Longstone cullen, co. tipperary, e34 xt51 Longstone cullen, co. tipperary, e34 xt51 A COMPACT FARM WITH A FINE PERIOD HOUSE AND FAR-REACHING VIEWS TO THE GALTEE MOUNTAINS FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY Distances Tipperary 10 kilometres, Limerick 33 kilometres, Shannon Airport 59 kilometres, Cork Airport 92 kilometres, Dublin 194 kilometres, Dublin Airport 206 kilometres Longstone House Hall w dining room w drawing room w open plan breakfasting kitchen/ sitting room w utility room w study w two bedrooms with en suite bathrooms w three further bedrooms w two bathrooms. Outbuildings Range of traditional outbuildings and farm buildings w garage. Equestrian Facilities 13 loose boxes w 4-unit horse walker w all-weather sand arena w 1.6 furlong all-weather circular sand gallop w secure tack room. Garden Beautiful well-stocked garden w terrace area w extensive lawns. Land Ring-fenced farmland suitable for livestock grazing and silage w good road access and internal tracks. Sporting Rough shooting w duck flighting. About 21 hectares / 52 acres in total Savills Country GVM Auctioneers 20 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 Railway Road, Kilmallock, Co.Limerick [email protected] [email protected] +353 (0)1 6634350 +353 (0) 63 98555 savills.ie gvm.ie For the field sports enthusiast, there is a number of driven and OCATION AND MENITIES ONGSTONE OUSE L A walked-up shoots in the area, as well as snipe shooting. L H Longstone has a private situation close to the Tipperary/ Longstone House occupies an elevated, south easterly- Limerick county border. It is 3 kilometres to the south west The Rivers Suir, Mulkear and Blackwater provide fishing for facing situation with excellent views over the rural Tipperary of the village of Cullen which has two pubs. salmon and trout. countryside towards the Galtee Mountains. The property is entered through electric gates with a stone wall and is accessed The village of Oola (5 kilometres) provides for everyday amenities via a hardcore, beech-lined drive which terminates at the front. and includes a shop, petrol station and post office. DESCRIPTION Longstone is a compact farm extending to about 52 acres with The drive also leads to the rear, where there is parking and Longstone is conveniently located 10 kilometres to the north- a private situation. At the core of the property is a fine period a garage. west of the large town of Tipperary which provides a broad home which has been extended and modernised by the sellers. The house is a combination of traditional and modern range of amenities and services. Longstone includes a useful range of outbuildings and a ring- construction beneath a pitched slate roof. It is entered via the While Longstone occupies a rural setting, Limerick Junction fenced block of farmland. original part of the house which is understood to date from Train Station is 9 kilometres distant and serves both the Dublin- In addition to upgrading the house (with work completed in circa 1860 and has accommodation over two levels, with the Cork main line and the Limerick-Waterford line. Shannon Airport 2008), the present owners made alterations and improvements two principal reception rooms on the ground floor. The former is 59 kilometres distant. to the farm buildings and land to create a fully operational stud. kitchen (now used as a utility room), WC and boot room are at the rear and form part of a later, single storey extension. There Primary education is available locally, while the area is well In recent years the equestrian enterprise has been scaled back are three double bedrooms (1 en suite) and a bathroom on the served for private schooling including Cistercian College, and the land has been let to a neighbouring farmer. first floor. Roscrea and Glenstal Abbey, Murroe. Longstone is renowned for having produced Supreme Glory, A number of period features form part of the original house, Longstone is very well situated for quality sporting and winner of the Scottish Grand National and second in the English including cornicing, timber paneled doors and surrounds, and recreational activities. There is a number of challenging golf Grand National. a ceiling rose. There is an open fire with marble surround in courses in the area including Ballykisteen, Limerick and Adare The property’s name is derived from the large limestone which is the drawing room, while the dining room has a solid-fuel stove Manor. The area is renowned for racing, with Tipperary, Limerick situated on a mound within a bivallate ringfort (rath). The site is which is set on a tiled hearth with a brick surround beneath and Clonmel Racecourses 8, 40 and 52 kilometres distant, reported to date from circa AD 1, with the 2.3 metre stone being a timber beam. respectively. There is a choice of excellent hunting packs locally added in around AD 600. including the Scarteen Black and Tans and the renowned Limerick Hunt, one of the oldest packs in Ireland. The current owners significantly extended the residential The farm buildings have been adapted for equestrian purposes PORTING accommodation in 2006 from the western elevation of and include: S the original house to create modern living and bedroom Situated within the circular gallop is a pond which provides duck w Machinery store and turn out pen accommodation over a single storey, tastefully completed flighting. There is also rough shooting at Longstone. in keeping with the original internal accommodation. A rear w Hay shed porch connects the extended accommodation with the original. w 6 Stables SERVICES The focal point of the house is the modern, open plan kitchen/ w Foaling box/store and turn out pen Mains water, private drainage via bio-cycle system, mains sitting room which also includes a breakfasting area. electricity, zoned oil-fired central heating, electric gates, alarm w Secure tack room. The extension is a feature of Longstone House as it provides system. Situated next to the buildings is a sand arena with central the opportunity to separately accommodate two families at lunging ring, a 4-horse walker with rubber floor and an area the property. FIXTURES AND FITTINGS of hard standing. All fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale including: GARDEN garden statuary, light fittings, and other removable fittings, LAND The garden is a particular feature of Longstone. There are gently although some may be available by separate negotiation. The land extends to about 52 acres in total and lies within a sloping lawns to the front and sides. To the rear is a number of ring-fenced block, with no exclusions. The farmland is presently beds and borders which are well-stocked with flowering plants TENURE AND POSSESSION: Freehold. all in grass and is used for the grazing of cattle and horses, with and shrubs, plus box-hedging. It is partially enclosed by a stone much of the land suitable for silage. There is good road access wall and includes a terrace area. to the land and the undulating fields are bound by mature BER hedges and trees which provide shelter for livestock. The fields Rating: C3 OUTBUILDINGS are fenced for livestock by a combination of electric and post Number: 108703075. Attached to the rear of the extension at Longstone House is and wire fences. There is a mains water supply to the fields. a room with an external access containing the boiler. Part of the farmland is presently let to a local farmer for DIRECTIONS There is a range of buildings situated to the rear of the house. the grazing of livestock on a seasonal basis. There are no From Limerick – Take the N24 towards Tipperary and A garage/log store adjoins the rear garden. Beyond the garage Entitlements to the Basic Payment Scheme included in the sale. continue until reaching Oola. Turn right onto Cullen Road and is a stable block of stone and slate construction and containing upon reaching the crossroads at Cullen turn right and then 6 loose boxes. This building was upgraded by the current Situated on the western boundary is a 1.6 furlong circular immediately left (signposted for Lattin). Continue for about owners. all-weather gallop. There are also options of 4, 5 and 6 furlong 1 mile until reaching a T-junction. grass gallops with challenging uphill terrain. Turn right and proceed for about ½ mile where the entrance GVM Auctioneers VIEWING: Strictly by appointment only. to Longstone is on the left. Railway Road From Tipperary – Take the N24 towards Limerick and Savills Country Kilmallock continue until reaching Oola. Turn left onto Cullen Road and 20 Dawson Street Co.Limerick upon reaching the crossroads at Cullen turn right and then Dublin 2 +353 (0) 63 98555 immediately left (signposted for Lattin). Continue for about 1 mile until reaching a T-junction. Turn right and proceed for +353 (0) 1 663 4350 [email protected] about ½ mile where the entrance to Longstone is on the left. [email protected] PSRA License 002030 PSRA License 002223 Rathlin I. 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