A river runs through it

WANT a sure-fired bet? You’d never get planning permission again to put a house in a site like this Killavullen, River Blackwater beauty spot.

Property description terms like “exceptional location” have been devalued by overuse and misuse, but here’s a place that defies a brochure writer to match the location’s splendour.

This riverside bungalow is in an area of special conservation (SAC,) on a sloping bank tumbling south and west to the River Blackwater beneath.