A 170ac farm is for sale near Baltray, Co Louth. The farm is at Banktown and is being sold by Raymond Potterton Auctioneers.
It will be offered at auction and the guide price is €3m.
The farm lies in two blocks, both looking down on to the estuary of the River Boyne and lying close to the Irish Sea.
The main block of 120ac is approximately 1km from Baltray village and 5km from the centre of Drogheda. This land has lengthy frontage on the R167 coastal road. The block is 50ac. It lies beside Baltray and is in three fields. It is close to Baltray Golf Club.
Both blocks of land are good quality, as is most of the land in the area. The holding is currently in a mix of grass and tillage.
The derelict residence is on the larger block on an elevated site, close to the road.
The property goes for auction on Tuesday 30 September at 3pm in the agent’s auction room. The sale will also run online on the LSL platform.
The farm will be offered in lots as follows. Lot 1 is 68ac, Lot 2 is 50ac and Lot 3 is the derelict house on 2.1ac, beside the public road. These lots are together.
Lot 4 is the second block of 50ac, beside Baltray village. The guide price for the land is excess of €18,000/ac. The guide price for Lot 3 with the derelict house is €150,000.
Due to the rarity of the sale, the high-quality soilds, its frost-free location, and the development potential – this property could set a new price record for the area.
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