Abbotswood, blessed with quality genes

THERE’s a vaguely American-look to the big homes at Abbotswood, off Cork’s Rochestown Road, and coming on the end of their first decade, the place is improving even further with age.

That’s down to the choice of building materials (mostly mellow brick, with some slender painted window reveals) and the fact that most of the owners have invested heavily in landscaping means Abbottswood is bedding down nicely.

A new market arrival here is 3, Abbotswood Downs, a particularly well-sited four-bed detached home, on a sloping plot above Monastery Road with perfect-pitch placing – its sheltered rear garden has a south-west aspect, and so sun-bathes when skies are blue. And, that back garden, while stepped, is nearly 110’ across, due to an irregular shape, and overall is about a quarter-acre in size, its owners reckon.