Period Property For Sale: Clare

The Barn, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
Elegant, historic family residence on three acres located in an area of outstanding scenic beauty

Elegant, historic family residence situated on three acres located in an area of outstanding scenic beauty and historic significance three miles from the famous coastal village of Ballyvaughan and only a few miles from Poulnabrone Dolmen and the Glenisheen Wedge Tomb, to name but a few of the prehistoric landmarks of the area.

The residence, dating from the late 1700s, is a renovated cut stone barn on the Ballyallaban Estate set deep in the Clare County countryside with the dramatic beauty of the Burren landscape in the distance. Ballyallaban House is an early nineteenth century house built to replace a nearby but long vanished seventeenth-century house. It is also the possible site of an early monastic church. The valley in which Ballyvaughan is situated contains many ring forts. The property is situated on three acres of land, very private, not overlooked, beautifully landscaped with well established timbers, rolling paddocks, riding arena and stables.

The downstairs accommodation comprises: traditional hallway with slate floor, leading to the living room/library, with carpeted floors, fitted shelves, wood burning stove and patio doors out to the garden, fully fitted kitchen with Stanley oil stove and centre island, tiled floors, leading to a sun-filled dining room with wooden floor.

The upstairs accommodation consists of four bedrooms, laid out as follows: master bedroom with wooden floors and en suite; double bedroom with filled wardrobes and shelving, integrated presses, wooden floors; family bathroom with wooden floors; single bedroom with integrated wardrobe and presses, wooden floors; double bedroom with wooden floors and en suite.

The property has its own well, an oil-fired central heating system and septic tank and could be an exclusive family home with equestrian facilities, a holiday hideaway, or a poet/writer/artist's retreat. It is sure to entice and delight.

It is centrally located in the Shannon region, close to the Aran Islands and Cliffs of Moher, 50 km from Galway, 45 km from Ennis, 70 km from Shannon and 250 km from Dublin. The area has much to offer in terms of country and family activities. Ballyvaughan is historically a fishing and farming village on the southern shore of Galway Bay, situated in a place of special natural beauty, nestled between the hills of the Burren (An Bhóireann - great barren hills) and the sea. The Burren continues to be a source of great botanical, archaeological, and cultural wealth with its unique wild flowers and ancient site. Close by the property are the historic Aillwee Caves, with one of the oldest Birds of Prey Centres in Ireland.

Price: €contact agent
Last update: 3rd April 2012
Contact: Helen Cassidy, Premier Properties Ireland
Tel.: +353 (0)94 954 6868
Mobile: +353 (0)87 2463748
Email: helencassidyauctioneers@eircom.net

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