Land

This is lot 3 of 3 - The wider sale is Graveland & Gunnigarth, ZE2 9BL

Lot 3 – Island of Holm West Sandwick
This is a small island located approximately 800 metres to the west of Sandwick and extends to approximately 12.63 acres (5.11 Ha) and includes the foreshore. The island, which is uninhabited and accessed by private boat, provides a stunningly rare opportunity to acquire a private island in one of the Europe’s most scenic areas.

Location
The Island of Yell lies at the north-west of the Shetland archipelago, has a population of around 950 people and has a surface area of approximately 873 square miles. Yell is the second largest Island in Shetland and is stunningly beautiful with a huge variety of coastal scenery, sandy beaches, moorland and a history dating back to neolithic times with evidence of 12 broch sites. The Shetland Islands are known for their Viking heritage who settled during the Norse period and many place names and features in the Island are Norse words. The Shetland isles are renowned for the abundance of wildlife being a particular magnet for bird watchers, whilst the coastal waters provide opportunities to observe dolphins, Orcas etc.

Locally mid-Yell has a local shop, medical centre, leisure centre and junior high school whilst the ferry terminal at Ulsta provides rapid transit to the Shetland Mainland and beyond by ferry. The main settlement on Shetland is Lerwick which has a population of around 7,500 and was founded in the 1600s. Lerwick is a busy fishing port and is the main port for the Northlink Fery which plies between Shetland and the City of Aberdeen in northeast Scotland daily. The town has a wide range of commercial, educational, cultural, and service amenities.

The main airport in Shetland is located at Sumburgh at the southern tip of the islands and has good range of flights to Kirkwall, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness. The airport is also a busy helicopter terminal serving the offshore oil rigs to the north east and west of Shetland.