Land For Sale £8,750,000
A rare opportunity to purchase a significant area of productive forestry in the iconic Tay Valley area of Central Scotland
Description
Lot 1 Killiechangie Forest 286.6 hectares
Lot 2 Drumbuie Wood 212.5 hectares
About 499.1 hectares in total
Guide Prices:
Lot 1 offers over £5,250,000
Lot 2 offers over £3,500,000
The forests are located in the spectacular Tay and Tummel Valleys in Central Perthshire. Killiechangie sits at the confluence of the rivers close to the village of Ballinluig. Drumbuie Wood lies six miles to the south-east close to the historic Highland town of Dunkeld. The predominant land use in the surrounding area is a mixture of farming and forestry. Perthshire has over 200,000 acres of woodland and forests and is known as ‘big tree country’, containing some of the most spectacular stands of both hard and softwood tree species in Scotland.
Description
The forests form part of the famous Atholl Estates, one of the principal landowners in Central Scotland. The woodlands have a long history of stewardship and are some of the oldest examples of managed commercial forestry. Situated in a fertile tree growing area the forests offer a rare chance to combine a fantastic timber investment opportunity with woodlands of diverse character, species and age structure, but also steeped in history.
The managed softwood forests around Perthshire are amongst some of the oldest plantation woodlands in the country. Killechangie was bought by the 3rd Duke of Atholl in 1767 and Drumbuie by the 4th Duke in 1774. The 4th Duke, known as 'Planter John', was so enthused by planting Larch he was reputed to have asked for a cannon to fire seeds at inaccessible areas, and was a pioneer in the move to more commercial planting and timber production systems. The Dukes are reported to have planted some 27 million conifer trees, many of them Larch for future ship building, and developed a method of tree planting on mounds rather than in holes, the precursor to today's modern establishment practices.
The Duke’s intention was to provide an income stream for the family well into the 19th Century and beyond. Estate timber was sought after due to its quality, and timber was used to build Dunkeld Cathedral, Forest Lodge and as scaffolding sections for the Dunkeld Bridge over the River Tay. At the onset of WW1 estate timber was in great demand, but lack of skilled staff away fighting on the western front required foresters to travel from Canada to fell timber.
The estate has remained innovators in commercial forestry practice being early adopters of mechanisation and new planting techniques in the twentieth Century.
Acreage: 1233.2761 Acres
Directions
Lot 1 - From the A9 take the A827 turnoff for Aberfeldy. The entrance to the service road (A1 on the sale plan) is 250 metres beyond the River Tummel bridge to the north, which leads to a junction at point A2. The main entrance to the forest is located at point A7 approximately 350 metres north of point A2.
Lot 2 – From the A9 follow the signs for Dunkeld and Blairgowrie (southbound) or Dunkeld and Birnam (northbound). Follow the A923 east from Dunkeld past the golf club. The main entrance to the west block is three quarters of a mile from the town, shown at B2 on the sale plan, and the east block 2 miles, at point B5.
Description
Lot 1 Killiechangie Forest 286.6 hectares
Lot 2 Drumbuie Wood 212.5 hectares
About 499.1 hectares in total
Guide Prices:
Lot 1 offers over £5,250,000
Lot 2 offers over £3,500,000
The forests are located in the spectacular Tay and Tummel Valleys in Central Perthshire. Killiechangie sits at the confluence of the rivers close to the village of Ballinluig. Drumbuie Wood lies six miles to the south-east close to the historic Highland town of Dunkeld. The predominant land use in the surrounding area is a mixture of farming and forestry. Perthshire has over 200,000 acres of woodland and forests and is known as ‘big tree country’, containing some of the most spectacular stands of both hard and softwood tree species in Scotland.
Description
The forests form part of the famous Atholl Estates, one of the principal landowners in Central Scotland. The woodlands have a long history of stewardship and are some of the oldest examples of managed commercial forestry. Situated in a fertile tree growing area the forests offer a rare chance to combine a fantastic timber investment opportunity with woodlands of diverse character, species and age structure, but also steeped in history.
The managed softwood forests around Perthshire are amongst some of the oldest plantation woodlands in the country. Killechangie was bought by the 3rd Duke of Atholl in 1767 and Drumbuie by the 4th Duke in 1774. The 4th Duke, known as 'Planter John', was so enthused by planting Larch he was reputed to have asked for a cannon to fire seeds at inaccessible areas, and was a pioneer in the move to more commercial planting and timber production systems. The Dukes are reported to have planted some 27 million conifer trees, many of them Larch for future ship building, and developed a method of tree planting on mounds rather than in holes, the precursor to today's modern establishment practices.
The Duke’s intention was to provide an income stream for the family well into the 19th Century and beyond. Estate timber was sought after due to its quality, and timber was used to build Dunkeld Cathedral, Forest Lodge and as scaffolding sections for the Dunkeld Bridge over the River Tay. At the onset of WW1 estate timber was in great demand, but lack of skilled staff away fighting on the western front required foresters to travel from Canada to fell timber.
The estate has remained innovators in commercial forestry practice being early adopters of mechanisation and new planting techniques in the twentieth Century.
Acreage: 1233.2761 Acres
Directions
Lot 1 - From the A9 take the A827 turnoff for Aberfeldy. The entrance to the service road (A1 on the sale plan) is 250 metres beyond the River Tummel bridge to the north, which leads to a junction at point A2. The main entrance to the forest is located at point A7 approximately 350 metres north of point A2.
Lot 2 – From the A9 follow the signs for Dunkeld and Blairgowrie (southbound) or Dunkeld and Birnam (northbound). Follow the A923 east from Dunkeld past the golf club. The main entrance to the west block is three quarters of a mile from the town, shown at B2 on the sale plan, and the east block 2 miles, at point B5.
