lotting may be considered)

SITUATION Sandilands & Burnhouse Farms comprises a productive arable and grassland unit extending to 159.67 ha (394.54 acres) which is currently run as a beef, sheep and arable farm. The property is situated in a rural yet accessible location within a short distance of the market town of Lanark and is also only a few miles off the M74 motorway, one of Scotland’s busiest transport links. The town of Lanark offers access to both a local primary school and secondary schooling along with a wide range of amenities, most importantly Lanark Auction Mart, a veterinary practice who covers farm and equestrian disciplines and agricultural merchants and suppliers. The area is also well off for agricultural machinery dealerships for the supply and repair of machinery. Agriculturally the surrounding area of South Lanarkshire provides an attractive location with a combination of productive pasture and arable ground with rolling hills in the distance. METHOD OF SALESandilands & Burnhouse Farm is offered for sale as a whole, although lotting may be considered and can be discussed with the selling agents. DESCRIPTION Sandilands & Burnhouse Farms extends to 159.54 ha (394.54 acres) of arable and grassland. The farm is located in a single block which is split by an unnamed public road which runs through the centre of the steading, splitting the farm steading into two. The farmhouse, along with Sandilands Cottage and Burnhouse Farm along with a range of buildings lie to the south of the public road, with a further range of farm buildings and land being located to the north. The farm benefits from a range of traditional and modern agricultural buildings which have been used for the purposes of cattle housing, barley bruising and storage plus general storage.SANDILANDS FARMHOUSE Sandilands Farmhouse is a traditional stone-built farmhouse under a pitched slated roof with UPVC double glazed windows and benefits from a biomass Boiler and Solar panels. The farmhouse offers a spacious and flexible accommodation, which has had some modernisation in recent years, over two storeys. The accommodation comprises:Ground Floor: Utility, Washhouse, Woodchip store, kitchen with AGA, office off the kitchen, pantry, sitting room, dining room, lounge & w/c. There is also a loft up a staircase in the adjoining outbuildings, forming part of the house. First Floor:3 double bedrooms & family bathroom with bath & shower. The farmhouse benefits from a well-managed area of landscaped garden with a greenhouse, lying to the east of the farmhouse. SANDILANDS FARM COTTAGEOf traditional stone construction, under a pitched slate roof, with uPVC double glazed windows, the cottage provides for accommodation over a single floor, comprising Kitchen, bathroom, sitting room, double bedroom and 2 single bedrooms. The property would benefit from modernisation throughout, however, appears to be wind and watertight. BURNHOUSE FARMHOUSEOf traditional stone construction under a pitched slate roof with uPVC double glazed windows, Burnhouse Farmhouse provides accommodation over one and a half storeys to include:Ground Floor- Kitchen, utility room, 2no bedrooms, living room and bathroomFirst floor – 2 double bedroomsBurnhouse Farmhouse would benefit from internal modernisation.FARM BUILDINGSThe farm buildings at Sandilands are situated within close proximity to the farmhouse and are split by the public road. The buildings comprise of a mixture of traditional and modern farm buildings. The farm buildings comprise:Byre (40.45m x 4.7m)Traditional stone construction with a timber truss roof structure, over clad with box profile sheeting with a concrete floor and 25 cow cubicles. Parlour (8.15m x 6m) Housing a redundant parlour within the traditional stone structure as above, with fixed cattle handling facilities.Feeding Area (38m x 9.5m)Of steel portal framed construction with mixed stone and concrete walls with a pitched corrugated fibre roof, a concrete floor and feeding bunkers with direct scraping access to the outdoor slurry lagoon.Cubicle Shed (31m x 6.55m)Of mixed stone and concrete construction under a pitched box profile roof with a concrete floor including 47 Cubicles Traditional Range (21.75m x 13.15)Located centrally within the main farm steading, of traditional stone construction, under a pitched slate roof this building has former byres and stores and is used for storage of small tools and implements with the addition of grain bruising equipment. Hay Shed (31m x 5.55m)Of steel portal framed construction, under a curved corrugated tin roof with a compacted stone and earth floor with Yorkshire Boarding side cladding. Slurry StoreConstructed in 2018, of concrete construction with a 1005m3 (221,068 Gallon) capacity. The lagoon is well fenced and has infrastructure capable of slurry extraction without breaching the gate or fence. Grain Tower – 150ton capacityNORTH OF ROADTractor shed – (18.35m x 