A 400-year-old thatched farmhouse near Monasterboice has come on the market with an asking price of €595,000.
The Cottage at Newtown, Monasterboice, is a three-bedroom detached home which has been extensively restored while retaining many of its original features.
Extending to approximately 150 sq m, the property sits beneath a traditional thatched roof and features a whitewashed exterior, exposed timber beams, lime-rendered walls, original stone floors and traditional fireplaces.
At the heart of the house is a farmhouse kitchen centred around a traditional range and open-hearth fireplace, while the ground floor also includes a reception room, study, utility room and bathroom.
Upstairs, beneath the thatched roof, there are three bedrooms, including a master bedroom with en suite facilities and views over the gardens.
However, much of the appeal of the unusual property lies outside the house itself.
A collection of traditional stone outbuildings is arranged around a gravelled courtyard, while the grounds also include a mature woodland garden and adjoining paddock.
According to the property listing, the outbuildings could offer potential for sympathetic restoration, subject to planning permission, with the property’s location in the Boyne Valley potentially lending itself to tourism-related accommodation or other uses.
The house is situated within an Architectural Conservation Area and is accessed from a cul-de-sac off the old Drogheda to Dunleer road.
Despite its rural and historic setting, it is around 9km from Drogheda and 8km from Dunleer, with access to the M1 and N2 nearby.
The property is also surrounded by some of the Boyne Valley’s best-known heritage attractions, with the medieval monastic site at Monasterboice nearby and Brú na Bóinne, including Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, within easy reach.
The Cottage has oil-fired central heating, a private well and septic tank.
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom property is being offered for sale by private treaty with an asking price of €595,000.