Remote Mullagrach island with beaches and cabin up for sale for £500,000

A remote Scots island with long stretches of beaches and a small cabin has gone up for sale for £500,000.

Mullagrach Island, which is the most northerly of the Summer Isles, was purchased by the owners in 2006 with a view to conserving and improving the wildlife of the location.

The Summer Isles is a group of around 30 islands south of the Coigach peninsula.

The island extends to approximately 88.7 acres and comprises of rough grass and heather dotted with wildflowers and a coastline of rocky beaches, sheltered coves, caves and cliffs.

Mullagrach Island is the most northerly of the Summer Isles, a group of around 30 islands south of the Coigach peninsula. Supplied

Galbraith Group said the island, which lies approximately two miles from Old Dorney Harbour, can be easily accessed by a boat journey of around 35 minutes.

The current owners worked to improve the wildlife and vegetation of the island and to minimize disturbance to sensitive species of flora and its birdlife including, amongst others, great skua, kittiwakes, shag, fulmars and geese.

The owners built a high-quality, low environmental impact timber cabin which was manufactured in Switzerland. Supplied

In 2014, the owners were granted planning consent for a high-quality, low environmental impact timber cabin which was manufactured in Switzerland.

The small cabin, with a heather-clad roof, blends into the landscape and has been positioned and designed to withstand the weather conditions.

The cabin has been positioned and designed to withstand the weather conditions. Supplied

Inside, buyers will find a well equipped with a kitchen area, wood burning stove and two box beds, while solar panels provide power and there is an outside composting WC.

There is also a rainwater collection system, but drinking water is bottled.

Interested buyers have the option to also purchase the current owners’ boat which was designed and built by Tim Loftus, of Johnson and Loftus boatbuilders in Ullapool.