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The Glebe, Kilskeer, Kells

Type Detached
Bedrooms 4
Offer Status For Sale
Estate Agent Colliers Jackson-Stops
From

EUR 2,000,000

£ 1,554,311*

US$ 2,714,119*

Description


A charming recently restored Georgian house and stone yard surrounded by lovely mature gardens and good grazing land protected by mature woodland. Dublin 42 miles, Kells 6 miles,Trim 14 miles, Navan 15 miles.


Extensively restored by the present owners the house retains all of its original character and many period features that include; sash windows with shutters, ornate plasterwork ceilings, pitch pine floors, marble chimney pieces, an elegant staircase and flagstone floors. Approached through cast iron gates via a long rhododendron and laurel lined avenue the house is well protected with a southerly aspect. The well proportioned reception rooms and principal bedrooms have long sash windows with high ceilings (11 feet), are full of light with lovely views across the gardens, orchard and surrounding paddocks.


To the front of the house are expansive formal lawns interspersed with herbaceous beds and bordered by a rose garden, beyond which lies an apple orchard and lovely walled garden that forms an ideal sun trap and perfect spot for barbecues and entertaining on long summer evenings.This is a very pleasant and accessible par t of the country that has much to offer those interested in country living. There is excellent hunting locally with the Ballymacads,Tara Harriers and Meath Hunt; fishing by arrangement on the River Blackwater and Boyne; golf courses nearby at Headfort and Royal Tara; racing at Navan and Fairyhouse, home to the Irish Grand National.


Kells is a historical town that has a variety of shops, banking facilities and schools including Headfort the well known prep school. The town of Navan has grown and prospered in recent years and as a result has a wide variety of shops, a choice of primary and secondary schools and a large shopping centre.


Entrance Hall Stairs Hall 9.35m x 2.40m Av

Fanlight window, pitch pine floors.


Drawing Room 6.90m x 5.15m

Marble fireplace, ceiling rose and cornice, door leading to dining room.


Dining Room 5.50m x 5.35m

Marble fireplace, ceiling cornice

Study 3.40m x 3.15m

Fireplace

Cloakroom

Wc, wash hand basin, door to yard.


Sitting Room Library 6.75m x 4.40m

Carved wooden fireplace with solid fuel stove and fitted bookshelves.

Upstairs

Large spacious landing

Bedroom 1 5.05m x 4.20m

Ensuite Bathroom 1 Bath, shower cubicle, wash hand basin and wc.


Bedroom 2 4.40m x 3.00m

Fitted wardrobes.


Bedroom 3 4.05m x 3.60m

Wash hand basin.

Shower Room 1

Shower, wash hand basin, wc. Walk-in Airing Cupboard


Bedroom 4 (Master Bedroom) 5.35m x 4.00m

Dressing area with fitted wardrobes.


Ensuite Bathroom 2

Free standing bath with ball and claw feet, cubicle shower, wash hand basin and wc.

Stairs to Garden Level


Bedroom 5 4.60m x 4.40m
Bedroom 5 4.60m x 4.40m
Fireplace

Ensuite Bathroom 3

Bath with shower attachment, wc, wash hand basin, fitted cupboard


Family Room 6.00m x 5.00m

Exposed beamed ceiling, tiled floor, solid fuel stove.
Wine Cellarm with original bins.


Kitchen 5.25m x 5.10m

Four oven oil fired Aga, wall level cabinets, floor level cupboards and drawers, large work island with granite top, Miele electric cooker with extractor fan, Belfast sink, original flagstone floor. Door leading to stone paved terrace.



Utility Room

American style fridge freezer, Miele washing machine and clothes
dryer, stainless steel sink, wall and floor level cupboards and
drawers.

Cloakroom

Wash hand basin, wc, under stairs storage.

The Grounds

The immediate grounds that surround the house comprise
approximately 1.5 acres and include the gardens, orchard and yard.
The remaining 3.5 acres are divided into three paddocks that are
presently in permanent pasture.

Outbuildings

To the rear of the house is a fine stone yard with a coach house,
three loose boxes, overhead loft, lean-to fuel shed and
potting shed.
Behind the yard is a derelict two storey cottage that could easily
be restored.There are four more loose boxes, two sheds and a
recently constructed glass house.

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  • 19–26 Lower Pembroke Street
  • Dublin 2
  • Co. Dublin

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