BECTIVE Demense, a historical nineteenth century walled Victorian mansion set of 180 acres has come on the market in Navan, Co Meath.

There is a wealth of history attached to this estate, which is located midway between Trim and Navan and overlooks the River Boyne. In 1891 the cavalry officer John Watson, one of the most famous equestrian sportsmen in Ireland and to this day known as the ‘Father of polo’ occupied Bective Demesne.