Eilean Aigas
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Eilean Aigas (NH4641) (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Àigeis)[1] is an island in the River Beauly, Scotland, in Kiltarlity parish in traditional Inverness-shire,[2] now Highland Region. It is most notable for the mansion on it at its north end,[3] which was formerly owned by the Sobieski Stuarts and rented by author and Scottish nationalist Compton Mackenzie from Lord Fraser of Lovat. It is joined to the bank by a narrow white bridge.
Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Àigeis |
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Pronunciation | [elan ˈaːkʲəʃ] |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NH467417 |
Coordinates | 57.43976°N 4.55505°W / 57.43976; -4.55505 |
Physical geography | |
Highest elevation | 103 m |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Highland |
Demographics | |
Population | No estimate available |
The Eilean Aigas estate was owned by the Lovat Frasers until 1995, when it was bought by King Chong Chai, a Malaysian businessman, for around £600,000.[4][5] Chai put the island up for sale in 2001, for an asking price of £3 million. It was purchased by Brendan Clouston, a Canadian businessman, who was formerly president of Tele-Communications Inc.[6] The house was built in 2006, it is a replica of a 19th-century hunting lodge. In 2013 the estate was once again for sale, for offers over £15 million.[7] It sold in 2015 for £3 million.[8]