Homes on the hillside with views of the the sea

These two Dublin and Wicklow houses have wonderful views as far as the Kish and Baily lighthouses, writes Rose Doyle

Kilternan: €2.5m

Chequer Hill in Kilternan, Co Dublin, offers all of the facilities needed for the full country life and includes a captivating view of an old lead mine chimney on a hill opposite.

Traditional it may be, but Chequer Hill's accommodation is lavish and, as befits the hotelier owner, attentive to entertaining needs. The long drawingroom has a bay window and glorious views and leads to a room which, complete with full bar, could belong in a country hotel. Double glass doors lead from here, via steps, to an enclosed garden with a pond.

Chequer Hill has four floors, five reception rooms and six to seven bedrooms over a floor space of 382sq m (4,110sq ft).

This family home was built in the 1960s; the owners have lived here for 16 years and have added on 139sq m (1,500sq ft) and outside there is a horse riding arena, four stables and landscaped gardens.

Sherry FitzGerald is selling Chequer Hill for €2.5m.

The entrance hall leads to a kitchen/breakfastroom, diningroom, drawingroom and bar. A family room has great views and a Jotul stove which adds both aesthetics and heat.

There are six bedrooms. A nearby 10-acre site is being sold separately.

Enniskerry: €1.875m

The high point of Garry Ard in Rocky Valley Drive, Enniskerry is, quite literally, the soaring domed ceiling in the livingroom.

Filling a large, semi-circular, open-plan space it has a wide curve, Italian glass windows, French oak flooring and Jotul stove. Overlooking it there's a large minstrel gallery, with its oak floor and railings, that gets light both from dormer windows and the livingroom below.

This house began life as a humble 1920s cottage, grew over the years to become a traditional bungalow and, in 2004, was rebuilt, redesigned and extended to make today's interesting home.

On in its own grounds, Garry Ard has five bedrooms, two reception rooms and a lower ground floor with separate entrance that has been fitted out as a treatment/gym area with a jumbo hot tub, kitchenette, changing rooms and more. Garry Ard measures 425sq m (4,582sq ft) and is being sold through Savills Hamilton Osborne King, which is asking €1.875m.