A 29 Acre island at the mouth of Kirkcudbright Bay in Dumfries and Galloway, South west Scotland recently went on the market for offers over £325,000 and is now reported to of had a sale agreed.
Little Ross Island became famous in the 1960’s after the lighthouse keeper Hugh Clark was murdered there when he was shot by his colleague Robert Dickson.
Leading independent property consultants Galbraith marketed, Little Ross last month (July 2017), and after the story went viral and was shared by the media world wide there is reported to of been many people interested in buying the isolated island.
The property is entirely ‘off grid’ and the sale included the 29 acres plus a 6 bed house, formerly 2 lighthouse Keepers Cottages, 2 dilapidated walled gardens and associated barns and workshops. The properties are B Listed. There is also a small harbour and slipway and a jetty, both accessible at high tide. The operational Lighthouse Tower own the island will remain owned and managed by the Commissioners for Northern Lighthouses.
Whoever the purchasers maybe, should be in no doubt that they need to be proficient seaman and will require their own boat (or helicopter) to get to and from the Island.
Picture Credit – Galbraith Group
