Land At Westsidewood

• An attractive block of land in a rural yet accessible location.
• Carnwath 4 miles Biggar 11 miles Edinburgh 26 miles Glasgow 34 miles.
• About 1.28 acres.
• Easily accessible location.
• For sale as a whole.

The land at Westsidewood is located east of the rural hamlet of Braehead, South Lanarkshire, and about 4 miles north of Carnwath. The remains of Cowthally Castle lie at Woodend Farm, which was the ancestral home of the Somerville family. There are numerous villages in close proximity. Carnwath is on the southern edge of the Pentland Hills in Lanarkshire and there are local shops, schooling and an 18-hole golf course. A wider range of services can be found in the surrounding towns of Biggar (11 miles south) and Lanark (9 miles south west) including secondary schooling, a range of high street shops and supermarkets. Edinburgh and Glasgow are both within easy reach by road or rail. Regular city train services are nearby, at Lanark and Carstairs Junction (6 miles), with Caledonian Sleeper midnight boarding for London return journeys. Rural A roads and nearby M74 provide road links to Edinburgh, Glasgow, the north and the south. With fine rural views, the land is in an accessible location within commuting distance of Edinburgh and Glasgow. The surrounding area hosts numerous country walks including the Pentland Hills as well as some interesting remote open ridge routes with superb views over the Pentlands range.The Land at Westsidewood offers an exciting opportunity to acquire a small block of land with a number of possible agricultural uses including grazing as well as a variety of other options including equestrian. The land is between 234.4m and 246m above sea level and is graded as 4.1 by the James Hutton Institute. The land can be accessed from a quiet single track road.The land has previously been used for agricultural purposes. There may be potential for alternative uses, including possible croft development; however, any interested parties should make their own enquiries with South Lanarkshire Council Planning Department to establish the necessary consents and permissions.The land is partly enclosed with boundary fencing and a stone wall. There is no fencing currently to the southern boundary.The land is offered for sale as a whole.DIRECTIONSFrom the M8 exit Junction 8 on to the M73 and join the M74 at Uddingston. Exit Junction 7 (Carluke) on the A72 Lanark Road. Proceed along this road to the roundabout and turn left onto the A71 to cross the River Clyde. Continue along the A71 and proceed through Carluke on the A721 and continue to travel for about 3.5 miles. Turn left at the roundabout onto the Forth A706 and then first right. At the end of this road, turn left and then first right and continue to the B706. Turn left onto the B7016 and then immediately right and then right again onto a red surfaced road.The land is then about 0.16 miles on the right hand side.POST CODEML11 8LJWHAT3WORDSTo find this property location to within 3 metres, download and use What3Words and enter the following 3 words: ///store.rise.curedLOCAL AUTHORITYSouth Lanarkshire Council, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA. 0303 123 1015.VIEWINGSStrictly by appointment with the Selling Agents.