The tiny island that could light up the property market
IF you are seeking an escape from the rat race, this tiny island might provide just the light relief you need.
On sale at offers over £350,000 Pladda, in the Firth of Clyde, was home to lightkeepers for 200 years until 1990.
Currently uninhabited, the pear-shaped island that sits half a mile off the south coast of Arran comes with five-bedroom accommodation, a wide range of outbuildings, a former walled garden and a stone jetty.
While it once had a church, it now boasts its own helipad and beside the jetty are a boathouse and bothy.
The lighthouse itself, not included in the sale, is owned and remotely monitored by the Northern Lighthouse Board. Its light can be seen from more than 19 miles away.
The island is less than half a mile long but it does boast six acres of elevated grazing land as well as an abundance of rocky foreshore.
It was bought by designers Derek and Sally Morten, from Derbyshire, in 1990. Selling agents Knight Frank warn that the accommodation has not been used in recent years and ‘needs to be upgraded’, but have highlighted the rich array of wildlife on and around the isle.
According to the sales brochure, this includes ‘pods of dolphins and large basking sharks cruising by during the summer months’.