Glenasmole/£250,000-plus

Glenside House, in Glenasmole Valley, Co Dublin, is a four-bedroom detached bungalow on 1.4 acres of secluded walled gardens. It is scheduled for auction on June 30th through J.P. & M. Doyle, and is expected to make £250,000-plus. Approached via a sweeping driveway, the dormer-style house has a large, split-level living room/dining room with a beamed ceiling, wood-stained floor and access to the gardens. A fitted kitchen/ breakfast room, utility room, bathroom, en suite bedroom, and second bedroom complete the downstairs accommodation. Upstairs, there are two more bedrooms as well as a separate lavatory and bathroom. Steps lead from the rear patio area to a rough orchard and cottage bank, which contains the ruins of the original stone cottage. It is nine miles from the city centre.