Set sail from this harbour town’s period attraction

A RISING tide lifts all boats, and the inexorable spread of Cork’s commuter belt has placed Crosshaven in Cork harbour firmly in the commutable living class.

Traffic congestion in Carrigaline en route to and from the city notwithstanding, the expanding seaside village has jumped up the desirability stakes, and is also undergoing a surge of new homes.

Trailing the attractions of period architecture, with Victorian-meets-Edwardian touches, is Beechmount. It is slap-bang in the middle of Crosshaven, between the 1720 Royal Cork Yacht Club’s base and the village, looking out on the water, marinas and to sunny Currabinny across the harbour.

On good mature grounds, it is well-bedded into its site with both front and rear access.

Although in need of modernisation, it has a considerable amount of space within. The lay-out includes a glazed lean-to entrance porch, hall and rear porch, drawing room with bay window, shutters and double doors to a dining room, study, small kitchen, scullery or pantry, and a small room used in the past as a surgery.

There is a WC on a half return, and the first floor proper has a large landing, main bathroom and three bedrooms. The main bedroom has a window with side panels to balance the width of the bay-window directly underneath.

Peter O’Flynn of Colliers Jackson Stops guides Beechmount at €570,000, and says its new owners could be a family who will make year-round use of it, or buyers keen to locate close to the yacht club for whom it could be a second home.