Aytounhill Lot 2

• Arable land extending to about 10 acres.
• Newly planted woodland extending to some 5 acres.
• Highly accessible to St Andrews, Edinburgh and Dundee.
• Nestled in a private setting.

SITUATIONAytounhill sits in a secluded rural setting some 5 miles from the market town of Cupar which provides excellent facilities including supermarkets, local retailers, primary and secondary schools, golf club and sports centre. A short drive to the east is the ancient university town of St. Andrews which is a major tourist destination not only for its famous golf courses which hosts the Open Championship every five years but also for the celebrated West Sands beach which was a setting for the film Chariots of Fire.Dundee sits across the River Tay where amenities include the V&A museum, the Dundee Rep theatre, cinemas, Discovery Point, home of the RRS Discovery ship, two universities, railway station, extensive retail outlets and its airport offering regular services to Heathrow. Dundee is also the home of Ninewells, the large and well respected teaching hospital. The city of Perth known as the Gateway to the Highlands is 17 miles to the north west.There are state primary and secondary schools in the area with independent schooling available at St. Leonards in St. Andrews, the High School of Dundee as well as Craigclowan, Strathallan and Glenalmond all closer to Perth.The area is very well connected in terms of accessibility, with the main M90 motorway running between Perth and Edinburgh lying only 12 miles to the west. The centre of Edinburgh lies in just under an hours’ car journey whilst Edinburgh’s international airport lies around fifty minutes to the south by road. There are mainline railway stations in Cupar, Leuchars and Ladybank.Fife is a county offering a wide range of recreational activities within easy reach of Aytounhill. Lying between Leuchars and Tayport is the Tentsmuir Forest National Nature Reserve offering walking and cycling trails. Walkers can explore the Lomond Hills Regional Park by Falkland or navigate the Fife Coastal Path, whilst the Angus Glens to the north of Dundee provide some more challenging hiking routes. Aytounhill House itself sits directly below Norman’s Law, at over 900 feet, the highest hill in North Fife. It was an Iron Age hill fort and settlement having panoramic views over the surrounding countryside and on a clear day views to Lochnagar, Ben Lomond, Schiehallion as well as over the River Tay to Perth can be enjoyed.LOT 2 – Field and WoodlandTo the west of Carpow wood and pond is a grass field (formerly arable), classified as Grade 3.2 and 4.1 by the James Hutton Institute extending to some 10 acres and partly enclosed by a mature hedge. To the south side of this field is a newly planted woodland of two compartments extending to some 5 acres in total and divided by an access track. It was planted in 2016 under a European Woodland Creation Scheme but no obligations remain. The wood comprises native broadleaves including birch, hazel, hawthorn, oak and alder.