Sandy beaches and now a breathtaking beautiful private island Castle Inside scottish Internal hebrids The successful buyer is placed for sale, providing “one -time lifetime opportunity”.
Shuna Island, or simply, Shuna, which offers 1,110-acar of rugged island in Linnah and a chance of complete solitude. estate agents Sothabi’s International Realty, which is Marketing Island for a cool £ 5.5m.
This includes The Castle, which is built 114 years ago by former owner George Alexander McLen Bakle, Who found fame In Antarctic travel Nimrod with Ernest Shekalton Just three years ago.
The structure of the collapsing stone is just part of the rich History Connected to the island, 9,000 years ago with the first settlement on the island.
Today, it is owned by the street family, Dover Viscountse Selbi never saw after purchasing the island from Estate Agent in 1945. Then he gave it to his son, Honorable. Edward Gali, who has cultivated and managed it for the last 80 years.
Along with hosting visitors in six holiday homes, the family farm looks after a 220 Beela sheep flock, while the autumn also chases “famous” woodcock shoots and deer.
The island is delivered through a private ghat after the A10-minute boat ride from the mainland. There is also a helipad on the ground.
Talking to BBCJim Gali, who is Edward’s son, said: “He is 80 years old and is taking care of Shuna and is trying to get all kinds of businesses and he has loved it completely with his whole life
“My brother and I grew up on Shuna. We were doing school by our grandfather [Donald Wells] on the island. It is being taught there for a childhood, is delightful to run farm and holiday cottages, and we still do so. ,
He said: “It has been a very large part for all our lives and is definitely unhappy that all this is ending, but it is relieved with relief to my father that it is going to be a little easier to manage all of that and reach the island three or four times a week.”
On the island, archaeological sites include Stone Age buried mounds and iron Age Ritual hoards with three rare swords discovered in 1875.
Later, in his history, Isle belonged to the Gelic kingdom of pulses Riata, before Robert Bruce gifted the clan campbell in 1321 before passing the McLeencan clan.
By the 18th century, it was a rich lime production center with kiln and lived up to 100 there.
In 1910, it was bought by Mr. Bakle, soon before finding itself in the hands of the Gali family.
With its eight homes, Sothabi’s International Realty says that the island is ideally suited to host large groups or retreat, and the boutique will be “fully suited” for hospitality enterprises or a wellness destination.
At the end of this week, it begins to see for lucky people who are able to consider buying an island.
