Rambling house near the city has French connection

TAKE a secluded, woodland site on the south Cork coast, add 10 big houses and, hey presto, you’ve got Brookwood, on the Crosshaven Road.

This quiet and exclusive estate in a preserved setting of 78 acres, keeps a low, almost hidden profile and stone-built pillars are the only indication of this shrouded estate on the main road.

It would remain a secret save for some recent sales in the area, one at 8, Brookwood, which happened last year, and two this year.