Elegant Period Residence With Historic Tower And Gardens

The Castle Country House is an impressive and versatile country residence set on approximately eight point seventy-three hectares (twenty-one point fifty-six acres), combining manicured gardens, traditional outbuildings and productive lands. The property offers an ideal opportunity as a superb primary residence, while also holding strong potential for a range of commercial or lifestyle uses.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Impressive eight-bedroom residence, all bedrooms benefiting from ensuite bathrooms
• Substantial period property set within a mature and private countryside setting
• Historic tower on the grounds dating from the fifteenth to seventeenth century, enhancing the property’s heritage and character
• Internal plant room with boiler, commercial-sized water tank, and solar panel system (six panels) supporting hot water
• Elegant reception rooms with period features including cornicing, coving, and marble fireplaces
• Wood-burning stove with marble surround and provision for back boiler
• Mixture of triple-glazed (road-facing) and double-glazed windows throughout
• Substantial country residence set on approximately eight point seventy-three hectares (twenty-one point fifty-six acres)
• Versatile lands comprising three grazing fields and a large cultivated field
• Well-equipped farmyard with seven-bay barn, large lean-to, and additional three-bay barn
• Prime location within walking distance of TwoMileBorris and just five point six kilometers from Thurles
• Convenient access to the M8 motorway, connecting Dublin, Cork, and Limerick

Description

The Castle Country House is a distinguished and elegant period residence set within a mature and private countryside setting on approximately eight point seventy-three hectares (twenty-one point fifty-six acres), offering exceptional character and scale throughout. Extending to a generous eight bedrooms, all of which are ensuite, the property provides superbly versatile accommodation ideally suited to a range of uses, from a substantial private residence to a boutique hospitality opportunity. The home successfully blends historic charm with modern conveniences, further enhanced by the presence of a striking historic tower on the grounds, believed to date from the fifteenth to seventeenth century which adds a unique sense of heritage and architectural interest to the setting.

You are first welcomed by an impressive entrance vestibule where beautiful stained-glass French doors and elegant checkered tiled flooring set the tone for the home.

At the heart of the home lies a beautifully appointed south-facing kitchen designed with both practicality and style in mind. This space features marble countertops custom-fitted cabinetry marble-tiled flooringand recessed spot lighting while underfloor heating ensures year-round comfort. A notable feature is the kitchen sink which is connected to the mains water supply serves as reliable backup with remainder of property serviced by well water. A spiral staircase rises from kitchen to first floor providing both convenienceand an attractive architectural focal point. Adjacentto kitchen walk-in pantry offers ample space for white goods incorporates filtration system for well water supply. This area also benefitsfrom custom-fitted shelving.

The principal reception rooms are well-proportionedrich in period detail. The main living room is warm inviting space featuring carpet flooring wood-burning stove set within marblesurround complemented by decorative cornice coving. A connection pipe remains in place allowingfor potential reinstatementof back boiler if desired. The dining room is bright elegant benefitingfrom dual-aspect windows that allow natural lightto flood space features underfloor heating alongside striking open fireplacewith Kilkenny marble surround original shutters intricate coving cornice detailing. The sitting room overlooks front garden enjoys bow-fronted windows carpet flooring open fireplacewith marblesurround radiatorsproviding additional heating.

A spacious games room forming partof extension constructedin early 2000s provides excellentadditional living entertaining space. This roomfeatures underfloor heatingdecorative covingenhancingboth comfortand style. Locatedacross hallfrom games roomis second diningroom completewithbow-fronted window overlooking front gardens creating bright elegantsuitable both everyday use formal entertaining. The extensionalsoincorporates ground-floor bedroom currently usedas home office adding flexibilityto accommodation.

An internal plantroomis locatedon ground floor housingboiler alongwithcommercial-sized watertank. This areaalso containssystemforproperty’ssolar panelinstallationcomprising six panelswhich contribute towards augmentinghot watersupplyenhancing overall energy efficiency.

Upstairs compriseseightwell-proportionedbedroomsallofwhichare en suite witheachroom fittedwithradiators. A familybathroomis also locatedon this floorprovidingadditional convenience. Thereis alsoaccess toa substantial loftspace extendingtoapproximately sixty-six square metersofferingexcellentpotentialforstorageorfurtheruse.

Throughoutthepropertywindowsfacingtheroadaretriple-glazedforenhancedinsulationandsoundproofingwhiletheremainingwindowsaredouble-glazed. A combinationofunderfloorheatingandtraditionalradiatorsensuresefficientcomfortable heatingacrossthehomewhileoriginalfeaturessuchasmarblefireplacescornicingcovingpreservetheproperty’stimelesscharacter.

