The stunning historic homestead "Cluny"is set on 42.5 hectares (105 acres) 5 kms north of the education city of Armidale with 3 flights to Sydney per day.

 “Cluny” was originally selected as a 800 hectare rural property in the 1860s, the ORIGINAL home a pise building made of rammed earth with plastered walls, granite slab floors with stringy bark roof, later replaced by wooden shingles.

The present triple brick home was built in late 1800s, its triple brick walls made of local clay and fired on site by local builder G.F. Nott.

The original 13 foot Wunderlich ceilings remain in the rooms, together with the many cedar mantelpieces and skirting boards.

The original holding was subdivided in the 1980s into 40ha lots and in 1991 the present owners acquired the “Cluny” homestead block comprising 42.5 ha.
They have totally restored and extended the house, gardens, refurbished historic outbuildings, built yards, dry stone walls, improved pastures, fences, and water supplies to perfect order.

The result is an exquisite home-and land package that combines historic features and New England aesthetics and amenities with modern comforts, all just 5 minutes from Armidale.

The property is divided into 8 paddocks with 8 dams, hundreds of trees on drip lines have been planted, stone walls built, fences replaced and the whole property is presented in impeccable condition.

The garden has been replanted and enlarged and hundreds of hedges and shrubs all recently edged with the original bricks.

The sensitively restored stable building with stabling for 8 horses, its hay loft , its vertical slab walls and harness room dates from 1800s and is thought to have been a Cobb and Co stopover to rest horses on the way north from Armidale. 

Also surviving from the early period are the old milking sheds, tool shed and garden shed. 

The pillared entrance and a km long tree lined Drive with mature English elms lead to another pillared entrance and to this wonderful home and private sanctuary.

It is set in 3 acres of beautiful gardens with 1000’s of bulbs, underground watering, exterior lighting, walled courtyards, vine covered brick walls and arches with mature trees, tennis court, ornamental lake and stone walled island.

The house has every conceivable luxury with 5 double bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, wide halls, bay windows, 7 fireplaces, r/c air conditioning, huge separate dining room to seat 20, original scullery, wide verandahs, cedar- paneled library/music room.

Its vast new northern wing with 13cm wide yellow box timber floorboards milled on the property consists of 2 huge living rooms, ultra-modern kitchen with European appliances, granite slab bench top, large new office, master suite including twin bathrooms all with northerly views over Mt Duval.

All fittings are of the highest quality.

There is separate s/c guest accommodation, new tallowood slab machinery and hay shed, new cattle and horse yards plus other outdoor buildings.

Floorplans: Cluny Floorplans

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