Flowerburn Mains - The Whole, Rosemarkie, Fortrose, Ross-Shire

The Property
The land comprises a large block of prime arable, grazing and amenity land extending in total to approximately 240.07 acres (97.15 Ha). Situated with a gentle south easterly aspect the majority land lies at between 100metres and 150 metres above sea level with steeper slopes leading down to the coast lying between sea level and 100 metres.

The majority of the arable and pasture land is graded as 3.1 and 3.2 by the James Hutton Institute whilst the permanent pasture and rough grazing is graded as 4.2 to 6.2. The arable land comprises free draining soil and worked traditionally in an arable rotation including potatoes.

Available as a separate lot is a block of approximately 41.60acres (16.83 Ha) of amenity land forming the eastern boundary and which has potential for small natural capital, amenity and recreational use. There may be potential to site and off-grid cabin on lot 2 subject to applying for and obtaining planning consent.

A summary of the land is contained within the sales particulars.

The subjects are for sale as a whole or in two lots as follows:

Lot 1
Approximately 198.47 acres (80.32 Ha) of arable and grazing land.
Price - Offers over £1,000,000

Lot 2
Approximately 41.60 acres (16.83 Ha) of permanent pasture, rough grazings, cliffs and coastline.
Price - Offers over £100,000

The Whole – approximately 240.07 acres (97.15 Ha)
Price – offers over £1,100,000

Location
The land is located just to the north of the village of Rosemarkie on the Black Isle. The Black Isle is a peninsula bounded to the north by the Cromarty Firth and the Moray and Beauly Firths to the south. The area is renowned for its fair climate and rich farmland. This arable land, in conjunction with a backdrop of rugged hills, provides spectacular scenery with wonderful views. For the keen golfer there are famous courses locally at Rosemarkie and Fortrose, two Nairn championship golf courses as well as facilities at Royal Dornoch, Spey Valley and the Castle Stuart Golf Links. There is salmon fishing on the Rivers Nairn, Findhorn and Spey and shooting is readily available on local estates. The beautiful Spey Valley with its Whisky trail and the ski slopes at the Cairngorms and The Lecht are all within easy driving distance. Inverness, the capital city of the Highlands, lies approximately 18 miles to the south west. Inverness, a vibrant city, has a full range of retail, educational, leisure and commerce facilities together with a mainline railway station and an airport with flights to a wide range of UK destinations (including London Heathrow) and a limited number of European destinations (including Amsterdam).