Co Wicklow/£120,000-plus

A granite cottage overlooking Blessington Lakes at Ballinstockan, two miles from Lackan village on Co Wicklow, is to be sold at auction on August 24th. Wicklow agents Nugent Auctioneers are quoting a guide price over £120,000. The one-bedroomed cottage has a sittingroom with a parquet floor and wood-burning stove, livingroom with French doors with views of the lakes, kitchen, bedroom with Velux window and granite fireplace, and a shower room. A spiral staircase leads to a loft-storage area. The property is bordered by a mountain stream.