The Island

Eilean Shona is a privately owned island of some 2000 acres set at the entrance of Loch Moidart, just off Ardnamurchan peninsula. It is two and a half miles long by one and a half wide.

Though only a short boat ride from the mainland this haven of peace and tranquility offers you a completely different world. There are no cars or shops, no television and no flight paths. The post and newspapers do come but only if you want them.

Eilean Shona's landscape is varied, from its wooded Eastern side of many rare and magnificent trees to it's wild, rugged Western side. Its highest point is 265m above sea level from where there are spectacular views out to the Hebridean islands, Ardnamurchan and Arisaig. The island also has its beach, Shoe Bay, tucked away on it's South Western tip. The island abounds with wildlife; an array of seabirds, deer, seals, the reticent otter, occasional eagles, birds of prey, red squirrels and the rare pine marten.

The ruins of Castle Tioram, the traditional home of the Clanranalds and a key strategic asset in the Lord of the Isles defence of his demesnes, lies just across the Loch and is one of the features of the region.

On Loch Moidart itself there are many tiny uninhabited islands, they are the stuff of children's stories. JM Barrie rented the island in the 1920's and wrote the screenplay for Peter Pan here. Eilean Shona was also the inspiration for his play 'The Marie Rose'. He wrote of Eilean Shona, "We have mountains and lochs and boats and tennis and billiards and most of the Western islands of Scotland lying at our feet."