Five-bed on the shores of lough

€650,000 is the asking price for The Spinnaker, a modern five-bedroom house on the shores of Carlingford Lough in Co Louth. Located close to the village of Carlingford, the house is for sale by private treaty through Dundalk agent Sherry FitzGerald Carroll.

Set on an elevated site overlooking the lake and its own terraced gardens, the house has a spacious light-filled interior that makes the most of the superb water views. Solid hardwood floors run through the ground floor unifying the different spaces from reception hall to kitchen, diningroom and sittingroom - the largest room of all with its floor-to-ceiling windows and raised fireplace. An inner hallway leads to three double bedrooms all of which have fitted wardrobes. Two more bedrooms, including the main bedroom, are on the upper floor.

At the back of the house a wide flight of stone steps leads down to a wide curved patio and then on down to a sweep of garden that at times has been used to land the owners' helicopter.