A 60ac residential grassland holding close to the M8 motorway in north Cork is attracting solid attention since it came on the market with CCM Property.

Initially guided at €500,000, the farm at Ballyoran, Castlelyons is presently under offer for a figure in excess of the guide. Auctioneer Eamon O’Brien has set a deadline of 27 February for final bids.

Describing the farm, he said: “About 53.4ac of it are good quality land with the balance, 6.6ac, of lesser quality. It’s sold with vacant possession. It’s a real opportunity for someone looking for a block of land with a house already on it.”

The farm is laid out in over ten fields of similar size with mature hedgerows forming the internal boundaries.

All in one block, a laneway runs through it and splits the farm roughly in half. Each block is laid out in a number of similar sized fields with mature hedgerows forming the internal boundaries.

There is a woodland on the northern boundary of the farm and close to 400m of road frontage on the eastern side of the farm.

The house and yard are close to the roadside and a woodland which forms the northern boundary of the property.

On the roadside, the yard has an array of smaller farm outbuildings along with a three-column haybarn with lean-to as the main structure.

There is an old cottage in the yard and this has been vacant for over two years.

There are also farm payments in the region of €3,000 included in the sale.

Located less than 3km from the centre or Fermoy town, this holding is set in a very convenient location, with access to the M8 motorway close by.

Corrin Mart is within five minutes’ drive from this farm and the villages of Castlelyons and Rathcormac are both within easy reach too.

The house and yard are close to the roadside and a woodland which forms the northern boundary of the property.