High seas: a large, European-style home on tip of the Beara peninsula

DOWN by the sea and down in price, too, is this large, European-style property at Gurteen, Beara. On the tip of the peninsula at Eyeries, the house sits on an acre of ground and looks straight out to sea.

It’s now on offer at €445,000, down by €100,000, says JJ O’Sullivan, of Beara Estates, who is joint agent, with Harrington Auctioneers and McCarthy Estates, on the property.

Cussane House has 2,800 square feet of space in large, bright rooms with an immaculate finish and a high-energy rating.

The B3 certification is down to a condenser boiler, under-floor, zoned heating, upgraded insulation, and passive solar gain from large windows to the south.

Rooms sizes are good, too, and there isn’t a mean bedroom in this large house, which has confined itself to four bedrooms, when more could have been squeezed under its two-level roof.

Set on a bluff overlooking Colough Bay, it has the Kerry Mountains to its back, and the sea in front, in one of the most dramatic locations in west Cork.

The ground floor has an extra large lounge, with French doors overlooking the water and a central, multi-fuel stove with granite surround.

The kitchen, meanwhile, is another large room, and is fitted with two walls of oak units and topped with black granite in a space that runs into the dining room and faces west to the sea. Adjoining the kitchen/diner is a large utility with wall and floor units, and an internal boiler.

The remainder of the ground-floor is taken up with two large bedrooms sharing a main bathroom, which comes with modern, Jacuzzi sink, taps and bath.

Upstairs, there are two further bedrooms, including master suite, and, like most of the rooms in this house, the bedrooms have sea views.

Best of all, the house, despite its splendid location, is not isolated and is only a 10-minute stroll to Eyeries village. Castletownbere is a short drive away, and Kenmare is a little longer along the Kerry side of the peninsula.

A fine, family home, it may suit a local trading up, or a blow-in looking for the waters and the wild.