Rock solid for €1.5m

BUILT of stone sourced from its own site and constructed on a rocky perch, Limestone House in Kenmare, Co Kerry, satisfies a number of criteria.

Not only is it clean and green with a vernacular touch, it's also a huge house on a half acre site with potential to be a nice little earner as well.

For instance, it has four of five bedrooms ensuite, a huge attic space that's finished but not developed, a one-bed apartment and potential for another self-contained unit in the garage/carport space.

And it's all within 200m of Kenmare's town square which adds up to B&B/holiday letting potential. In a sophisticated and year-round resort like Kenmare, the guest house industry could make a good return on the investment required to get into the market.

Limestone House is on the market for €1.5 million through Sherry FitzGerald Daly Kenmare.

And it's truly unique, says Mark Daly, built as it is on two levels, onto rock and with all of the stonework by local master mason, Tommy Noonan.

On high ground, Limestone House has great views of the town and Mangerton Mountain and has a footbridge nearby that crosses the Finnihy river.

There are a number of entrances to the house, but the main hallway has a sunroom entrance leading to a lounge, dining room and sunroom.

The kitchen is traditional in style with a Rayburn, Valentia slate worktop and a large bay window overlooking the garden. It also has double door access to the lounge and sunroom.

Two of the bedrooms come with working, cast-iron fireplaces and one is an extra large family room of 20' by 18': the remainder are all double rooms and bedroom five has a separate bathroom.

The apartment has a separate entrance at the side of the house and has a living area, bedroom and bathroom: it's also metered separately.

The main house has a pressurised plumbing system, with oil and solid fuel and all other services are on the mains.

The garage and store room have dimensions of 22' by 10' and the attic, which is floored and has four Velux windows, measures a healthy 35' by 14'.

Grounds are professionally landscaped with plenty of parking space and of course, a stone wall boundary.