Yours for £1.2million, a chance to live the ‘Highand dream’ in your own wee hamlet
AN entire hamlet on Skye is on the market for the price of a two-bedroom flat in London’s Hyde Park.
The £1.25million price tag gets the buyer five individual properties, all built from stone and with thatched roofs.
Four of the cottages are traditional-style blackhouses, rebuilt using stone from the ruins of the original 300-year-old buildings. There is also a modern, five-bedroom home on the site.
Mary’s Cottages, in Elgol, offer incredible views of the Cuillin hills and Loch Coruisk, where the local wildlife includes puffins, otters, golden eagles, and red deer.
Between them, the properties could accommodate up to 26 people in what the sellers describe as a ‘Highland dream’.
The four cottages – Tigh Phadraig, Tigh Mairi, Tigh Lachie and Tigh Seonag – include underfloor heating, double glazing, oil-fired stoves and vaulted ceilings, while the bedrooms have king-sized boxed beds.
Estate agents Strutt & Parker say in their brochure: ‘Mary’s Cottages is a fantastic lifestyle business comprising four traditional thatched cottages together with a five-bedroom owners’ house.
‘This business opportunity is ideal for an entrepreneurial family or couple looking to ‘live the Highland dream’ in an absolutely stunning location, with lots of scope for personalising the business.
‘The property is ideally situated to capitalise on everything the Isle of Skye has to offer, with daily boat trips available from the harbour into the heart of the iconic Cuillin Mountains.’
Elgol is situated on one of the most southerly points of Skye and is a gateway to the freshwater Loch Coruisk – reputed to be the home of a kelpie, or water spirit – via a 20-minute boat trip from the pier.