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An idyllic 453-acre private island is up for sale off the west coast of Scotland and it comes with sandy beaches, puffins galore, seven houses, a pub, a helipad and a flock of black-faced sheep.
The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 allows ministers to compel landowners to sell if they decide that the sale will further sustainable development in the area. Funding for buying land has been provided by the Scottish Government through the Scottish Land Fund.
If you're looking for a permanent island getaway and have about $351,000 to spare, then Linga island in Scotland is waiting for you. Nestled off the coast of the Shetland Isles lies a 63.75-acre ...
In the summer of 2017, the island was put up for sale by owner Jamie Howard. The North West Mull Community Trust was granted the right to register its interest in a community buyout, [44] which was subsequently backed by 63.9% of voters in a poll ordered by the Scottish government, with residents of Ulva and part of Mull eligible to vote.
Many of Scotland's islands are connected to the mainland and/or other islands by bridge or causeway. Although some people consider them no longer to be islands, they are generally treated as such. Outer Hebrides. Many of the islands of the southern Outer Hebrides have been joined to other islands by causeways and bridges. These include: Baleshare
Just about 1.5 miles away from the mainland, Tanera Mòr spans about 1.2 miles wide and 1.6 miles long.
Jura (/ ˈ dʒ ʊər ə / JOOR-ə; Scottish Gaelic: Diùra) is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, adjacent to and northeast of Islay.With an area of 36,692 hectares (142 sq mi), and 196 inhabitants recorded in the 2011 census, [3] Jura is more sparsely populated than Islay, and is one of the least densely populated islands of Scotland: in a list of the islands of Scotland ranked by ...
Taransay (Scottish Gaelic: Tarasaigh, pronounced [ˈt̪ʰaɾas̪aj]) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It was the host of the British television series Castaway 2000 . Uninhabited since 1974, except for holidaymakers, Taransay is the largest Scottish island without a permanent population. [ 3 ]