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Dunree Cottage is a newly built luxury holiday home with
four bedrooms to sleep up to eight. It is a large well proportioned
dwelling, fully fitted with all the modern conveniences to make for a
comfortable and pleasant stay, in a quiet and peaceful location.
On the ground floor, there are two bedrooms; one front and one rear
facing; an entrance hall, main bathroom, and a spacious, open-plan
lounge, kitchen, and dining area, as well as an adjacent
conservatory. A
separate utility room also has a toilet and basin.
Upstairs; we find the landing, and two
spacious bedrooms with en-suites.
All the forward facing rooms have coastal sea views. The lounge has an
open fireplace, and the kitchen is fully fitted. There is double glazing
and oil fired central heating for added winter warmth. The house is
fitted with a centralised/integrated vacuum cleaning system for easy
house maintenance.
Outside, the home sits on a large levelled property, that is surrounded
with a wooden perimeter fence. The main body of the property is grassed
over, while the area around the house has been tarred, with a paved
section outside the conservatory, forming the patio area. The rear of
the property slopes up towards the road, with a driveway that leads to
the entrance gates.
Situated in the parish of Desertegney, The home is located on the
southern slopes of Dunree Hill, and it has magnificent panoramic views
over Lough Swilly. It lies just less than 10km north of
Buncrana, the
nearest town.
Dunree Hill
is the most westerly point of the Inishowen Peninsula:
Jutting out into Lough Swilly, it was an important strategic defensive
position in earlier times; when the Islands were under threat from
foreign naval forces. A fort was built on the rock forming the most
westerly part of the hill, and it has good views over the Lough entrance
to the north, the west, and the south.
Later in the 19th and early 20th
century, the fort was reinforced and added to; with extra fortifications
at the summit of the hill. The original guns were taken from the 'Le Hoche', a captured French vessel. Later, more powerful 6" naval guns
were deployed; said to have a range of ten miles. The fort was
decommissioned after the second world war. Some of the big guns can be
seen on display near the museum car park; a few are still in their
original emplacements. - Well worth a visit, and within walking distance
from the cottage.
The nearest sandy beach, is at the fabulous horseshoe shaped
'Crummies
Bay' also known as 'Port Bán'. It is just a little over 500m from the
cottage. (See collage on right). Enthusiastic hill walkers often use
this beach as a starting point for a climb up the
Urris Hills, forming a
back drop, just north east of the beach. A walk up this slope, will
reward the walker with magnificent coastal views, including Lough Swilly,
stretching some 40km south.
The nearest pub and restaurant is just 3.5km south along the coastal
road at Linsfort, towards Buncrana. It is a new establishment, and looks
very promising. Called the 'Laurentic Bar & Bistro'
, it is named after
a vessel that hit two mines outside Lough Swilly during the 1st world
war. - It went down with the loss of over 300 lives, and 35 tons of
gold. The gold was recovered.
A short drive to Buncrana will give a much greater choice of pubs,
restaurants, shops, hotels and other entertainment.
Golfers can choose between The North West Golf Club at Lisfannon, just
south of Buncrana, or the famous Ballyliffin Golf Club, with its two
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