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Asking Price
€2,500,000 Sale Agreed
€2,500,000 Sale Agreed
4 beds
3 baths
268 sqm
1.9 Acres
Description
Sherry FitzGerald proudly introduce Sealawn, Shielmartin Road. An outstanding late Georgian detached villa built c.1830 and Architect restored c.1961-73. With many period features carefully and lovingly renovated by the current owners. Set on a fine size, prominent grounds at approx. 1.9acres with landscaped meadow to front, walled garden to rear, old tennis court to side and mature trees surrounding. Commanding sea views out beyond the Martello tower and across Dublin Bay. Gated entrance.
Sealawn is a charming, unique small demense with sweeping views of Dublin Bay but also offering privacy with woodlands, and secluded dining terraces. The garden offers the opportunity to discover a world of the wild flower meadow with several species of orchid. To the side the woodland garden includes a long vista to an architect designed and also architect made obelisk, there are other statues and a secluded dining terrace. The Walled garden, entered from the rear Courtyard or from the Woodland garden through wooden pedestrian gates, also has a dining terrace with views across the gardens to Dublin Bay.
Accommodation briefly comprises-
Upper Floor; Hall, Drawing room, Dining room, Upper Landing, Kitchen, Main bedroom, Main Bathroom.
Lower Floor; Lower Hall, Library, Store, Wine cellar, Blue Bedroom, Green Bedroom, Green Bathroom, Study/Bedroom 4, Bathroom, Skippery (Utility).
Outside, in the Coach house there are a garage with mezzanine office above plus stable in the rear courtyard.
House: approx. 268sqm/2,885sqft.
Coach House: approx. 69sqm/742sqft.
TOTAL: 337sqm/3,627sqft.
Possibly one of the finest positions in North Dublin on the corner of Shielmartin Road and Strand Road, Sutton with sea views over Dublin Bay. Boasting an array of amenities close by including a selection of great private & public primary&secondary schools, shopping centre with supermarket, churches of many denominations, sporting facilities including sailing clubs, golf clubs, rubgy, soccer & GAA clubs, swimming pool & gym. Set on the Howth peninsula with an abundance of natural beauty for cliff walks, hill walks, beaches and Howth Harbour itself with a fine selection of gastro-pubs and fish restaurants.
Approx. 14km from Dublin Airport and 15km from Dublin City Centre. With excellent public transport with both bus & train (DART). Plus there is a coastal walk/cycleway.
Viewing is strictly by appointment only.
Oscar Wilde spent time at this very house. In August 1876 Wilde wrote from Dublin to his friend William Ward:
"I am with that dear Mahaffy every day. He has a charming house by the sea here, on a place called the Hill of Howth (one of the crescent horns that shuts in the Bay of Dublin), the only place near town with fields of yellow gorse, and stretches of wild myrtle, red heather and ferns . . . . I arrived just too late to go on a charming party to the North of Ireland – Mahaffy, Seyss (Sayce) of Queen’s Appleton the editor of the Academy and my brother…. Mahaffy’s book, of Travels in Greece will soon be out. I have been correcting his proofs and like it immensely."
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage;
NIAH. Reg No: 11366003.
NIAH: https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/11366003/sealawn-shielmartin-road-sutton-south-dublin
Fingal County Council Record of Protected Structures (RPS): 0934
Sealawn is a charming, unique small demense with sweeping views of Dublin Bay but also offering privacy with woodlands, and secluded dining terraces. The garden offers the opportunity to discover a world of the wild flower meadow with several species of orchid. To the side the woodland garden includes a long vista to an architect designed and also architect made obelisk, there are other statues and a secluded dining terrace. The Walled garden, entered from the rear Courtyard or from the Woodland garden through wooden pedestrian gates, also has a dining terrace with views across the gardens to Dublin Bay.
Accommodation briefly comprises-
Upper Floor; Hall, Drawing room, Dining room, Upper Landing, Kitchen, Main bedroom, Main Bathroom.
Lower Floor; Lower Hall, Library, Store, Wine cellar, Blue Bedroom, Green Bedroom, Green Bathroom, Study/Bedroom 4, Bathroom, Skippery (Utility).
Outside, in the Coach house there are a garage with mezzanine office above plus stable in the rear courtyard.
House: approx. 268sqm/2,885sqft.
Coach House: approx. 69sqm/742sqft.
TOTAL: 337sqm/3,627sqft.