GARDENS & GROUNDS

The historic towerlocatedwithin groundsOf The Castle Country Houseisa strikingandsignificantstructurebelievedtodatefromthefifteenth tomid-seventeenthcentury,aperiodduringwhichsuchtowerhouseswerebuilt as fortifiedresidencesforGaelicandOldEnglishfamilies Originallydesigned as defensive strongholds thesebuildingscombinedsecuritywithdomesticlivingtypicallyrisingseveralstoreysinheightthickstonewallsnarrowwindowsfeatures suchasspiral staircasesguardedentrapoints. Historicalrecordsindicatethepresenceofa castleatthislocationasearlyasamid-seventeenthcenturyreferencesintheCivil Surveyof1654–1656. ThetoweratTwo-MileBorris is furtherrecognisedasprotectedstructure describedasa fineexampleof apost-medievaltowerhousebuilttofullheight. Todayitremainseanenduring symboloftheproperty’srichheritageprovidinguuniqueatmospheric backdropthatgreatlyenhanes theresidence’scharacterandsetting.

The gardensandgroundsattheCastleCountryHouseareexceptionallywelllaidout-offering privacy,functionality,multipleaccesspoints throughoutholding. TherearethreeentrancesfromthemainsroadservingeresidencealongafurtherthreegatedentrancesalongtheN75providingexcellentaccesstotheagriculturallands. Aright-of-wayownedbyvendor leadsvia slip roadintooneofthegrazingfields

To frontmanicuredlawnsareborderedbymaturetreesandestablishedhedging;BlackRiverflowsthroughsectionenhancingnaturalsetting. Patio areatosideOf houseprovidesidealspaceforoutdoordiningentertaining

To reararetwotraditionaloutbuildingcurrentlyusedstorageasmallgarageaconvertedstablebuildingextendingtoapproximately136squaremeterswoodstoragegroundlevelworkshopoverheadcompletewithelectricity

Farmyardparticularlywellequippeddesigned practicalitymind;comprisessubstantialseven-baybarncompleteadjoininglean-toprovidingeffectivecoveredareasuitablelivestockhousingmachinery storagegeneralagriculturaluse. Additionalthree-baybarnfurtherenhancestoragecapacityflexibility yardmakingidealrange farmingoperations. Decommissionedfilled-inslurrypit togetherremnantsformer milkingparlourreflectsproperty’sestablishedagriculturalheritagesuitability continuedalternative agriculturalenterprises

Lands thoughtfullylaid-out highlyversatilecomprisedthree welldefined grazingfieldseach easilyaccessible suitable livestock. In additionthereisalargewellmaintainedcultivatedfieldcurrentlytillageofferingexcellentpotentialcontinued agriculturalusediversification Overall layoutqualitylandsmakethepropertywell-suited variety farming equestrian lifestyle pursuits

LOCATION
The Castle Country Houseenjoyssuperblocationcombiningtranquilitycountrysettng outstandingconvenience. SituatedwithinwalkingdistanceTwoMileBorris village,thepropertybenefits charminglocalcommunity atmospherewhilesthe bustlingtownThurlesjustapproximatelyfivepoint sixtkilometersaway. Thurlesoffers excellentrange amenitiesincludingprimarysecondary schools supermarkets,cafésrestaurants widevariety sportingfacilities making it ideal basefamilyliving

Propertyparticularlywellpositionedcommuterslocatedjustfewminutes’driveM8motorwaywhichprovidesdirectefficientaccesstoDublinCorkCityhistoric townCashelitsrenownedRockCashel vibranttourismoffering approximately twenty-five kilometers awaywhileLimerickCitywithincomfortablereachatapproximatelyeighty-four kilometers offeringfurtheremploymentretaileducationalopportunities

For those travellingfurtherafield,CorkAirportapproximately one hundred twenty-four km away ensuringconvenientnationalinternationalconnectivity Overall,theCastleCountryHouseofferstheperfectbalance rural charm accessibilitymakingit exceptionallywell-locatedpropertywide range buyers

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

SERVICES | Mains electricity Wi-Fi operated zoned heating system w/ + three-phase electricity onsite integrated fire alarm system integrated intruder alarm electric gates oil-fired central heating system wellwater(kitchen sink connected tomainswater)mains sewerage fibre broadband

SALE METHOD | Private Treaty

TENURE & POSSESSION | Property offered forsale freehold vacant possessionbeinggivenatclosing sale

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