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Sellerna Bay, Cleggan, Co. Galway
Ref: R0412
Offers on €500,000
A most attractive cottage residence set in a sheltered coastal location with truly panoramic sea and mountain views. Parlour, dual aspect dining area and kitchen. Bedroom suite comprising bedroom, dressing room and large ensuite bathroom. Back hall and service room. 82sq. m or 883 sq. ft. Separate Shed / Store, extending to approx. 32 sq. m or 350sq. ft. Currently unfinished but with all materials on site to complete the construction of both buildings.
This lovely cottage is situated on a large site above the beautiful white sand Sellerna Beach and on one of the loveliest and most unspoilt coastlines in the West of Ireland. Just one mile from the charming village of Cleggan, where there are shops, bars, restaurant, school and regular ferries to Inishbofin and Inishturk Islands from the large pier there. The property is ideally placed for fishing and other water sports from Sellerna Beach while some of the loveliest and quietest other beaches at Omey, Aughrus and Ballinakill are all within 10 minutes drive.
The property is only seven miles from Clifden, which is regarded as the Capital of Connemara, with banks and a large selection of shops, pubs, and other leisure facilities. Clifden is noted for its many fine seafood restaurants, the famous Connemara Pony Show which takes place there each August, and the Clifden Arts Festival in September, all of which attract many Irish and foreign visitors.
The property is 58 miles from the regional capital of the West, Galway City, with its mainline road, rail and air connections and extensive and substantial cultural, commercial and retail facilities. Shannon Airport is some 21/2 hours from the property. Golf is available at the Connemara Golf Club whilst there are six other courses within an hour's drive of the property.
On a large site which the vendors bought over 10 years ago existed the ruins of an old cottage and outbuilding. This original cottage was of some antiquity, being shown on the 1840 Ordinance Survey map and in a slightly revised form on the Ordinance Survey maps of 1888 - 1913. It took the vendors nearly 9 years to obtain the planning permissions necessary to create the exquisite residence now existing. The property is almost totally enclosed behind fencing and is a approached down either the curving main driveway or the service driveway through thick plantations of flax and other shrubs.
The south west facing cottage is of concrete block construction with the walls superbly faced with a mixture of Lacken Stone, Achill Stone and Limestone. The quality of the stonework is one of the highest ever seen by the auctioneers.
The roof is Penrhyn 'Bangor Blues' which are universally acknowledged as the best quality natural roofing slates in the world. Extracted from 590 million year old slate deposits at the Penrhyn quarry in Bethesda, North Wales, this slate is known as the 'Rolls Royce' of roofing materials and has worldwide appeal being shipped as far away as to Australia and New Zealand. Records from as far back as 1413 show that this slate was shipped and commercially sold into Ireland and indeed, only a hundred years ago, most of Ireland's roofs were covered in slates from this famous quarry.
The property comprises a dwelling house reconstructed from a ruined house and a substantial shed store which is close to the main residence. Due to the circumstances of the owners, the property is unfinished. All the structural walls and the roofs have been completed, the septic tank installed and first fix partially done in the main house. The stone facing of the main house is approx. 95% finished and the shed store requires stone facing. However all the materials needed to finish this work are on site.
As indicated above the property has been constructed to a very high specification with top quality double glazing installed, granite window cills, sophisticated air extraction and exchange systems in place, wiring in place for complex electrical, sound and alarm systems. Solar panels in shed store to supply hot water to both buildings. Full underfloor heating envisaged. The purchaser will be able to utilize these existing facilities but create their own finishes in all material aspects. The vendor will provide the purchaser with details of the finishes they proposed to use to complete the house.
A summary of the accommodation, with room aspects and approximate measurements is as follows:
KITCHEN (N & W) 4.62 m"x 3.65 m ( 15'3" x 12') with door to the outside and access into :
DINING AREA (E & W) 4.725 m x 3.297m (15'6" x 10'10") with two walls of windows and double doors opening on each side and access to :
INNER HALL 2.6m x 1.56m ( 8'6" x 5'2") with doorways to the parlour, the back hall, service room and bedroom 1.
PARLOUR (N, S & W) 4.424m x 4.805m (14'6" x 15'8") with provision for fire place.
BACK HALL 2.95m max. x 2.765m max. (9'8" max. x 9'1" max.) with door to the outside.
SERVICE ROOM 1.4m x 0.9m ( 15'3" x 12')"
BEDROOM (N) 4.425m x 4.36m (4'7" max. x 14'4") with door way to:
DRESSING ROOM 3.54m x 1.9m (11'6" x 6'3")
BATHROOM (W) 3.54m x 2.495m (11'6" x 8'3")
To the west of the house and close enough to consider consolidation with the main house is :
SHED / STORE extending to 32.4sq.m or 349 sq. ft on the ground floor. If the roof void is included, this building has usable internal floor space of approx. 60sq. m. or 645 sq. ft. This building has been constructed with the same roofing and construction materials as the main house, but the stone facing remains to be done. The stone for this is on site. This property has three large solar panels already installed on the roof, awaiting connection with the heating and water supplies. This property has been laid out as ancillary facilities to the main house, but could easily be adapted to a self contained studio etc. subject to any necessary consents.
On the ground floor are three rooms, originally described as:
UTILITY ROOM (NW & SE) 4.5m x 1.8m (14'9" x 5'10") with provision for water and drainage, doors to the pantry and the outside.
PANTRY (SE) 4.5m x 2.4m (14'9" x 7'10") with door to :
GARAGE (NW & SW) 4.5m x 2.8m (14'9" x 9'3") with access to roof void.
On the upper level is :
ROOF VOID (NW) Approx. 7m x 4.5m (23' x 14' 9"), fully boarded out and with velux window.
OUTSIDE: The property comprises 7 acres of lands, a large portion of which have been landscaped with flax and other shrubs. The driveway from the public road to the residence and shed / store has been laid but will need a surface dressing when construction and landscaping has been finished. There are a number of large rocks at different places on the property which have been brought here to create garden features during the landscaping. The top soil from the area around the residence has been accumulated in one large mound for redistribution around the property. The original landscaping and screening has created great privacy for the residence but will need to be augmented with further landscaping around the buildings to realize the full potential of this fabulous site with its panoramic sea views.
SERVICES: Mains electricity. Private water supply from new well drilled inside the grounds of the property. Septic tank drainage with main and reserve percolation systems.
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East Elevation Chalet or Store Chalet or Store South Elevation Examples of Stonework First floor view to bay Ground floor view of bay Northern view from dining area North Western Elevation Part of East & South Elevations Part of Southern Elevation Shed/Store Attic West Elevation Southern view from dining area Dining area looking towards kitchen Elevations Folio Map House Layout Location Map Shed/Garage Elevations & Layout Site Layout
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