A hill farm with an traditional farmhouse is for sale in a scenic and peaceful location near Oughterard, Co Galway.
The property is Lettercraff Hill Farm. It’s for sale by private treaty with an asking price of €950,000. The large holding includes a total of 218ac of fenced and walled private land – not shared. Then there is a half share in a 935ac commonage. There are sheds beside the farmhouse.
It’s for sale from DNG Martin O’Connor Land Sales by private treaty, in one lot.
A standout feature of this holding is the beautiful Connemara landscape in which it sits and the views on every side. The holding sits above the N59 main road that links Maam Cross and Oughterard.
A buyer choosing to live in this house would have peace and seclusion but not necessarily isolation. Oughterard, with shops, schools, medical services, restaurants and sports clubs, is just 4km away, a short drive.
Lough Corrib, popular for fishing, is nearby. The wider area is valued and appreciated for walking and hiking. Galway city is a drive of about 45 minutes.
This is a scenic area.
Specialist knowledge
This property will be of great interest to local farmers who have the specialist knowledge of how to farm hill land and who are familiar with the complex environmental payment schemes that go with it. But in today’s changing world it will also be of interest to non-farming investors and organisations who want to invest in its nature value.
The centre of the holding is the old farmhouse and the sheds beside it. These are accessed by a 500m length of local road, off the main road. This opens to a 1km stretch of shared farm lane, running through commonage.
Old stone walled shed.
The cottage was built in the early 1960s and has a distinctive hipped roof. It was upgraded about 20 years ago. Now it requires modernising, the auctioneers say. As it stands it has living room, kitchen/dining room, three bedrooms and bathroom.
The interior has high ceilings and open fireplace and it’s fitted with oil heating. The house is connected to mains electricity, supplied by its own private water source and has a septic tank system.
The farmyard is beside the house. A three-bay, round-roofed hayshed is divided into pens and provides some housing for sheep or cattle housing and storage for fodder. There is a traditional stone shed with a galvanised roof on the site as well.
The holding includes a number of diverse land types. The cottage and sheds occupy approximately 0.5ac. Adjoining them there is a block of 23ac laid out in several fields, with a stream flowing through them. This ground provides good sheep grazing.
This small river runs close to the house.
To the north, accessed through the commonage, there is a 6ac parcel enclosed within stone walls and wire fencing. This, too, provides good grazing for cattle or sheep, as required.
The holding includes a block of close to 190ac of private hill grazing – again this is not shared commonage. This land is fully fenced and accessed by a laneway through the commonage. It is described as good quality, upland grazing by auctioneer Martin O’Connor.
The undivided moiety share of the 935ac of commonage gives an owner rights over 467ac of shared hill ground. This land is a mix of low-lying pasture and elevated rough grazing. There is access around the commonage via the internal roadway that leads to the house and yard.
A hill farm with an traditional farmhouse is for sale in a scenic and peaceful location near Oughterard, Co Galway.
The property is Lettercraff Hill Farm. It’s for sale by private treaty with an asking price of €950,000. The large holding includes a total of 218ac of fenced and walled private land – not shared. Then there is a half share in a 935ac commonage. There are sheds beside the farmhouse.
It’s for sale from DNG Martin O’Connor Land Sales by private treaty, in one lot.
A standout feature of this holding is the beautiful Connemara landscape in which it sits and the views on every side. The holding sits above the N59 main road that links Maam Cross and Oughterard.
A buyer choosing to live in this house would have peace and seclusion but not necessarily isolation. Oughterard, with shops, schools, medical services, restaurants and sports clubs, is just 4km away, a short drive.
Lough Corrib, popular for fishing, is nearby. The wider area is valued and appreciated for walking and hiking. Galway city is a drive of about 45 minutes.
This is a scenic area.
Specialist knowledge
This property will be of great interest to local farmers who have the specialist knowledge of how to farm hill land and who are familiar with the complex environmental payment schemes that go with it. But in today’s changing world it will also be of interest to non-farming investors and organisations who want to invest in its nature value.
The centre of the holding is the old farmhouse and the sheds beside it. These are accessed by a 500m length of local road, off the main road. This opens to a 1km stretch of shared farm lane, running through commonage.
Old stone walled shed.
The cottage was built in the early 1960s and has a distinctive hipped roof. It was upgraded about 20 years ago. Now it requires modernising, the auctioneers say. As it stands it has living room, kitchen/dining room, three bedrooms and bathroom.
The interior has high ceilings and open fireplace and it’s fitted with oil heating. The house is connected to mains electricity, supplied by its own private water source and has a septic tank system.
The farmyard is beside the house. A three-bay, round-roofed hayshed is divided into pens and provides some housing for sheep or cattle housing and storage for fodder. There is a traditional stone shed with a galvanised roof on the site as well.
The holding includes a number of diverse land types. The cottage and sheds occupy approximately 0.5ac. Adjoining them there is a block of 23ac laid out in several fields, with a stream flowing through them. This ground provides good sheep grazing.
This small river runs close to the house.
To the north, accessed through the commonage, there is a 6ac parcel enclosed within stone walls and wire fencing. This, too, provides good grazing for cattle or sheep, as required.
The holding includes a block of close to 190ac of private hill grazing – again this is not shared commonage. This land is fully fenced and accessed by a laneway through the commonage. It is described as good quality, upland grazing by auctioneer Martin O’Connor.
The undivided moiety share of the 935ac of commonage gives an owner rights over 467ac of shared hill ground. This land is a mix of low-lying pasture and elevated rough grazing. There is access around the commonage via the internal roadway that leads to the house and yard.
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