Argyll Island
Stunningly beautiful, steeped in history, and surrounded by the most extraordinary land and seascapes, Argyll Island embodies everything that the ultimate Scottish Island should be. An abundant 261+ acres, the island is private and sheltered, yet it lies within one of the most accessible coastal locations in Scotland, the breathtaking central west region of Argyll & Bute.
Argyll Island’s status and heritage stretch back into ...
Stunningly beautiful, steeped in history, and surrounded by the most extraordinary land and seascapes, Argyll Island embodies everything that the ultimate Scottish Island should be. An abundant 261+ acres, the island is private and sheltered, yet it lies within one of the most accessible coastal locations in Scotland, the breathtaking central west region of Argyll & Bute.
Argyll Island’s status and heritage stretch back into prehistory – the island is home to two duns, or Iron Age forts, a testament to its importance in this period. During the 1930s, the island belonged to Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston, famed tutor to China’s last emperor, Pu Yi. When Johnston retired from his work in China, he returned to the island and modernized its two houses. Today, Argyll Island features a completely refurbished four-bedroom house with three bathrooms and potential to extensively expand, a three-bedroom farmhouse with two bathrooms, a boathouse that is 65 sq/m in area for boat storage, and a purpose-built concrete sea ramp for a seaplane.
Argyll Island’s current owners purchased it more than a quarter century ago and spent several million dollars impeccably upgrading it to modern standards, including undersea and underground three-phase electrical mains with fully automatic three-phase generator backup, a new, deep fresh water supply via a 95-meter well, and a dedicated insulated and dehumidified 500-square-meter hangar for up to two light-to-medium helicopters, a microwave telecommunications link to the mainland, and high-speed internet via Starlink. After using the island as a holiday home, the couple moved here permanently seven years ago and have upgraded the island’s infrastructure even further, with some £1 million in additional improvements, like a new ultra-modern floating jetty for better, deeper yacht mooring with electrics, and an extensive network of paths and bridges so that the entire magnificent island can be enjoyed throughout the year. It also has a five-year average of five deer annually for hunting, if so desired.
Stunningly beautiful, steeped in history, and surrounded by the most extraordinary land and seascapes, Argyll Island embodies everything that the ultimate Scottish Island should be. An abundant 261+ acres, the island is private and sheltered, yet it lies within one of the most accessible coastal locations in Scotland, the breathtaking central west region of Argyll & Bute.
Argyll Island’s status and heritage stretch back into prehistory – the island is home to two duns, or Iron Age forts, a testament to its importance in this period. During the 1930s, the island belonged to Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston, famed tutor to China’s last emperor, Pu Yi. When Johnston retired from his work in China, he returned to the island and modernized its two houses. Today, Argyll Island features a completely refurbished four-bedroom house with three bathrooms and potential to extensively expand, a three-bedroom farmhouse with two bathrooms, a boathouse that is 65 sq/m in area for boat storage, and a purpose-built concrete sea ramp for a seaplane.
Argyll Island’s current owners purchased it more than a quarter century ago and spent several million dollars impeccably upgrading it to modern standards, including undersea and underground three-phase electrical mains with fully automatic three-phase generator backup, a new, deep fresh water supply via a 95-meter well, and a dedicated insulated and dehumidified 500-square-meter hangar for up to two light-to-medium helicopters, a microwave telecommunications link to the mainland, and high-speed internet via Starlink. After using the island as a holiday home, the couple moved here permanently seven years ago and have upgraded the island’s infrastructure even further, with some £1 million in additional improvements, like a new ultra-modern floating jetty for better, deeper yacht mooring with electrics, and an extensive network of paths and bridges so that the entire magnificent island can be enjoyed throughout the year. It also has a five-year average of five deer annually for hunting, if so desired.
