The Bilberry Estate, Midleton, Co Cork has just been launched to the market. Standing on circa 195 acres, Bilberry is set amid private mature grounds but yet is only four miles from Midleton town and comes to the market with a Georgian residence, a coach house, a caretaker’s flat, a two-bedroom mews, a gate lodge and a basic farm payment including greening of circa €18,400 (2016).
The vendors, who are based in Germany, have farmed the property since 1959 and have maintained it to an exceptionally high standard.
Stand out feature
Boasting oodles of the old world charm with its fine mature trees, extensive stone outbuildings, and beautiful Georgian residence, one of the stand out features to the property has to be the extensive landscaped lawns which have been kept in top notch shape. Designed by world renowned garden architect, Russell Page, the lawns around the house and yard are quite stunning, offering colour and blossom all year round. The fact that there is a full time care taker emphasises the willingness of the owners to keep the property in pristine order.
Operated as a working tillage farm over the years, Bilberry Farm is set out in two blocks with the house and buildings on 135 acres situated directly across from the gate lodge and the remaining circa 60 acres. Around 160 acres are in tillage; circa five acres in grass and circa 27 acres in forestry.
For sale by private treaty through Roseanne De Vere Hunt, Sherry FitzGerald, Dublin and Michael O’Donovan and Clare O’Sullivan from Sherry FitzGerald O’Donovan, Midleton, the property is being offered in one lot only and is guided in the region of €3.75 million.
For more see the property pages of this week’s Irish Farmers Journal. On sale Thursday.