A country estate in Co Dublin is one of the best presented to hit the market for quite a while, writes Jack Fagan, Property Editor
One of the best located country estates, Wyanstown House and Courtyard, at Oldtown, Co Dublin is expected to be of interest to a range of successful business people when it goes to auction on May 26th.
Susan Kirk of Coonan Real Estate Alliance is quoting a guide price of over €3.5 million for the house which was built 12 years ago on the style and scale of a Victorian mansion. It stands on 94 acres of rich pastureland, paddocks and outstanding gardens.
Wyanstown is located within nine miles of Dublin Airport and 14 miles of the city centre, making it an attractive bolthole for busy executives using the airport.
The house was built on the site of the ruined Wyanstown House which dated back to 1704.
It is particularly well positioned in the centre of its own lands and is approached from the road by a long, tree-lined avenue passing through open fields with winter corn and gardens to a sweeping forecourt. The site of the original house was carefully chosen on elevated land with a southerly aspect and far reaching views of the surrounding countryside.
Wyanstown has all the advantages of a good country house with none of the drawbacks, such as draughty windows and rising damp. It is a spacious, well proportioned house, yet highly practical, comfortable and stylish.
It also has all the qualities of a good country estate - a superb courtyard of cut-stone buildings dating back to the start of the 18th century, mature woodlands, impeccable gardens and a tributary of the Broadmeadow river running across the front avenue.
Those viewing the property will undoubtedly be impressed by the magnificent array of two-storey cut-stone buildings and archways. The largest of these buildings extends to 408.7 sq m (4,400 sq ft) and has been meticulously restored by the current owners, making it suitable for use as additional accommodation, offices, leisure or a studio.
Two other separate buildings in the courtyard with 185.8 sq m (2,000 sq ft) of floor space are in need of internal refurbishment. New owners can claim significant tax relief for this work as the entire courtyard qualifies for Section 482 tax relief.
The gardens greatly complement the house with a glorious display of colour from mature flowering shrubs, herbaceous borders and ancient trees. There is also a lovely water garden with a timber footbridge and sitting area alongside the river.
The house is one of the best presented to hit the market for quite a while. It is particularly spacious with a floor area of 325 sq m (3,500 sq ft) including two fine reception rooms, the drawingroom with a broad bay window focused on the gardens and the corn fields running away to the road.
There is a beautifully fitted kitchen, utility room, toilets and show as well as an office on the ground floor. Upstairs there are four large bedrooms, three of them en suite and the fourth with the use of the main bathroom.
