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Title: smallholding opportunity in N/E Fife
Post by: vandamiam on December 27, 2009, 10:53:01 am
Hi All Hope you all had a good Christmas
Ive just come across this piece of land for sale. Its in N/E Fife. Its 33 acres with planning to convert a bothy to dwelling. Its on at £175,000, however I cant afford that much, but i desperately would like 15 acres of it, I am wanting to follow the plans in the book "field to farm". So that would leave nearly 20 acres and a dwelling for the main purchaser. So if anybody has more christmas vouchers than they need and fancy the idea please get back and ill share the details with you.
Title: Re: smallholding opportunity in N/E Fife
Post by: Croftgary on December 27, 2009, 01:44:46 pm
Hi is this the property near Cupar way!,if it is it only has outline permission and you need to keep to the footprint of the bothy. There are full details if you look up perth planning on line with the ref given by the seller.

http://www.bradburne.co.uk/single_property/67
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Post by: doganjo on December 27, 2009, 03:14:16 pm
Bet the ground's wet too! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: smallholding opportunity in N/E Fife
Post by: vandamiam on December 27, 2009, 07:03:20 pm
Hi yes it is that plot.
Yes it does have outline permission but its for "incorporation of existing building to form new dwelling" a previouse application was refused because they applied for something nearing 5 or 6 times the floor area maybe more because it was a two storey. The ground is naturally wet at the very bottom of the hill this is why it was a good spot for a curling pond but modern drainage techniques have all but returned it to soft ground. There is a well on the property too. The land rises away to the road and on a walk around seems well drained and has been in production. P.S its not mine but i would love a piece.
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Post by: Hilarysmum on December 28, 2009, 09:15:35 am
Sorry for showing my ignorance but what is a curling pond?
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Post by: Rosemary on December 28, 2009, 11:16:47 am
It's a frozen area of water on which the sport of curling takes place. Normally, ice rinks are used but in certain conditions, it can take place outside. There's a name for it when it takes place outside but I can't remember.

You may recall that the UK (Scottish) ladies won curling gold at the winter Olympics in Canada a few years ago (I think that's correct). It's a bit like bowling on ice.

A new telly programme - Celebrity Bowling on Ice?
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Post by: Hilarysmum on December 28, 2009, 12:12:34 pm
I watched the curling Olympics that year.  Loved it.  Thanks for explaining.
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Post by: Andrew on December 28, 2009, 12:19:05 pm
Rosemary I think the word you are looking for is Bonspiel. I took my dad to the last one on the Lake of Menteith and all I remember was that huge quantities of whisky were consumed.
Title: Re: smallholding opportunity in N/E Fife
Post by: Rosemary on December 28, 2009, 02:54:07 pm
That's the word! I've seen photos of it on the Lake of Menteith. I suspect for many it's a social occasion.
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Post by: cmorrell on December 28, 2009, 04:32:37 pm
A new telly programme - Celebrity Bowling on Ice?

If I'm allowed to use a nailgun to attach a handle to a celebrity and then throw them over some ice, you can count me in!
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Post by: doganjo on December 28, 2009, 07:05:10 pm
Thinking outside the box again are we?
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Post by: cmorrell on December 28, 2009, 10:34:37 pm
It's a lovely box, panels made from black iroko with leather hinges. Oiled wood, not varnished, of course.
Title: Re: smallholding opportunity in N/E Fife
Post by: doganjo on December 29, 2009, 10:50:51 am
It's a lovely box, panels made from black iroko with leather hinges. Oiled wood, not varnished, of course.
Can I borrow it for these pups (which you haven't seen yet) as they have wrecked four cardboard boxes so far.  They need something to sleep in but they also see it as a toy! ;D ;D
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Post by: cmorrell on December 29, 2009, 01:44:54 pm
It's winter tree festival time.. of course the cardbox box is the toy!

I'm sure the weather will improve quickly enough for me to see the pups before they leave, although I've just been told of more blizzards Livingston way :|
Title: Re: smallholding opportunity in N/E Fife
Post by: doganjo on December 29, 2009, 02:12:21 pm
More blizzards everywhere I believe - for the next 10 days.  Two pups going on Sunday provided their owners make it up here,and the other two going on the 9th.
Title: Re: smallholding opportunity in N/E Fife
Post by: cmorrell on December 29, 2009, 02:15:54 pm
So there's still a chance I'll make it for some of them.. and post-1st, it could be my first project visit too.
Title: Re: smallholding opportunity in N/E Fife
Post by: gillandtom on December 29, 2009, 08:30:04 pm
Rosemary I think the word you are looking for is Bonspiel. I took my dad to the last one on the Lake of Menteith and all I remember was that huge quantities of whisky were consumed.

For all you central belters Lake of Menteith is frozen over again just now.  No Bonspeil been called yet but I was Ice Skating on it today with my kids. Fabulous what a wonderful day we all had.  ;)
Title: Re: smallholding opportunity in N/E Fife
Post by: gillandtom on December 29, 2009, 08:34:35 pm
Kids Skating on Lake of Menteith today
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Post by: ballingall on December 29, 2009, 10:56:14 pm
How do you know when its strong enough to skate on? Does someone test it?

My sister and brother walked over Loch Leven to the castle one year as the whole loch was frozen solid. I think they had a Bonspiel on it that year.


Beth
Title: Re: smallholding opportunity in N/E Fife
Post by: gillandtom on December 31, 2009, 10:18:59 am
How do you know when its strong enough to skate on? Does someone test it?


Beth

I don't know but you could see the thickness of the ice and it was about 8inches. It had been frozen for about a week and the temperature was -11 when we were there.   We only kept to the edges so if the worst did happen the Lake is only a foot or so deep there anyway.  There were however people  who had walked out to the island - not sure if I would be brave/stupid enough to do that.  I think for a Bonspeil to be called it needs to be 13inches so fingers crossed as I haven't seen that there since I was 5 in 1979. Gillian
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Post by: Rosemary on December 31, 2009, 12:06:09 pm
Let us know if one is called - I'd love to go and watch.
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Post by: gillandtom on January 04, 2010, 05:07:28 pm
Let us know if one is called - I'd love to go and watch.


Looks Like they are meeting to decide tomorrow.x

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8439865.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8439865.stm)
Title: Re: smallholding opportunity in N/E Fife
Post by: gillandtom on January 08, 2010, 08:10:18 pm
The Bonspeil on lake has been cancelled due to health and safety.
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Post by: doganjo on January 08, 2010, 09:31:37 pm
I just heard that too - I can't believe that we have come to this.  How many accidents have there been at Bonspiels since they began?