Hints of rural seclusion in a little corner of Cabinteely

Trethorpe is a roomy four/five-bedroom bungalow on Brennanstown Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18, with a large dormer room that has excellent views over rolling green fields towards Killiney. The property is due to be sold at auction through Ganly Walters on March 10th. It has a guide price over £280,000.

Tucked away off Brennanstown Road, the winding but busy country-style road which leads from the N11 Bray Road to Carrickmines and Foxrock, the property has a touch of rural seclusion even though it is only a short drive from facilities such as Cornelscourt shopping centre.

The house, built in 1929, is a sharp left turn just a few houses past Doyles Nurseries, with its gable end facing the road. The drawingroom, which faces to the front, is the heart of the house. A long, spacious, comfortable room, it has a marble fireplace. The elegant diningroom and adjoining kitchen are at the rear. There is a convenient serving hatch from the kitchen, but new owners might well choose to turn this into one large kitchen/diningroom. A shed just behind the diningroom is plumbed for utilities.

There are three bedrooms at this end of the house, off the large front hall: two are singles, one of which is currently used as a study, and a small double. There is also a bathroom. The main bedroom, at the far side of the house, opens off the drawingroom. It has a wall of wardrobes and opens on to a patio in the back garden. There is a shower room here too.

Carpeted wooden steps lead to a large attic room, which looks over the large, very private back garden. Only half the roof space has been converted, so there is room for expansion. The house stands on one-quarter of an acre.