Put in your stake for house by lake

Union Hall calls as Tommy Barker finds an upgraded detached four-bed in a stunning location.

ALL geared up for its site’s special features is Lake House, an upgraded detached four-bed home near the sea in west Cork’s Union Hall.

Located at Cooldurragha, about a mile from Union Hall village, it is also close to Reen Pier, Blind Harbour, Squince and Castletownshend — so you can take the beauty of the surrounding scenery as a given.

And, boy does Lake House square up to its setting: it has a virtual raft of decking stretching southwards from a sun-room extension, with views down over green fields to the shoreline of small angling and ‘swan’ lake, Lough Cluhir.

There’s even more tasty spots from which to enjoy the views, such as in the wrought iron embrace of a decorative pergola on a seating area, or how about from the bubbling hot waters of a large hot-tub, in a detached summer house which again has its own elevated decked vantage point.

All of that’s before you get into the dormer house itself, and internally the condition is excellent, fresh — and, again, with lots of rooms having lake views to enjoy.

Those view-gazing spots include the interlinked sitting room and sun room, as well as from three of the four bedrooms.

All of them have en suite bathrooms, and unusually all have baths in them, not just showers.

The staircase is a timber, open-tread affair in a hallway with vaulted timbered ceiling.

Selling agent is Pat Maguire, based a short haul away from Union Hall in Skibbereen town, and he pins a €350,000 asking price to the house on a half acre site with sweep of side drive for car parking, and landscaped gardens.

VERDICT: Cooldurragha’s Lake House is a home for all seasons, in a truly beautiful part of west Cork within a scenic walk of vibrant Union Hall.

The owners clearly lavished time and funds on maximising its attributes and valued its link to the lake and views.