Co Wicklow €950,000: A country cottage an easy commute from Dublin could be the best of both worlds for those looking to move out of the city. Rose Cottage is on Glencap, a country lane about half a mile from the village of Kilmacanogue, Co Wicklow. With the N11 almost on the doorstep and Sugarloaf mountain looming over the garden fence, this is an ideal location for those after rural life.
Hassett's Enniskerry office is quoting an advised minimum value (AMV) of €950,000 prior to auction on May 4th for this four-bed former sheep-farmer's cottage, built around 1850 and impeccably restored. A bonus is a detached one-bedroom mews.
The 116sq m (1,250sq ft) property stands on one-third of an acre of secluded gardens bounded by mature trees and a stream. Through the porched front door, the main part of the cottage has been opened out to create an airy living/dining space, with beamed ceiling, wood-burning stove and glass doors to a terrace.
Almost as large is an adjoining kitchen-breakfastroom, fitted with pine units, beamed ceiling and deep window seats. A double bedroom and smart family bathroom are also at this level. The Jacuzzi platform bath is newly installed. There is a cosy under-the-eaves feel about the three upstairs bedrooms, with their steep sloping ceilings and diamond-pane dormers. An en suite leads off the largest bedroom and wardrobes are fitted in bedroom two. The smallest room is used as a study.
Imaginations will run riot with the mews cottage, which could be a home-office, guest cottage or rented out. Again, living space is open-plan, with a large livingroom/kitchen, bedroom and en suite shower. Outside, an electric-gated entrance opens to a gravel driveway with parking. There is a lawn, flower beds, specimen trees and the stream babbling along one boundary.
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