£270,000-plus for Burren cottage

Moheraroon is a restored traditional stone cottage in the Burren, Co Clare, which is for sale by Ganly Walters with a guide price of £270,000. Set on 2.8 acres, the house has a separate guest building, as well as stables and paddocks.

This secluded home has been restored with original materials and looks postcard-perfect making it likely to appeal particularly to househunters in search of a picturesque holiday home. Accommodation is divided between the main cottage and the smaller converted studio annex. The exterior of the main cottage looks very traditional and authentic with a slate roof, flagstones, and sash windows - all modern additions. Originally a thatched cottage, when the present owners stumbled across the property there was nothing but the four walls standing. In the past 10 years, they have rebuilt the cottage and the annex is a new addition.

Liscannor flagstones lead to the front door which opens into the main living area of the house. This large kitchen/ livingroom has a big, open fireplace with a solid-fuel stove, lime-washed stone walls and a very country feel to it. Under-floor heating is a feature throughout the main house and the annex. A slate work surface and Belfast sink are the dominant features of the kitchen area, which overlooks the gardens to the front and stables to the back.

On the right-hand side is the main double bedroom with a large fireplace and stone walls. On the left-hand side of this living area is a small single bedroom, suitable for a child, and a bathroom with an antique bath. A mezzanine above these two rooms has an additional guest bedroom and a small office. The modern converted studio annex has flagstone floors and a large open fireplace in the large kitchen and livingroom. There is a double bedroom and a bathroom.

Three miles from Mullaghmore, and a quarter of a mile from the nearest neighbour, you drive down a long winding country lane before approaching the stone walls and wrought-iron gates of Moheraroon. Wild flowers grow in the area between the house and the stables, which have also been built on in recent years. There are two small paddocks here also.