Portrane: €1.1 million: One of the most remote and unusual homesteads in north Co Dublin, Longacres, in Portrane is going for auction on June 30th through HOK Country.

It's a delightful coastal home with 12 acres fronting onto the beach, yet only five miles from the city and Dublin Airport. New owners will have the option of maintaining it as a family home or redeveloping.

It's the kind of property that comes into its own at this time of year, offering freedom and privacy along one of the most beautiful stretches of coast in the city in an area known as the The Burrow. The four-bedroom art deco style house dating from the 1930s looks directly across to Lambay Island and is within minutes of sheltered sandy beaches. Longacres has a long horsey history, and is noted for a wonderful cross country course for ponies. The house also figured in the events around the second World War when the authorities insisted that the colour of the house be changed as it was proving a landmark for incoming enemy planes on route to Belfast.