Description
Old Castle, Dungar is a home for the discerning buyer. A beautiful cut stone, double fronted house with two bay windows built in the 1920's. The property is beautifully positioned to the edge of the town, is very private and surrounded by approx. 4.96 acres of walled gardens (natural sandstone), woodland, castle grounds, farm yard and a paddock.Almost fully restored now by the current owners this is such a special property. Most rooms have been restored with new wiring, flooring, panelling, tiling etc, and some rooms are ready for you to put your touch to them. Accommodation extends to approx. 416 sq. mts (4,477 sq. ft.). There are six reception rooms and five bedrooms, three bathrooms and a kitchen with boot room & pantry. The house has many original features such as panelled doors, moulded architraving, high ceilings, a wide gracious teak staircase, Art Deco fireplaces and a sunny southerly aspect to the front.
Recent renovations include an all new central heating system installed with zoned areas, and all new radiators throughout, & new hot water cistern. The layout has been reconfigured to create a big “heart of the home kitchen” and a generous boot room and walk in pantry. Complete re-wire throughout the house including internet fibre cable (FTTP) via underground cable laid from the road. High internet speeds available. CAT 6 cables and sockets in 2 of the rooms and further CAT 6 cabling to the Annex and to 2 WiFi repeaters (downstairs hallway and kitchen) to allow for professional working from home with a fast, stable internet connection.Electric trunking laid from the house to top and bottom gates on the driveway to facilitate electric gates and intercoms. The property is situated within the grounds of a well preserved 16th Century Tower House, once home to Rory O'Carroll. Upon ascending the internal stone stairs the views from the top are breath taking.There are extensive outbuildings which are suitable for conversion to residential or commercial use. (Subject to required permissions) There is also stabling and ample grounds to support smaller scale equestrian uses.The stunning gardens include a disused all weather tennis court, an orchard, a stone patio, together with mature lawns, trees and shrubbery. One can also make out the outline and level of the former croquet lawn. Accommodation
Entrance Porch - 1.5m x 2.42m
Original quarry tiled floor.
Entrance Hall - 9m x 2.4m
Beautiful timber floor and gracious wide staircase to first floor. Wall panelling painted a lovely country green.
Sitting Room - 4.57m x 4.86m
Bay window. Wood burning stove installed and chimney lined.
Dining Room - 5.57m x 4.86m
Bay window. Wood burning stove installed and chimney lined.
Home office - 3.32m x 4.88m
CAT 6 cabling connected. Open fireplace. Walls panelled.
Kitchen - 7.09m x 7.55m
Stunning limestone floor. Bespoke kitchen units with Island unit, Belfast sink, and Rangemaster cooker with extractor, plumbed for dish washer. Chimney lined and ideally suited to an Aga/Stanley cooker.
Boot Room - 2.27m x 6m
Oil burners located here. Great space for outdoor clothing and sports gear.
Pantry - 2.04m x 3.41m
Original pantry cabinets still in place. SSSU.
Games Room - 4.88m x 4m
The combination of the following rooms being the lobby, games room, old library and WC, with their own separate entrance from the garden could combine to be a separate living unit ideal for relatios, operating a home business, or an au pair.
WC - 2m x 0.98m
Library - 6.67m x 5.49m
Open fireplace with chimney lined and ready for stove installation.
Lobby - 3.331m x 4m
Glazed porch with access to the patio and library.
FIRST FLOOR -
Landing - 4.85m x 6.81m
Beautiful arched window overlooking walled in garden.
Bedroom 1 - 4.57m x 6.27m
Super size room with wall to wall built in wardrobes.
Walk in Wardrobe - 3m x 1.13m
Bedroom 2 - 4.57m x 5.05m
Located on the east elevation of the house. Lovey bright morning room. Dual aspect of garden.
Bedroom 3 - 3.43m x 4.88m
Over looking patio and western side of house.
Bedroom 4 - 3.49m x 4.86m
Located on the east elevation of the house.
Bathroom - 3.38m x 3m
Newly installed encloed electric shower unit. WHB. Lovely guest bathroom.
Bedroom 5 - 4.71m x 3.93m
Located to the back right side
Family Bathroom - 2.1m x 4.05m
Freestanding cast iron rolltop bath with telephone shower head, vanity unit with marble top and 40cm white ceramic bowl. WC, WHB, heated towel rail & electric shower unit.
Separate WC - 2.1m x 0.9m
Hotpress - 2.1m x 1.07m
Store - 1.08m x 3.5m
Features
- New central heating system installed with two Grant oil fired boiler for heating and hot water with 2 zones downstairs and third zone upstairs with separate wall controller units
- New radiators in all rooms & new hot water cistern.
- Layout reconfigured to create a big “heart of the home kitchen” and a generous boot room with separate laundry room.
- Complete re-wire throughout the house to current electrical standard
- Internet fibre cable to the house (FTTP) via underground cable laid from the road. High speeds available.
- CAT 6 cables and sockets in 2 of the rooms and further CAT 6 cabling to the Annex and to 2 WiFi repeaters (downstairs hallway and kitchen) to allow for professional working from home with a fast, stable internet connection.
- Electric trunking laid from the house to top and bottom gates on the driveway to facilitate electric gates and intercoms.
- Local granite flagstone floor in the kitchen.
- Country kitchen with two handmade solid pine units, dove-tailed drawers, Belfast sink and lovely bridge tap. Handmade kitchen island with storage underneath and solid pine top. Further low-level kitchen units with laminate worktop. 90cm electric Leisure Range cooker, 5 zone ceramic hob, 2 ovens and separate grill. 60cm Dishwasher
- 14mm thick Engineered Wooden floors in one reception room and downstairs hallway, 12mm thick laminate floor in further 2 reception rooms, all with Trojan Traffic Excel Underlay, providing sound proofing, an extra layer of insulation and a built-in moisture membrane
- New tartan carpet fitted on staircase and landing.
- Three of the open fireplaces have been closed with Arada Aarrow multi-fuel stoves, 8.8kW Energy rating. These chimneys have been fully lined. The three stoves have hearths, cast iron insets and wooden surrounds, all have been professionally installed.
- All 13 chimney pots have been fitted with new cowls.
- Roof repairs have been carried out on the main house.
- New roofs installed over the double garage, wood store and dog kennel.
- Sky satellite dish for TV installed, cabling to the living room
- Complete re-fit of main bathroom and toilet upstairs as well as toilet downstairs, including new suites and plumbing.
- Natural stone wall enclosed gardens (approx. 5 acres)
- Site contains beautiful mature trees & has small stream on perimeter. Accessed through upper & lower cut stone entrances.
- Disused Gate House / Farm Building
- Disused Tennis Court & Croquet Lawn
- Orchard with old apple, pear, red plum, and fig trees.
- 3 car garage recently re roofed.
- Castle Yard Complex Including:
- 16th Century O'Carroll Tower House (Rory O'Carroll in 1640)
- Coach Houses
- Livestock Sheds / Stables (Ideal For Conversion To Large Workshop)
- Large stone wall enclosed & cobbled courtyard
- Stable Yard complex Including:
- Old farm House
- 6 Stables (Ideal for conversion into 2 houses)
- 2 enclosed, 1 open shed. Possible conversion potential.
- Slated hay barn & a machinery shed
- Wall enclosed paddock (c 0.4 acres)
