West Cork's chic Castletownshend has Irish RM to Improve
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The Lawn Field at Castletownshend comprises 18 zone acres above the village, by St Barrahane's Church and Castle
A block of zoned land in one of Munster’s prettiest and most precious coastal villages, Castletownshend in West Cork, is up for sale beside a castle, an historic church, and a mid-2000s housing development, The Lawn.
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![Castletownshend in 2008. File pic Denis Scannell. Castletownshend in 2008. File pic Denis Scannell.](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7676/3838306_5_articleinline_536048_536048.jpg)
It's in the homeplace of writers Somerville and Ross, Edith Somerville and Violet Martin, known for the series of books later made into the TV series The Irish RM.
When launched in 2003/2004, prices at Flemings’ ‘The Lawn’ were from €270,000 for three-beds, and up to €500,000 for five-bed detached houses.
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![Rocket House Castletownshend made €2.54 million Rocket House Castletownshend made €2.54 million](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7676/3838312_5_articleinline_2._20Rocket_20House-64.jpg)
“The property has to be one of the most desirable zoned land holdings to come to the market in West Cork, and offers huge potential for future development in a most dramatic and prestigious coastal setting,” said Hodnett Forde’s Andy Donoghue.
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It wraps around the 200-year-old St Barrahane's Church of Ireland parish church, designed by James Pain in the 1820s and which features three Harry Clarke windows, with the ground the burial place of cousins Edith Somerville and Violet Martin (Ross).
![The simple graves of Somerville and Ross, behind St Barrahane's church, overlooking Castlehaven Bay The simple graves of Somerville and Ross, behind St Barrahane's church, overlooking Castlehaven Bay](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7676/3838318_5_articleinline_429428.jpg)