Overview

• Savills is marketing the 18-acre, Category A listed estate, which retains stained glass, elaborate wood panelling, a rare Imhoff & Mukle orchestrion and Victorian multi‑function showers.
• NatureScot says a sale is the only feasible route to secure the investment needed because annual maintenance costs are too high to sustain in public ownership.
• Prospective buyers must submit plans to be shared with island residents that set out how the castle will support nature, sustainability, culture and the local economy.
• Scottish Government research found most Isle of Rum residents support a sale to enable redevelopment and a return to operational use.
• Built for Sir George Bullough between 1897 and 1901 and acquired by the Nature Conservancy Council in 1957, the site has lacked visitor operations since the hostel closed in 2013 and tours ended in 2020.