A small farm holding with two beautiful houses is for sale near Swinford, Co Mayo. The property is called Whitethorn and it’s at Midfield. It stands on 18.7ac and is being sold by Savills by private treaty. The guide price is €495,000.

This three bay shed is used as a workshop and for stabling. It has secure doors.

The location is 6km from Swinford, 12km from Knock Airport, 31km from Castlebar and 33km from Ballina.

The land is good quality and in grass.

The property is situated on a quiet local road. The 18.7ac is good, well-drained grazing land. There is also a half share of 22.8ac of commonage to the rear of the farm.

However, it is the two houses on this property that catch the eye. One is Whitethorn Lodge, the second Whitethorn Cottage, and they are close together. Both are in good condition and both have large, bright sunrooms at the rear

Whitethorn Lodge is large at 1,927sq ft. It was built in 2006/2007.

Whitethorn Lodge.

Whitethorn Lodge was built in 2006/2007 by the current owners and is contemporary in style.

The kitchen/dining room in Whitethorn Lodge.

Two features of the home are the number of windows, positioned to give nice views, and the sunroom to the side of the house which gets both morning and evening sun.

This is the very large sunroom in Whitethorn Lodge.
The lodge has a sitting room, kitchen, dining room, the large sunroom and three double bedrooms, all en suite. The internal area is generous at 179sq m (1,927sq ft). It has mains water, oil-fired central heating and broadband.

The sitting room in Whitethorn Lodge.

Whitethorn Cottage

Whitethorn Cottage is situated to the side of the main house and is of traditional build with a nice stone exterior.

Whitethorn Cottage is older but also in very good condition.

It has a sitting room with a woodburning stove, kitchen, one bedroom, a large sunroom and bathroom. It has mains water, oil-fired central heating and broadband.

The sitting room in Whitethorn Cottage.

The internal area is 72.2sq m (777sq ft). Both houses are in excellent condition.

One of the rooms in Whitethorn Cottage.

The gardens

Likewise, the gardens are well planned and cared for. They are predominately in lawn. To the front of the houses are a number of flower beds, shrubs and box hedging, which are separated from the road by a stone wall. To the rear is a small patio area as well as fruit trees and children’s play area.

The land is in grass and is in good condition.

Also to the rear of the houses are two traditional stone sheds plus a three-bay shed with a corrugated roof and sides, a concrete floor and a large sliding door with pedestrian access on the sides. This shed is currently used as a workshop and stabling.