When the owners of Kestrel Lodge, Kilternan, Co Dublin, had it built 18 years ago, they were precise about architectural specifications: they wanted a home which would cater to the swimming, tennis-playing and horse-riding passions of a large family.

The result, for sale by private treaty though Lisney at a guide price of £820,000, (1.04m) is a light-filled, L-shaped, single-storey house built around a heated swimming-pool and tennis court, as well as stables.

It has a drawingroom with an arched window, three bedrooms, a TV room/study and a sunroom, where there was once a fourth bedroom. It is surrounded by 4.18 acres of nurtured garden and railed paddocks and has rolling countryside views stretching as far as the sea.

The sloping ceilings in Kestrel Lodge are remarkably high. A corridor, running along the inside of the "L" and overlooking the south-facing patio and swimming-pool, has floor-to-ceiling windows along its length. The doors throughout are hardwood and, being wider than usual, are wheelchair friendly.

An accessible house, The kitchen/breakfastroom, to the right, is open-plan, allowing allow views of the swimming-pool and gardens. It has parquet flooring, a range of wall and floor units and a central worktop separating dining and working areas. Next to the kitchen there is a walk-in hot-press and, opposite, a guest toilet.

The utility/tack room is large enough to convert to another bedroom and leads to a rear hallway out to the compact yard where there is a hay barn, feed shed and stables.

There are four of the latter as well as car-parking space and a gate/door to the swimming pool. The TV room/study is off the reception hall.

Two sets of glass double doors lead into the drawingroom where the arched window allows views to Ballycorus. Further along the corridor is the first bedroom, which has a wash-hand basin and built-in wardrobes.

A second bedroom has more wardrobe space and a the third main bedroom has an en suite bathroom, two large windows and a door window.

There is a large bathroom and a family shower room.

The sunroom has glass double doors to the garden and pool. The well-stocked and well-tended garden climbs in a slope from the house, pool and tennis court. Beyond the stable yard is a kitchen garden and a flourishing greenhouse.