Off-Grid Island That Sheltered a Famous Prince Goes on Sale Without Roads or Infrastructure
Wiay, one of Scotland’s Hebrides islands, has gone on the market for offers over £995,000 (around 65 million Turkish lira). Legend has it that Bonnie Prince Charlie, the famed Scottish prince, hid there while fleeing in 1746.
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The island, covering around 392 hectares, lies just off the east coast of Benbecula.
The island has sandy beaches, a sheltered anchorage and several scattered freshwater lochs. Its highest point is Beinn a’ Tuath, which rises 335 feet (about 102 metres) above sea level. On clear days, the Cuillin mountains on the Isle of Skye can be seen on the eastern horizon.
Golden eagles and white-tailed eagles have been recorded nesting on the island. In the past, around 200 sheep grazed there.
The island is also home to a legend about Scotland’s famous fugitive prince.
According to local legend, Bonnie Prince Charlie took refuge on this island in 1746 while fleeing government forces after the Battle of Culloden. At the foot of Beinn a’ Tuath lies a cave known locally as “Prince Charlie’s Rest.” Tradition holds that it sheltered the prince during his escape.
With help from Flora MacDonald, who disguised him as her maid, the prince eventually managed to escape to France.
The island has no infrastructure, and the only way to get there is by private boat.
The island, once home to a small farming community, still has the ruins of a cottage overlooking Bagh na Murla, a cove on its west coast. Planning permission previously granted to renovate the cottage has since expired. The island is a short private boat ride from Peter’s Port, which is connected by causeway to Benbecula and South Uist.
The sale also includes the hunting rights. Estate agent Carl Warden said the chance to own an entire Hebridean island for less than £1 million would undoubtedly capture people’s imaginations.
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