Land at Clarkes Hill, Rochestown, Cork City, Co. Cork

The subject site is located at the northern end of Clarke's Hill approximately 2km east of Douglas Village and all local amenities. The subject site extends to 2.96 ha (7.31 acres) in total and is located at the northern end of Clarke's Hill within immediate proximity of the Rochestown Road and South Link Road on/off ramps. The site is irregular in configuration and has the benefit of two existing access points, vehicular access off Clarke's Hill and pedestrian access providing superb connectivity to the Rochestown Road. Local bus stops (bus route 216 and 223) along the Rochestown Road provide a regular services to and from the city centre. The elevated site provides uninterrupted views for 50km to include Mullaganish on the Kerry border, Glenville, Fermoy and the Galtee Mor on the Tipperary Limerick border. It also offers a panorama of Cork City, the Elysian, Pairc Uí Chaoimh, the Douglas Estuary and Lough Mahon. The surrounding area is characteristically residential by nature with a number of one off large detached houses located along the southern boundary while there are a number of detached houses in a linear formation situated along the northern boundary. Mature trees and hedgerows are located along each boundary which provide for a highly attractive and secluded setting. The property is situated directly opposite the popular Mount Oval development which comprises a mature residential estate type development of approximately 30 large detached houses. Rochestown is largely considered one of Cork's most prestigious residential locations and given the sought after address with properties in the area regularly achieve strong sales and rental values which is borne out of strong demand from a range of buyers in the market to include those “trading up and trading down”. The heart of Douglas lies in the charming village which has an array of boutiques, atmospheric bars and renowned restaurants and is bookended by two excellent shopping centres – Douglas Court and Douglas Village shopping centres with retailers including the likes of Marks & Spencer, Dunnes Stores and Tesco. Mahon Point Shopping Centre and Retail Park are approximately 4kms north east of the site.