Possibly one of the finest positions in North Dublin on the corner of Shielmartin Road and Strand Road, Sutton with sea views over Dublin Bay. Boasting an array of amenities close by including a selection of great private & public primary&secondary schools, shopping centre with supermarket, churches of many denominations, sporting facilities including sailing clubs, golf clubs, rubgy, soccer & GAA clubs, swimming pool & gym. Set on the Howth peninsula with an abundance of natural beauty for cliff walks, hill walks, beaches and Howth Harbour itself with a fine selection of gastro-pubs and fish restaurants.
Approx. 14km from Dublin Airport and 15km from Dublin City Centre. With excellent public transport with both bus & train (DART). Plus there is a coastal walk/cycleway.
Viewing is strictly by appointment only.
Oscar Wilde spent time at this very house. In August 1876 Wilde wrote from Dublin to his friend William Ward:
"I am with that dear Mahaffy every day. He has a charming house by the sea here, on a place called the Hill of Howth (one of the crescent horns that shuts in the Bay of Dublin), the only place near town with fields of yellow gorse, and stretches of wild myrtle, red heather and ferns . . . . I arrived just too late to go on a charming party to the North of Ireland – Mahaffy, Seyss (Sayce) of Queen’s Appleton the editor of the Academy and my brother…. Mahaffy’s book, of Travels in Greece will soon be out. I have been correcting his proofs and like it immensely."
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage;
NIAH. Reg No: 11366003.
NIAH: https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/11366003/sealawn-shielmartin-road-sutton-south-dublin
Fingal County Council Record of Protected Structures (RPS): 0934
Features
Built c.1830
Restored c.1961-1973
Significant listed building & grounds.
Period features throughout.
Tall 10ft Ceilings, Sash windows, Fireplaces, Coving.
House approx. 268sqm/2,885sqft.
Coach House & Stable approx. 69sqm/742sqft.
Overall plot approx. 1.9acres.
Sea view.
Restored c.1961-1973
Significant listed building & grounds.
Period features throughout.
Tall 10ft Ceilings, Sash windows, Fireplaces, Coving.
House approx. 268sqm/2,885sqft.
Coach House & Stable approx. 69sqm/742sqft.
Overall plot approx. 1.9acres.
Sea view.
Rooms
Upper Floor
Hall 2.4m x 4.4m Attractive black&white flooring, Ornate Coving, Ceiling Rose, Fan Light over front door.
Drawing Room 5.2m x 4.4m Marble fireplace, Coving, Box Bay Window, Sash Window with Shutters.
Dining Room 5.25m x 4.4m Coving, Sash Windows with Shutters.
Inner Landing 3.9m x 3.2m 2 x Sky Lights, Stairs to Lower Floor.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room 3.75m x 4.3m Modern Fitted Kitchen, Double Oven, Hob, Extractor, Integrated Fridge, Integrated Dishwasher, Sash Windows with Shutters, Access to Attic.
Main Bedroom (1) 5.25m x 3.7m Fitted wardrobes, Coving, Sash Window with Shutters.
En-Suite 3.78m x 4.87m Wash hand basin, WC, Bath, Heated Towel Rail, Sash Window.
Lower Floor
Lower Hall Understairs storage, Sash Window with Shutters.
Library 4.1m x 6.5m Marble Open Fire, Herringbone Timber Floor, Coving, Glass Door out to Side Garden with steps up to 'Tennis Court' Lawn.
Store Tiled Floor.
Wine Cellar Tiled floor, Feature Wine Storage.
Blue Bedroom (2) 3.5m x 3.7m Carpet, Coving, Sash Windows with Shutters.
Green Bedroom (3) 3.8m x 4.9m Carpet, Coving, Sash Window with Shutters.
Skippery (Utility) 1.95m x 2m Tiled floor, Space for Tumble Dryer, Door to rear garden.
Bathroom 3.05m x 2.35m WC, WHB, Bath, Storage Press, Plumbed for Washing Machine, Sash Windows with Shutters.
Study/Bedroom (4) 4.15m x 4.9m Carpet, Fitted wardrobes with Sink, Sash Windows with Shutters.
Outside
Rear Courtyard Stone Wall, Paved Patio, Stone-walled Coal House (3.75m x 1.5m) Well, Gate out to....
Coach House Area Cobblelock Driveway, Through Area, Gate though to Walled Garden.
