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Pladda Island, a private island with its own lighthouse, just hit the market for $426,267.
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It consists of nearly 28 acres of land and features a five-bedroom house.
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There is also a 2.5 acre garden, as well as a helipad and stone jetty for boat transportation.
This entire Scottish island can be yours for less than $450,000.
Pladda Island, a private island with its own lighthouse, has just been put on the market for £350,000, or about $426,267.
The property, listed by Knight Frankis less than a mile from the Isle of Arran.
Pladda Island consists of almost 28 hectares of land.
It is located 50 kilometers from Glasgow.
There is a lighthouse on the island, which was first installed in 1790.
It was fully automated in the 1990s and is now remotely controlled by the Northern Lighthouse Boards Headquarters, located in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The traditional lantern and lens have been replaced with solar-powered LED lighting at the top of the tower, a Knight Frank spokesperson told Insider.
The island comes with a five bedroom house.
The former lighthouse keeper’s house also includes two living rooms and a bathroom, as well as a kitchen and a freezer room.
The Knight Frank listing states that the house has not been used in recent years and is in need of ‘upgrading’.
There is also a couple of modern outbuildings on the property.
The outbuildings have another bedroom, kitchen, living room and shower room.
There are also additional outbuildings currently used for storage which are listed as having “development potential”.
Within the island is a walled garden that spans 2.5 acres.
The garden, with high stone walls, was formerly used to grow fruit and vegetables for the former lighthouse keeper.
Pladda Island is only accessible by boat or helicopter.
It features a stone jetty and a helipad.
The island is an important breeding and stopping place for many migratory seabirds.
According to Knight Frank, more than 100 bird species have been recorded on the island of Pladda.
Successful breeding colonies include Arctic terns, turnstones, cormorants and a variety of gull species.
You will see beautiful views of the south coast of Arran and Northern Ireland.
Kildonan, the nearest village to Arran, has a village shop, post office, campsite and hotel.
Nearby Arran offers spectacular scenery and plenty of outdoor activities.
Fishing, mountain biking, rock climbing, sailing, golfing, walking and diving are all available on Arran if you want to change things up from the secluded life on Pladda.
And the surrounding sea is full of dolphin pods.
You will also be able to spot large basking sharks, otters and sometimes even a colony of seals.
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