Farm near Forres hits the market for offers over £5,650,000
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A FARM in Moray, which stretches across more than 670 acres, has been put on the market for offers over £5,650,000.
Monaughty, Toreduff and Dykeside farms, near Forres, have been farmed together as a single holding for many years.
They comprise mainly arable farmland as well a portfolio of let houses and farm buildings divided between the three original farmsteads.
Rod Christie, partner at Galbraith which is handling the sale, says it is "very rare" to see farms in Moray go on the market.
Mr Christie said: "Farms in lowland Moray are very rare to the market and it is a huge privilege to be marketing the property for the vendors who have farmed here for generations.
"Originally three separate farming units, they have been combined and operated as one holding in recent years however each unit has a lovely principal house, various farm cottages, a good range of farm buildings and excellent, mainly arable farmland.
"Monaughty has some of the best land in the county and the combination of the land, houses and farm buildings make this a very attractive and productive farming unit. Interest is likely to come from across the country."
Approximately 502.1 acres of the land is dedicated to arable farming.
Additionally, there are around 45.8 acres of permanent pasture, 46.3 acres of rough grazing and 61.5 acres of mixed species woodland.
Galbraith say that the land has been well managed for generations and is capable of producing high quality cereal and fodder crops with vegetables on rotation.
Currently, it also carries 130 head of beef cattle with over wintering sheep.
The combined properties include three principal dwellings and an additional 12 farm cottages.
The buildings include a general-purpose shed with holding pens, a secure grain store, a grain dryer with 12 drying bins, a combine/tractor/implement shed, and a silage pit and store.
Monaughty, Toreduff and Dykeside is being marketed for sale as a whole for offers over £5,650,000.
However, it could also be sold in two lots. Lot one will comprise of Monaughty and Toreduff, which totals 502.3 acres of land, and is listed at a guide price of £4,300,000.
Lot two includes Dykeside, totalling 169.7 acres, and is listed at a guide price of £1,350,000.
