Lot 1 Land at Black Mount

• An excellent mix of arable, pasture ground, grazing land and amenity woodland
• Located in a rural yet accessible location with good links to surrounding settlements
• Excellent level of access onto adjacent public roads with links to Edinburgh City By-Pass
• Opportunities for commercial and native woodland creation schemes (subject to obtaining necessary planting consents)
• Areas of peatland and broadleaved woodland providing a haven for wildlife
• Land offering potential to expand sporting, natural capital and environmental interests

SITUATIONThe Land at Black Mount is situated in a scenic and accessible rural location within Midlothian, close to the settlement of Howgate and 3.5 miles to the southeast of the popular town of Penicuik. The land benefits from direct access onto adjacent public roads and is only 7.5 miles south of the Edinburgh City Bypass, offering excellent transport links to both the north and south of the country. Penicuik provides a range of day-to-day amenities including a variety of retail and business services, and primary and secondary schools. The large retail and industrial park at Straiton, which is located about 7 miles to the north, offers a wide selection of services and major retailers including IKEA and Costco.The nearby train station at Gorebridge, around 7 miles from the property, provides fast rail connections to Edinburgh and beyond. The City of Edinburgh offers a broader range of services, including financial centres, retail and business facilities, and regular mainline railway connections, international airport services are available from Edinburgh Airport.This part of Midlothian is renowned for its high-quality mixed farming units, and the Land at Black Mount offers a mix of fertile soils capable of producing good yields across a variety of arable crops and areas of pasture and grazing land well suited to the rearing of livestock. The area is well served by a range of agricultural merchants and suppliers, with several agricultural contractors available to provide additional farming resources if required. The excellent road network provides easy access to a number of livestock markets located in Lanark, Stirling and St Boswells offering a choice of outlets for livestock purchases and sales.LOT 1: ABOUT 223.61 HA (552.55 ACRES)The land within Lot 1 comprises a contiguous area of arable, pasture and grazing land which extends in total to about 223.61 Ha (552.55 Acres) and is bound to the north by the B6372 and to the east by a minor public road which leads to the small hamlet of Cockmuir. The land comprises a productive mix of arable and silage ground with a large area of grazing ground located to the southwest of holding which forms part of the Mount Lothian Moss and has been designated as an area of peatland. The land has been classified by the James Hutton Institute as mix of Grade 3.2, 4.1, 4.2 and 5.3 with some areas of the grazing land forming class 3, 4, and 5 peatlands. The land within Lot 1 is varying aspect rising overall from 261m on the southern boundary to 280m above sea level at its highest point on the northwest boundary. The more productive enclosures are all laid out in a good size, well suited to use by modern machinery and can be accessed directly from the adjacent public road or via internal farm tacks. The majority of the grazing fields benefitting from access to natural source water supplies. The land benefits from small areas of conifer and broadleaved woodland providing shelter and amenity to the holding. Please note an area of conifer woodland has recently been clear-felled, all the felled timber will be retained by the seller.FORESTRY GRANT SCHEME / RE-STOCK PLANTING OBLIGATIONS / TIMBER RIGHTSThe sellers have entered a Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) under the Woodland Improvement Grant (WIG), which was formally accepted on 10th January 2017, with works claimed for the 2016 planting season. The WIG covers about 1.16 Ha of enclosures 5 and 8 of Lot 1 and about 0.49 Ha of enclosure 26 of Lot 3. The purchaser(s) will be responsible upon occupation of the subjects of sale to fully comply with all ongoing management requirements to maintain the woodland as laid down under Forestry Grant Scheme Contract for the remainder of the scheme. For further details, please contact the selling agent.The sale of Lot 1 and Lot 3 will be subject to replanting obligations in respect of about 8.44Ha of woodland which forms part of enclosures 5, 7, 8 and 26, which have been clear-felled in 2025. Please note all felled timber is excluded from the sale and will be retained by the seller. The purchaser(s) will be responsible upon occupation of the subjects of sale to fully comply with the existing re-stock obligations in respect of clear-felled areas of woodland and any subsequent ongoing management requirements to maintain the woodland as laid down under existing felling licences. For further details and a copy of the felling licences, please contact the selling agent. All remaining standing timber is included in the sale as so far as it is owned by the seller.IACSAll the farmland is registered for IACS purposes.NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE (NVZ)The Land at Black Mount is not included within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME ENTITLEMENTS (BPSE)There are no Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements available with the Land at Black Mount.LESS-FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT SCHEME (LFASS)All of the land has been designated as being within a Less-Favoured Area.LOCAL AUTHORITYMidlothian Council, Midlothian House, 40-60 Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith, EH22 1DNSCOTTISH GOVERNMENT RURAL PAYMENTS AND INSPECTIONS DIRECTORATEGALASHIELSCotgreen RoadTweedbankGalashielsTD1 3SGTel: 0300 2441400SGRPID.galashiels@gov.scotINGOING VALUATIONThe purchaser(s) of Land at Black Mount 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.VIEWINGStrictly by appointment with the Selling Agents.POST CODEEH26 8QQWHAT3WORDSTo find this property location to within 3 metres, download and use What3Words and enter the following 3 words:Lot 1: https://what3words.com/tapes.precluded.serenadeLot 2: https://what3words.com/parsnip.burying.sometimesLot 3: https://what3words.com/dated.grant.fuzzLot 4: https://what3words.com/jiggle.former.uppermostHEALTH & SAFETYThe property is an agricultural holding, and appropriate caution should be exercised at all times during inspection particularly in reference to the farm buildings, farmland and water courses.SOLICITORSTurcan Connell, Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9EEDEPOSITA 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.MINERALSThe mineral rights are included in the sale insofar as they form part of the title. The property includes a number of historic quarries, and whilst there is evidence of past quarry and mining workings within the local vicinity including number of historic limestone quarries within the subject of sale, there are currently no active mining or quarrying operations within the holding.SPORTING RIGHTSIn so far as these rights form part of the property title they are included within the sale.POSSESSION AND ENTRYVacant possession and entry will be given on completion or such mutual time to be agreed by the Seller and the Purchaser(s), subject to the following;The sale of the land within Lot 1 is subject to an existing grazing and cropping licence in favour of a local farmer in respect of fields 4, 6 and 12 which are due to expire on the 31st May 2026.The sale of the land within Lot 2 is subject to an existing grazing and cropping licence in favour of a local farmer in respect of fields 16, 17 and 18 which are due to expire on the 31st May 2026ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) REGULATIONSPlease note that under the 2017 AML regulations we are legally required to carry out money laundering checks against purchasers. Upon verbal acceptance of an offer, we require to identify the purchaser for Anti-Money Laundering purposes. Our service provider ‘First AML’ will contact the purchaser to gather the required identification documents. An information sheet is available from the selling agent on request. We are not able to enter a business relationship with a purchaser until they have been identified.Failure to provide required identification may result in an offer not being considered.THIRD PARTY RIGHTS AND SERVITUDESLot 1 - The proprietors of Mount Lothian Farm, Mayfield Cottage, Moun Lothian Cottages 1 and 2 benefit from all necessary rights to draw water from the water tank situated within field 2.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.