NETHER BRACCO FARM CALDERCRUIX, AIRDRIE

National Farm Sales Centre Suite CStirling Agricultural CentreStirling FK9 4RN01786 434600stirling@galbraithgroup.com

NETHER BRACCO FARM, CALDERCRUIX, AIRDRIE, ML6 8NYAn excellent mixed dairy unit

Caldercruix 1.5 miles Airdrie 4.5 miles Glasgow 20 miles

• Attractive traditional farmhouse: 4 Bedrooms 2 reception rooms

• Detached 2-bed cottage with private garden ground

• Excellent range of modern and traditional farm buildings

• Productive block of Grade 4 and 5 pasture and silage ground.

• Private but accessible location with panoramic views over the surrounding countryside

• An extensive area of grazing and hill ground suitable for forestry plantation

• Area of amenity woodland and potential to expand sporting on the hill

• Excellent range of equestrian facilities including: stable blocks, outdoor and indoor riding arenas

About 263.8 Ha (651.84 Acres) in Total

For Sale as a Whole or in 3 Lots

GENERALNether Bracco Farm is situated about 1.5 miles to the east of the village of Caldercruix in rural North Lanarkshire, some 4.5 miles east of Airdrie and approximately 20 miles east of Glasgow. The farm is very well located benefitting from easy access to the surrounding villages and onto main A-class roads providing useful access to the M8 and M80 motorways.

Caldercruix provides local day to day amenities including two local stores and a pharmacy. The nearby town of Airdrie offers a wider range of facilities including a cinema, supermarkets and an excellent range of shops and sports facilities.

Nether Bracco is within easy commuting distance of the City of Glasgow, Scotland’s largest City, being within about 20 miles to the west of the farm, with world renowned shopping outlets, businesses and entertainment facilities. Glasgow Airport is within 40 minutes (30 miles) drive and offers regular flights to London and a wide range of international destinations. The nearby railway stations of Caldercruix (about 1.5 miles) and Airdrie (about 4 miles) offer regular train services to and from Edinburgh Waverley, and Glasgow Queen Street and beyond.

Local schooling is provided by Glengowan Primary School in Caldercruix and secondary schooling at Caldervale High School in Airdrie with Glasgow offering a wider range of highly regarded independent private schools. North Lanarkshire provides a wonderful setting for the property with ample opportunities for the outdoor enthusiast for a variety walks throughout the surrounding woodland areas owned by the Forestry Commission. The property overlooks the scenic Hillend Reservoir and there is an abundance of wildlife locally at Blawhorn Moss National Nature Reserve located just to the north east of the farm.

Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park is a short drive to the North West offering renowned scenery and excellent opportunities for hacking, hill walking, along with other rural activities such as pony trekking, mountain biking, fishing and shooting. For the golf enthusiasts there are a number of local golf courses including nearby Wester Moffat Golf course at Cauldercruix, and there are a number of excellent outdoor and indoor sporting facilities situated within the surrounding settlements.

Agriculturally the surrounding area of North Lanarkshire provides an attractive location with a combination of productive pasture and fodder ground and rolling hills. The farm is situated within 25 miles of Stirling Auction Marts providing renowned outlets for finished livestock produced on the holding. Carlisle mart is less than 2 hours drive via M74, and is an excellent outlet for dairy and breeding stock.

DESCRIPTIONNether Bracco Farm presents an excellent mixed dairy unit extending to approximately 263.8 Ha (651.84 Acres) located in an accessible location within North Lanarkshire. The property includes productive pasture ground utilised for grazing and forage production that has undergone a strict re-seeding policy

to maintain and improve the quality of the grass swards. The farm is centred on an attractive traditional farmhouse that provides comfortable family accommodation on two floors including two receptions rooms, four bedrooms with the ability to expand into the former maid’s quarters, a bright kitchen and a dining room.

Nether Bracco Farmhouse is an attractive farmhouse of stone construction under a slate roof providing accommodation over two storeys and is approached via a short concrete drive which leads south from the public road. The enclosed garden is mostly laid to lawn and there is an enclosed courtyard area to the rear of the property. Nether Bracco Cottage is situated adjacent to the farm drive and the A89 public road to the north of the holding. The farm is equipped with an excellent range of modern and traditional farm buildings, which are situated immediately adjacent to the farmhouse and have been extensively extended during the Seller’s ownership.

