€10,000 per acre expected for 68-acre Wicklow farm in online auction

Located along a local road, close to Kilpipe Church and 5km from the picturesque village of Tinahely, the expansive farm is south-facing, divided by a public road and currently in a mixture of grassland and tillage.

The property will be sold in one or more lots, with Lot 3 incorporating the entire holding. Lot 1 comprises c. 44.6 acres on the western side of the road and features a farmyard with an extensive range of sheds and outbuildings.

These include a three-span machinery shed, a three-span slatted shed with feeding passage, a four-span slatted shed with cubicles, a three-span round roof shed with a three-span and a four-span lean-to, two concrete open silage pits, yards and cattle crush.

To the rear of the farmyard, the lands are laid out in eight divisions, in a mixture of grassland and tillage and are generally of good quality with free-draining soils and no waste.

Lot 2 is located on the eastern side of the road and extends to c. 23.6 acres, with good road frontage.

In two divisions, both of which are currently in grass and have a natural water supply, the land is generally of good quality, with some heavier land towards the eastern boundary.

Speaking ahead of the auction, property agent Quinn Property said: “It’s a lovely farm and will be a very attractive holding to many.

“The fact that there are no houses on the property means it's probably more likely that it will be bought as an add-on to an existing farm.

“We have a nice bit of interest in it so far, and we expect the auction to go well.”