Is this house over the hill?

CROSSHAVEN, in Cork harbour, has typically Victorian seaside architecture in the village itself, and that influence seems to have spilled over into the surrounding hinterland.

Case in point is Hill House, up the hill from Cronin’s Bar in Crosshaven, a small period farmhouse with outbuildings, with a romantic charm but also a warning to purchasers to have a strong dose of reality, a reliable surveyor and deep pockets.

The property is in need of a total overhaul, says estate agent Andrew Moore, who is also open to the possibility that it will be bought for redevelopment purposes - or even knocked.