Good lord: NQ castle seeks moat-ivated buyers – realestate.com.au

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56204 Bruce Highway, Kennedy

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Just when you think the most impressive thing between Townsville and Cairns is a giant gumboot, a castle with moat pops up for sale.

And it comes with a cow, goats, poultry and even a heated indoor pool.

Sitting near the small township of Kennedy, between Tully and Cardwell, this 21ha property at 56204 Bruce Hwy has a home built in a Tudor-inspired style, surrounded almost entirely by a body of water.

Selling agent Ross Sorbello of Tully Realty said the one-of-a-kind property was tucked away privately surrounded by bushland.

“You come in along the driveway, past the moat and into house and there is just such a nice ambience,” he said.

“It’s got this great bush setting and the home sits well back from the road.”

56204 Bruce Highway, Kennedy

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Mr Sorbello said the moat was a particularly unique feature not often found in the Australian property market.

“The water has a nice clarity to it and when it gets to a certain level, it drains off,” he said.

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The U-shaped, two-storey house wraps around a grassed courtyard and has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, two living areas, a kitchen and heated indoor pool.

There are two guest bedrooms with ensuites accessed through the courtyard and a third bedroom with ensuite, window seat and garden views in the upstairs area.

The main bedroom has an ensuite and walk-in wardrobe.

56204 Bruce Highway, Kennedy

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The property comes with everything a lord and lady could want including water lilies, ducks and geese in the moat, established gardens and a veggie patch.

There is a chicken house, enclosed yards for small animals, large fruit trees and, not to be forgotten, the resident animals.

The sale of this North Queensland castle includes one cow, three geese, three goats, six ducks, chickens and guinea fowl.

56204 Bruce Highway, Kennedy

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And while the decor is more historic than contemporary, modern luxuries have not been forgotten.

The house is airconditioned and the property comes with a generator, a solar system and small sheds for machinery.

The property is on the market for $785,000.