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Lot 2 – Kirkoswald Castle Estate, two cottages, yard and buildings, shoot lodge, woodlands, farmland and sporting rights.
Description
Kirkoswald Castle Estate is an excellent example of a traditional diverse Country Estate, including two cottages, various traditional buildings with development potential, significant woodlands, farmland and extensive shooting rights currently running a successful commercial shoot enterprise.
Fog Close Cottages - The terrace of three cottages date back to 1914 and sit close to the drive entrance to High Fog Close. Two cottages are included in the sale, with the third in separate ownership. The cottages are set back from the road, built in traditional red sandstone construction, part rendered with a slate roof.
Hawthorn Cottage - The largest of the cottages totaling over 1,600 sq ft and the end terrace, this shares courtyard parking with the shoot yard, with a large garden and outbuildings to the east (coloured blue on the extracted sale plan). The ground floor accommodation includes a boot room and utility, kitchen with open plan dining room area, sitting room with log burning stove, living room and a bathroom with WC and wash basin. There are two staircases to the first floor with three double bedrooms, dressing room and family bathroom. The property has uPVC windows, oil fired central heating and is in a
reasonable condition.
Lilac Cottage - The centre terrace cottage totals over 800 sq ft and includes a modest garden and yard area to the rear. The ground floor accommodation includes kitchen, living room with open fire, dining room or office, the first floor includes two bedrooms and family bathroom. The property has uPVC windows, oil fired central heating and is in a reasonable condition.
High Fog Close Cottages Yard and Buildings - This area sits immediate east of Hawthorn Cottage with a dedicated entrance opening into a hardcore yard, surrounding which is
a range of buildings currently used by the commercial shoot enterprise, but could be repurpose for agricultural or alternative uses or redeveloped (subject to the necessary
consents).
General Purpose Building (20m x 6.4m) - steel portal frame, steel profile roof, concrete floor in part sub divided to provide
workshop, chiller room, stores and garaging.
Stores (11.2m x 6.2m) - brick building with steel profile roof,
concrete floor, currently used for storage.
In addition to the buildings are two large dog kennels and a free standing feed bin, in all this area totals about 0.90 acre
(0.36 Ha).
The shoot lodge lies north of the cottages and yard area, nestled close to Raven Beck and Wet Wood. The unique timber framed building is in a modest condition and includes two large rooms, one with log burning stove, kitchen area and WC with wash basin, mains power and water are connected. The building is currently used as a meeting point associated with the shoot, however the building may have potential for redevelopment or conversion to alternative uses such as residential or holiday cottage use (subject to all necessary consents).
In addition to the shoot lodge this area includes grassland, buildings and pens historically used for rearing pheasants, in all this totals 3.76 acres (1.52 Ha).
Otter Gill Barn lies adjacent to Otter Gill stream and the adjoining woodland parcel, north of the Estate and on the southern fringe of High Bankhill. This is a typical traditional sandstone which may have some potential for conversion to alternative uses (subject to all necessary consents).
The woodlands total about 258.66 acres and are spread across approximately 28 blocks ranging in size from 49 acres to 1-2 acres parcels. The larger woodland blocks are Howscales Bank, Hullocks, Holywell and Holly Bush woods, all which lie in a picturesque valley.
The farmland lies in two principle blocks which adjoin the woodland areas, with various additional areas bordering the woodlands currently providing game crops associated with the commercial shoot run at the Estate. The land is well fenced with stonewalls and hedgerows forming field boundaries.
Sporting Rights and Shoot - The Estate includes a significant sporting rights ownership totaling about 1,318 acres, which with the wider assets currently host a commercial shoot
enterprise, based around released pheasants and partridge. The woodlands, farmland and game crops together with the valleys, terrain and topography enable consistent and challenging birds to be presented, the shoot is long established with several renowned drives.
Location
Kirkoswald Castle Estate is situated in the heart of the picturesque Eden Valley, east of the village of Kirkoswald.. The property has magnificent uninterrupted views over surrounding farmland, towards the River Eden.
The immediate surroundings are typical for the Eden Valley and comprise traditional livestock farms and undulating grassland falling away to The River Eden, interspersed with attractive woodlands framed in the distance by the spectacular Pennies.
There are good transport connections, being close to the A66, only 9.6 miles from Penrith, the M6 motorway and the West Coast mainline, with regular train services to London Euston in little over 3 hours, Lake District Airport is only 18.5 miles north, Newcastle Airport 57 miles to
Acreage:
1614 Acres
Directions
Post Code - CA10 1JG (nearest)
Additional Info
Tenure - The freehold is offered for sale subject to a Farm Business Tenancy, Grazing Licence and Shoot Licence which all terminate 31st January 2023. Hawthorn Cottage is subject to a service occupancy agreement and Lilac Cottage an Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement. Further details available on request.
Rights of Way, Easements & Wayleaves - The property is sold subject to, and with the benefit of all existing wayleaves, easements and rights of way, public and private whether specifically mentioned or not. There are various private rights reserved over third-party land, similarly various rights are reserved over the Estate for access and services to the benefit of third parties. Public footpaths and local electricity lines also cross the land.
Fixtures and Fittings - All items normally designated as fixtures and fittings including curtains, carpets and light fittings are specifically excluded from the sale.
Services - Mains electricity, mains water and private drainage systems.
Designations - The River Eden and Tributaries Site of Special Scientific Interests forms the south west boundary. Kirkoswald Castle and Moat scheduled monument sit with the sporting rights ownership. Some of the woodlands are designated Ancient and Semi Natural Woodland or Ancient Replanted Woodland.
Employees - The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2014) may apply to employees working on the Estate.
Subsidies & Grants - The freehold land is registered with the Rural Land Registry, however Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements are not included in the sale. The selling agents will endeavour to facilitate transfer of rlr field parcels to the purchaser(s) post-sale. The freehold land is not entered into any Stewardship Schemes and Woodlands are not subject to active Woodland Grant Schemes. Land within the sporting rights ownership is, in part, subject to Stewardship Schemes held by the freehold owners.
Sporting Rights - The sporting rights are in hand and included in the sale insofar as they are owned, subject to the aforementioned shoot licence until 31st January 2023.
Mineral Rights - The mines and minerals are included in the sale insofar as they are owned. We understand the minerals are subject to various lease provisions.
VAT - We are not aware of an option to tax being taken.
Energy Performance Certificates - Hawthorne Cottage – EPC - E / Lilac Cottage – EPC D
Viewing - Strictly by appointment through the sole selling agents Savills.
Health and Safety - Given the potential hazards we would ask you to be as vigilant as possible when inspecting for your own personal safety, around woodlands and watercourses.
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