Craigluscar Farm, Craigluscar Road, Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 9HT

Characterful dwellinghouse with spacious living accommodation and attractive, mature gardens

Comprehensive equestrian facilities comprising four stables, a tack room, indoor riding arena and extensive storage within a substantial shed

Grade 3.2 land suitable for arable production

Five well positioned parcels ideal for equestrian or livestock grazing

Central and well connected location within easy reach of Stirling, Perth and Edinburgh

59.22 acres

Situation

Craigluscar Farm is an attractive smallholding conveniently situated in a desirable and accessible part of West Fife. The farm sits approximately 2 miles to the north of the City of Dunfermline. Dunfermline offers a wide range of amenities including leisure facilities, train stations, primary and secondary education and a number of supermarkets. The City of Stirling and the City of Edinburgh are both within a 45 minute drive respectively.

Commuters to Edinburgh can travel with ease via train from Dunfermline to Edinburgh City Centre with a travel time of around 35-40 minutes. The city of Edinburgh boasts a substantial range of amenities including retail centres, leisure and business facilities, as well as many historic monuments and landmarks. Edinburgh provides unlimited travel options with regular mainline rail connections and the airport providing domestic and international flights daily.

This area of Fife is well served by a wide variety of agricultural contractors, merchants and suppliers, with regular livestock sales held in Stirling at the United Auctions and Caledonian Marts. Traditionally this part of Fife is well known for its fertile land, capable of producing high yields of an extensive range of crops. The area would be well suited to intensive cropping and livestock.

Description

Craigluscar Farm is located within an accessible location within West Fife and is accessed via Craigluscar Road. The road leads you up to the steading with the farmhouse sitting within the holding boasting outstanding views across the countryside and the Craigluscar West Reservoir. The steading benefits from several traditional stores and equestrian facilities, encompassed by a substantial modern shed which has been constructed around and over the traditional steading structure. The farm presents an attractive smallholding unit extending to 23.97 hectares (59.22 acres) in total including roads, yards and ouildings with the agricultural land extending to 22.71 hectares (56.12 acres).

Farmhouse

The farmhouse is an impressive, Category C Listed traditional stone dwellinghouse under a pitched slate roof. It is situated in the heart of the farm with views of the surrounding countryside. The property has been substantially renovated and modified by the sellers to provide spacious accommodation over 2 and a half storeys. Designed with capturing light in mind, the property boasts dual aspect windows, two large sunrooms and a patio at both ends of the house. A characterful spiral staircase at the heart of the property links the living quarters on each floor where open plan living is promoted throughout.

The basement floor has been tastefully renovated to benefit the open plan feel with a sizeable kitchen and a large dining area which flows into the downstairs sunroom. A real feature is the double-sided woodburning stove at the heart of the living space. The sunroom leads out to the west patio, a sheltered space with steps leading to the wider garden, while the kitchen leads to the east patio with easy access to the milk shed.

On the ground floor, guests will be welcomed to a warm entrance hall and further social spaces with an additional sunroom and lounge area. A large double bedroom adjoins the shower room, which can be accessed either from the hallway or directly from the bedroom, allowing it to function as an ensuite when the hallway door is locked. The hallway leads to the far side of the house to a practical utility room

The first floor features three large bedrooms which capitalise on the attractive views over the surrounding landscape. The expansive master bedroom benefits from triple aspect windows as well as a Juliette balcony. A Bose sound system is present in the three upstairs bedrooms as well as other living spaces.

The large Category C Listed walled garden extends over two levels, boasting neat paths, a pond, mature shrubs and lawns. The side garden is a large grassy strip adjacent to the walled garden, featuring a sizeable chicken run and space for a vegetable garden.

To the east of the farmhouse is a former milk shed which has been converted into a useful external store. The accommodation and room dimensions are set out in more detail in the floor plan contained within this brochure.

Farm Buildings

Craigluscar Farm is equipped with a useful steading which lies to the north of the farmhouse. The series of traditional stone structures has had a steel portal frame with corrugated cladding under a corrugated roof structure constructed over and around to effectively form one building. The building comprises a 4kW solar system on the roof which is under a Feed in Tariff (FIT) contract until December 2036. Internally, the building comprises:

• Riding Arena: The indoor arena comprises a mixed sand and fibre surface with surrounding timber panel kickboards.
• Stables: 4 stables of concrete block construction and a tack room with scope to install further stables.
• Cattle Handling Pens: Fixed gate posts are installed throughout the building, allowing the space to be configured for livestock handling when required. The gates can be removed, enabling the areas to be used as open storage space.
• General Purpose Storage Areas: The building provides extensive storage, including a woodstore, a workshop with a recently refloored mezzanine level offering substantial storage space and a large open area adjacent to the riding arena suitable for machinery storage or potential arena extension.

The Land

The land at Craigluscar Farm extends to approximately 22.71 hectares (56.12 acres) and comprises five fields with four of which surrounding the Craigluscar Reservoir and some areas of woodland which creates an incredibly high amenity setting. An additional small paddock sits at the foot of the farmhouse garden. The land has been classified as Grade 3.2 by the James Hutton Institute and is well suited to growing high yields of barley, oats and grass. One of the fields is currently down to spring barley with the remainder of the fields down to grass and utilised for the grazing of horses. The land is generally south facing, rising overall from approximately 144m above sea level at the western banks of Craigluscar West Reservoir to approximately 188m above sea level at its highest point at the northwest corner. The land is bounded with livestock proof fencing.