9m)Of steel portal framed construction under a pitched corrugated tin roof with corrugated tin side cladding and a compacted stone floor. Cattle Reid (30m x 13.5m)Of brick construction under a pitched corrugated fibre roof with a concrete floorGP/Cattle Shed (13.8m x 5.9m)Of steel portal framed construction under a curved corrugated tin roof, with corrugated tin cladding and a laid brick floor. This shed has a lean-to (18 m x 6m) of steel portal framed construction under a mono pitched corrugated roof, Yorkshire Board side cladding, concrete block walls and a concrete floor. The shed has the addition of fixed cattle handling facilities.Cattle Shed (22.7m x 13.6m)Of steel portal framed construction under a pitched corrugated fibre roof with concrete block walls with a mixed earth and concrete floor with internal feed barriers. There is a small lean-to (9m x 4.3m) of steel portal framed construction under a mono pitched corrugated fibre roof with concrete block walls, corrugated tin side cladding and an earth floor. Silage shed (18.5m x 9.35m) Of steel portal framed construction under a curved corrugated tin roof with mixed brick and concrete block walls with corrugated tin side cladding and a concrete floor. Outdoor silage pit with open ends (30m x 12m approx.)Steel H beams with concrete panels and a concrete floor with effluent tank to the north. There are also some smaller sheds used for general storage of small items of equipment. BURNHOUSEByre & Former Dairy Building (29m x 13m)Of traditional stone construction under a pitched slate roof with concrete floorsStone Outbuilding (16m x 6.65m)Of traditional stone construction under a pitched slate roof with a concrete floor. Bull Box (7.3m x 4.45m)Of traditional stone construction under a pitched slate roof with a concrete floor. THE LAND In total the agricultural land included at Sandilands and Burnhouse extends to 159.67 Hectares (394.54 Acres) which is predominately Grade 3.2 by the James Hutton Institute, with a small area of Grade 4.2. The land is rolling in nature with some localised steep areas and bankings. The soil is generally deep brown earthy soils through the heart of the property with sandy/alluvial soils along the northern boundary with some non-calcareous gleys along the eastern boundary, close to the A70. The majority of the farm is in permanent grassland however it is also noted that some of the land is currently being utilised for the growth of seed potatoes and spring barely and the majority of the farm is worked into a grassland rotation. The land is capable of carrying in excess of 100 cows and calves plus followers and 500 ewes and lambs.The land is well fenced, and all fields benefit from water supplies for watering of livestock. The property is well served by a network of internal access tracks. It should be noted that two fields are currently being rented by a potato grower who is on a single seasonal agreement at present. They have shown interest in renting more land on a 3year basis and would be interested to speak with the purchaser going forward. IACSAll the farmland is registered for IACS purposes, and the farm code is 83/519/0023.NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE (NVZ)The land at Sandilands is not included within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME (BPS)The BPS entitlements are available for sale. There are 154.14 units of Region 1 and 3.74 units of Region 2 available for purchase and transfer. Any payments relating to the 2024 scheme year will be retained by the Seller. If applicable, the purchaser(s) will be responsible upon occupation of the subjects of sale to comply fully with the Statutory Management requirements to maintain the farmland in Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) as laid down under the Cross Compliance rules of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2019 for the remainder of the scheme year.LESS-FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT SCHEME (LFASS) All of the land has been designated as being within a Less Favoured Area. HISTORIC SCOTLANDNo parts of the property are subject to any historical or scheduled monuments. LOCAL AUTHORITYSouth Lanarkshire Council, Almada St, Hamilton, ML3 0AASCOTTISH GOVERNMENT RURAL PAYMENTS AND INSPECTIONS DIRECTORATECadzow Court3 Wellhall RoadHamiltonML3 9BGT:0300 244 3665E: SGRPID.hamilton@gov.scotMINERALSThe mineral rights are excluded from the sale and are owned by Cloburn Quarry Co Ltd. Further details are available from the selling agent. TIMBERAll fallen and standing timber is included in the sale as so far as it is owned by the seller.SPORTING RIGHTSIn so far as these rights form part of the property title they are included within the sale. There is a historic sporting lease over the property in favour of Douglas & Angus Estate. There is also riverbank fishing rights on the Douglas Water with a rent paid of £20 per annum by a local angling club.