A 11.92ac holding with a house of contemporary design and state-of-the-art equestrian facilities is for sale near Athy in Co Kildare. Sherwood House, at Gallowshill, is being sold by Savills by private treaty with a guide price of €2.5m.

The house was built in 1984 and is c6,488ft2 in area, laid out over two floors and a floored attic space.

Double wooden doors lead to the two main reception rooms. The drawing room includes an ornate fireplace and double doors which open into the games room/bar.

The drawing room includes an ornate fireplace.

Beside this is a sitting room with stove which opens into an open plan living room and kitchen. The modern kitchen has an extensive range of floor and wall mounted units, oak worktops, a five-door oil-fuelled AGA cooker, electric hobs and an electric oven. Upstairs there are five bedrooms.

The open plan living room and kitchen.

To the rear of the house is a range of outbuildings which include an L-shaped stable block, one half of which is used as a gym. There are thre loose boxes in this L-shaped block. With five in another complex, there are eight in total. There is a workshop and machinery shed, an indoor sand arena, five loose boxes, a wash down area and a covered area for lorries to be parked. In addition to this, there is a four-horse walker, a 30m by 40m outdoor sand area with floodlights and a sand turnout paddock.

The property boasts state-of-the-art equestrian facilities.

Beside the house there are raised flowerbeds, an orchard, a vegetable garden, a walled courtyard with a built-in wood burning stove, and a tennis court and golf pad, both floodlit.

The grass paddocks are accessed by internal tracks and have drinking troughs.