Ercildoune is located 23km south west of Tumbarumba on the Munderoo Road and is approximately 24km from Jingellic and the Murray River. It is approximately 108km south east of the regional centre Wagga Wagga and 120km north east of the city of Albury.
The home is set in an established garden with majestic trees and has a picturesque eastern aspect overlooking a large dam. There are three bedrooms, with built in robes, two bathrooms, sunroom and an office. The kitchen has a gas cook top and wall oven with electric grill and opens onto the spacious living and dining rooms. For winter warmth there is slow combustion heating in the living area and electric heating for the bedrooms. The eastern aspect captures the morning sun pouring over the dam and warming the living area through the windowed sun room.
The property comprises 55 hectares or 137 acres on one title in the Munderoo district of the Snowy Valleys Council area.
A feature for Ercildoune is the water supply, with frontage to two local creeks; the spring fed Boundary Creek from the west and Munderoo Back Creek on the southern boundary. There are 4 dams, three of which are spring fed, the largest holds 7ML and an electric pump secures 9 troughs and the garden. Rain water supplies the home and the district annual average rainfall is 950mm.
The property is set up for a grazing enterprise and is currently running 18 cows and calves, the vendor estimates it will run 40 cows and calves or 70 steers. There is a good body of feed with the current stock numbers. The open grazing country has pastures of phalaris, rye grass and clovers while the timbered hill and creek paddocks have native grasses and provide excellent stock shelter.
Livestock handling facilities include a set of steel and timber cattle yards with crush and loading ramp and there is a 3 stand wool shed with power and lighting, 1 stand equipped. There are two first-rate horse stables with lighting. Farming infrastructure comprises a four-bay steel machinery shed and a two bay timber and iron workshop, both with power and light. Power is supplied by a 3kw solar system which also feeds back into the electricity grid.
Ercildoune offers a private rural lifestyle with high rainfall grazing capacity; and great proximity to the Upper Murray, Snowfields and regional centres of Wagga Wagga and Albury. Here you can work off farm and enjoy all the benefits of a productive small rural holding in your time off, or downsize your agricultural interests and enjoy living in a cool climate district and the lifestyle that the region has to offer.
The property is for genuine sale our vendors welcome your inspection.
SOLD: Saturday 29 April, 2017
All inspections by appointment with the agent.
Contact Sally Douglas 0428 826 645
Property ID: #LWG2475
