Is this house over the hill?
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.
It is on a site of an acre, rectangular in shape, private and wooded, with a pillared entrance and tree-lined avenue and tall chestnuts by the gates.
Several other sites for individual houses have been brought to the market in Crosshaven in recent years, major developers O’Flynn Construction have proposals in planning for several years for a large new scheme near this property and beside Crosshaven House, and the centre of the village itself has seen several developments sell out very quickly.
On the marine front, there’s new pier facilities and several moorings. Hill House’s site could see a development of townhouses built on it, or the existing buildings could be imaginatively renovated and converted. Self-catering accommodation looks an obvious bet, and a country restaurant could also do well although several of Crosshaven’s bars have moved successfully into he food trade .
The main house has a slate roof, two reception rooms, kitchen and store, plus four bedrooms and bathroom overhead, and has about 2,000 sq ft of space and some attractive features such as the tall and narrow dormers with ornate finials and fascias.
Like the house, the outbuildings are of stone, have slate roofs and have about 3,200 sq ft of space and are a mix of stabling, stores and have lofted portions.
Guide price is €350,000, it is for sale by private treaty and may go to auction if interest hardens as expected.
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