SITUATION
Whitlaw Farm is situated in a private position about 2 miles to the north west of Lauder, a popular small Borders town located in the upper valley of the Leader Water. The town benefits from a good range of amenities including a modern and well regarded primary school, church, shops, hotels, petrol station and modern health centre. Secondary schooling is at the popular and highly regarded Earlston High School with further school options at St Mary’s Preparatory School in Melrose or via the wider range of independent schools in Edinburgh.

This desirable and highly accessible area of the Scottish Borders is only 20 miles south east of the Edinburgh City By-pass and is within very easy reach of nearby Earlston (9 miles), Galashiels (12 miles) and Kelso (20 miles) which provide an excellent range of business services and recreational facilities. Edinburgh City is highly accessible either via the A68 through Lauderdale or rail travel via the Edinburgh-Borders railway which is 7 miles away in Stow.
Edinburgh Airport (35 miles) offers a wide range of domestic, European and international flights and Berwick-upon-Tweed lies 35 miles to the east and offers a regular rail service on the main east coast line to London King’s Cross (journey time approximately 3 hours 40 minutes). Traditionally this area of the Borders is known for its mixed farming units combining fertile land capable of producing excellent yields of a range of crops and extensive areas of pasture and grazing land well suited to the rearing of livestock. The area is also renowned for its spectacular countryside and its many rural pursuits including hill walking, mountain biking, horse riding and the sporting opportunities afforded by local Estates and the River Tweed and its tributaries.

Agriculturally, the local area is well provided for by merchants and suppliers, with the nearby St Boswells Mart (13.5 miles), Stirling Mart (67 miles) and the Borderway Mart at Carlisle (75 miles) used as outlets for livestock which the area is renowned for producing.

LOT 4: LAND EXTENDING TO 9.63 HA (23.80 ACRES)
The land within Lot 4 extends to 9.63 Ha (23.80 Acres) and comprises a single enclosure which is located separately from the main holding and just to the north east of farmhouse. The enclosure has been principally classified as Grade 5.1 by The James Hutton Institute with a small area of Grade 4.2 on the southern boundary. The land has been used for grazing purposes and benefits from a south westerly aspect and sits approximately 254m to 302m above sea level. Lot 4 is accessed via an internal track which leads north west from farm road and to the south west of the neighbouring property Trabrownhill (as shown as A-B on the sale plan).
Please note access to Lot 4 is only suitable via a 4x4 vehicle.

Lot 4 is currently subject to a restricted grazing regime as part of the neighbouring woodland plantation scheme which lies to the north of the subjects of sale. Further details are available from the Selling Agents.

THIRD PARTY RIGHTS AND SERVITUDES
The farm is accessed via a private road that leads west from the adopted public road at Lauder Industrial Estate. The private road is shared with another 4 proprietors and also forms part of the Core Path which leads west from Lauder. Any repair or an obligation to contribute towards the cost of the upkeep of the farm road is shared on a user basis.

The purchaser(s) of enclosures 8-12 to the west of Lot 2 and land forming Lot 4 will be responsible upon occupation of the subjects of sale to comply fully with a restricted grazing regime as part of the neighbouring woodland plantation scheme which lies to the north of the subjects of sale. Further details are available from the Selling Agents.

In conjunction with the neighbouring woodland plantation scheme, the purchaser of Lot 4 will be fully responsible upon occupation of the subjects forming Lot 4, for all future maintainence, repair and renew of the deer fence, which will run along the north eastern boundary of the enclosure between points C-D-E on the sale plan. Further details are available from the Selling Agents.

In the event the farm is sold in lots, a deed of condition will be entered into by the purchasers governing access, maintenance, shared access, service media and boundaries.

The subjects are sold together with, and subject to, all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof.

Directions
From Edinburgh travel south on the A68 towards Lauder. Upon approach to Lauder and just before the Co-op/Service Station, take first right onto Whitlaw Road and signed Industrial Estate. Follow this road through the industrial estate, past the fire station onto private road. Follow this road for a mile and a half, and Lot 4 is accessed via an internal track which leads north west from farm road and to the south west of the neighbouring property Trabrownhill. As shown as A-B on the sale plan please note access to Lot 4 is only suitable via a 4x4 vehicle.