Credit: Knight Frank / The Estates Office
Credit: Knight Frank / The Estates Office
Credit: Knight Frank / The Estates Office
Credit: Knight Frank / The Estates Office
Credit: Knight Frank / The Estates Office
Remote Scottish islands are among our more enduringly popular posts, and this latest one, priced at £125,000, is sure to spark the imagination.
Eilean Loch Oscair is northwest of the Island of Lismore within the Firth of Lorne. The almost 10-acre island croft is in one of the least explored locations on the West Coast and is accessible only via helicopter or boat.
The island is marketed as an ‘opportunity to create a haven of tranquillity’ and ‘perfect for camping and rewilding, with land that can support animal grazing and 1km of shore frontage.
As a registered croft – a tenure specific to Scotland – Eilean Loch Oscair must be maintained and managed for useful purposes by the new crofter (who must live on or within 32 kilometres of their croft) through rewilding or farming. There’s a freshwater supply on the island and enough land to rear livestock.
Options for using the island for tourism have already been explored and declined by the local planning authority. Plans for an off-grid dwelling on the highest point of the island were also denied. This doesn’t preclude future proposing buildings or other structures on the island, ‘but does set the bar high as to how these should be sited on the island, and how they should appear,’ says listing agent Elyse Hamilton of The Estates of Office Argyll who’s marketing the property in conjunction with Knight Frank.
Nearby Lismore is one of the most historic islands in Scotland, having been settled since the Celtic age. Today, it’s home to only around 200 people, with a post office, passenger and vehicular ferry, heritage centre and village.
Oban is the principal town of North Argyll, and the ferry journey from Lismore takes approximately 45 minutes on either foot or by vehicle.
