Bankhead Farm

• Traditional 5 bedroom stone built farmhouse & former bothy
• A compact range of farm buildings
• Productive Grade 2 and Grade 3 arable land
• Land suitable for growing a wide range of vegetables and cereals
• Stunning panoramic views across the Firth of Forth

SITUATIONBankhead Farm is an attractive ring-fenced mixed arable and grassland unit situated in a desirable and accessible part of West Fife near the village of Cairneyhill. The village is within a 5 minutes’ drive and offers a range of local amenities including shops, garden centre, primary school, restaurants, cafes and car garages. Continuing through Cairneyhill you can be in the large town of Dunfermline within 10 minutes. Dunfermline offers a much wider range of amenities including leisure facilities, train station, local secondary school and a number of supermarkets including an Aldi, Asda and Tesco Extra. The city of Stirling and city of Edinburgh are both within a 40 minute drive respectively.Commuters to Edinburgh can travel with ease via train from Dunfermline to Edinburgh City Centre with a travel time of around 35-40 minutes. The city of Edinburgh boasts a substantial range of amenities including retail centres, leisure and business facilities, as well as many historic monuments and landmarks. Edinburgh provides unlimited travel options with regular mainline rail connections and the airport providing domestic and international flights daily.This area of Fife is well served by a wide variety of agricultural contractors, merchants and suppliers, with regular livestock sales held in Stirling at the United Auctions and Caledonian Marts. Traditionally this part of Fife is well known for its fertile land, capable of producing high yields of an extensive range of crops. The area would be well suited to intensive cropping and livestock.METHOD OF SALEBankhead Farm is offered for sale as a whole.FARMING SYSTEMThe farm has been in the vendors family for three generations with the farming system being centred on a mixed arable and livestock enterprise. The current farming system is centred around Spring Barley which is sold for malting although historically the land has produced high yields of oats, wheat and winter barley. The current owners of the farm run a winter farm produce shop, they have grown a vast variety of crops on the farm to supply the shop, with supplement produce being sourced from food markets in Glasgow.The farm is also home to a herd of around 20 suckler cows which are grazed in the summer on grassland and housed in a cattle court through the winter months.DESCRIPTIONBankhead Farm is located within a highly sought after and accessible location within West Fife and is accessed via a private road leading from the A985. The private road leads you up to the steading with the farmhouse sitting centrally within the holding boasting outstanding views across the Firth of Forth and the three bridges. The compact steading benefits from several traditional and more modern farm buildings that could have a variety of uses. The farm presents a productive arable unit extending to 63.06 Ha (155.82 Acres) in total including roads, yards and buildings with the agricultural land extending to 61.84 Ha (152.80 AcresFarmhouseThe farmhouse is a traditional 5-bedroom stone built farmhouse with rendered stone walls under a slate roof. It is situated in the heart of the farm with incredible views of the surrounding countryside and the Firth of the Forth. The property has been modified and occupied as two separate units but has useful interlinking door which connects the two units together. The accommodation is spacious throughout and would provide a fantastic family home benefiting from a large mature garden towards the rear of the property which is mostly laid to lawn. The accommodation and room dimensions are set out in more detail in the floor plan contained within this brochure.Farm BuildingsBankhead Farm is well equipped with a useful range of farm buildings which lie to the north and west of the farmhouse and there is a sizeable yard area adjacent to the buildings. The farm buildings comprise:Grain/Potato Store (20.16m x 11.45m)Of brick construction under a pitched corrugated fibre roof with a concrete floor and main sliding door.Cattle Court (30m x 20m)Of steel portal frame construction under a pitched corrugated fibre roof with concrete block walls, ventair side cladding and a concrete floor. There is a raised central feed passage splitting the shed with cattle housing on one side and general storage and the farm shop on the other side.BothyTowards the immediate west of the farmhouse lies an unoccupied bothy which would require complete renovation, although could potentially provide a development opportunity for a second dwelling, or short term let subject to obtaining any necessary consents. The bothy is set over a single story and is of traditional stone construction under a pitched tile roof with timber framed single glazed windows. The accommodation included a kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and sitting room.There is a building at the western side of the steading which has been condemned due to structural issues – this building should not be entered during any inspection.The LandBankhead Farm extends to approximately 63.06 Ha (155.82 Acres) in total including roads, yards and buildings. The land has been classified as being Grade 2 and Grade 3 by the James Hutton Institute and is well suited to growing a wide variety of high yielding crops. The most recent cropping is a wide range of vegetable crops and spring barely, although other cereal crops have been grown in the past. One of the fields is currently down to grass and utilised for the grazing of cattle and forage production. A detailed cropping history schedule is contained at the end of this brochure. The land is generally of a southernly aspect, rising overall from approximately 27m above sea level at the southwest corner to approximately 55m above sea level at its highest point near the steading. The fields are of a good practical size and are mainly accessed via internal farm tracks.IACSAll the farmland is registered for IACS purposes and the farm code is 401/0019. All of the land is classified as Region 1 for BPS purposes.NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE (NVZ)The land at Bankhead Farm is not included within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME ENTITLEMENTS (BPSE) 2025Any payments relating to the 2025 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) 2025 for the remainder of the scheme year.The seller may enter discussions with the Purchaser to transfer the right to receive the current Basic Payment Entitlements in addition to the heritable property by separate negotiation. Further details are available from the Selling Agent.LESS-FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT SCHEME (LFASS)All of the land has been designated as being within a Non-Less Favoured Area.MINERALSThe mineral rights are included insofar as they form part of the title.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.FIXTURES AND FITTINGSAll fixture and fittings within the farmhouse are included in the sale price. No other items are included unless mentioned in the sales particulars.INGOING VALUATIONThe purchaser(s) of Bankhead Farm shall, in addition to the purchase price, be obliged to take over and pay for at a valuation to be agreed by a mutually appointed valuer(s) with respect to the following:1. All cultivations and growing crops on a seeds, labour, lime, fertiliser, sprays and machinery basis with an increment representing the enhanced value of the establishment and age of such crops.2. All feed stuffs, hay, straw, fodder, roots, silage and farmyard manure and other produce at market value.3. All oils, fuel, fertilisers, sprays, chemicals, seeds, and sundries at cost.Note: If the amount of the valuations has not been agreed on the date fixed for completion, then the purchaser shall pay to the seller such a sum as selling agents shall certify on account at the valuation pending agreement. Should the payment not be made within seven days then the interest will become payable on outstanding monies at 8% over Bank of Scotland borrowing rate.DEPOSITA deposit of 10% of the purchase price shall be paid within seven days of completion of Missives. Deposit will be non-refundable in the event of the purchaser failing to complete for reasons not attributable to the Seller or their Agents.DIRECTIONSFrom the M90 at Inverkeithing, take the exit 1C and head west on the A985. Head straight through 3 roundabouts continuing west on the A985, once past the 3 roundabouts, continue on this road. After approximately 4.5 miles, turn left and the follow the farm road down to the farmhouse and steading.VIEWINGStrictly by appointment with the Selling Agents.THIRD PARTY RIGHTS AND SERVITUDESThere is a right of access granted in favour of Bankhead Cottage over a section of the farm road which is labelled A-B-C on the sale plan enclosed within this brochure.There are overhead electricity poles which cross fields on the southern boundary of the property and are currently on wayleave agreements.The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed as satisfied themselves in respect thereof.It is also worth noting that due to the coming together of several historic titles, an area of land shown hatched blue to the west of the farm steading is not owned but is possessed by the seller. The seller will convey any interest in this area of land.