Latest listing added: July, 2026.
1. Eilean Rìgh (€7,500,000)
- Location: Loch Craignish, Argyll, Inner Hebrides
- Size: 261 acres
- Description: Approx. 300 m off Ardfern, around 48 km S of Oban
- Ownership: Freehold
- Development: Developed
- Map: See on Google Earth
Eilean Rìgh, meaning “King’s Island,” is a historic 261-acre private island in the sheltered waters of Loch Craignish, just 300 m off the Argyll coast near Ardfern.
In the 1930s, the island was the retreat of Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston, the Scottish tutor of Puyi, China’s last emperor. During his ownership, Johnston built a Buddhist temple on the island and created Chinese-style gardens, making Eilean Rìgh one of Scotland’s more unusual private island estates.
Today, the island is a fully developed private holding with serious infrastructure already in place. Accommodation includes a converted-steading main house and a separate farmhouse, supported by a 5,000 sq ft helicopter hangar with landing aids, a stone boathouse with seaplane slips, and a floating yacht jetty.
The island also has off-grid mains power, a deep freshwater well, Starlink internet, and around 10 km of walking paths. Two Iron Age forts add further historical character, while helicopter access places Glasgow around 30 minutes away. Eilean Rìgh offers a rare mix of seclusion, history, usable infrastructure, and long-term private estate potential on Scotland’s west coast.
2. Shuna Island (€6,400,000)
- Location: Slate Islands, Argyll, Firth of Lorn
- Size: 1,110 acres
- Description: Approx. 10 min by boat from Craobh Haven, around 32 km S of Oban
- Ownership: Freehold
- Development: Developed
- Map: See on Google Earth
Shuna Island is a substantial 1,110-acre private island estate in the Firth of Lorn, off Arduaine at the mouth of Loch Melfort.
Held by the same family since the 1940s, the island comes to market for the first time in around 80 years. Stretching roughly three miles in length, Shuna offers a rare chance to acquire one of Argyll’s larger whole-island estates, with a mix of coastline, rolling hills, woodland, and open ground.
The island includes eight residential properties, including Shuna Farmhouse, the Boat House, Pier House, and several additional cottages, some of which have been used as holiday lets. Access is supported by a private pier, slipways, and a helipad, with Craobh Haven Marina around 10 minutes away by boat and Oban around 32 km to the north.
One of Shuna’s most distinctive features is the romantic ruin of Shuna Castle, a 1911 folly with redevelopment potential, subject to planning. Set within the Lynn of Lorn National Scenic Area, Shuna combines scale, privacy, existing accommodation, and long-term estate potential in one of Scotland’s most scenic west coast locations.
3. Wallaby Island (€3,450,000)
- Location: Loch Lomond, Scotland
- Size: 103 acres
- Description: Off Luss, around 30 min from Glasgow Airport
- Ownership: Freehold
- Development: Undeveloped
- Map: See on Google Earth
Inchconnachan Island, often known as “Wallaby Island,” is one of Loch Lomond’s most unusual private island opportunities.
Set among the wooded islands near the western shore of Loch Lomond, off the village of Luss, the island extends to around 103 acres of oak woodland, shoreline, and freshwater privacy. Its nickname comes from the colony of red-necked wallabies that has lived on the island since the 1940s, giving Inchconnachan a character unlike almost any other island in Scotland.
The island sits within Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park and is also protected as part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation. That makes it a highly sensitive natural setting, but also a rare one, especially given its proximity to Glasgow.
Once held for generations by the Colquhoun family and later owned by broadcaster Kirsty Young, Inchconnachan is offered with full planning consent already secured for a low-impact lodge, warden’s house, boathouse, and jetty. It can be acquired with the consent in place or as a turnkey project with the build managed for the buyer.
4. Harbour Island (€1,450,000)
- Location: Crinan, Argyll, Knapdale
- Size: 9.7 acres
- Description: Approx. 300 m off Crinan Harbour, around 1 h from Oban
- Ownership: Freehold
- Development: Developed
- Map: See on Google Earth
Harbour Island, also known as Eilean dà Mhèinn, is a 9.7-acre private island just 300 m off the picturesque harbour of Crinan, where the Crinan Canal meets the sea.
