Five stretches of prime Angus land to hit the market with £7.4m price tag

Sale: Drawback is there is no house included in the price

An exceptional block of prime Angus land extending to almost 800 acres is coming on the market later this week with a price tag of £7.4 million.

The drawback is there is no farmhouse, or even a cottage, included in that price.

The five arable properties, all within roughly a 10-mile radius of Arbroath, are being sold by retiring farmer Hugh Cowan of East Mains of Dysart, who has amassed the land during his farming career. He intends to continue to live in the farmhouse once the farm is sold.

The properties range in size from 36 to 390 acres and feature a large solar PV array and underground irrigation system.

Stewart Hamilton of land agents, Bell Ingram, which is marketing the land, said he expected neighbouring farmers to be the likeliest purchasers.

“It’s very unusual to sell five different parcels of land in a oner,” he said.

“Each one is productive and well situated and, whether purchased as a whole or individually, offers a fantastic opportunity to buyers to expand their existing business. I’m very intrigued to see how it goes.”

Mr Hamilton said the farmhouses and cottages on the farms had been split up and sold off in the past.

However he said a house “could be available” in a separate deal on East Hills farm.

The largest unit is East Mains of Dysart, which lies two miles to the south of Montrose and overlooks Montrose Basin.

It extends to 390 acres and grows cereals, potatoes and carrots.

It comes with a full underground irrigation system including lagoon and borehole.

East Hills, which lies between Forfar and Arbroath, is a 164 acre arable unit

The five arable properties are all within a few miles of Arbroath.