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Lathalmond Farm, Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 0SD M90 3 miles, Kelty 3.7 miles, Dunfermline 4.3 miles, Saline 6.3 miles, Kinross 9 miles, Edinburgh 23 miles, Stirling 23 miles, Perth 24 miles 365 ACRE FARM FOR SALE AS A WHOLE OR IN 12 LOTS CLOSING DATE 15TH OCTOBER 2025 A Prime Central and Secluded Dairy Farm for 110 cows and followers Huge potential to be a dairy farm again, a stock farm, several equestrian properties (with or without the steading being used for Storage and distribution). It has huge rock reserves and could have Solar or Data Centre potential. oTraditional south facing 5 bed-room traditional farmhouse with lounge, kitchen bathroom and utility room .Sheltered but with lovely views and a large sheltered garden oTraditional Steading with likely consent for 3 houses oAn extensive range of dairy farm buildings 55x16mx 5m to eaves, 55x10mx5m to eaves with 55x7m lean -to and a 12x7m lean-to Concentrate store 12x12m and open silage pit 40x 13m. oLath Farm with a separate Shed ( 38X18m ) and possible house plot o2 derelict houses with likely planning consent for 2 houses One option is to sell Lathalmond Farm (Lot 10) 65.73 acres with Wester Cairn Farm (lot 11) 42.78 acres (total 108.5 ac at offers over £1.04 m). The remaining 7 easterly lots could be sold off separately in affordable blocks of 17 to 70 acres. They would all have scope to secure planning consent for mobile homes. After two years of being run as livery yards they could secure planning consents for section 75 equestrian or agriculture houses. OFFERS OVER £2, 883,000 Acres Per acre Sub Total Total Grand Total Lot 1 Gaskiehill 23.78 good pasture £8,000 £190,000 9.76 poor pasture £1,000 £10,000 33.54 £200,000 Lot 2 Lochview 15.78 good pasture £6,000 £95,000 7.34 poor pasture £1,000 £7,000 8.25 Woods £5,000 £41,000 2.00 Road in £1,000 £2,000 33.37 £145,000 Lot 3 Gaskieview 19.57 good pasture £8,000 £157,000 £157,000 Lot 4 Gask 10.86 good pasture £7,000 £76,000 6.89 poor pasture £1,000 £7,000 17.75 £83,000 Lot 5 Scoobie 18.17 silage land £9,000 £163,000 £163,000 Lot 6 Burnside 14.35 good pasture £10,000 £145,000 6.62 woodland £5,000 £33,000 20.97 £178,000 Lot 7 Shetland Croft 15.57 good pasture £9,000 £140,000 1.52 poor pasture £1,000 £2,000 17.09 £142,000 Lot 8 Benthead 0.54 House Plot £100,000 24.94 good pasture £9,000 £225,000 25.48 £325,000 Lot 9 Lath Farm 0.70 Shed £40,000 36.37 good silage £9,000 £327,000 8.04 poor grazing £1,000 £8,000 45.11 £375,000 Lot 10 Lathalmond Farm House Farmhouse 0.20 £140,000 B, C & G 47.50 good pasture £6,000 £285,000 H 6.52 Poor pasture £1,000 £7,000 D&F 11.18 woods £6,000 £67,000 E Modern Steading 1.41 Steading £230,000 i Traditional steading 0.20 Likely 3 house plots £60,000 67.01 £789,000 Lot 11 Westercairn 23.13 good pasture £5,000 £116,000 34.54 poor grazing £2,000 £69,000 0.55 Trees £6,000 £3,000 58.22 £188,000 Lot 12 Old Lathalmond Subject to planning £110,000 £110,000 4.74 poor grazing £6,000 £28,000 4.74 £138,000 £2,883,000 Lot 13 Roads 3.73 Total 364.75 Farming system The farm has been in the vendors family for three generation with a 110-cow dairy herd being the main enterprise. There are 110 cubicles in the Portal Framed sheds and a separate straw court measuring 45x14m.There is ample silage and slurry storage facilities. Ian was a fine Stockman. The dairy was run down by Ian Ritchie who more recently raised sucklers and sheep and rented lands out. The Land The farm extends to approximately 352 acres (142.4 ha) in total. The land has been classified mainly as grade 3(1) with some of the western higher land being grade 4 and a strip along the north edge and southeast classified as grade 5 by the MacAulay Institute of Land Classification. The lands are currently down to grass and utilised for the grazing of sheep and cattle and for forage production, but large areasare capable of arable cropping. The schedule of acres at the rear of these particulars of sale details a breakdown a more comprehensive breakdown but a summary is, as follows: Good pasture 254.76 aces (103.10 ha) Poor pasture 65.15 acres (26.37 ha) Rough, roads, and buildings 9.00 acres (3.64 ha) Woodland 35.84 acres (14.50 ha Total 364.75 acres or thereby (147.61ha) The land is generally of a southerly aspect rising from 160m to 245m m above sea level at the north-western corner. The fields are of a good practical size and are mainly in one block with a good internal 2.5-kilometre farm road . There are cattle grids at the two farm road ends. The south and south-east fences march with the Lathalmond MOD yard and have excellent ten-foot-high security fences. The west boundary has a high stone dyke up most of it with access to adjacent quarry lands (about 10 acres) which have been grazed on an annual grass let basis. There are excellent reserves of rock on the farm which are ideal for making and maintained farm roads. They will likely have commercial value for rock extraction with other areas having value for Inert material tipping, all subject to planning. Planning applications have been prepared to create a new farm road end to the south with a new link road. The proposal is to have a new bellmouth with the first 6 metres tarmacadam with improved visibility splays. The first 30 metres of road requires planning consent and the other internal farm roads (over 30 metres from the public road do not require planning consent.) Ian has 123.14 entitlements for region one and 11.65 entitlements for region two, and the land is all LFA-SD-A grade. Unit value of region one is 165.55 and 36.42 for region two. Lot 3 Gaskie View Farm (19.57 acres) Good equestrian/silage land Possible house plot OFFERS OVER £157,000 Lot 3 Gaskie View Farm (19.57 acres) Good equestrian/silage land Possible house plot OFFERS OVER £157,000 Lot 4 Gask Farm (17.75 acres) 10.86 ac good pasture 6.89 ac poor pasture Possible house plot OFFERS OVER £83,000 Lot 5 Scoobie Farm (18.17 ac) Attractive , mainly south facing block of good ploughable silage land. There is a strong possibility of getting planning permission for a Section 75 mobile home and after trading as an equestrian centre for 2 years would secure planning. Wonderful views to the south and west. There are trees to the west that provide shelter. The burn offers amenity The lands are only 2 miles from junction 4 of the M90 at Kelty .There are good visibility splays to cross the road to the north and gain access to two equestrian centres and thousands of acres of Blairadam forestry land. There are many more trails on land over the road and to the east OFFERS OVER £163,000 Lot 6A&B Burnside (20.97 Acres) 6A is an attractive west and south facing grazing paddock with an attractive tree lined burn up the west side onto 6B. There is an old railway line Z2 to Z1 which extends to 90m . A new entance at X could access a possible new 320 m proposed road to Z1, The first 30 metres would need planning consent but the proposed new bellmouth would have excellent visibility splays and the traffic speed is slow at point X OFFERS OVER £178,000 Lot 7 Shetland Croft (17.09 Acres) 15.57 ac good pasture 1.52 ac poor pasture The north half is mainly level lands, ideal for equestrian use with possible planning consent for a section 75 mobile home or house plot after 2 years. OFFERS OVER £142,000 Lot 8 Benthead House Ruin (25.48 Acres) 8A 0.54 Acres of Ruin 8B 24.94 Acres of good grazing Attractive south facing ruin which should secure planning consent for a renovation or possibly a new build house. The cottages were lived in about thirty years ago. The cottages measure 19 x 6 m . The walls and gable end walls are reasonably complete to wall head height. This means it can be redeveloped (in terms of Fife Council planning department policy for houses in the countryside) as a house but it would have to be a conversion rather than a newbuild house. One idea would be to build a corridor along the north edge of the cottage to give it more width, and this wider base would in turn allow it to have a first floor with dormer windows. There could be a newbuild extension to the northwest to take advantage of the views as well as a conservatory to the south. OFFERS