Enjoying unsurpassed panoramic views to Bowral and Mt. Gibraltar, “Mount Ashby”, c.1918, is an iconic landmark with a rich local history that includes a visit in the 1800’s by Robert Louis Stevenson and at one time was owned in the mid 1940’s by renowned confectioner Ernest Hillier and has been in continuous ownership by members of the notable Throsby family since the first home was built on the site in 1870. The original home burned down in 1900 to be replaced around 1918 with the current building, a substantial brick home built in the Georgian style with some salvaged elements from the first house. It was added to in the early 1970’s.

A unique opportunity exists to own this extraordinary home for someone who recognises how rare properties like this are and even more so, how seldom they become available. There is updating to be done here, but the potential rewards are unlimited. Minutes’ drive from Moss Vale township and only 15 minutes’ drive from Bowral. A very private 18 acre estate.

* Wonderful wide verandahs
* 5 wood burning fireplaces (one slow combustion) including an original Adams marble surround imported from England
* 3 metre high ceilings on the ground floor
* Charming weatherboard harness, machine shed and carport
* Huge new shed with earth floor
* Older garage and stables, potential conversion to caretakers cottage
* Circular drive surrounding old tennis court
* Large park like garden with established oak trees
* 18 acres of undulating grazing land
* 4 dams
* Old fruit tree orchard
* Original old well
* 80,000 litre water tanks