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Cosy coastal Galway cottage with incredible view on sale for £70k - but there's a catch

A stunning cottage is on the market in northwest County Galway at an incredibly affordable price which will certainly drum up interest - even if it needs a lot of work to bring back its beauty.

The two-bed property at Camus Oughter in Connemara is located in a quiet plot of land in the countryside of Galway's beautiful west coast, according to GalwayBeo.

The cottage is a snug stone-built and plastered house with two beds and one bathroom nestled in the Connemara country.

The quaint cottage is also set on 1.68 acres of serene land which covers the region. And the entire property is enclosed by the region's famed and traditional stone wall boundaries and post with some wire fencing where appropriate.

The quaint cottage sits on 1.68 acres of serene land in the Connemara countryside (Shane May - I Am Sold/Daft.ie)

A gated driveway leads on the property with a superb view of the ocean in the nearby bay along the way to the home as well as unmatched views from the house and many parts of the grounds.

The house is in need of serious renovation but the property is on the market with Shane May of IamSold at a guide price of just €80,000 (£70,272), with the property owners open to pre-auction bids.

The nearest village is the Camus which houses a church, a GAA pitch, a secondary school and some local business. Camus is around one kilometre from the property.

The views from the plot of land are stunning (Shane May - I Am Sold/Daft.ie)

Screebe village is just 1.5 miles away from the property while Rossaveal harbour and village is under nine miles by road.

Meanwhile, haunting photographs of another cottage abandoned by an artist a decade ago still has the remnants of his inspiring collection of paintings.

The 17th-century Grade II listed farmhouse sits on 25 acres of land around 35 miles outside of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and has been left to ruin since its owner was forced to leave.

However, it is in need of renovation (Shane May - I Am Sold/Daft.ie)

The property is full of old notes and reminders, as well as stunning pieces of art presumed to have been handcrafted by the owner.

Images of the cottage were captured by urban explorer Zoe Urbex from Brighton, Sussex, who explained how the owner eventually had to leave to live out his remaining time in a care home.

In some of the photographs, notes can be seen that say things like, "do not sit on chair and fall asleep" and "no falling".

"The property has sat empty ever since," Zoe said. "It has a lot of periodic features such as exposed beams and pamment floors.

The cottage houses two bedrooms and one bathroom (Shane May - I Am Sold/Daft.ie)

"The floors were quite crooked, especially upstairs, and it was full of personal possessions including many hand-painted portraits of presumably himself and his wife.

"There were so many daily reminders all over the house, a lot of them being motivational to remind him to keep going.

"It was probably one of my most moving explores due to this. It was clearly a once well-loved home."

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