OVER £325, 000 Lot 9 Lath Farm (45.11 acres) There is a steel partial framed modern shed (38 m x 18m) with a type 1 floor, sitting on 0.70ac with a further 0.39ac of good pasture to the south . This would be an excellent starting point for starting a livery yard. Modern shed + land 1.00ac Good silage field 36.07 ac Poor grazing to the north 8.04 ac Total 45.11 ac There is a possibility that Fife Council would grant planning permission for a house on part of the footprint of the shed in line with the Government’s Directive or alternatively the 45.11ac could be utilised for equestrian or agricultural purposes and consent for a mobile home would likely be given in the first instance with an application for a house coming at a later date. OFFERS OVER £375,000 Lot 10 Lathalmond Farm (67.01 ac) Good pasture 48.75ac Poor pasture 4.88ac Roofs and buildings 2.20ac Woodlands 11.18ac Lot i is a Traditional steading 0.20ac 3 house plots @ £60,000 A10m corridor has been kept available with the ownership of the escarpment woods (10 F) as an exit route to extract trees if trees were felled. A good stone dyke up the west side with a gate to give stock access into 11 acres of grazing in the quarry beyond OFFERS OVER £789,000 Plot 10A Lathalmond Farmhouse It requires to be completely refurbished and decorated. The roofs require attention and the water tank in the two-storey extension had a leak. Water ingress has resulted and the house needs gutting and redecoration. The kitchen, bathroom and utility room require to be re-fitted. It has its own entrance with a wall separating it from building plot 1 which will have its own driveway/garden. The house would have a wonderful view to the south if some of the trees are felled. It is also sheltered by trees to the south-west, south-east and south. It has a generous garden which is walled to the north and east. Home Report Still to be prepared. Ground Floor Entrance Hallway/Staircase (S) 3.31m x 2m and 3.4m x 1.89m There is a wide storm door in from the garden to the generous hallway. Staircase with understairs cupboard. Coat hanging area. The is also a window half way up the stairs with views to the north. and a concrete panel. Lounge (S) 4.89m x 3.76m with bay window with attractive south facing view to walled garden. Thereisz a fireplace and chimney. Dining Room/Bedroom 5 (S) 4.21m x 3.06m with south facing window and views over the front garden. There is a fireplace with tiled mantle and mantle heath. This room requires a new ceiling due to water damage. Bedroom 4 (E) 3.12m x 1.87m with window to the east with attractive view, paddock and woodland. Hallway (W) 2.67 x 1.20m. It has a strong door with a glazed panel. This room faces west (w). External Porch 1.17m x 2.44m and a boot room measuring 1.6m x 1.1m. Bathroom (E ) 2.84m x 2.34m with bath, WC, wash hand basin and shower cubicle. Kitchen (E) 4.27m x 4.23m with an aga and double windows to the east with lovely views to the paddock and woods. There are floor and wall units and Lamona electric cooker which requires to be replaced. Utility Room (E) 3.0m x 4.27m with window to the east and double enamel sinks. This room requires complete renovation. Door leading to the rear of the property with a covered porch area measuring 4.6m x 1.52m and wood store. First Floor Landing and Staircase (N) 2.37m x 2.5m with window to the north and 6m hatch to loft. Bedroom 1 (S) 4.95m x 3.85m with window to the south. Bedroom 2 (S) 5.06m x 2.85m with window to the south. There is ceiling damage from a water leak. Bedroom 3 (S) 3.36m x 2.54m with elevated window to the south. Plot 10E Modern Farm Steading . Concentrate Feed Store oPortal-framed construction - 12m x 12m with eaves height of 5.5m (walls 3.7m) 2. Main Cattle Shed (1978) oConcrete portal-framed shed with corrugated asbestos roof oDimensions: 55m x 16m with 5m eaves oHardcore straw-bedded cattle court oBrick-built herringbone milking parlour and dairy (15m x 10m, installed 1988) 3.Additional Steel Portal-Framed Sheds (1978) oDimensions: 55m x 10m with 5m eaves o55m x 7m lean-to o4m x 4m x 2m lean-to with feed bunkers o12m x 7m