Country retreat on 7ac likely to break the million mark

RATHERNAN GLEBE is an elegant Georgian house with a fully renovated residential coach house on 7ac near Rathangan in Co Kildare. It is for sale by private treaty with a guide price of €1.05m.

Located 11km from Naas, 10km from Newbridge and 40km from Dublin the place is described by auctioneer Paddy Jordan as an excellent country property in the best of condition.

The Glebe House extends to 4,000sq ft and was renovated in the 1980s and finished to a high standard. The renovations were true to the provenance of the building and many of the original features remain such as sash windows, timber floors, marble chimneypieces and a typically elegant Georgian staircase.

Approached by a long avenue flanked by a large paddock, the house is surrounded by mature and expansive lawns with a tennis court. The accommodation in the main house includes a reception hall, a drawing room a sunroom/ conservatory, a dining room, an office space, a fully fitted kitchen a utility, larder and cloakroom.

Upstairs are five elegant bedrooms one of which is ensuite along with three bathrooms and a shower room.

The coach house was restored in 2000 and has independent access. The accommodation includes an entrance hall, dining room, family room, a fully fitted kitchen and a sunroom.

Other spaces include a utility, a boot room, a back hall and a larder. Upstairs are four bedrooms and two bathrooms. One of the bedrooms has ensuite facilities. The 7ac is made up of gardens and laws and two paddocks.