Extraordinary property overlooking Forty Foot needs an open mind, a big budget and vision

TerraceAs you walk up from the beach towards the Forty Foot bathing spot, you might get distracted by Michael Scott’s 1937 architectural landmark Geragh, and the James Joyce tower to the right, and miss the pedestrian gate on the left that incorporates the name Battery.

From the entrance it’s impossible to resist going out to the south-facing terrace, which the owners built above the outbuildings. “My God, what a spot it is in the mornings,” says the owners’ son, adding that it’s also pretty special in the evenings when the sun goes down between the Pigeon House towers and over the tip of Ringsend, across Dublin Bay.

Next to this is a bedroom, with mezzanine, lit by the square bay window that offers wide sea views and from the window of the en suite the parapet of Geragh lines up perfectly with the tower. Behind this, the gunpowder store became the barrel-vaulted bathroom and steps lead up to two more bedrooms that the owners fashioned out of the rudimentary 1940s sleeping huts. The Ber of F reflects the unorthodox structure, which covers 175sq m .

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