Wolf that's more than happy to overlook the Sheep's Head

FORGET about keeping the wolf from the door - it will cost you close on €600,000 to get comfortably ensconced at Wolf Hill on Durrus' Mine Road.

Coppers have gone out the door with the area's days of copper mining, and the house Wolf Hill is a two-bed retreat on a two-acre site, with an oratory-sized separate guest annexe to hand.

Built for American owners in the 1990s, the stone-faced home is a smart retreat on a couple of elevated acres, overlooking Dunmanus Bay and Sheep's Head peninsula.