One of the most elegant period houses in the midlands has come up for sale. It is Rathcline House near Lanesborough in Co Longford. The house comes with a total of 168ac and a spacious bungalow is also on the grounds. The holding is for sale with Savills by private treaty and comes to the market in lots.
Rathcline is situated in a picturesque part of Co Longford, on the boundary with Co Roscommon. The property has direct frontage and access on to Lough Ree, allowing for boating and water pursuits.
The house sits on an elevated site, on 114ac of gently undulating land that includes productive pasture, silage ground, stud-railed paddocks, and mature woodland. With sweeping views over the surrounding countryside, it is approached via an impressive stone-pillared entrance with cast-iron gates. The driveway ascends towards the house to the front entrance, where there is ample space for parking.
The reception rooms in the house are bright.
This elegant four-bay, 19th-century house has a hipped slate roof and is arranged over two storeys above a basement.
The house is large at 5,195 sq ft. It has four reception rooms and eight bedrooms.
Rathcline House has eight bedrooms.
There are period features throughout including ornate ceiling roses, decorative cornicing, sash windows, architraving, and marble fireplaces.
Mature gardens
On the ground floor there is a drawing room, dining room, sitting room, a study and a bedroom.
At the garden level there is the kitchen, a sitting room with an open fireplace and a bedroom. The other six bedrooms are upstairs on the first floor.
Outside, there are mature gardens with sloping lawns and outstanding specimen trees, providing colour, shelter, and privacy. The estate has approximately 500m of private frontage along Lough Ree.
To the rear of the property there is a traditional courtyard with stables and stores. Beyond the courtyard lies an additional range of farm buildings and a former walled garden, currently used as a turnout paddock and a sand arena. The outbuildings can be accessed via a separate farm entrance.
The bungalow is Lot 2. It has five bedrooms.
Approximately 1km away there is a separate block of 53ac with a large farmyard and a derelict cottage. The land is in permanent pasture and has been used for silage. It is clean and well maintained. In one block, it lies in two large fields with an internal roadway and there is easy access off the main road.
This is the largest of the cattle sheds on Lot 3.
The farm buildings include a five-bay shed, a three-bay shed a four-bay shed, all steel clad and round roofed. There are also three connecting eight-bay sheds with apex roofs and steel cladding.
There are three silage pits with concrete walls. The yard also has a large area of open concrete apron and hardstanding.
Positioned at the northern end of the estate, with its own private access, there is a spacious bungalow. It is 2,020 sq ft in area and has three reception rooms, five bedrooms and a large garage.
Available in three lots, Lot 1 is Rathcline House on 114ac with a guide price of €1.2m. Lot 2 is the bungalow on 1ac with a guide price of €300,000. Finally, Lot 3 is the 53ac farm with a large farmyard with a guide price of €550,000.
One of the most elegant period houses in the midlands has come up for sale. It is Rathcline House near Lanesborough in Co Longford. The house comes with a total of 168ac and a spacious bungalow is also on the grounds. The holding is for sale with Savills by private treaty and comes to the market in lots.
Rathcline is situated in a picturesque part of Co Longford, on the boundary with Co Roscommon. The property has direct frontage and access on to Lough Ree, allowing for boating and water pursuits.
The house sits on an elevated site, on 114ac of gently undulating land that includes productive pasture, silage ground, stud-railed paddocks, and mature woodland. With sweeping views over the surrounding countryside, it is approached via an impressive stone-pillared entrance with cast-iron gates. The driveway ascends towards the house to the front entrance, where there is ample space for parking.
The reception rooms in the house are bright.
This elegant four-bay, 19th-century house has a hipped slate roof and is arranged over two storeys above a basement.
The house is large at 5,195 sq ft. It has four reception rooms and eight bedrooms.
Rathcline House has eight bedrooms.
There are period features throughout including ornate ceiling roses, decorative cornicing, sash windows, architraving, and marble fireplaces.
Mature gardens
On the ground floor there is a drawing room, dining room, sitting room, a study and a bedroom.
At the garden level there is the kitchen, a sitting room with an open fireplace and a bedroom. The other six bedrooms are upstairs on the first floor.
Outside, there are mature gardens with sloping lawns and outstanding specimen trees, providing colour, shelter, and privacy. The estate has approximately 500m of private frontage along Lough Ree.
To the rear of the property there is a traditional courtyard with stables and stores. Beyond the courtyard lies an additional range of farm buildings and a former walled garden, currently used as a turnout paddock and a sand arena. The outbuildings can be accessed via a separate farm entrance.
The bungalow is Lot 2. It has five bedrooms.
Approximately 1km away there is a separate block of 53ac with a large farmyard and a derelict cottage. The land is in permanent pasture and has been used for silage. It is clean and well maintained. In one block, it lies in two large fields with an internal roadway and there is easy access off the main road.
This is the largest of the cattle sheds on Lot 3.
The farm buildings include a five-bay shed, a three-bay shed a four-bay shed, all steel clad and round roofed. There are also three connecting eight-bay sheds with apex roofs and steel cladding.
There are three silage pits with concrete walls. The yard also has a large area of open concrete apron and hardstanding.
Positioned at the northern end of the estate, with its own private access, there is a spacious bungalow. It is 2,020 sq ft in area and has three reception rooms, five bedrooms and a large garage.
Available in three lots, Lot 1 is Rathcline House on 114ac with a guide price of €1.2m. Lot 2 is the bungalow on 1ac with a guide price of €300,000. Finally, Lot 3 is the 53ac farm with a large farmyard with a guide price of €550,000.
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