Ideal wooden property in ‘lake district’

A NEW hotel, spa and now a golf course designed by Nick Faldo coming along in the area, yes indeed, the living at this rustic Roscommon log cabin is getting more and more high end.

A new market arrival in part of Ireland’s ‘lake district, around Scramogue and Rooskey in Co in Roscommon, this four-bed wooden house was built as a second home by an engineer involved in the building trade.

With children grown out of weekend breaks with the folks, it is being put up for sale.

Estate agent Mervyn Lloyd seeks offers around €380,000 for the house which was erected on a scenic country site of 0.8 acres only a few years ago.

It is wood inside and out, thick planed and slow-grown Scandinavian pine, with a high-roofed main living area, open from floor to apex ceiling.

A cast iron stove set into a brick chimney-piece pumps out the heat in the coldest of winter weather, while electric storage heaters keep it more steady during the rest of occupancy and vacancy periods.

Comfort levels are uniformly high, with three of the four bedrooms having en suite bathrooms and a mezzanine overlooks the main living room. The kitchen has white oak units, similar units crop up in the utility, and outside there is a home office in a garage conversion, plus a large shed.

There’s fishing and sports activities all to hand in this unspoiled Shannon region, and the new Loughrynne Hotel and wellness centre, developed by the Hanly Group, who commissioned Nick Faldo to design a golf course, due to open in 2008, is 15 miles away.