115-acre Meath farm for November auction
The property is known as Knockrange House and is 3.5km from Kilmessan village, 10km from Trim, 16km south of Navan and 40km from Dublin.
Coming up for auction on Friday, November 7 next with Trim-based auctioneers REA TP Potterton, is a 115-acre farm in the heart of Meath.
It will be a hybrid auction — the main event will take place at The Property Exchange, Trim, Co Meath, while online bids will be accepted via the LSL online bidding platform.
The property is known as Knockrange House and is 3.5km from Kilmessan village, 10km from Trim, 16km south of Navan and 40km from Dublin.
“It’s an exceptionally fine farm in a desirable location renowned for its excellent soil characteristics,” says auctioneer Elliott Potterton.
“It would be equally suited to equine purposes, as well as lending itself to other commercial opportunities.”
This is prime beef cattle and dairying country in the Royal County, but there is also plenty of equine activity, with proximity to the capital and a number of racecourses.
With the village of Kilmessan close by, there are further shopping, educational and recreational facilities in the nearby heritage town of Trim, its skyline dominated by the mediaeval ruins of King John’s Castle.
“The locality is well supported by an established farming infrastructure,” adds Mr Potterton. “Abattoirs, contractors, merchants, livestock market and other service industries are close at hand.”
The area is very well connected for access, with Dublin Airport 40km away and the M3 motorway nearby.
The lands are a mixture of grass, stubble and maize. And, while the quality acres constitute the main attraction, the residence and outbuildings represent another powerful element of this holding. The house is aptly described by the selling agents as a “quaint olde world homestead which affords spacious accommodation, retaining all the charm and dignity of the period”.
The house has been unoccupied for more than a decade and in need of complete refurbishment. It may, however, be eligible for the vacant property grant.
Accommodation over two floors includes an entrance porch, reception rooms, bathroom, kitchen, scullery and five bedrooms.
“They’ve been consistently producing high-yielding grain crops and excellent pasture,” says Mr Potterton, who is guiding between €13,000 and €15,000/acre.
