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Land At Merse, Merse, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway, DG6

Land size
8.7 acres

Description

An excellent opportunity to acquire a potential development site in the popular town of Kirkcudbright with excellent links to Dumfries, Stranraer and the A75.

An excellent opportunity to acquire a potential development site in the popular town of Kirkcudbright with excellent links to Dumfries, Stranraer and the A75.

Currently listed in the Dumfries & Galloway Local Development Plan 2

Designated as an allocated housing site (ref KBT.H1)

Total c.8.70ac (3.52 ha)

Close to the A75

Situation
Kirkcudbright is prominent harbour town on the Solway coast which boasts a thriving arts community and is well known as the ‘Artist’s Town’. The town is a prominent part of the Solway Coast Regional Scenic Area. The land has excellent links to Dumfries and wider south west Scotland. Kirkcudbright provides amenities such as restaurants, takeaways, convenience stores, primary and
secondary schools. There are also services available in the town such as a GP and dentist. A wider range of services are provided at Dumfries such as business parks, industrial estates, high street and retail park shopping.

Dumfries – 27 miles Stranraer – 48 miles
Carlisle – 61 miles Glasgow – 103 miles

Access
The property is accessed from the A755.

Directions
From the M6/A7(M), take the exit marked A75. Follow this for c.45 miles. Turn left onto the A711. After 5 miles, take the right onto Bridge Street (A755), once over the bridge, the land is located on the right after 0.5 miles.
From Stranraer, travel east on the A75 for 43 mile. Turn Right onto the A755. After 5.5 miles, the land is on the left just before the entrances to Merse Avenue.

Description
The land is c.8.70ac (3.52 ha).and is currently used for livestock grazing. It is slightly sloped across the site and occupies the KBT.H1 Allocated Housing Site. The land is currently included the Dumfries & Galloway Local Development Plan 2. It is well located to the west of Kirkcudbright and adjoins the Mersecroft development with excellent access to the high street and the rest of the town.

Developer interest
The Vendor will also give consideration to option or Joint Venture arrangement with a Developer, please contact the Selling Agents to register your interest.

Sporting Rights
Any sporting rights are included in the sale in so far as they are owned.

Mineral Rights
To the extent they are included within the vendor’s title.

Local Authority
Dumfries & Galloway Council
English Street,
Dumfries,
Dumfries & Galloway,
DG1 2DD

Date of Entry
By mutual agreement

Plans, Areas and Schedules
These are based on the Ordnance Survey and Title Deeds and are for reference only. They have been carefully checked and computed by the selling agents and the purchaser shall be deemed to have satisfied himself as to the description of the property and any error or mis-statement shall not annul the sale nor entitle either party to compensation in respect thereof.

Viewing
By strict appointment with the Selling Agents:
Davidson & Robertson Rural. Telephone
or via email
All viewings are to be arranged with the selling agents.

Deposit
A deposit of 10% of the purchase price will be payable on
conclusion of missives. This will be non-refundable in the event of the transaction failing to reach completion for reasons not attributable to the vendors or their agents.

Solicitors
Cavers & Co
Paul Cavers, 40/42 St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright DG6 4DN
Tel:

Important Notes

Closing Dates
A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through solicitors to the selling agents, in writing, will be advised of any closing date, unless the property has been sold previously. The seller is not bound to accept the highest or any offer, or to go to a
closing date.

Third Party Rights and Easements
The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others, whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed to have satisfied themselves in all respects thereof.

Offers and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Regulations
Formal offers, in the acceptable Scottish form, should be submitted through a Scottish Solicitor to the Selling Agent. Under The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 we are required to carry out money laundering checks on purchasers. To facilitate this and to proceed promptly with submitting an offer, the following documentation must be provided to us in advance (i.e. prior to or alongside the formal offer submission):
- Valid proof of identification
- Proof of current address
- Evidence of purchase method (e.g., Mortgage in Principle, Proof of Funds)
Upon verbal acceptance of an offer, we require to verify the purchaser’s identity and use an online verification service provider to do so. We cannot enter a business relationship with a purchaser until they have been identified. Failure to provide required identification may result in an offer not being considered.

Broadband/Mobile signal
We understand that broadband & mobile reception is available. Buyers are advised to visit OFCOM website for an indication of supply and speeds: //checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/broadband-coverage and carry out their own further due diligence.

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Property details

Tenure
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Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-01-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 55 Development Land listings in Scotland (5+ acres).

This Property£68,966 / acre
Development Land Average (5+ acres) £19,491 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Private Rights of Way
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 88% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Kirkcudbright Primary School0.7 miles
    Pupils
    223
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Twynholm School1.8 miles
    Pupils
    56
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Borgue School3.8 miles
    Pupils
    13
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Gatehouse School6 miles
    Pupils
    81
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Gelston School6.8 miles
    Pupils
    39
    Type
    Non-denominational

Secondary

  • Kirkcudbright Academy0.6 miles
    Pupils
    414
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Castle Douglas High School8.7 miles
    Pupils
    549
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Dalbeattie High School11 miles
    Pupils
    347
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Dalry Secondary School18 miles
    Pupils
    21
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Douglas Ewart High School19 miles
    Pupils
    584
    Type
    Non-denominational

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright848 metres
Tesco Kirkcudbright Superstore, Kirkcudbright960 metres
Spar - Gatehouse Of Fleet, Gatehouse of Fleet5.8 miles

GP surgery

Solway Medical Group0.7 miles

Pharmacy

Tag Healthcare Ltd845 metres

Green space

Play Space163 metres

Walking trail

Dee Walk to Tongland576 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Workington North Temporary Rail Station24 miles

Nearest bus stop

Telephone Box226 metres

Typical drive times

Dalbeattie25 min · 14 miles
Kirkcudbright2 min · 0.6 miles
Castle Douglas16 min · 10 miles
Carlisle (city)1 hr 23 min · 62 miles
Gatehouse of Fleet11 min · 8.3 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From SEPA flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Not shown on SEPA's flood mapsLower risk

Surface water

Within SEPA's mapped surface water extentMapped risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)

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