USP Royal Seil

The closest of the southern Inner Hebrides and the only one accessible by bridge, Seil retains all the characteristics of the island heritage of the West Highlands.

Located 12 miles south of Oban, the diamond-shaped island nestles close into the mainland, separated only by a narrow sound, over which spans the famous Bridge over the Atlantic.

Callanish sits in an elevated and extremely private setting on the edge of the hamlet of Clachan Seil. It was once owned by Princess Diana’s mother, Frances Shand Kydd; it is very secluded and almost hidden from the roadside, yet has the most fantastic views over the bay towards the islands of Shuna and Scarba and Jura beyond. The younger members of the Royal Family spent time here as children.

Callanish has been extended and offers the potential to be split into two. It has a sitting room, dining room, drawing room and study, plus four bedrooms and a dining kitchen.

Balvicar, in the centre of the island, has a grocery store, post office, boatyard and the nine-hole Isle of Seil Golf Course.

Local wildlife includes seals, otters, roe deer, herons, buzzards, swans, seabirds and the occasional eagle. Porpoises, dolphins, basking sharks and minke whales are all seen regularly in the surrounding waters.