A prime 87ac non-residential holding with a good yard in Co Wexford heads for auction in early April. Listed with Quinn Property the farm at Garraun Upper, Rathnure, Enniscorthy, is fragmented and as a result is offered to the markets in its entire and in lots.

Consisting of free draining soil of the Clonroche series type, it is suitable for any farming enterprise. Most of the land has been used for tillage purposes with a small proportion in grass. There is also a water course flowing along a good proportion of the lots on offer.

About 650m from the yard, Lot 1 consists of 22.3ac and is laid out in three fields. Heading east towards the yard, Lot 2 is the largest of the lots at 31ac. This is divided into six fields of various sizes with a small portion of scrub in one corner.

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The yard and adjoining 5ac are offered as Lot 5. Close to the road, the farmyard contains a range of buildings including a four-bay A-roofed shed that has 36 cubicles and a loose area with a concrete floor. Either side of this, there are a pair of silage pits.

There is also a four-bay round roof shed that has a lean-to on each side and alongside this there is a standalone lean-to shed. A dung stead, cattle handling facilities and a pair of stone-built outbuildings are also included in the yard.

Among the sheds in the yard is a round-roofed hay shed with a pair of lean-to's

To the rear of Lot 5, there are 18.1ac included in Lot 4. Laid out in two fields, it fronts on to a local road on the northern side of it, while there are 2ac of woodland at the southern boundary.

Lot 3, 11.6ac is the only part of the property that is on the opposite side of the road from the main holding and it is laid out in one field, directly across the road from the yard.

All the lots have good road frontage and while this may present the potential for a residential site, subject to planning permission, the properties proximity to a good network means it is easily accessible.

Located a few hundred metres from the R731 road that links Rathnure and Killane, this property is 2km from Rathnure village. Enniscorthy is 12 km from this farm, while Wexford town is 30km away and national routes such as the N25 and N30 roads along with the M11 motorway are all relatively close too.

This Model County property is guided in the region of €15,000/ac to €17,000/ac.

The online auction takes place at noon on Wednesday 8 April on the LSL Auctions platform.

Lots 1 and 2 are a short distance away from the farm yard.

Lot 3 is directly across the road from the yard that is included in Lot 5.