Garage 5.5m x 3.55m Up and Over Electric Garage Door, Concrete Floor, Recess Lights, Stairwell up to.....
Office 4.0m x 3.5m Carpet, Store, Recess Lights, Sockets, uPVC Double Glazed Windows.
Stables 5.4m x 5.4m Stone Wall, Cobblestone Floor, Exposed Beam Pitch Roof, Lights and Sockets, electric up&over garage door.
The Gardens
The Meadow To the front of the house on the corner of Shielmartin Road and Strand Road with Sea Views. Mixture of Grass Lawn, Mature Sycamore and Birch Trees and plants.
The Walled Garden To the rear of the house, Stone Wall , Lawn, Mature Trees and Spring Flowers.
The Woodland Garden Part Block Walls, Part Fenced Lawn, Mature Trees and Hedges with a Flat Lawn 'Tennis Court' area.
The Driveway Ornate Pillars with Wrought Iron Gates, Driveway leads up to the House.
Hall 2.4m x 4.4m Attractive black&white flooring, Ornate Coving, Ceiling Rose, Fan Light over front door.
Drawing Room 5.2m x 4.4m Marble fireplace, Coving, Box Bay Window, Sash Window with Shutters.
Dining Room 5.25m x 4.4m Coving, Sash Windows with Shutters.
Inner Landing 3.9m x 3.2m 2 x Sky Lights, Stairs to Lower Floor.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room 3.75m x 4.3m Modern Fitted Kitchen, Double Oven, Hob, Extractor, Integrated Fridge, Integrated Dishwasher, Sash Windows with Shutters, Access to Attic.
Main Bedroom (1) 5.25m x 3.7m Fitted wardrobes, Coving, Sash Window with Shutters.
En-Suite 3.78m x 4.87m Wash hand basin, WC, Bath, Heated Towel Rail, Sash Window.
Lower Floor
Lower Hall Understairs storage, Sash Window with Shutters.
Library 4.1m x 6.5m Marble Open Fire, Herringbone Timber Floor, Coving, Glass Door out to Side Garden with steps up to 'Tennis Court' Lawn.
Store Tiled Floor.
Wine Cellar Tiled floor, Feature Wine Storage.
Blue Bedroom (2) 3.5m x 3.7m Carpet, Coving, Sash Windows with Shutters.
Green Bedroom (3) 3.8m x 4.9m Carpet, Coving, Sash Window with Shutters.
Skippery (Utility) 1.95m x 2m Tiled floor, Space for Tumble Dryer, Door to rear garden.
Bathroom 3.05m x 2.35m WC, WHB, Bath, Storage Press, Plumbed for Washing Machine, Sash Windows with Shutters.
Study/Bedroom (4) 4.15m x 4.9m Carpet, Fitted wardrobes with Sink, Sash Windows with Shutters.
Outside
Rear Courtyard Stone Wall, Paved Patio, Stone-walled Coal House (3.75m x 1.5m) Well, Gate out to....
Coach House Area Cobblelock Driveway, Through Area, Gate though to Walled Garden.
Garage 5.5m x 3.55m Up and Over Electric Garage Door, Concrete Floor, Recess Lights, Stairwell up to.....
Office 4.0m x 3.5m Carpet, Store, Recess Lights, Sockets, uPVC Double Glazed Windows.
Stables 5.4m x 5.4m Stone Wall, Cobblestone Floor, Exposed Beam Pitch Roof, Lights and Sockets, electric up&over garage door.
The Gardens
The Meadow To the front of the house on the corner of Shielmartin Road and Strand Road with Sea Views. Mixture of Grass Lawn, Mature Sycamore and Birch Trees and plants.
The Walled Garden To the rear of the house, Stone Wall , Lawn, Mature Trees and Spring Flowers.
The Woodland Garden Part Block Walls, Part Fenced Lawn, Mature Trees and Hedges with a Flat Lawn 'Tennis Court' area.
The Driveway Ornate Pillars with Wrought Iron Gates, Driveway leads up to the House.
About the Area
Sutton is an attractive residential suburb of Dublin's Northside, at the base of Howth Head. There is a small commercial core at the Sutton Cross. About 12km from the city centre, it is served by the main road from Dublin to Howth, the DART suburban rail system, on which it has its own station. The original village of Sutton was situated on the city-facing (south-western) side of Howth Head, where there are today housing terraces and a small harbour, but the area is now centred on Sutton Cross, where there are two shopping areas, and the Marine Hotel.
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