Co Meath: A large six-bedroom family home on one acre of beautifully landscaped gardens at Summerhill, Co Meath has come on the market with a guide price in excess of €650,000. Coonan Real Estate Alliance in Maynooth is handling the sale.

A large six-bedroom family home on one acre of beautifully landscaped gardens at Summerhill, Co Meath has come on the market with a guide price in excess of €650,000. Coonan Real Estate Alliance in Maynooth is handling the sale.

Ballygortha is located in an attractive rural setting beside Summerhill village and within 24 miles of Dublin. It has been refurbished and extended by the present owners and now includes a self-contained guest area which could easily be changed into a "granny flat" or apartment. There is a separate entrance to the rear of the house.

The grounds also include an extensive rear patio area designed both for al fresco dining and as a play area for children. Gardens are south-facing and part of the front garden is divided by an attractive natural stream crossed by a small footbridge. Decorated to a high standard, the reception rooms are full of light and colour. There is a spacious entrance hallway with ceramic tiled floor. The sittingroom has a brick fireplace with Liscannor stone hearth. A broad bay window and a tongue and groove stained floor add to the charm of the room.

Off the sittingroom there is a spacious study area with cast-iron fireplace, fitted wall units and ash floor. The adjacent sunroom also features an ash floor plus a panelled ceiling and recessed spotlights and French doors opening out into the garden.

The extensive kitchen / breakfast room is well-equipped with a range of maple wall and floor units and a double oven, hob and extractor fan. There is a handy pantry just off the kitchen. The house also includes a particularly fine drawingroom as well as diningroom, both with maple floors. Upstairs are four bedrooms well fitted out with wardrobes and vanity units. The master bedroom comes with an en suite.