A 48ac block of land at Athy, Co Kildare, is up for auction with a guide price of €600,000.

It’s at Fortbarrington, about 1.5km out on the Ballylinan side of the town and it’s being brought to the market by Jordan Property.

The firm recently sold land just 1km away from this ground for just shy of €20,000/ac, so there will be great interest to see how this auction goes.

Athy is famous for the quality of surrounding land - and this holding is no different.

The holding is all in one division and is currently in grass. There’s a lot of tillage on this side of Athy and a lot of good land.

The location is about 10 minutes’ drive from the M9 motorway. Jordan Property notes that the Athy outer relief road, when completed, will give it even better accessibility.

The auction will be held on Friday 16 October at 3pm on the property. Pre-registration is required.