Land At Cauldhame Farm

• A unique opportunity to acquire a versatile block of land with woodland and grazing.
• About 25.28 acres in all.
• About 10.28 acres of woodland.
• About 15 acres of grazing land.
• Easily accessible location.

The Land at Cauldhame Farm is well located for easy access to Ayr and Glasgow by the A71 and M77. There are excellent transport links in the area with a regular train service to Glasgow from Kilmarnock (4 miles), Glasgow Prestwick Airport is about 10 miles away with regular scheduled international flights and Glasgow International Airport is about 33 miles. The towns of Ayr and Kilmarnock offer a wide range of amenities including excellent shopping, restaurants and sports facilities. There are good private and state schools in the area. Ayrshire is renowned for its many golf courses including the world-famous courses at Royal Troon, Prestwick and Turnberry. There is the popular Racecourse in Ayr and excellent yachting facilities at the Marina in Troon. Close by, is the famous Laigh Midton stone viaduct built in 1811 which is the oldest surviving railway viaduct in Scotland and one of the oldest in the world, it was once part of the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway line which was believed to be the first passenger steam railway in the world. The renowned Morris Equestrian Centre is at Fenwick (5.5 miles) and the area has plenty of minor country roads for hacking.The Land at Cauldhame offers an exciting opportunity to acquire a block of land with a number of possible agricultural uses including arable and grazing as well as a variety of other options including equestrian. Access is from the Cauldhame Farm road. The land is between 15m to 20m above sea level and is graded as 3.1 by the James Hutton Institute. In 2020, around 10.28 acres of land were planted with a variety of native broadleaves this includes Oak, Wild Cherry, Rowan, Grey Willow and Hawthorn. (Full list and details of the trees is available from the selling agent). The woodland area has a number of existing pathways suitable for trekking and it is home to a wide range of wildlife including deer, hares and various bird types including grouse and pheasant. The Garrier Burn forms the boundary to the west of the land and offers coarse fishing opportunities. In addition, there is about 15 acres of land currently set out as grazing land with good quality stock fencing to all boundaries. A secure, weather tight metal storage unit, ideal for small scale machinery (such as ATV/Quad Bikes) and materials, with attached rain water collection system is offered as part of the sale. The land has a wide range of potential uses including, subject to obtaining necessary planning consents, the development of a substantial equestrian facility, including stables and/or dog/cat boarding business. Such developments may also serve to support an application for a residential unit on-site.FLOOD RISKFlood maps of the area can be viewed at https://map.sepa.org.uk/floodmaps/FloodRisk/SearchEach year this area has a 10% chance of flooding at the boundary where the land meets the Garrier Burn.ACCESS/THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OF ACCESS/ SERVITUDES ETCThe drive is owned by Cauldhame Farm and there is a right of access over the tarmac road from the public road with shared maintenance.An underground gas pipe crosses the land from point A to B on our site plan.DIRECTIONS From Ayr take the M77 northbound. At Bogend Toll, exit left for Dundonald/Tarbolton. Continue straight on through the roundabout and at the next junction turn right onto the B751, and proceed along this road for about 4 miles. At the A759 Dundonald Road, turn right and proceed towards Gatehead. Enter the village of Gatehead and at the Cochrane Inn turn left onto a single track road. Proceed along this road for about 1.5 miles continuing under the bridge. Turn left onto the drive towards the Land at Cauldhame Farm.From Glasgow, take the M77 towards Kilmarnock and exit at the Bellfield Roundabout (for Kilmarnock, Hurlford and the A76). Turn right at the roundabout onto the A71 Hurlford Road. Proceed along this road to the next roundabout and turn left onto the B7064 towards Troon. Turn first right onto the A759 and continue to the hamlet of Gatehead. At the Cochrane Inn, turn right and follow the directions as above.POST CODE KA2 0BL WHAT3WORDSTo find this property location to within 3 metres, download and use What3Words and enter the following 3 words: ///hologram.fallen.duplicity