Knockshinnoch Farm

• Adaptable accommodation with kitchen/dining room, 4 bedrooms, 2 reception rooms.
• A range of useful buildings with development potential (subject to planning consents).
• About 2.03 acres grazing land.
• Peaceful rural location.

Knockshinnoch Farm is a fine detached farmhouse with buildings and land in about 3.62 acres in all in a peaceful rural location by New Cumnock, East Ayrshire.New Cumnock (about 0.7 miles) has a range of local shops and services, nursery and primary schooling, a health centre and a superb openair swimming pool (The Tamar Manoukian). Secondary schooling is available at Cumnock (about 6 miles). The county town of Ayr (20 miles) offers excellent amenities including a good private school, cinema, hospital and a wide range of shops and supermarkets. Glasgow city centre is some 44 miles distant and can be reached via the M77. The railway station at New Cumnock has regular connections to Glasgow. Prestwick Airport (24 miles) has frequent international flights.Ayrshire is renowned for its many golf courses including the world-famous facilities at Turnberry and Royal Troon. The popular racecourse in Ayr is host to the Scottish Grand National and there are exceptional yachting facilities at the Marinas in Troon, Largs and Inverkip. The enchanting Dumfries House Estate has a wonderful range of paths and walks and a café. New Cumnock Community Paths has developed some interesting local walks including the Knockshinnoch Memorial which goes round a 130 hectare Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve, Burns Cairn and Glen Afton. Lying southeast of Knockshinnoch, is Blackcraig Hill, which is one of Ayrshire’s highest hills at 2,296 feet above sea level, along with three neighbouring hills all over 2000 feet which can also be climbed. The views down the glen from Blackcraig Hill are particularly stunning on a clear day. There is also pleasant hill walking in the nearby Galloway Hills and Forests and fishing is available locally on the River Nith offering good pools and streams with salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishing available.DESCRIPTION Knockshinnoch Farm is a substantial detached farmhouse approached by gates which leads to a large gravelled area with parking for several cars and vehicles. Knockshinnoch Farm is a traditional farmhouse built on two storeys of stone and slate with a white render finish. It has a range of useful buildings and about 2.03 acres grazing land.Knockshinnoch Farm has been home to the current vendors for some 25 years and they have renovated the property to provide a comfortable home with accommodation including large kitchen dining room with electric range cooker with 5 ring induction hob, grill, double oven and slow oven, fitted floor units, large island unit, dishwasher and fridge freezer, stairs from the dining area lead to the former maid’s quarters. The utility room has plumbing for washing machine/tumble drier and the boot room provides access to the yard. There is a bright living room with dual aspect windows and fireplace, sitting room with fireplace, bedroom/office, bathroom with shower over bath and fitted furniture on the ground floor. On the first floor, there are three spacious bedrooms, the master with a large walk-in cupboard. The enclosed floor plan shows the accommodation layout. The useful buildings together with the grazing land, makes Knockshinnoch Farm an excellent lifestyle opportunity in an accessible rural location.BUILDINGSAdjoining Farmhouse:Byre: About 6.37m x 18.046m Stone built with slate and tin cladding.Workshop: About 7.958m x 5.361m and 1.46m x 5.315m, and 5.459m x 10.28m and 2.41m x 5.301m Stone with part tiled and tin cladding. Byre: About 4.08m x 13.101m Stone and slate, concrete floor, power.Barn: About 11.227m x 4.517m with loft area (about 2.55m x 1.014m and 2.14m x 1.23).Brick with slate roof. LANDThe grazing land extends to about 2.03 acres in total. The enclosed paddock lying to the north is about 0.72 acres, lying east of the farmhouse is a shelterbelt of mixed woodland. FLOOD RISKFlood maps of the area can be viewed at httpss://map.sepa.org.uk/floodmaps/FloodRisk/SearchPlease note East Ayrshire Council have put flood defences in place along the Connel Burn.ACCESS/THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OF ACCESS/ SERVITUDES ETCThere is a prescriptive right of access from point AB and AC on the site plan. There is a servitude from point AD and AE on the site plan.There is an annual wayleave payment.DIRECTIONS From Ayr, take the A70 towards Cumnock. At the roundabout by Cumnock, proceed towards New Cumnock and Dumfries. As you enter New Cumnock, continue to the small roundabout and go straight on to the B741 Dalmellington Road and continue for about 0.61 miles. Turn left onto Knockshinnoch Road and Knockshinnoch Farm is then straight ahead after the play park. KA18 4NJ WHAT3WORDSTo find this property location to within 3 metres, download and use What3Words and enter the following 3 words: https://w3w.co/breeze.cling.sweetener SOLICITORSDales Solicitors, 19 Wallace Street, Galston, KA4 8HPLOCAL AUTHORITYEast Ayrshire Council, Council Headquarters, London Road, Kilmarnock, KA3 7BU FIXTURES AND FITTINGSNo items are included unless specifically mentioned in these particulars.HEALTH & SAFETYThe property is an agricultural holding and appropriate caution should be exercised at all times during inspection particularly in reference to the farm buildings, farm land and water courses. VIEWINGSStrictly by appointment with the Selling Agents.