Stoneacre

Kenmare, Co Kerry

Price: €1,800,000

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An attractive and superbly built house on 2.5 acres that graciously incorporates contemporary design with traditional characteristics,the large and principal reception room for instance combininglarge solid oak, posts and beams with supremely sleek and efficient folding Scandinavian doors and under-floor heating. This pleasant mix of contemporary and traditional blends to give a lovely homely feel to the house that when combined with the marvellous pleasure grounds and picturesque setting really makes Stoneacre quite exceptional.

Enjoying this glorious and mature setting careful consideration was taken to retain trees and features of interest when building the house and the garden design was laid out in advance of construction commencing, giving a wonderfully mature feel to the property and especially given construction was only completed in 2005.

Built to a high specification the accommodation extends to some 5,000 square feet / 460 square metres and includes such features as under-floor heating (gas), extra thick walls giving increased thermal and acoustic qualities, high specification insulation to walls, ceilings, roof and floors, double glazed Scandinavian windows with high UV values, natural slate roofing, solid oak doors throughout, aluminium rainwater pipes and gutters, hand crafted oak kitchen units, Duravit and Dorn Bracht sanitary ware, ambiance lighting controls, Forbes & Lomax lighting switches and sockets, central vacuum system, Fischer & Paykel dishwashers and fridge/freezers.

A muted colour exterior majestically and seamlessly blends Stoneacre into the wonderful and natural landscape and makes the vibrant and magical interior all the more pleasing, a covered veranda with attractive climbing roses leading through a solid oak door into the large reception hall, itself with a double height ceiling, polished concrete floor, top-lit gantry above and large oak double doors into the principal reception room. This room is extremely generously proportioned and benefits from great natural light, a series of large French doors allowing lots of light and giving splendid views, and provides open plan kitchen, dining and living spaces. A second reception room is positioned to allow it combine with two bedrooms and bathroom to make a separate guest/staff apartment or to be used with the main accommodation. In total there are 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.

Accommodation

Ground Floor

Entrance Hall with double height ceiling, top-lit gantry, 2 fitted cloak cupboards, main reception rooms and bedrooms.

Staircase to first floor
Separate guest WC with marble bowl whb and vanity mirror

Reception Room a generous and bright room with living, dining and kitchen spaces, double height ceiling, solid oak exposed posts and beams, 2 large folding French doors linking to garden terraces, polished concrete floor and marvellous sea and mountain views. Kitchen space with fitted carved oak wall and floor units, Aga cooker range, 2 mounted Fischer & Paykel dishwashers and 2 fridge/freezers, granite worktops and 2 underhung stainless steel sinks with professional retractable tap.
Separate larder off the kitchen space with oak and granite shelving.

Utility Room with stainless steel sink, Siemens washing machine, Siemens tumble dryer, coat and boot space and a door to the garden.
Separate boiler room.

Master Bedroom Suite
Bedroom 1 with large folding French doors linking to garden terrace and interconnecting doors to bathroom en-suite and dressing room.

Bathroom En-suite with free standing roll top bath, wet room style shower, vanity unit with whb, demisting mirror, magnifying mirror and WC. Heated towel rail

Dressing Room En-suite with numerous hanging rails, fitted shelving and 2 mirrors

Bedroom 2
Shower Room with wet room style shower, heated demisting mirror, whb and WC. Heated towel rail

Guest w.c.

Family Room with large folding French doors linking to garden terrace, suitable as a snug / games room as part of the house or used with bedrooms 5 and 6 and a bathroom to make a guest apartment. A kitchenette area includes hand carved timber units, sink, dishwasher, fridge, oven, hob and extractor fan.

Bedroom 5
Guest shower Room with wet room style shower, heated demisting mirror, whb and WC. Heated towel rail.

Bedroom 6/Study

First Floor

Bedroom 3 with fitted wardrobes and shelving. Separate eaves storage.

Shower Room En-suite with shower, whb and WC. Heated towel rail

Bedroom 4 with fitted wardrobes and shelving. Separate eavesstorageShower Room En-suite with shower, whb and WC. Heated towel rail.

Shower Room En-suite with shower, whb and WC. Heated towel rail.

Gardens & Grounds

The house is set in a tranquil rural idyll accessed by electronic gated entrance where a gravelled driveway leads to a parking area in front of the house. The daylight views on the approach are magnificent and even the illuminated evening views are quite serene. Gravelled paths gloriously link the various garden areas that include several paved terraces, a timber footbridge over a flowing stream, 2 large ponds naturally fed from a stream, a vegetable garden with poly tunnel, raised fruit beds, a garage / workshop with electricity and a sun room with slate floor. Planting includes well-established shrubs, lawns and numerous trees including oak, birch and ash. For nature lovers the garden and surrounding land provide regular sightings of deer, hare, red squirrel, numerous varieties of birds including duck and heron and even occasional badger and fox sightings.

Services
Gas fired central heating (under-floor), water from a private community scheme (600 litre back-up tank), mains broadband, mains telephone, recessed lighting throughout with ambiance controls, wall controlled lamp circuits, foul drainage to septic tank.

Tenure
Freehold

Directions

From Kenmare take the R571 to Castletownbere, leaving Kenmare cross over bridge and turn immediately right. Continue on the road for c.1km and take first left hand turn.Follow road to right and keep right for c.1km which leads directly to Stoneacre.