2023-04-27 17:27:27
Time.news – Who in their life has never dreamed of having an island at their disposal uninhabited e pristine, without houses, roads, anything built by humans? Now such a paradise is on sale for just under 170 thousand euros: it is Barlocco Islandoff the south coast of Scotland, facing the Irish Sea, between Fleet Islands in Fleet Bay, about 110 kilometers south of Glasgow160 kilometers from Edinburgh and about 520 from London.
Situated just off the southern coast of Scotland, Barlocco Island is up for sale, priced at offers over £150,000 ($190,000) https://t.co/05zxkSusIr
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It has an area of 10 hectares, is accessible only by boat or on foot, by tractor or quad, but only at low tide. Barlocco also has a beach of pebbles, a vital flood pond for livestock and wildlife.
Before making an offer, however, you should know that the island is within the Borgue Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest, a designation given to protected natural areas In the United Kingdom due to their richness in flora and fauna. It is not clear whether a house can be built on it, but it is easily imaginable that it is very difficult. Also because Barlocco is not equipped with water pipes or electricity.
It is therefore difficult to stay there, but it is not easy to get there either: the nearest city is nine kilometers away, Dumfriesan hour by bus from the city, is the nearest railway station.
Yet in a week, since it was put up for sale, there have already been dozens of purchase requests received from both individuals and companies, which probably glimpse the prospect of tourism development. Most from Great Britain, but some also from Italia, Germania, Norway e United States. The seller is unknown.
The designation “will significantly limit the ability to obtain planning permission for any permanent structure or dwelling,” he wrote in an email viewed by the New York Times people David Corrie. “The only option for anyone wishing to stay on the island for any length of time would be off-grid solutions, such as thesolar power“.
Barlocco is not the first Scottish island to end up on the market. Càrn Deas, a small island in the Summer Isles archipelago, in the northwest, was listed in 2021. Also in the northwest, there is Ronay, an island available for rent. The Scottish government last August abandoned a £50,000 payment to families to move to islands with shrinking populations after protests from residents.
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