Move to The Sycamores and bring the ponies

PERFECT for ponies and yet this smashing house on the Baltimore Road is only a half mile from the west Cork town of Skibbereen.

Just three years old, the property comes with a lovely and leafy site of three-quarters of an acre, but there is the option to purchase 3.5 acres more, says Erin McCarthy of Pat Maguire Properties.

With a tree-lined entrance and utter privacy, this four-bed, two-storey home has the best of both worlds.

The town is just down the road and there are developments nearby, but nothing breaks the country views of The Sycamores.

There was an old farmstead on the site and the original small cottage has been partially restored — it could work as a studio or small guest cottage, says McCarthy. With an asking price of €620,000, it’s on the upper end of the Skibbereen market and the extra acreage carries a guide of €20,000 per acre, which would bring the entire property up to €690,000.

The Sycamores is impeccably finished with most of the living rooms interconnecting, save for the formal living room which runs the length of the house.

The finished rooms includes a big kitchen in red oak with island unit connecting to a very tasteful sitting room and then on to the sun room, which also works as a formal dining room.

Also included are a utility and guest bathroom off a rear hallway.

On the upper level there are four bedrooms with built-in wardrobes and the master is en suite.

The house has underfloor heating at ground level and the sun room to the southern side opens on to a deck.

The parking area is well-finished and there’s paddock fencing to the lane while the land surrounds the house in one block.