£1.7m for luxury home in Kinsale

A house built just five years ago in Kinsale, Co Cork, has come on the market with a price tag of £1.7 million. The property is being sold through Hamilton Osborne King.

Situated on one acre, Sea House is a 6,000-sq-ft home, with a separate guest cottage, on a site overlooking Kinsale harbour and the river estuary.

Hand-made cornicing, domed ceilings, and mahogany floors combine to create a sense of grandeur, as do features like a spiral "floating" staircase with mahogany banisters.

The entrance hallway, with its arched window, opens into a main hall off which a large number of rooms open: they include a living room, dining room, den, family room and bathroom.

The living room is dominated by Roman pillars and a gas-fired marble fireplace with three bay windows giving way to panoramic views of the historic James Fort, the marina and pier and Charles Fort. A door leads to the front patio. The dining room has more of the domed ceilings which feature throughout the house and there are glass doors into the back garden which has a huge stone waterfall with two ponds. There is also a conservatory.

The den is another large living area with two built-in bookcases on either side of the mahogany fireplace. There are three bow windows and this room is equipped with satellite receivers. The kitchen measures 32 ft by 16 ft and features a double gas-fired Aga. The entire room is fitted with matt pine presses and there are state-of-the-art appliances as well as a modern refuse disposal unit. A breakfast area is surrounded by three more bow windows with panoramic views. A utility room has white pine cabinets and a pantry along with countertops.

The spacious family room is in an alcove off the kitchen and has a gas fireplace and built-in arched wall shelves.

The downstairs bathroom has a claw-legged porcelain bath with brass handheld shower fixture.

Upstairs are three spacious double bedrooms. The main bedroom has two walk-in wardrobes, a mahogany fireplace, an up-to-the-minute sound system, and satellite hook-up to three separate satellites - and like many of the other rooms, bay windows opening on to the sea view.

The main bathroom has marble floors and a double-sized bath and Jacuzzi with a pair of pedestal sinks. The second bedroom has an en suite bathroom and white wooden cabinets, while the third bedroom has a hot press.

The gardens have been landscaped with lawns front and rear and the flowerbeds are well-planted. The entrance walls are of hand-cut stone and there are double electronic wrought-iron gates. A garage can accommodate four cars.

Sea Cottage, the separate guest-house, is a one-bedroom home with a living room, fully-fitted kitchen, and a bathroom.