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Now You Can Buy Your Own Scottish Murder Island

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Grace Carr Reporter
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Little Ross Island off the southwest coast of Scotland has just hit the market, selling for £325,000.

The 29-acre Scottish island offers luxurious privacy, but its dark history might put a damper on the notions of potential buyers, particularly when they learn that the lighthouse keeper Hugh Clarke was murdered on the property in 1960 by his former assistant Robert Dickson.

Designed by Alan Stevenson and built in 1843, the lighthouse — now the remote getaway — was intended to fill the void of visible landmarks between what Scotts call the “Mull of Galloway” and “Southerness.” A lighthouse watchman manned the post at all times until Clarke’s murder, after which the Commissioners for Northern Lighthouses took control of and maintained the property.

The 19th-century lighthouse tower is fully automated, but is not included in the purchase of the island.

The estate boasts a six bedroom cottage and courtyard, as well as what the Daily Mirror described as a “ruinous” barn. The whole complex is off-grid and gets power from a wind turbine and solar panels.

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The island can only be reached by boat or helicopter, thus real estate agents have made it clear that potential buyers should be comfortable on rough seas, according to the Independent.

The lighthouse is a “fantastic development potential” said David Corrie, senior associate at Castle Douglas property firm Galbraith. “Private islands rarely come up for sale at an affordable price and particularly one with a habitable house and additional properties.”

Corrie noted that, with a little “bit of TLC, the properties on the island could be turned into something truly stunning,” adding that “we expect a lot of interest from all over the UK as well as abroad.”

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