The farm is currently run as a dairy unit centred on around 120 cows plus followers with around 450 lambs wintered on the holding each year. About 160 acres is cut annually for silage, with the remainder of the land split between pasture and hill grazing ground. The farmland is principally classified as Grade 4.1, 5.2 and 5.3 by the James Hutton Institute and lies in a contiguous block and surrounds the farmhouse and farm steading. The farmland is bounded by a number of neighbouring Forestry Commission plantations, including one plantation which is located centrally within the main block of hill ground and accessed via a separate drive which leads from the A89 public road. The remainder of the farmland and hill ground is accessed via an excellent network of internal farm tracks which provide vehicle access to almost every enclosure. The land is gently undulating rising from 200m adjacent to the main road to north of the holding to 285m above sea level at its highest point at Black Hill to the south of the farm.

METHOD OF SALENether Bracco is offered for sale as a whole or in the following 3 Lots:

LOT 1: NETHER BRACCO FARMHOUSE, STEADING AND ABOUT 131.59 HA (325.15 ACRES)Nether Bracco Farmhouse is a traditional stone built farmhouse situated under a slate roof. The house is accessed via a short concrete drive which leads south from the public road. The property provides well-proportioned accommodation over 2 floors with potential to expand the living accommodation into the former maid’s quarters. The accommodation is laid out in more detail in the floorplans contained within this brochure.

GardenThere is an enclosed garden area to the front of the house which is mostly laid to lawn and has a northerly aspect overlooking Hillend Loch. To the rear there is an enclosed courtyard area which provides parking for a number of vehicles.

FARM BUILDINGSThere is an excellent range of modern and traditional farm buildings situated immediately adjacent to the farmhouse. Briefly they comprise:

Stable Block (8.64m x 5.51m)Forming part to the west wing of the courtyard adjoining the farmhouse. Of stone construction under a tile roof with a concrete floor and housing 6 loose boxes.

Modern Shed (16.9m x 8.75m)Modern built mono pitched shed adjoining the farmhouse to the east. Of steel portal frame construction under a fibre cement roof the building contains the following:

Loose Box/Store (6.56m x 5.5m)Of brick construction under a roof with an earth floor.

Scullery/Bothy (4.28m x 2.37m)Of stone construction with a concrete floor.

Feed Store (3.37m x 2.29m) Of brick construction concrete floor.

Tool Shed/Workshop (10.89m x 4.7m)Of brick construction concrete floor.

Calf Shed/Cubicle Shed (23.6m x 22.6m)Adjoining the mono pitched shed, of steel portal frame construction with stone and concrete panel walls and a concrete floor. The building is split into calf pens, fodder store, and cubicle shed by the remainder of the original stone building. The cubicle shed has capacity for 35 cows.

Cattle Court/Straw Shed (24.8m x 13.2m)Of steel portal frame construction under a fibre cement roof with concrete panel walls and box profile side cladding and a concrete and hard stone floor. The building is currently divided into a straw bed cattle court and bay for fodder/straw storage.

Pole Barn (15.6m x 8.6m)Of timber construction under a tin roof and side cladding with an earth floor.

Silage Pit (50m x 15m Approx)Of earth bank construction with a concrete floor and capacity for up to 2,500 tonnes.

Dry Cow Shed (27.7m x 13.7m)Of steel portal frame construction under a fibre cement roof with block and shuttered concrete walls and a concrete floor.

Cubicle Shed 1 (27.7m x 13.7m)Of steel portal frame construction under a fibre cement roof with block walls, and a concrete floor. There are cubicles for 70 cows and automatic scrapers along each of the passages into the slurry lagoon.

Slurry Lagoon Store Concrete wall construction with a concrete floor and capacity for up to 25,000 gallons.

Principal Dairy Complex

Cubicle Shed 2 (46.8m x 13.08m)Of steel portal frame construction under a corrugated roof with cubicles for 77 head, a concrete floor and central feed passage.

