Land At Auchenstarry Farm

• Approximately 30.67 acres of arable land
• About 28.05 acres of permanent pasture
• The majority of the land is classified as Grade 2 forestry planting land
• Excellent internal access via well maintained farm track
• Highly accessible location

SITUATIONThe Land at Auchenstarry lies in North Lanarkshire nestled between the town of Kilsyth and the village of Croy, both of which are located approximately 1 mile away from the farm. Kilsyth will provide for all day-to-day requirements including well stocked supermarkets, individual retailers, health centres, cafes and restaurants together with both primary and secondary schools. Glasgow sits a 25 minute drive away providing an extensive range of services including national retailers, banks, main line railway station, concert hall, theatre, cinema and supermarkets.Auchenstarry enjoys a highly accessible location being within a short drive to A803 which leads to the centre of Glasgow. Indeed the M80 dual carriageway is a short 15-minute drive providing connections to Stirling and Glasgow. Cumbernauld Railway Station provides regular daily services north and south. Further rail services are available from Glasgow and Stirling whilst the international airports of Glasgow and Edinburgh can be reached in about an hour’s journey by car.North Lanarkshire is well known for its wide range of activities and amenities, which can all easily be reached from Auchenstarry Farm. An extensive network of walking tracks and cycle trails runs throughout the county with hill walking and mountain biking readily available in the nearby hills and glens. Campsie Fells sits to the north of the property providing a wonderful rural escape. Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park sits an hour to the northwest. There are sports centres in Cumbernauld and Kilsyth with a rich variety of leisure facilities in the surrounding area.Auchenstarry Farm is well placed within North Lanarkshire for a number of schools including Kilsyth Academy, Cumbernauld Academy and Greenfaulds High School. Glasgow offers a range of prestigious private schools including St Aloysius’ College, The Glasgow Academy, The High School of Glasgow and Kelvinside Academy, to name a few. North Lanarkshire is renowned for its productive livestock units. The local area is well served by a wide variety of agricultural contactors, merchants and suppliers with a successful local machinery ring which can provide additional farming resources if required. There are livestock markets in Stirling, lying about 20 miles to the north.DESCRIPTIONThe land at Auchenstarry extends to approximately 84.24 acres (34.09 hectares) sitting in a contiguous block on the western edge of the B802 public road. The land is divided into 11 enclosures with the majority of the land being classified by the James Hutton Institute as Grade 4.1 indicating the land can support short arable breaks but will be predominantly grassland. The sellers have utilised Fields 7 & 14 for arable cropping historically. There is approximately 28.05 acres of mixed woodland across the holding. The land benefits from excellent access both directly off the minor public road and via a network of well-maintained farm tracks. It should be noted that the central track sits on top of the Antonine Wall.METHOD OF SALEThe Land at Auchenstarry Farm is offered for sale as a whole.