Set in the sheltered waters of Argyll, the island offers a much more accessible form of west coast privacy than many remote Scottish islands. Crinan Harbour, its marina, canal setting, and well-known seafood restaurant are all just a short boat crossing away.
At the centre of the island stands a striking architect-designed four-bedroom house, giving Harbour Island the feel of a complete private home rather than a development project. A characterful cabin known as the Witch’s Folly adds further charm and flexible accommodation.
The island sits within the Knapdale National Scenic Area, surrounded by wooded sea lochs, sailing waters, and classic west coast wildlife. With Oban around an hour away and Glasgow roughly two and a half to three hours by road, Harbour Island is an intimate, turnkey private island retreat in one of Scotland’s most beautiful yet practical coastal locations.
5. Island of Soay (€1,100,000)
- Location: Isle of Soay, by Skye, Loch Scavaig
- Size: 1,546 acres, croft holding
- Description: Boat access from Elgol, Skye, around 24 km SW of Broadford
- Ownership: Freehold
- Development: Undeveloped
- Map: See on Google Earth
South Soay Croft is a vast 1,546-acre owner-occupied croft holding on the Isle of Soay, across the wild waters of Loch Scavaig from Skye.
Set beneath the dramatic Black Cuillin, the holding covers much of this roadless and almost uninhabited Hebridean island. Soay is also known for its link to author Gavin Maxwell, whose ill-fated basking-shark fishery operated here in the 1940s, adding a distinctive layer of history to the island’s remote setting.
This should be described honestly as a major croft holding rather than a clean whole-island title, as other parts of Soay are separately owned. The land also carries crofting tenure and sits within the Cuillin Hills National Scenic Area, with conservation designations reflecting the sensitivity of the surrounding landscape.
Access is by boat from Elgol on Skye, making South Soay a serious wilderness property rather than a conventional island retreat. For a buyer drawn to raw, mountain-backed Hebridean land on a grand scale, it offers one of Scotland’s most elemental and romantic island opportunities.
6. Insh Island (€470,000)
- Location: Sound of Insh, Slate Islands, Argyll
- Size: 90 acres
- Description: Approx. 1.5 km NE of Seil, by Easdale, around 26 km S of Oban
- Ownership: Freehold
- Development: Undeveloped
- Map: See on Google Earth
Insh Island is a 90-acre uninhabited private island in the Sound of Insh, just off the slate island of Seil and close to tiny Easdale.
Rarely does a whole Scottish island come to auction, and rarer still at a guide price within reach of an ordinary house. Wild, roadless, and reached only by private boat or helicopter, Insh offers a genuine blank canvas on Argyll’s spectacular west coast, around 26 km south of Oban.
There are no buildings on the island, only rough grazing, rock, open ground, and sweeping views across the Firth of Lorn. Its undeveloped nature gives it strong appeal for buyers looking for privacy, nature, and off-grid potential, with any future eco-lodge or retreat use subject to the necessary consents.
Offered as a bank repossession through a timed online auction, Insh presents a rare and time-limited chance to acquire an entire Hebridean island. For an adventurous buyer, it is a simple but striking opportunity: a whole Scottish island in its rawest form.
7. Mullagrach Island (€400,000)
- Location: Summer Isles, Wester Ross
- Size: 88.7 acres
- Description: Approx. 2 miles by sea from Old Dornie, around 24 km from Ullapool
- Ownership: Freehold
- Development: Mostly undeveloped
- Map: See on Google Earth
Mullagrach Island is an 88.7-acre private island at the wild northern edge of the Summer Isles, off Achiltibuie in Wester Ross.
As the most northerly island in the group, Mullagrach sits where the mountains of Coigach meet the Atlantic, offering a raw Highland setting of heather, rock, sea cliffs, and open water. Its position within the Wester Ross Marine Protected Area and the UNESCO North West Highlands Geopark adds to the island’s natural significance and helps protect the dramatic seascape around it.
The island remains almost untouched, with just one low-impact eco-cabin as its only structure. The cabin’s curved roof is clad in heather, allowing it to sit quietly within the landscape and reflecting the sensitivity of this remote coastal environment.
Access is by boat from Old Dornie Harbour, with Ullapool around 24 km away. For a buyer seeking genuine northern wilderness without a trophy-island price, Mullagrach offers a rare chance to own a whole Scottish island in one of the Highlands’ most scenic and protected coastal regions.
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