Fine cut-stone house on 22 acres

Co Meath: €1.5mThe planned M3 from Dublin to the Cavan will boost values in Meath. One modern country house that will benefit is Grove Hill at Allenstown, Kells - it's two miles from the planned M3.

The cut-stone house on 22 acres is expected to make over €1.5 million when auctioned by Kells agent TJ Gavigan Real Estate on October 12th. Grove House, about half way between Navan and Kells, is in a beautiful rural area. It is a large family home with 390sq m (4,200sq ft), fully railed paddocks and a separate yard for horses.

It's built of stone from the destroyed Gibbstown Castle. A Spanish slate roof accentuates the exterior. The cut-stone has also been used in a 110-metre (363ft) wall along the entire frontage. The house has five bedrooms and extras, like a timber panelled entertainment room. A brick fireplace with pitch pine overmantle has pride of place in the livingroom. A second livingroom has a period black cast-iron fireplace. The kitchen has a pine floor and granite worktops.

Grove Hill also has a self-contained two-bed apartment with a sittingroom and bathroom. The grounds have an orchard, 10 loose boxes, tack room and feed room.