Stunning Scottish island with boathouse and sweeping sea views goes on sale for £50,000, but buyers are warned access is dangerous due to fast changing tides Stunning Scottish island with boathouse and sweeping sea views goes on sale for £50,000, but buyers are warned access is dangerous due to fast changing tides

Remote beauty spot island on sale for just £50,000…but there is a big catch

Stunning Scottish island with boathouse and sweeping sea views goes on sale for £50,000, but buyers are warned access is dangerous due to fast changing tides

An entire island in a breathtaking beauty spot is for sale – but it comes with a major health and safety warning.

Eilean a’ Chapuill, or Island of the Horse, is described as being located in a situation of great natural scenic beauty.

With its own boat house and panoramic sea views, it is on the market for offers over £50,000.

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But the agents issued a red alert to would-be buyers.

They said: “Accessing Eilean a’ Chapuill, due to fast-changing tides, represents a significant health and safety hazard.

Stunning Scottish island with boathouse and sweeping sea views goes on sale for £50,000, but buyers are warned access is dangerous due to fast changing tides
A view of Eilean a’ Chapuill. (Jam Press/Robb Residential)

“Accordingly, viewers visiting Eilean a’ Chapuill should do so with extreme caution and entirely at their own risk.”

The six-acre island is just off the Knapdale peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, as reported by Luxury Property News.

Its listing says: “The island is set just off Kilmory beach and there are wonderful 360-degree aspects across the water to the mainland and islands of Jura and Islay.

Stunning Scottish island with boathouse and sweeping sea views goes on sale for £50,000, but buyers are warned access is dangerous due to fast changing tides
A view of Eilean a’ Chapuill. (Jam Press/Robb Residential)

“The island is accessible by foot at low tide and also by boat.

“Crinan, Cairnbaan and Tayvallich are small and charming west coast villages and hamlets which are accessible to and from Eilean a’ Chapuill.

“Crinan, with its little harbour, canal basin and anchorage, forms the western sea end of the Crinan Canal.

“In the summer months the canal is always a colourful spectacle with passing yachting, cruising and pleasure craft as they navigate the canal waterway to connect the inland sea lochs.

Stunning Scottish island with boathouse and sweeping sea views goes on sale for £50,000, but buyers are warned access is dangerous due to fast changing tides
A view of Eilean a’ Chapuill. (Jam Press/Robb Residential)

“The Clyde estuary and the Kyles of Bute with the more testing and scenically spectacular sailing waters of the western isles.

“Tayvallich is a picturesque fishing village situated on the shores of Loch Sween. It is a popular and sheltered yachting haven with its spectacular scenery and vibrant community, which includes a restaurant, general store and shop along with many local artists.

“The area is well known for its dramatic and natural scenic beauty, and this has always drawn people to the area, making it a popular tourist destination.”

It is for sale with agents Robb Residential.

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Stunning Scottish island with boathouse and sweeping sea views goes on sale for £50,000, but buyers are warned access is dangerous due to fast changing tides
A view of Eilean a’ Chapuill. (Jam Press/Robb Residential)

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