lean-to connected to 300,000-gallon slurry tank (need to be emptied) and 100 cubicles oEach with 12m x 7m lean-to areas o Within sheds 2 & 3 two concrete feed passages which can be scraped to slats For a horse livery yard the brick dairy could be removed to allow the 55 x 16m shed to be used as an indoor arena and the cubicle could house the horses. Brick Dairy: Could be removed to allow the 55m x 16m shed to be used as an indoor arena. Cubicle Building: Suitable to house the horses. (Dimensions: 45m x 14m and 6m x 4m) Outside Concrete Pit: 40m x 12m – 400 ton capacity. Concrete Aprons: 20m x 9m and 14m x 6m. Storage Areas: Ample hard core storage areas located to the east and north. Planning Consent Background We have secured planning consent from numerous other farm steadings where Local Authorities have granted consent for new-build housing on the footprint of modern buildings, in line with the Scottish Government’s directives. The attached plan (overleaf) illustrates how Jamesfield Farm, Newburgh, secured planning consent for 8 houses. Lot 10i Traditional Steading 0.59 acres, 0.2 acres buildings 0.33 acres field to share between 1 and 2 1. Byre 22m x 6m. (S, N.W) Stone building with no roof(see photo overleaf).This is is if you include the 5.0m x5.0m slated wood store which is attached to the house .It would be a very small house otherwise, unless you made it two storeys conversion or newbuild To the south car access, front garden has a wall separating it from the house garden To the north of the south byre is a second building with no roof. It is suggested that only the south half of the two Byre buildings is developed. The north Byre wall would provide a division /screen between No1 and No 3 (the barn).The north Byre would be the rear garden for plot1. The windows for plot 1 and 2 would be about 12 metres apart. 2. The stables 7x 6m Stone building, no roof . Good outlook to east. Access would have to come in from the north 3. The Barn 17x 6m Barn 17m x 6m Built on two storeys . It has lovely elevated views to the north. South views are restricted on the ground floor A small garden to the south front garden (s ) Planning consent to secure housing conversion is highly likely as the walls are complete to wall head height. Lot 11 Westercairn Farm (58.22 Acres) 23.13ac good pasture 34.54ac poor grazing 0.55ac trees ------------------------------------------------------ 11A North field good grazing 9.55ac Poor grazing 2.91ac 11B Steeper hill good grazing 13.58ac Trees 0.55ac 11C Trees & rough grazing 8.81ac 11D south poor field 9.14ac Proposed new road 0.22ac 11E poor grazing 13.03ac 11F roadway 50/50 share 0.43ac There is a proposal for a road to be constructed in the south most field which is the main entrance into Lathalmond Farm. The existing access driveway has fairly poor visibility splays looking to the east and it would be prudent and actually necessary to secure better visibility splays by moving the entrance halfway along the south most fields. OFFERS OVER £188, 000 (£3,673/ac) Lot 12 Old Lathalmond (4.97 Acres) The cottage extends about 25 metres x 6 metres (150sq m) and is reasonably complete to wall head height. The ruin used to be three cottages measuring 40 mx 6 m It is anticipated that the purchasers will purchase the house plot, subject to them securing planning consent through McCrae and McCrae Ltd and Hamilton architects who will liaise with Fife Council planners with proposals. Fife Council will likely consent the ruined cottage to be renovated on one floor with one or two modest extensions to the rear e.g 50% increase in footprint. Two other examples are shown. There is now a possibility of a newbuild under the Scottish Government instruction to Councils. A £200 pre application submission to Fife Council would be worthwhile where plans would be agreed before being submitted. OFFERS OVER £138,000 Directions From junction 3 of the M90 at Kelty, head westwards towards Saline on the B914 turn right to Saline but proceed on the B914 towards Dunfermline. At the sharp bend immediately after that junction, lot 3 is straight on. Go round the