What’s a good location for a family farm? Some people like the idea of farming in an area that is quiet and rural, yet not too far from a lively town with shops, schools and other services – countryside with conveniences.
Here’s a mid-sized farm for sale which fits that description. The holding is c57ac at Chapelbride, outside Kells in Co Meath. It’s for sale with T&J Gavigan by private treaty and the guide price is €1.2m.
The farmhouse is on a nice, local road, some 4.5km from the centre of Kells, a five-minute drive according to Mr Google Maps. Kells can meet the day-to-day needs of most family members – young, adult, even teenage. The location is a short distance out the N52 main road – in the direction of Mullingar – and then about 900m up the L6835.
The farm sits on a nicely elevated setting, with pleasant views over the nearby countryside. It has frontage onto this local road, while at the rear it bounds onto the M3 motorway. There are two gateways onto the land. In addition, there is right-of-way access through neighbouring ground down to the rear fields.
The land is in grass. There is an area of natural woodland at the rear.
The land is in one block and predominantly in grass. The c57ac total is made up of c52ac of good grassland while the remainder is c4ac of natural woodland. The farm is divided into four fields, with water piped out to three of them.
The land is currently let out, but the tenant is to shortly finish up so the farm will be sold with vacant possession.
The house and farmyard are together, close to the public road, and can be accessed by one entrance. The house is a traditional, two-storey farmhouse dating back to the 1920s and solidly built. It was renovated and redecorated in 2017, to a high standard and modern style. The work included an extension to the kitchen and upgrading of the bathroom.
The kitchen is modern and has a dining area attached.
The sitting room.
One of the bedrooms.
Today the house is 1,425 sq ft in area and has four bedrooms, a sitting room and kitchen. The bathroom has a walk-in shower plus a separate bath.
The broadband was recently upgraded to fibre optic cable which, the auctioneers note, is suited for working from home. The house has oil central heating and there is a fireplace in the sitting room.
To the front of the house, there is a large pebbled area and a garden wall running along the road. There are shrubs to the side of the house with a paddock/lawn area on the other side. There are a number of outhouses at the side and rear of the house, which would be useful for storage.
The shed is large and in good condition.
The farmyard is behind the house. It can be accessed independently of the house, if required. The main shed is a four-bay, round-roofed hayshed, with lean-to on each side. There is also a large, open concrete area. The shed is in good working condition and there is a well-made cattle-handling unit in the yard as well.
What’s a good location for a family farm? Some people like the idea of farming in an area that is quiet and rural, yet not too far from a lively town with shops, schools and other services – countryside with conveniences.
Here’s a mid-sized farm for sale which fits that description. The holding is c57ac at Chapelbride, outside Kells in Co Meath. It’s for sale with T&J Gavigan by private treaty and the guide price is €1.2m.
The farmhouse is on a nice, local road, some 4.5km from the centre of Kells, a five-minute drive according to Mr Google Maps. Kells can meet the day-to-day needs of most family members – young, adult, even teenage. The location is a short distance out the N52 main road – in the direction of Mullingar – and then about 900m up the L6835.
The farm sits on a nicely elevated setting, with pleasant views over the nearby countryside. It has frontage onto this local road, while at the rear it bounds onto the M3 motorway. There are two gateways onto the land. In addition, there is right-of-way access through neighbouring ground down to the rear fields.
The land is in grass. There is an area of natural woodland at the rear.
The land is in one block and predominantly in grass. The c57ac total is made up of c52ac of good grassland while the remainder is c4ac of natural woodland. The farm is divided into four fields, with water piped out to three of them.
The land is currently let out, but the tenant is to shortly finish up so the farm will be sold with vacant possession.
The house and farmyard are together, close to the public road, and can be accessed by one entrance. The house is a traditional, two-storey farmhouse dating back to the 1920s and solidly built. It was renovated and redecorated in 2017, to a high standard and modern style. The work included an extension to the kitchen and upgrading of the bathroom.
The kitchen is modern and has a dining area attached.
The sitting room.
One of the bedrooms.
Today the house is 1,425 sq ft in area and has four bedrooms, a sitting room and kitchen. The bathroom has a walk-in shower plus a separate bath.
The broadband was recently upgraded to fibre optic cable which, the auctioneers note, is suited for working from home. The house has oil central heating and there is a fireplace in the sitting room.
To the front of the house, there is a large pebbled area and a garden wall running along the road. There are shrubs to the side of the house with a paddock/lawn area on the other side. There are a number of outhouses at the side and rear of the house, which would be useful for storage.
The shed is large and in good condition.
The farmyard is behind the house. It can be accessed independently of the house, if required. The main shed is a four-bay, round-roofed hayshed, with lean-to on each side. There is also a large, open concrete area. The shed is in good working condition and there is a well-made cattle-handling unit in the yard as well.
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