A five-bedroom house on five acres in Dunboyne, County Meath should catch the eye of buyers interested in equestrian pursuits. Kilcloon - a large detached redbrick house with a range of loose boxes and stables - is to be auctioned by J Fox & Company, guiding £650,000 (825,330).
Kilcloon is in immaculate order throughout. Expensive additions such as a central vacuum system and polished beech floors are features and a striking triple-cascade waterfall with a split-level pond is sited just outside the conservatory window.
One of the best aspects of this 3,000 sq ft house is its location. Millridge is right in the centre of the small village of Kilcloon, close to the National School, church and local shops. Dunboyne and Maynooth are both four miles away.
The timber-floored entrance hall has a Victorian-style guest toilet off it.. Rich terracotta walls in the sittingroom tone with the mahogany mantelpiece and there is a large window looking out on the front lawn. The diningroom to the rear has a cast-iron fireplace and mahogany French doors to the garden.
Probably the best room in the house is the large lofted kitchen/breakfastroom, with a beamed ceiling and polished wood and slate floors. At the kitchen end, solid cherry units have marble worktops and incorporate a Belfast sink. The breakfast area has four windows overlooking the side patio. French doors open from a curved sun room to a terrace with a water feature and ponds. Two double bedrooms on the ground floor have polished beech floors. Upstairs, the apricot-painted main bedroom has windows back and front and there is an ensuite shower room off. Another bedroom - also double - overlooks the back garden.
Outside a children's playroom has a traditional half-door. Tall trees line the boundary to the front. Lawns, specimen trees and herbaceous borders are well-kept. The back garden has a water feature, recessed rockeries, a sunken patio and a children's play house.
A separate gravel drive leads to the equestrian yard, which has a loose stable area, three individual stables and a tack room. A purpose-built floodlit jumping arena will delight eventers and there are two railed paddocks with natural shelter and water.
