Enjoy a champagne lifestyle at Flagmount

A country estate house newly built to the style of the romantic European era, on 20 acres, is on the market at Flagmount, Slane, with O"Brien Collins of Drogheda. The asking price is a cool €3.75 million. Flagmount was built by current owners, Tom and Louise Macken, to the highest specification and inspired by the great houses of middle Europe and the Hapsburg era. Louise, with the expert advice from specialist architect Gilbert Stucky, put in exhaustive research into period detail to reproduce the style and ambience reminiscent of that romantic era. Stucky has created a wonderful sense of space and elegance (through the expert positioning of windows) without the property ever feeling cold or impersonal. This home is tailor-made for a growing family with an exceptionally comfortable 21st century lifestyle in mind. It is a large house but easily managed and well laid-out internally. It offers gracious and elegantly proportioned reception rooms, excellent family areas including an interconnecting kitchen/living room with an adjoining period-style sunroom, a self-contained guest wing and six individual bedroom suites, each with its own en-suite shower room and dressing room. The entire top floor has its own private staircase, open plan living area with terrace balcony and two of the bedroom suites. Not only will the new owner have his or her choice of bedrooms, but also their own choice of heating, as both oil and gas are possibilities. The residence has also been fitted with under-floor geothermal heating. Whichever heating method they choose, the new owners won"t find themselves stumped with an exorbitant bill because this home is extremely easy to heat due to its concrete floors and double-glazed windows. The main interior focal point of the property is the entrance hall with a triple height ceiling crowned with an octagonal atrium spilling light into the inner sanctum. The first floor accommodates the master bedroom with crescent windows overlooking the courtyard, three other bedroom suites - each with dual aspects and great Boyne Valley views - and a main bathroom plumbed for a centre bath and a walk in wet-room shower facility. Outside, the idyll is completed by a splendid state-of-the-art crescent-shaped stable yard with 11 loose boxes and a studio apartment. The incredible 20 acres of pastureland which come with Flagmount, which are elevated and feature some exquisite mature trees, are mirrored by the house"s internal measurements, which provide 7,000 sq ft of high-standard living. The loose boxes themselves amount to a further 3,000 sq ft. Located just five kilometres from Navan and six from Slane, the property also has easy access to local amenities and is close to Stackallen Tennis Club while also being a short distance from the Boyne walkway. Any new purchaser will also be in very good company with Glen Dimplex owner Martin Naughton as a neighbour - the owner of nearby Stackallen House is one the country"s most prominent and well-respected entrepreneurs. All that remains for the new owners to do is complete the internal fit-out to suit their own personal style and taste. Interest in this outstanding property has been strong with a reported three viewings a day already booked up for the upcoming weeks. Chandeliers and fireplaces will, however, be an additional cost. To arrange a viewing, or to gather more particulars on this stunning period-style home, contact estate agents O"Brien Collins Real Estate Alliance in Drogheda on (041) 987 5444.