Land For Sale £5,250,000
A rare opportunity to purchase a significant area of forestry at the confluence of the Rivers Tay and Tummel in Central Perthshire
Description
The forest forms 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.
Ready access to the A9 means the property has relative ease of access to a range of timber milling and processing facilities with many recognising the quality of timber produced on the estate.
Acreage: 708.1886 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.
Description
The forest forms 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.
Ready access to the A9 means the property has relative ease of access to a range of timber milling and processing facilities with many recognising the quality of timber produced on the estate.
Acreage: 708.1886 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.
