Guesthouse included

A BIGGISH house with some decor elan, plus a smaller pad grafted on for guests, with great west Cork coastal views, are offered at Ard na Gaoithe and its well-set, 1.35-acre grounds.

Owned by a Canadian family who are returning to North America, this mix, offered for a €390,000 AMV via agents, Savills, will suit both holiday home hunters and prospective full-time residents of the Schull-Goleen scenic stretch, who’ll get 3,000 sq ft of space between the two houses.

The adjoining, two-bed, 800 sq ft guesthouse will be put to good use in a summer like this year’s. You can enjoy your main house (it is the stone-fronted section, the white render wing is for guests), at your leisure, and it has just over 2,100 sq ft of space, four bedrooms, with one en-suite, and good, characterful living accommodation. Setting a country tone is the 23’ by 12’ kitchen/dining room, with green, four-oven Aga, and granite worktops bolstering oak units. Floors in much of the ground floor are also oak.