Offered for sale by private treaty with Savills, this 55ac holding in Co Kildare is a prime example of a manageable working farm, suitable for a small-scale livestock operation, hobby farming, or a family looking for a slower pace of rural life.
Standing two-storey over basement to the front and with three storeys at the back, the 355 sq m house comprises of six bedrooms, three bathrooms, kitchen, dining room and several well-proportioned reception rooms.
Dating back to 1760, the house has been sympathetically restored in the last decade, with key upgrades including a new roof, windows, insulation and heating system.
To the rear, a self-contained one-bedroom mews provides additional living accommodation, ideal for visiting guests or extended family.
Outside, a gated concrete courtyard features a range of outbuildings, including a double garage, sheds, stables and a farm manager’s office. The courtyard gives way to a farmyard, with its own water supply and two new winter housing sheds, one of which is a slatted lie-back shed with manure pit.
A labour of love
When purchased in 2011 by the current owner, whose cattle farming roots trace back to Victorian southeast England, The Old Rectory sat on 12.5ac of good-quality pasture.
Shortly after taking possession of the estate, an additional 30ac of adjoining forestry land came up at auction, which the owner bought and converted.
She says: “We hired a specialist firm to dig up the stumps from the ground, with the daily evening excursion of us all picking up stumps clearing the land, just as had been done in the older times when stones were cleared.
The rear of the property.
“We then sowed barley for three years to till the land to improve the quality of the soil structure.
“The tilling worked and the quality of the land is superb, being reseeded twice since, and it is our go-to area for silage.”
The farm has been used to breed pedigree Herefords since then, which the owner plans to put to land elsewhere.
Aerial view of the house and yard.
Today, the holding stands at 50ac of well-defined free-draining pasture, and 5ac of forestry along the boundary. The southerly lands also have excellent independent road frontage.
Recently, some acreage was swapped with a neighbouring farmer, meaning the land now runs all the way down to the farmyard, keeping the cattle off the road.
New winter housing including lie-back slatted shed.
Located between the villages of Moone and Ballitore, Timolin is within easy reach of the larger towns of Kildare, Naas and Newbridge. The property is also just minutes from the M9, giving quick access to the M7 and M50.
Guided at €2.95m in its entirety, prospective buyers also have the option of purchasing the house on the original 12.5ac for €1.95m.
Offered for sale by private treaty with Savills, this 55ac holding in Co Kildare is a prime example of a manageable working farm, suitable for a small-scale livestock operation, hobby farming, or a family looking for a slower pace of rural life.
Standing two-storey over basement to the front and with three storeys at the back, the 355 sq m house comprises of six bedrooms, three bathrooms, kitchen, dining room and several well-proportioned reception rooms.
Dating back to 1760, the house has been sympathetically restored in the last decade, with key upgrades including a new roof, windows, insulation and heating system.
To the rear, a self-contained one-bedroom mews provides additional living accommodation, ideal for visiting guests or extended family.
Outside, a gated concrete courtyard features a range of outbuildings, including a double garage, sheds, stables and a farm manager’s office. The courtyard gives way to a farmyard, with its own water supply and two new winter housing sheds, one of which is a slatted lie-back shed with manure pit.
A labour of love
When purchased in 2011 by the current owner, whose cattle farming roots trace back to Victorian southeast England, The Old Rectory sat on 12.5ac of good-quality pasture.
Shortly after taking possession of the estate, an additional 30ac of adjoining forestry land came up at auction, which the owner bought and converted.
She says: “We hired a specialist firm to dig up the stumps from the ground, with the daily evening excursion of us all picking up stumps clearing the land, just as had been done in the older times when stones were cleared.
The rear of the property.
“We then sowed barley for three years to till the land to improve the quality of the soil structure.
“The tilling worked and the quality of the land is superb, being reseeded twice since, and it is our go-to area for silage.”
The farm has been used to breed pedigree Herefords since then, which the owner plans to put to land elsewhere.
Aerial view of the house and yard.
Today, the holding stands at 50ac of well-defined free-draining pasture, and 5ac of forestry along the boundary. The southerly lands also have excellent independent road frontage.
Recently, some acreage was swapped with a neighbouring farmer, meaning the land now runs all the way down to the farmyard, keeping the cattle off the road.
New winter housing including lie-back slatted shed.
Located between the villages of Moone and Ballitore, Timolin is within easy reach of the larger towns of Kildare, Naas and Newbridge. The property is also just minutes from the M9, giving quick access to the M7 and M50.
Guided at €2.95m in its entirety, prospective buyers also have the option of purchasing the house on the original 12.5ac for €1.95m.
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