next bend, 200 yards later there is the east entrance into Lathalmond (just before the MOD entrance) and Lot 2 is on your left. At the next bend Lot 4 is straight on. At the bottom of the hill on your left is another entrance to Lot 2 and Lot 1. Proceed on this road pas the fishery and turn right at the next junction. Ath the next T junction turn right on the A823 to Crieff. Lathalmond entrance is round the next bend on the right. From Dunfermline head out the Crieff road, A823. Ignore the junctions left and right (to Kelty) and as you go round the sharp left hand turn Lathalmond is first on the right. Local Amenities Lathalmond Farm is an attractive ring fenced ex-dairy mixed arable grassland unit situated in a desirable and very accessible part of west Fife near the M90 at Kelty (and a few minutes drive from the city of Dunfermline which offers a wide range of amenities including shops, schools, restaurants, cafes, excellent leisure facilities including two theatres, cinema centre, a swimming pool, football and rugby facilities, supermarkets, a bus and train station with excellent services to Edinburgh (35 – 40 minute service) and the airport. Service Rights, Burdens & Wayleaves. The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes whether contained in the title deeds or informally constituted and whether or not referred to above. Future maintenance will be on a user basis. There will be rights of access granted on behalf of all parties if the property is sold or in lots. There is a right of access and a right to build a new southern access road in favour of the Bus Museum. There are overhead electricity pole lines with wayleaves. There is a wayleave for a gas pipeline over Lots 1 & 2. Mains Services Applications McCrae & McCrae LTD are applying for estimates for mains water and electricity for all plots. There is a mains electric transformer at lot 9 and all of the lots are relatively close to the MOD installations. Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements – IACS All the farmland is registered as LFA support Nitrate Vulnerable Area - The Lathalmond Farm land is not included within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. Grant schemes. There are some EEKS grant schemes for hedge and fence schemes as well as Tree Planting Schemes Minerals. The mineral rights are included insofar as they form part of the title. Timber. All fallen and standing timber is included in the sale as so far as it is owned by the seller. Sporting Rights. There is a good rough shoot over the property In so far as these rights form part of the property title they are included within the sale. Planning Consent Possibilities 6 Potential House plots A derelict house at lot 6 Benthead Ruin. Lot 10 Old Lathalmond Ruin and 3 steading conversion plots in the traditional steading plot 12. There could be scope to secure planning consent for numerous additional section 75 equestrian house plots where well over 30 local precedents exist. If you own over 17 acres and have 20 livery horses (Owned by someone else) you should be able to secure planning consent for a mobile home after 2 years for a section 75 house. Deposit: The sellers request payment of a 10% deposit on conclusion of missives. Date of Entry: The sellers may sell the house plots subject to either themselves or the purchasers securing planning consent for development. They may sell other parts of the property prior to planning consent being given. The seller is David Walker, executor for Ian Ritchies executry. The lawyer is Steven Fell, Malcolm, Jack and Mathieson, , Viewing and registering an interest Viewing is strictly by appointment only. To arrange a viewing please contact McCrae & McCrae Ltd, 8 Essex Brae, Barnton, Edinburgh, EH4 6LN. Tel: . Out of office hours please contact Rod McCrae on . Closing Date It is likely that a closing date for offers will be set and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest in the property to ensure that they are given notice of any closing date. Failure to register interest may result in the property being sold without notice. Property