GVM Auctioneers have an interesting residential farm in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains that will be sold at online auction in early October.

Extending to circa 94.5ac, the land at Glebe, Clonaslee, Co Laois is described as an exceptional holding of agricultural land. Less than five minutes’ drive from Clonasee, the farm is 14km from Mountmellick and 18km from Tullamore.

It is being auctioned in lots. Lot 1 comprises of 34.5ac with a derelict house and compact farmyard. With extensive road frontage, this prime parcel of land is guided at between €270,000 to €290,000.

It is laid out in a number of easily managed divisions within one block. Included in this there is a derelict house and yard, located centrally within the land with laneway access from the road.

The derelict house hasn’t been lived in for some time and should qualify for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant (VPRG). This is guided at between €300,000 to €320,000.

Close to the old house there are a number of farm buildings and a concrete area which would make a good base to further modernise the yard, if desired.

Lot 2 is on elevated ground with commanding views over the surrounding countryside.

Accessed by a laneway from the road, there are some old farm buildings and a derelict house included in Lot 2.

At 60ac, Lot 2 is the larger of the two lots and it is elevated roadside land that rises from the road upwards into the Slieve Bloom Mountain range.

The land is a mixture of grassland and scrub with roughly one third of it within the Slieve Bloom Special Area of Conservation (SAC).

Similar to Lot 1, it is easily accessed with a gated entrance off the public road. This lot is guided at between €320,000 to €340,000.

The entire will be offered as Lot 3. There are no entitlements being sold with this land.

The online auction takes place at 3pm on Tuesday, 8 October on the LSL online auction platform.

GVM are also offering the main farm dwelling on 6ac with some old farm buildings – it is being sold separately by private treaty and is guided at €280,000.