23 Pinnacle Road

Megalong Valley NSW 2785

In 1921 a cedar extension housing the "new" kitchen with a double fronted fireplace and living room with Wunderlich pressed ceilings was added. And finally in 1995 the current owners added a spacious contemporary family room wing which today provides practical and tasteful accommodation for a large family.
The various enhancements over the years have seen the long history of this Blue Mountains icon carefully preserved: original barns and shedding add to the authenticity of "Ballymore" and due to the covenants placed on surrounding titles, new structures have been prevented from being built in sight of the Homestead: "Ballymore"'s privacy is protected by common law, and so the scenery remains timeless.
"Ballymore" is the perfect canvas to paint your dreams: fatten your own prize cattle, establish a thriving market garden, provide a wildlife sanctuary, raise or agist horses or just enjoy the sunset swims up at the "big dam" and the long languid lunches in the shade of the spreading White Cedar. The choice is entirely yours. There is no one in sight or earshot who will ever know.
Rarely do properties like "Ballymore" come onto the market .Not only is "Ballymore " the oldest existing farm in the Blue Mountains but its future is assured for many generations to come : In these uncertain times , a farm with good soil and its own permanent underground water supply is where the future resides.

21.5 hectares of prime valley land
The original pise structure is said to be among the best existing examples in the valley
Water supply for the house is from a 5000 gal tank (with pressure pump) supplied by roof catchment
There are 4 dams , three of which are spring fed and never drop
Pavilion attached the original building was constructed in the 1990s and attached to the original structure by a glass ceilinged breezeway
Extensively rennovated in the 1990s, the home is in very good condition, with authentic heritage character
Heating: slow combustion wood fire and LPG gas heating, solar passive pavilion design
Guaranteed income from long-term agistment of cattle by a local valley farmer who maintains the fences
Several rustic sheds, including a substantially sized original corrugated iron shed/stables, with a concrete slab floor
Original plantings of English Oak and White Cedar, and a home paddock orchard of century old pears and apples
Ballymore is heritage listed as an item of State Historic Significance. Due to this listing major architectural changes to the original building are not permitted
When the original Ballymore farm was partitioned, covenants were placed on surrounding titles restricting the building of any structures that may be visible from the Ballymore homestead. These covenants still hold