Skerries: €700,000Waking up to watch the rising sun over the Irish Sea is a distinct possibility at "Rosstellan", a large over garden level terraced period house at 4 Holmpatrick in the heart of the north Dublin fishing village of Skerries. The house, guiding €700,000 prior to auction on November 4th with Grimes Real Estate Alliance, has a 34-metre (110ft) back garden with pedestrian access to the town's South Beach.
Over the back wall, then, are uninterrupted sea views of three local islands and Rockabill lighthouse - certain to get an "Oh! My! God!" reaction from some. Not surprisingly, the two-storey four-bedroom house with 185 sq m (2,000 sq ft) of accommodation is built with the views in mind. Downstairs are two bedrooms, a kitchen, scullery, spacious entrance hall and a diningroom with two bay windows overlooking the back garden and sea.
Upstairs, the livingroom runs the width of the house with a marble fireplace, high ceilings and picture rail surround. From here, again, the sea views are inescapable. There are also two double bedrooms at this level - both with bay windows and feature fireplaces - but only one of these has the sea views. Also upstairs is a large landing area with high ceilings and cornice work, a bathroom, separate wc and a balcony with more sea views.
The property also includes a detached shed and boiler house to the rear, oil-fired central heating and off-street car-parking to the front for four cars. Rostellan, which needs modernisation and refurbishment, offers obvious potential to become a fine family home.
