A classy piece of Co Meath

A stunning 62-acre holding has just arrived on the market at Blackwater Stud, Enfield, Co Meath. Bought by the current owners as a green field back in the early 2000s, the property has been carefully developed over the past 13 years to include a comfortable family home, an American barn and a range of equestrian facilities. It’s understood that the owners have a deep interest in breeding horses and have designed and built the property to suit their needs and taste. The pictures really speak for themselves – nothing is out of place.

Backing onto the Blackwater river, the property is accessed through granite pillars with electric gates and is approached from a winding tree and hedge-lined, tarred avenue.

In another few years, this avenue will have matured into a fabulous driveway when the trees become fully established.

Extending to 350 square metres, the house has been tastefully decorated and finished to a high standard, both inside and out, with its solid oak doors, amtico flooring, an oak staircase and a cobble lock patio. Accommodation includes two reception rooms, study, large kitchen, utility, family bathroom and five en-suite bedrooms. The rooms are big, bright and spacious. Adjacent to the house is a detached garage with a rolled door.

Outside, there is an American barn that incorporates 14 stalls, a tack room and an office. There is also a covered horse walker, a lunging ring, a lock-up lean-to, a hay barn and some dog kennels. Water is supplied from a private well.

Described as “really good, free-draining land”, the 62 acres are laid out in a number of newly reseeded paddocks, most of which are stud-railed. The land has been used to graze horses and harvest silage over the past 13 years, and also features a good section of road frontage.

Philip Byrne from REA Coonan Auctioneers, Maynooth, will auction the property on 22 October at the Glenroyal Hotel at 3pm. Representing the higher end of the market, the entire package is guided in the region of €1m.

Blackwater Stud is a turn-key property for anybody with an interest in horses or in running their own equestrian business.

Just 30 miles from the city centre, it’s easily accessible from the M4 motorway and, as such, may suit someone who has disposable cash and would like a superb property or hobby farm in the countryside.