Whitestack owes its rambling style to its origins as a small cottage and subsequent additions by the owner during a half century of family life. “It had a livingroom, bedroom, galley kitchen and bathroom when we bought it 50 years ago,” she says, “but we went on to have a family and, of course, it was too small so we extended.”
The surrounding neighbourhood has not, she says, changed much in the last half century, “except that at night we now see the lights of the Dart snaking along the coast.”
Today’s extended bungalow has 2,303sq ft (214sq m) of living space as well as an additional 495sq ft (46sq ft) at basement level which has a separate entrance, guest toilet and makes an ideal recreation/play area.
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Whitestack has the best of both worlds: it’s high enough on Killiney Hill to have arching views across Killiney Bay, the curve of coast to Bray Head and inland to the Sugar Loaf and north Wicklow mountains; it also has sloping, pleasantly planted .3 acre gardens with a pergola, barbecue area and a large, clay pizza oven.
Sherry FitzGerald is looking after the sale and, with an AMV of €1.3 million, will auction Whitestack on June 5th. Both the hall/entrance level and first floor have south-facing sun terraces that greatly add to the enjoyment of the dining and livingrooms and, spectacularly, to the main bedroom. The last is something of a feature in Whitestack. Occupying the entire first floor, it’s more like a suite with a view. An angled ceiling lends intimacy to what is a large space (made larger by access to the sun terrace), with secluded wardrobe and dressing area, en-suite bathroom and separate toilet.
The other three bedrooms, the kitchen, dining and livingrooms, are on the entrance floor level. The galley-style kitchen probably needs modernising and the diningroom, off the sittingroom, has sliding doors to the terrace. The livingroom is part of the original cottage and has an open fireplace with granite stone surround. A trapdoor in the livingroom floor allows access, via stairs, to the basement recreational and utility areas.
