Perfect hideaway in an exclusive retreat

AH, Ardnagashal. One of the best kept secrets on the West Cork coastline, this exclusive enclave between Glengarriff and Bantry has a number of spectacular properties dotted around its 40-odd acres of myrtle, pine beech and oak forest.

Entry is via a cut stone arch off the main road and then a long, tree-lined avenue drops down to the foreshore with tracks branching off along the way.

Each fork leads through trees to a number of discreet and anonymous properties where the uninitiated can easily get lost.