A super 49-acre non-residential parcel of land situated in Seaview Farm, Kilbrittain, Co Cork, has just arrived on the market. Aptly named, the property is located along the southwest Cork coast, with magnificent views of the sea, extending out to Howe Strand, which can be viewed from part of the lands. The pictures speak for themselves.

Located 7.5 miles from Kinsale and nine miles from Bandon, auctioneer Henry O’Leary, Clonakilty, is handling the sale by private treaty. Although relatively new to the market, he has received a steady level of farmer-based interest in the past fortnight.

The property is suited to any farming enterprise and would lend itself to the construction of a nice house – subject to the appropriate planning permission.

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Part of a much larger holding, the owner of Seaview is retiring and has decided to offer 49 acres of his current operation for sale. This offering includes circa nine acres of forestry, mainly spruce and larch, planted 14 years ago and 40 acres of what could be described as “some of the best land in the country”.

There is just one year of premia remaining on the forestry.

The 40 acres of farmland have been rented out to a tillage farmer for a long number of years and are laid out in five attractive, gentle-sloping fields that are mostly south facing. Currently in stubble, the land is of excellent quality, is well sheltered and features extensive road frontage on one boundary.

For sale in one lot only, the entire is guided at €650,000, which certainly represents the upper end of the Co Cork market. Land in the area nearly always commands exceptional interest, driven by a combination of factors, in particular the infrequency of land offered for sale coupled with the prime quality and the appetite of farmers in the region to expand.