Parlour (10.07m x 4.6m)Housing 12/12 direct line Westfalia parlour which was installed in 1988, with self feeding mangers and feed loft above.

Bulk Tank HouseHousing 3,400 litre Tank under a fibre cement roof with a concrete floor.

Cubicle Shed 3 (32.2m x 8.33m)Of timber frame construction under a tin roof with shuttered concrete and brick walls and a concrete floor, and central feed passage. Automatic scrapers along each of the passages into the slatted slurry store. The shed provides housing for 32 calves and 26 cows.

Lean-to Sawdust Store (27.02m x 2.6m)Adjoining the cubicle shed of timber frame construction under a tin roof with brick walls and a concrete floor.

Slurry TowerLocated to the north of the steading there is a galvanised steel rimmed slurry store with capacity for up to 150,000 gallons.

Outdoor Riding Arena 1Enclosed by timber post and wire fence with a sand floor and floodlights.

Feed BinsThere are two 12 tonne feed bins.

Located to the south of the steading and farmhouse there are is a modern purpose built equestrian facility.

Indoor Riding Arena (35.8m x 17.4m)Of steel portal frame construction under a fibre cement roof with a silica sand floor, timbr kickboards and floodlights.

WC Adjacent to the indoor arena. Mains water and plumbed into SEPA registered septic tank.

Outdoor Riding Arena 2 (30m x 17.5m)Enclosed by timber post and wire fence with a sand floor and floodlights.

There is large area of hard standing adjacent to the riding arena providing parking for a number of vehicles.

FARMLANDThe farmland within Lot 1 extends to approximately 131.59 Ha (325.15 Acres) of ground currently down to a grass mix for silage ground and permanent pasture. The land surrounds the farmhouse and steading and extends to the south, west and east of the holding. The fields are well laid out and are of a generous size which can easily accommodate modern machinery. The enclosures are readily accessible directly from the main public road or via an excellent network of internal farm roads.

LOT 2: ABOUT 132.21 HA (326.69 ACRES) OF LANDA productive block of permanent pasture and rough grazing ground extending to approximately 132.21 Ha (326.69 Acres). The land has been classified as Grade 4 and 5 by the James Hutton Institute. The land is located to the south of the holding and accessed directly off the A89 public road via has separate farm road shown as route A-C and A-D on the sale plan. The land is currently split into two large enclosures rising to a height of 285m above sea level at Black Hill. The land is principally north facing and would provide the basis of a productive upland stock rearing unit or may be suitable for forestry plantation subject to necessary consents.

LOT 3: NETHER BRACCO COTTAGE ABOUT 0.06 HA (0.15 ACRES)Nether Bracco Cottage is situated adjacent to the farm drive, and comprises a single storey cottage of brick construction under a pitched slate roof. The accommodation comprises of a bright and spacious lounge and a recently installed modern kitchen and two spacious bedrooms. The accommodation is laid out in more detail in the floorplans contained within this brochure.

Garden The garden surrounds the property and is mostly laid to lawn and enclosed by a number of mature trees, which provide shelter and privacy. There is a small timber outbuilding suitable for storage and there is ample parking for up to two cars to the north of the property.

SOLICITORSStodarts Almada Chambers95 Almada Street Hamilton ML3 0EYT: 01698 200302F: 01698 891144W: www.stodarts.co.ukE: mail@stodarts.co.uk

WIND TURBINELocated to the south west of the farm steading there is a third party owned turbine. Please note the Turbine Site and the access roads marked A – B, and E - B on the sale plan are specifically excluded from sale and will be retained by the sellers. There is also an underground electricity cable which leads west across land within Lot 1 from the wind turbine site to a nearby substation which falls out with the land which is for sale. The missives of sale for Nether Bracco Farm will be subject to purchasers agreeing to a deed of condition governing all rights of access, maintenance, services, media, planting exclusion and protection zones in connection with the Turbine site in favour of the sellers and the operators of the turbine. Further details are available from the selling agents.

