Sweethope Farm
'Sustainable low tillage arable farming'

About Us

Sweethope Farm is a mixed arable and livestock farm located in the heart of the Scottish Borders, close to the town of Kelso. The land is a 280 hectare (690 acre) mixed arable and livestock farm.

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     The farm is managed by a family run company (J.N. Fuller-Shapcott & Co.), which stems from four generations of farming experience. First established in Wiltshire, the company moved to the Borders in 1988. The company aims to produce a consistent, high quality product for a known market, while continuing to look at further opportunities for improvement. This is in addition to managing the land to encourage and preserve wildlife habitats including Lurgie Loch, which is a Scottish National Heritage designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) partly within the farm.

Contact 

J. N. Fuller-Shapcott & Co. 
Sweethope Farm
Kelso
Scottish Borders 
TD5 7RZ                              Telephone: 01573 470234

Email:
jnfs.co@sweethope-farm.co.uk
farming@sweethope-farm.co.uk
 
Arable and Beef Production
The majority of the farm land is given over to arable production, but there are 32 hectares (80 acres) of permanent pasture. These are used grass park lets during the summer months.
In conjunction with its own farming enterprises, the company farms additional arable land under various contract arrangements.
The farm has its own Facebook page which gives more information on what’s been happening at Sweethope and in farming generally.
Sweethope Hill
The name of the farm is taken from Sweethope Hill, which is part of the farm and is uniquely identified by the two trees (a whitebeam and an ash) on the summit. These trees are known locally as ‘Jack and Jill’ and are the supposed remnants of a small wood which once covered the hill top. Part of the hill is also a scheduled ancient monument being the site of a prehistoric hill fort and settlement (Canmore ID 57153).
Prior to 1930 the farm was part of the Stichill House Estate and during WW II housed a search light emplacement.