A holding of 53ac of grassland has just come on the market in Co Louth. It will attract plenty of attention given that the amount of farmland that comes on sale in the county each year tends to be small.

The land for sale is at Willistown, Drumcar. It for sale by private treaty from joint agents Property Partners John Little and Property Partners Gunne.

The land is being offered in two lots, which face each other across a public road, which is a cul de sac.

The 41ac lot is divided into four main fields.

The bigger is 41ac and it has an asking price of €335,000. The other lot is 12ac and its asking price is €115,000. This land would have been part of the large Willistown Estate previously.

Divisions

The 41ac is divided into four main divisions, all currently in permanent pasture. The agents say that this land would have been used for malting barley in earlier times, but has not been tilled for more than 20 years.

The 41ac lot.

Three of the fields are described as being good-quality and in very good heart. One lower division needs some improvement work, but has good potential.

The land is well fenced with good shelter. There is frontage on a public road.

The 12ac lot is in one main division, with a small piece of elevated riverbank.

The 12ac block is described by the agents as good grazing ground.

Again, this field has been in permanent pasture for many years. It has good hedging and access on to the local road.

According to the agents, the land is good grazing ground. The adjoining land is in a mix of tillage and grassland.