Discreet courtyard setting for small Durrus scheme

AT the apex of the Mizen and Sheep’s Head peninsulas, Durrus village, is well placed for first and second home buyers.

It has the peace and quiet of the Sheep’s Head on one side and the sophistication of Schull and the beautiful beach at Barleycove on the other.

Bantry, with a multi-screen cinema, leisure centre and great weekly market is the region’s town and offers a complete range of facilities, including a general hospital. Which is why the new, Ard Carraig development should attract interest from buyers willing to commute to Bantry and from potential holiday home buyers.

Timber-framed and B-rated, the Brian O’Sullivan Construction scheme is now complete and comprises just four houses in a discreet courtyard setting.

On the market with Pat Maguire of Pat Maguire Properties, the units have a guide price of €590,000 each and come finished down to bathrooms, tiling, kitchens and appliances.

One is sale agreed already and the showhouse will be open on Sunday, August 3 from 2pm to 4pm, says Pat Maguire.

Good spacious houses, they run on a high energy condenser boiler and solar panels and have top grade insulation. The external finish includes a natural slate roof, hardwood doors and frames and brick-paved driveways.

Internally, the joinery is oak, with oak flooring and the high spec kitchens come with granite worktops.

Running to 2,000 sq ft apiece, the ground floor has a living room spanning one width, with an open plan kitchen/dining room on the other side, with pantry, utility and guest bathroom at the rear. Overhead, there are four double bedrooms with master ensuite and main bathroom.

Ard Carraig is just 400 yards from the village.