DEVELOPMENT CLAWBACK OVER LOTS 1 AND 2The missives of sale for Nether Bracco Farm will be subject to the purchaser(s) granting a Standard Security in favour of the Sellers to clawback 50% of the uplift in value, in the event of planning permission being granted for development for any purposes other than agriculture over of the land and buildings within Lots 1 and 2 being obtained subsequent to the date of entry for a period of 30 years.

ENTRYThe date of entry will be by mutual agreement.

SPORTING RIGHTSInsofar as these rights form part of the property title they are included with the sale.

TIMBERAll fallen and standing timber is included in the sale insofar as it is owned.

MINERALS The mineral rights are excluded from the sale insofar as they are not owned by the Sellers.

LOCAL AUTHORITYNorth Lanarkshire Council 52-60 Merry StreetMotherwellML1 1LZT: 01698 403200E: NorthLanarkshire@public.govdelivery.com W: www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk

Lot 2

Lot 2 Lot 2

POSTCODEML6 8NY

DIRECTIONSFrom Glasgow and Edinburgh leave the M8 exiting at junction 6. Head north onto the A73 passing through the towns of Chapelhall towards Airdrie. At the Terminus roundabout in Airdrie turn right onto the A89 signed towards Plains. Follow this road for approximately 4.75 miles driving past the towns of Plains and Caldercruix and Nether Bracco is next farm on the right opposite the Hillend Reservoir.

SERVICES

Farmhouse Cottage

Electricity Mains Mains

Water Mains Mains

Heating Kerosene LPG Gas

Drainage Private Septic Tank Private Septic Tank

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATEThe Energy Rating for each property is as follows:Nether Bracco Farmhouse – F37 Nether Bracco Cottage – E46Further details are available from Selling Agents.

COUNCIL TAXNether Bracco Farmhouse – Band E. Nether Bracco Cottage – Band C

SGRPIDCadzow Court3 Wellhall RoadHamiltonML3 9BGT: 0300 244 3665F: 0300 244 8697E: SGRPID.hamilton@gov.scot

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME (BPS) 2018Any payments relating to the 2018 scheme year will, if appropriate, be retained by the Seller. The Seller will enter discussions with the Purchaser to transfer the right to receive Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Entitlements.

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) for the remainder of the scheme year.

LESS FAVOURED AREA SUPPORT SCHEME (LFASS)All of the land has been designated as being within a Less Favoured Area. Any payments by SGRPID relating to the current scheme year will be retained by the Seller.

Lot 3

Lot 3 Lot 3

IACSAll of the land is registered for IACS purposes. The farm code is 548/0011.

LAND MANAGEMENT OPTIONSThere are no Land Management Options currently in place on the land.

THIRD PARTY RIGHTS AND SERVITUDESLocated to the south west of the farm steading there is a third party owned turbine. Please note the Turbine Site and the access roads marked A – B, and E - B on the sale plan are specifically excluded from sale and will be retained by the sellers. There is also an underground electricity cable which leads west across land within Lot 1 from the wind turbine site to a nearby substation which falls out with the land which is for sale. The missives of sale for Nether Bracco Farm will be subject to purchasers agreeing to a deed of condition governing all rights of access, maintenance, services, media, planting exclusion and protection zones in connection with the Turbine site in favour of the sellers and the operators of the turbine. Further details are available from the selling agents. There is a right of access for forestry purposes over the route A to C (on the sale plan) within Lot 1, in favour of Forestry Commission Scotland(FCS). A local fishing club have an informal arrangements with the Sellers to store a container on the land adjacent to Lilly Loch to the far west of the Lot 1 for storage and for use as an office for fishing bailiffs. Access to the Loch is specifically by foot via the public core path which leads around the Loch and along the western periphery of field 15 before following the track which leads south between fields 16 and 17. There is main gas pipe crossing the land east to west along the southern periphery of Lot 1. Please note there is further electricity cable which leads from the transformer to the south east of the farm steading and connects with the mains gas pipe. 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 to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof.

INGOING VALUATIONThe purchaser(s) of Nether Bracco 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 hay, straw, fodder, 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. The deposit will be non-refundable in the event of the purchaser failing to complete for reasons not attributable to the Seller or their Agents.

