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This sprawling Cork estate and stately home has a world-famous garden

The estate has four houses, a tennis court and a private beach.

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THIS BREATHTAKING VICTORIAN ESTATE is not only located near one of Ireland’s most beautiful villages in West Cork, its 163-acre grounds include a 40-acre private lake and beach.

There is also the famed ‘Irish Sky Garden’ created by world-renowned American artist James Turrell.

Liss Ard Estate in Skibbereen has an astounding 25 bedrooms, including several guest lodges and is on sale for €7.5 million.

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The accommodation on the estate is comprised of a six-bedroom mansion house, adjacent nine-bedroom mews house, a ten-bedroom ‘Lake Lodge’ and a coach house. The mansion house was originally built by the O’Donovan clan around 1850, with the ‘Lake Lodge’ added in 1870. All underwent major restoration in the 2000s.

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Among the most notable advantages of the estate is its peaceful setting among mature woodland, meandering paths, open glades, landscaped waterfalls, ponds and streams that lead into Lough Abisdealy.

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One of the most famous features of this unique estate is the ‘Irish Sky Garden’, designed by American artist James Turrell. Known as a ‘celestial vault’, visitors are encouraged to experience the sky at that particular moment without any distractions, lying on a stone plinth at the centre of the crater.

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Currently, Liss Ard Estate operates as a relaxing retreat that offers guests a variety of luxury accommodation, while they are encouraged to take advantage of opportunities to fish and kayak on the private lake.

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Liss Ard Estate, Castletownshend Road, Skibbereen, Co. Cork is on sale for €7.5 million from Charles McCarthy Auctioneers via Daft.ie.

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