Or even the list price of $7.44 million. Castle-equipped Scottish island lists for the first time in 80 years — and it’s accessible only by boat or helicopter:
An entire private island off Scotland’s rugged west coast — complete with a ruined castle, a working farm and a cluster of off-grid holiday cottages — is hitting the market for the first time in nearly 80 years.
Shuna, a 1,100-acre island in the Inner Hebrides, is being offered for about $7.44 million, marking the end of an era for a family that has stewarded it since World War II.
The Gully family has owned the island since 1945, when Viscountess Selby, reeling from the war’s aftermath, walked into a London estate agency and inquired — somewhat famously — if they had “any islands on the books.”
Of course, it’s over there, so it would cost a lot for everything even before the cost of having it supplied by boat comes into play, and you aren’t allowed legally to have what you need to defend it.
But it looks like it would be an interesting purchase nevertheless, especially with several rental cottages on the island to let.
Ah, but I am reaching the point in my career that I’m starting to doubt whether I will become wealthy from working for a startup especially since I am not chasing the AI bandwagon.
Of course, I thought the Internet would not be big either, so take my counsel for what you paid for it.
