Buy your own island for £125,000: Uninhabited Scottish isle perfect for farming or fishing gets regular visits from otters, seals and porpoises

A tiny Scottish island which boasts almost 10 acres of agricultural land and is regularly visited by otters, seals and sea birds, is on the market for £125,000.

Eilean Loch Oscair is an uninhabited croft off the west coast of Scotland. With the ability to support livestock and produce food, it is the perfect place for farming.

It also receives regular visits from passing otters, seals and porpoises, so while it may be uninhabited, you'll never be alone.

The island lies in one of the west coast's least explored areas, best accessed from the nearby island of Lismore, by boat.

Lismore is a 10-mile long Inner Hebridean island near Oban, with a population of around 180, it still has many Gaelic speakers. From there, residents can connect to the mainland.

Estate agent Tom Stewart Moore said: 'It's a hop, skip and a jump from Lismore. It's an island off a slightly bigger island, so you feel you're in a far-flung place, but you're actually fairly accessible'.

The previous owner of Loch Oscair was a tenant farmer who acquired the croft in 2013. They also have a farm on the neighbouring Lismore.

The Standard reported in October 2022, the owner put forward a planning application to build a off-grid holiday let on the island as well as an outbuilding, a pontoon and a sewage treatment plant.

However, they were deemed 'materially harmful to the landscape' and were refused.

Although the decision doesn't prevent future proposals to the island, it does mean that permission is unlikely to be granted easily.

Mr Stewart Moore said estate agents have received a lot of enquiries about building on the island and said while there's a possibility, there's no certainty.

Eilean Loch Oscair is on the market with Knight Frank estate agents for £125,000.

The estate agents are said to be marketing the island as primarily a farming opportunity, but it may also appeal to sailing enthusiasts or environmentalists.

Loch Oscair is not the only Scottish island to go on the market in recent months. In May this year, the 270-acre Tors, also in the Inner Hebrides, was listed for £1.5million for the first time in 85 years.

In July, Copinsay also went on the market, offering buyers both an uninhabited island and a lighthouse keeper's house for 80,000.