VIEWINGViewings are strictly by prior appointment and only through the Selling Agents.

HEALTH & SAFETYThe property is an agricultural holding and appropriate caution should be exercised at all times during inspection particularly in relation to livestock on the holding.

MORTGAGE FINANCEGalbraith are approved Agents for the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC) and we can assist you in securing finance loans for a variety of farming purposes including the purchase of land and property, restructuring debt, and to provide working capital for diversification, improving or erecting farm buildings. For further details and to discuss any proposals in confidence please contact Robert Taylor on 0800 389 9448. Email: robert.taylor@galbraithgroup.com

Nether Bracco CottageCaldercruix

AirdrieNorth Lanarkshire

ML6 8NY

Approximate Gross Internal Area: 69.17 m sq ( 744 sq ft)This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as statement of fact.

All measurements and placement of walls, doors, windows and appliances are approximate.Not to scale.

© Itago Media

Nether Bracco Farmhouse

Nether Bracco Farmhouse

Nether Bracco CottageCaldercruix

AirdrieNorth Lanarkshire

ML6 8NY

Approximate Gross Internal Area: 69.17 m sq ( 744 sq ft)This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as statement of fact.

All measurements and placement of walls, doors, windows and appliances are approximate.Not to scale.

© Itago Media

Nether Bracco Farmhouse

IMPORTANT NOTES1. These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to viewing. Prospective purchasers are advised to seek their own professional advice. 2. Areas, measurements and distances are given as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the working order of services and appliances. 3. These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995. 4. Closing Date A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously. The Seller will not be obliged to accept the highest, or indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at any time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by interested parties. 5. Offers Formal offers in the acceptable Scottish Legal Form confirming; if an offer is in relation to the whole, or a specific lot, or a combination of lots, and if an offer is subject to the sale of a property, together with proof of funding, should be submitted to: Galbraith, Suite C, Stirling Agricultural Centre, Stirling FK9 4RN. T: 01786 434600, F: 01786 450014, E: stirling@galbraithgroup.com 6. Third Party Rights and Servitudes 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 to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof. 7. Photographs taken June 2018. 8. Particulars prepared May 2018.

Nether Bracco Farm

Rough Grazing Permanent Grass Woodland Other Land Total

Field No BPS Region Ha Acres Ha Acres Ha Acres Ha Acres Ha Acres

Lot 1

1 1 11.48 28.37 11.48 28.37

2 1 3.77 9.32 13.00 32.12 16.77 41.44

3 2 0.23 0.57 2.00 4.94 2.23 5.51

4 1 0.27 0.67 0.27 0.67

5 2 0.44 1.09 0.44 1.09 0.88 2.17

6 2 0.91 2.25 0.91 2.25

7 1 1.67 4.13 0.11 0.27 1.78 4.40

8 1 0.41 1.01 0.41 1.01

9 1 0.33 0.82 3.00 7.41 3.33 8.23

10 1 4.06 10.03 4.06 10.03

11 2 9.57 23.65 9.57 23.65

12 1 1.05 2.59 8.10 20.02 1.35 3.34 10.50 25.95

13 1 0.85 2.10 9.00 22.24 9.85 24.34

14 1 5.97 14.75 5.97 14.75

15 2 11.58 28.61 4.00 9.88 1.58 3.90 17.16 42.40

16 1 2.00 4.94 13.17 32.54 0.15 0.37 15.32 37.86

17 1 1.00 2.47 14.98 37.02 15.98 39.49

Misc 5.12 12.65 5.12 12.65

Total 32.00 79.07 91.28 225.55 0.26 0.64 8.05 19.89 131.59 325.16

Lot 2

18 1 4.25 10.50 12.14 30.00 0.02 0.05 16.41 40.55

19 2 115.25 284.78 0.55 1.36 115.80 286.14

Total 119.50 295.28 12.14 30.00 0.00 0.00 0.57 1.41 132.21 326.69

Lot 3 0.06 0.15 0.06 0.37

Overall Total

151.50 374.36 103.42 255.55 0.26 0.64 8.68 21.45 263.86 652.22