Landscaped gardens and separate apartment at roomy Rosscarbery home

€625k Causeway Heights has Rosscarbery Bay in its sights

Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 - 00:00

Catherine Shanahan

Rosscarbery, West Cork
€625,000
Size	169 sq m (2,200 sq ft)
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	3
BER	B2

LOTS of sensible decisions were made at Causeway Heights, including converting an upstairs bedroom in to a living room, which was a smart move, as it has an apex window with a view down over Rosscarbery Bay and the causeway itself. That explains the house name.

Another good call was the decision to go for planning permission to create an apartment over the sizable double garage.

The garage itself would make an ideal workshop/studio/storage, while the overhead unit is accessed via a concrete stairs and includes open-plan kitchen/living room, a double bed, and shower room.

Anyone lucky enough to own a home by the sea knows regular visitors are a given, so having a separate apartment is a wise move.

On an elevated, south-facing, 0.8-acre site, with sea-scanning views in the distance, Causeway Heights is a 1990s build, with a family-friendly layout, and, at its heart, an open-plan kitchen/dining/living room, with a delightful country-kitchen feel and an adjoining sunroom, where light pours in under a vaulted ceiling, through another large apex window.

French doors open to a patio.

Upstairs is largely divided between that extra living room and the main bedroom, which is more suite than bedroom, with central dressing room, en suite, and separate storage. The remaining three bedrooms are downstairs.

The gardens at the 169-square metre Causeway Heights are another highlight, landscaped and professionally maintained, with lots of different sections: Lawn, large patio, a charming potting shed, a lean-to woodshed with roof overhang, outdoor lighting, and raised planters. It’s been well thought out, just like the house.

Selling agent Andy Donoghue, of Hodnett Forde, says: “The detail here is fantastic, the owners put a lot of money in to it, and it shows. It’s an immaculately presented home and there’s good interest from families, both locally, and from Cork City.” The price is €625,000. Rosscarbery village is 3km away (a five-minute drive).
VERDICT: Nothing spared on this very attractive home with coastal views. Separate apartment gives options for guest accommodation/holiday rental/very large home office.