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If your idea of escaping it all involves switching off your phone, swapping traffic for seabirds and having an entire island to yourself, a rare opportunity has just surfaced off Scotland’s wild northwest coast.
Mullagrach Island, an 88-acre outcrop in the remote Summer Isles, is heading to auction with a guide price of £350,000 (about €405,000) – less than the average price for a home in many parts of the UK.
Complete with a solar-powered cabin, dramatic cliffs and abundant wildlife, it offers the ultimate off-grid retreat for buyers seeking solitude in one of Britain’s most spectacular landscapes.
Set to go to auction with Savills on 9 June, here’s everything you need to know about what could be your own island idyll.
The property is extremely remote – but well equipped
There is remote, and then there’s remote. Mullagrach is exceptionally remote.
It’s the northernmost island in the Summer Isles archipelago in the far northwest of Scotland, and is all but undiscovered. The only way to reach it is by boat from Ullapool or Old Dornie on the mainland, or by helicopter, if your budget stretches to that.
The nature here is so remarkable that the island makes up part of Scotland’s first UNESCO geopark.
The 88.7-acre isle features beaches, cliffs, caves and coves and is covered in grasses and wildflowers in the spring and summer.
In the surrounding sea, you can spot seals, dolphins, otters, greylag geese and – if you’re lucky – rare minke whales.
When it’s time to shelter from the unpredictable Scottish weather, the island has an existing, well-kitted-out cabin.
Although small, the wooden structure with a heather-clad roof has floor-to-ceiling windows which offer incredible views of the island beyond.
It’s equipped with a kitchen and dining area, two box beds, as well as a wood-burning stove, solar panels to provide power and a composting WC outside. There’s also a rainwater collection system, but drinking water needs to come from a bottle.
According to estate agency Savills, the cabin “is sold with its contents, ready for overnight and longer stays”.
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