Battle looms for castle in sight of Gladiator II star Paul Mescal's West Cork hideaway

Instant inquiries from the US and UK for Schull's Leamcon Castle. But, might the buyer be local. Pictures: Tom Lawlor
WILL Gladiator star Paul Mescal come wielding his bulked-up wallet to do bidding battle on a stunningly- set West Cork castle? Why not, it's located just under his nose when he is enjoying downtime in his Schull holiday home.
Just up for sale for the first time in half a century is the 15th century Leamcon Castle on a remote, rocky headland reached via a slender bridge over a gully, at the end of a farm lane.