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Private Scottish island with mansion, cottage, farmhouse and watchtower goes on sale

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Vincent
AuthorSophie Buchan
Published date20 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
However, whilst many of us can't go all out when it comes to our dream property, others can

And if it were us, we would rather buy a Scottish island as we think we'd be getting more bang for our buck.

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On the market for £1,750,000, the Isle of Vaila offers a rare opportunity to own your own island as well as an additional four buildings which aren't exactly small.

Describing the island, according to Savills, 20th century English Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman said: "I can think of few nicer places in the world."

The island located in the west of the Shetland Islands archipelago, comes with 757 acres of land in total with around 142 acres grazings as well as approximately 581 acres heathland.

The area would be a perfect place for people to come to if they're into boating, fishing and hiking with almost seven miles of coastline and a great variety of bird life visits the island including fulmars, great skuas, kittiwakes and puffins and estuary birds such as curlews, snipe, and oyster catchers.

Other visitors include otters and orcas which are often seen...

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