The Soho House founder Nick Jones has listed his private island in Trossachs National Park, Scotland, years after purchasing it with his wife, the broadcaster Kirsty Young. The 103-acre wooded Loch Loman island, Inchconnachan, has been home to sea eagles, capercaillie and a wild colony of red-necked wallabies since the island’s former owner — a scion of the Colquhoun clan — introduced them in the 1940s. It remains a pristine idyll with panoramic views of the lake and mountains from its 50m summit.
‘The island gives off that feeling of being away from it all,’ says Jones, ‘but with international air links from Glasgow to the hub of London, Europe and the US a mere 40 minutes away.’ The property, he says, is a few minutes by boat to the Tom Weiskopf-designed Loch Lomond Golf Club.
Inchconnachan is on the market with two scenarios: £3m for the land alone or £10m with a turn-key residence, to be built with existing plans. The approved blueprints were drawn up by Nicos Yiatros and Gunna Groves-Raines of Edinburgh’s GRAS architects, preserving local trees, and located in a discreet shoreline position. They include a two-storey house, private jetty and boathouse with additional accommodation. Storage on the mainland, a 15-minute boat ride away, comes with the purchase.
‘The building itself has been environmentally designed with uninterrupted views of Ben Lomond, whilst at the same time sitting comfortably within the natural landscape of ancient Scots pine,’ says Jones. ‘The house has been designed for extreme comfort, for family, for golfing and fishing weekends, as well as moments of solitude and reflection. It all starts and finishes with a 15min boat ride in sheltered waters to and from your private jetty.’
A derelict wood house remains on the property.