Misdescription These particulars do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. All measures are given as a guide and no liability can be accepted for any errors arising therefrom. No responsibility is taken for any other error, omission or mis-statement in the particulars, during negotiations or otherwise, any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property. Offers Offers can be submitted by email but must be backed up with a formal legal offer within 48 hours. Offers must be submitted in Scottish legal terms to the Selling Agents, McCrae & McCrae Ltd at 12 Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7PD. A closing date for offers may be fixedand prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the Selling Agents. Entry & Possession Entry and vacant possession will be by mutual agreement and arrangement. Fixtures and Fittings Any fitted items are included in the sale. No other items are included unless specifically mentioned in the particulars. Particulars and Plans These particulars and plan are believed to be correct, but they are in no way guaranteed. Any error, omission or misstatement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation nor in any circumstances give grounds for action at law. Sale in Lots Prospective purchasers may submit more than one offer and rank their offers, e.g. offer 1, Lot 7 as a whole £?, offer 2, Lot 7E £? (if offer 1 not acceptable), offer 3, Lot 6 (if Lot #2 not acceptable). Misrepresentations 1.The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor McCrae & McCrae, the selling agents, are responsible for such faults and defects, nor for any statement contained in the particulars of the property prepared by the said agent. 2.The Purchaser(s) shall be deemed to acknowledge that he has not entered into contact in reliance on the said statements, that he has satisfied himself as to the content of each of the said statements by inspection or otherwise and that no warranty or representation has been made by the seller or the said agents in relation to or in connection with the property. 3.Any error, omission or misstatement in any of the said statements shall not entitle the purchaser(s) to rescind or to be discharged from this contract, nor entitle either party to compensation or damages nor in any circumstances to give either party any cause for action. 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Schedule of Acres Good Pasture Poor Pasture Roads & Buildings Woods Sub Total Total Lot 1 Gaskiehill Farm 1A & 1B 23.78 9.76 33.54 33.54 Lot 2 Lochview Farm 15.78 7.34 2.00 8.25 33.37 33.37 Lot 3 Gaskieview Farm 19.57 19.57 19.57 Lot 4 Gask Farm 4A & 4B 10.86 6.89 17.75 17.75 Lot 5 Scoobie Farm 18.17 18.17 18.17 Lot 6 Burnside Farm Lot 6A & B 14.35 6.62 20.97 20.97 Lot 7 Shetland Croft Lot 7 A & B 15.57 1.52 17.09 17.09 Lot 8 Benthead 8 A & B 24.94 0.54 25.48 25.48 Lot 9 Lath Farm 9A 0.30 0.70 1.00 9B 36.07 36.07 9C 8.04 8.04 45.11 Lot 10 Lathalmond Farm 10A Lathalmond Farm House Attractive Farmhouse 0.20 0.20 10B Field to east of Farmhouse Field to the east 3.55 3.55 10C Field to south west of Farmhouse Sits at a lower level 1.75 1.75 10D Forestry south of Farmhouse Offering shelter 4.37 4.37 10E Modern Steading Dairy, Equestrian or storage 1.41 1.41 10F Wood on Escarpment & 650m x 10m Wood extraction route 6.81 6.81 10G Fields Large, filled with parkland trees 41.81 3.39 45.20 10H Wet area to north 3.13 3.13 10i Traditional Steading three potential house plots 0.39 0.20 0.59 67.01 Lot 11 Westercairn Farm 11A1 + 11A2 North Field 9.55 2.91 12.46 11B1 +11B2 Steeper field 13.58 0.55 14.13 11C Woodland 8.81 8.81 11D Proposed road (177 x 5m) and wet field 9.14 0.22 9.36 11E Inheret material tipped 13.03 13.03 11F shared road with Lot 10 0.43 0.43 58.22 Lot 12 Old Lathalmond with 5.22 acre paddock and road including road 381 x 5 x 50% 0.23 excl 183 x 10 = 1.45 4.74 0.23 4.97 4.97 Lot 13 Road Access Shared between Lots 6 to Lot 12 3.50 3.50 3.50 Total acreage 254.76 65.12 9.00 35.84 364.75 364.75 Totals for Lot 10 47.50 6.52 1.81 11.18 67.01 Totals for Lot 11 23.13 25.08 0.22 9.79 58.22