by Fred Fuld III
Have you ever wanted to own your own island? Hav you ever wanted to own your own castle? Have you ever wanted to have a title of Lord (Laird)?
How would you like to have all of the above? Well you can. An island, The Isle of Vaila, located in Walls, Shetland, Scotland, is for sale.
The price? Offers over $2,146,288 are being considered. The island is being offered by Savills in Edinburgh.
Here is what you get as part of the purchase price:
- Approximately 757 acres
- A 17th century castellated mansion with 4 reception rooms and 6 bedrooms
- A 3 bedroom farmhouse
- A 2 bedroom caretaker’s cottage
- 18th century watchtower
This island, with beautiful views, has a private shore base into a sheltered bay with a pier.
The mansion/castle has four reception rooms and is furnished with the original late 1800s furniture.
So you get an island, a castle, and because the word “Lord” or “Laird” is generally used to refer to any owner of a landed estate in Scotland, according to Wikipedia, you technically get a “title”, although that is not specified in the listing and would require further research of titles with the Lord Lyon. In the traditional Scottish order of precedence, a laird ranked below a baron and above a gentleman.
So what more could you ask for? Anyone want to go in on this island with me?