Look out over the Lee and Cork harbour

THE East Cork Parkway spinning out from Cork city is notable for a few reasons, not least the view it gives of some stunning large hillside houses on the hills to the north of the busy road.

The last several decades have seen some primely positioned one-off homes here by Glounthane, south-facing overlooking the Lee, Cork harbour and the hinterland out towards Fota, and sites are now few and far between.

Plenty of aspiring residents haven’t been able to go the build- your-own route, and a ready-made option for those looking for trading up homes is the Cois Chuain development by Lane Homes.