Magnificent property located between Oudtshoorn and Calitzdorp
3 Pieces of land known as Red Mountain Ridge
Infrastructure
7 Guest cottages - beautiful, well designed, furnished, victorian style self-catering units
Manor house
Managers house
Offices, administration and workshops
Education centre
7 Labourers cottages
Two Pump houses and smaller outbuildings
Three dams
Five boreholes
Farming
Approx 25 Hectare almond trees under drip irrigation
Approx 0.6 Hectare granadilla trees
Approx 2 Hectare white muscadel
Approx 3.5 Avocado trees under drip irrigation
Water Supply
The main water supply is gravity fed from a stream - fountain in the Kruisrivier in the Swartberg Mountain. Water from the Kleinrivier is shared between various farms
Water is regulated by
the Breede-Olifants catchment management agency
Annual water entitlement: 450 000 cubic meters from Kruisriver, storage in 3 earthen dams, 2 earthen and 1 cement finished dam located near the dwellings and 3 dams are pipe linked with electrical water pumps supplying the irrigation system
Electricity supplied by Eskom
Location
Beautiful, scenic area at the foot of the Swartberg Mountains, often referred to as the "water sponge" of the Klein Karoo
Other
Well planned farming entity and the potential of eco-tourism
Excellent almond varieties are planted
The trees, soil, irrigation systems, water availability, treatment of orchards, micro climate of the portions of the farms are considered excellent in the almond industry
The trees are approximately 3 years old and have a lifespan of approximately 20 years
Almond farming in the Klein Karoo has a brilliant future
Movable Assets
The movable assets in the main house are not included in the sale
The movable assets in the guest house are included in the sale
The movable assets in the office are included in the sale
The movable assets in the labourers cottages are not included in the sale
There are no leases in place, if any potential purchaser would like to employ the staff they would be very happy and willing to stay on, the staff have been on the property for many years and have vast knoweledge on the day to day running of the farmy and they would be an asset to any purchaser
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