Private Scottish Island For Sale With Numerous Properties

Shuna Island is For Sale With Sotheby's International Realty.  Asking Price £5m.

A rare opportunity to own an entire island in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides — where heritage, wilderness and possibility converge.

Set amid the wild beauty of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, Shuna Island is a world unto itself — 1,110 acres of sweeping moorland, wooded glens and sheltered bays, surrounded by the ever-changing light of the western sea. Offered for sale for the first time in more than 80 years, this remarkable private island estate combines historic charm, self-sufficient living and extraordinary potential for renewal.

Just off the Argyll coast, Shuna feels like a place from another time: raw, romantic and profoundly peaceful. Yet it is easily reached from the mainland — a private sanctuary that remains wonderfully connected to the rhythm of Scotland’s western seaboard.

An Island Estate of Scale and Soul

At the island’s heart stand the evocative ruins of Shuna Castle, an early 20th-century structure built in the Scottish Baronial style. Though now a romantic ruin, its turreted silhouette still commands the landscape — a dramatic focal point offering the potential for sensitive restoration or redevelopment, subject to planning.

Radiating out from this centre are eight residential properties, each with its own character and outlook, scattered thoughtfully across the island’s hills and shores.

Shuna Farmhouse serves as the island’s principal residence, warm and welcoming, surrounded by pasture and open sky.

The Boat House and Pier House sit at the northern approach, overlooking Loch Shuna — the natural threshold for arrivals by sea.

Further inland, Birchwood, The Garden House, Oakwood Cottage and The Forge offer a rustic yet comfortable way of island life, each privately set amid the island’s green heart.

At the southern tip, South End House presides over a private bay — one of Scotland’s most picturesque hideaways. Tucked into the hillside, it captures wide, cinematic views across the Atlantic, offering total seclusion and space to host family gatherings, retreats or creative residencies.

Together, the properties can accommodate up to 52 guests, creating the rare possibility of a fully self-contained community — ideal for multi-generational living, regenerative tourism, or a boutique island retreat.

A Living Landscape

Beyond its homes, Shuna is a working estate — a living ecosystem where traditional land management meets natural abundance. The island supports livestock farming and is alive with wildlife: red and fallow deer graze the hills, otters trace the shoreline, and sea eagles wheel overhead. In the surrounding waters, porpoises surface and seals drift lazily in the shallows.

For those drawn to country pursuits, deer stalking and field sports remain part of the island’s heritage, while its tranquil bays invite kayaking, sailing, and quiet contemplation.

The island’s single road — an unhurried ribbon of track — winds from the northern pier to the southern shore, passing scenic lookouts, a once-cultivated walled garden, and a necklace of small sandy beaches and rocky coves.

Self-Sufficiency Meets Sustainability

Despite its remoteness, Shuna Island is surprisingly modern in its infrastructure. Renewable energy systems — including photovoltaic panels, wind turbines, battery storage and backup generators — provide a sustainable power supply. Water is sourced and managed on-site, and access is smooth and reliable via private pier, slipways and helipad.

By sea, the island connects easily to Craobh Haven Marina and Arduaine Pier, while helicopter transfers to Glasgow and Islay airports are just under an hour away.

In nearby Oban, known as the “Gateway to the Isles,” residents find all essentials: schools, shops, restaurants and ferry connections to the wider Hebridean chain. The closer village of Ardfern offers a warm local community, café, shop and marina — a perfect mainland anchor for island living.

A Landscape of Legend

The region surrounding Shuna is celebrated for its untamed splendour — the deep lochs and silver beaches of Argyll, the island-dotted seas of the Inner Hebrides, and the mythical Corryvreckan Whirlpool, one of the world’s great tidal wonders.

From the island’s high points, the horizon stretches endlessly: Jura’s rugged outline to the west, the mainland mountains to the east, and the shifting blues and greys of the Atlantic between.

An Island for the Imagination

Shuna Island is far more than a property — it is an entire realm of experience, history and possibility. A place where heritage structures meet renewable innovation; where the wild and the cultivated coexist in harmony; and where ownership means becoming custodian of an entire ecosystem.

Whether reimagined as a private family estate, a wellness and conservation retreat, or a boutique destination in one of the world’s most beautiful maritime regions, Shuna offers an unrepeatable chance to shape the future of a true Hebridean island.

A private world. A living landscape. A once-in-a-generation opportunity.