* Available for Sale * Cregg Castle, Corrandulla, Co Galway, H91 D45V
Description:
* AVAILABLE FOR SALE *: The Historic Cregg Castle, Corrandulla, County Galway; A significant 17th Century Irish Castle steeped in History, accessed via treelined avenue and situate on about 20 acres with walled garden and meadows in a private, rural location approx. 9 miles from Galway city. The property, whilst in need of renovation, is located in a lovely serene setting with extensive accommodation.
To the rear of the Castle is a traditional stone Courtyard with an array of buildings and walled garden.
Location & Amenities:
Cregg Castle Estate is located in County Galway on the West coast of Ireland, a County which offers a wide variety of spectacular scenery with its many outstanding land and seascapes. Galway is positioned in the middle of the Wild Atlantic Way and is etched with epic coastlines, magnificent beaches, and lofty mountain peaks.
Corrandulla village is 2km to the northwest and provides for everyday necessities. Claregalway Town, 11km distant, has an array of amenities including restaurants, pubs, schools, and shops.
Galway City is just 16 km distant, offering an abundance of restaurants, hotels, supermarkets, professional services and a variety of boutiques and retail stores.
Galway is famous for being the festival capital of Ireland and was named as one of the world’s top cities for travellers in 2020 by Lonely Planet, describing the city as “arguably Ireland’s most engaging city, where brightly painted pubs heave with live music and cafes offer front-row seats to watch buskers perform”.
Cregg Castle Estate is surrounded by an excellent transportation system with bus and rail services available in Galway City. Shannon International Airport 96 km distant. The M6 and M17/18 motorways connecting Galway to Dublin and Galway to Limerick are both 13 km distant.
The nearby area offers a wide range of quality sporting and recreational activities including, rugby, GAA, soccer, swimming, and tennis to name a few.
Galway is an angler’s paradise with many lakes, sea inlets and rivers to choose from. For walkers and adventurers, Galway offers spectacular mountain ranges, fine beaches, and stunning scenery in a variety of landscapes.
Golfing enthusiasts are well catered for with the championship course at Galway Bay Golf Resort, designed by Ryder Cup and World Cup golfer Christy O’Connor Jnr just 22 km distant. Other courses include Glenlo Abbey Golf Club (20 km), Galway Golf Club (20 km) and Cregmore Park Golf Club (13 km).
Local schooling is available in the area including Corrandulla National School (2 km), Bawnmore National School (3 km) and Claregalway National School (8 km). There are several secondary schools available in Galway City as well as third-level education at National University of Ireland, Galway and ATU (Atlantic Technical University).
Cregg Castle:
Cregg Castle on circa 20 acres is a substantial historic property positioned in a private and tranquil setting surrounded by mature trees and extensive parkland. The property is in need of renovation and maintenance.
Accessed via a minor public road through a stone wall entrance with piers and wrought iron gates which open onto a sweeping hardcore driveway, flanked on both sides by beautiful mature trees which leads to the front of the castle.
Dating back to 1648, Cregg Castle is a three-bay, three storey over half-basement property which later had a west wing erected in circa 1780 and an east wing added in circa 1870. The castle is an unusual example of three centuries of advancement in fortified buildings.
The castle occupies a south-facing position beneath a slate roof. External features include rendered chimney stacks with terracotta pots, cemented roughcast walls, square-headed timber transom and mullion windows, as well as timber slidi) ng sash windows.
It is entered via a round-headed doorway with a double-leaf mid-eighteenth-century door, block-and-start render surround and is approached by two flights of limestone steps protected by cemented walls.
Internally, the principal accommodation is of generous proportions spanning approximately 10,623 sq ft, while a basement level provides a further 7,849 sq ft of accommodation.
While the castle is in need of renovation and modernisation, the interior of the property has fine period features, including corniced ceilings with centre roses, decorative fireplaces, architraves, sash and case windows and shutters. The castle includes a private chapel, spanning the length of the 5-bay chapel wing which forms the east side of the rear courtyard.
The traditional courtyard dates back to circa 1800 and lies immediately to the rear of the castle. It includes a three-storey block with a pitched slate roof, rubble limestone chimney stacks and partly lime-rendered rubble limestone walls.
Also to the rear of the castle is a former farmyard with traditional stores of stone construction as well as some stables.
A substantial former walled garden adjoins the outbuildings.
Eircode:
The Eircode for the property is H91 D45V.
Distances;
Corrandulla 2 km, Claregalway 11 km, M6 13 km, Galway Airport 13 km, Galway City 16 km, Tuam 19 km, Shannon International Airport 96 km, Limerick City 111 km, Dublin City 210 km
(All distances approximate)
Helen Cassidy Auctioneer
Clonbur House Clonbur
County Galway
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