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COASTAL views east and west, in a setting highly unlikely to see many planning permissions granted in the future, underscore the value of this west Cork property.

Set on a ridge at Dunowen, seven miles southwest of Clonakilty, the just-built large but low-slung dormer home on a site of an acre has a €620,000 price guide with Jim O'Brien of CCM Property Services.

Property values have grown strongly in the village and its coastal hinterland between Dunmore and Rathbarry/Castlefreke, outstripping pricey Schull in many cases because of its relative proximity to Cork city.