Nissen hut could be yours for £10,000

A RUSTY Nissen hut in Fearnoch – with a tiny plot of land – could be yours for a whopping £10,000.

The 64-square-metre shed, built between 1935 and 1939 and owned the Forestry Commission, comes with just a two-metre border of land around it, according to the plans.

Oban estate agent Bell Ingram describes the crumbling prefab as a ‘unique opportunity’. Earlier this year a Second World War Nissen hut once used as a light aircraft hangar in rural Essex was given a Grand Designs-style makeover into a five-bedroom home with sauna, gym and yoga room, and went on sale for £1.4 million.

The Nissen hut was designed during the First World War by Major Peter Norman Nissen of the Royal Engineers to be constructed by six men in four hours, using a steel frame and corrugated sheeting. The world record for construction stands at one hour, 27 minutes.

The Nissen re-emerged during the Second World War when thousands were built by the British government across the country, used variously from bomb stores to the Italian Chapel built by Italian prisoners of war on Lamb Holm, Orkney.

Taynuilt Community Council was given the opportunity to buy the property but expressed no interest, but expressed a wish to see it used rather than being demolished.

The closing date is November 24.