Croft 2-19, Melvaig, Gairloch, IV21
- Land size
- 0.92 acres
Description
Owner occupied croft which is 9½ miles from Gairloch, which extends to approx. 0.92 acre and in an elevated position on the coastline at Melvaig offering panoramic views across the Minch to the Isle of Skye and the Outer Hebrides. There is Planning in principle which expires in April 2025.
Owner occupied croft which is 9½ miles distant from Gairloch and extends to approx. 0.92 acre in an elevated position on the coastline at Melvaig offering beautiful panoramic views across the Minch to the Isle of Skye, the Outer Hebrides and the Melvaig coastline. Melvaig is a rural coastal area of scattered houses and crofts. The croft which is infilled with pink on the plan with house site indicated by a dotted line, is fenced off and has outline planning permission for a single storey house details of which can be found on the Highland Council website (planning application number 22/00600/PIP). There is a water connection on the site and other services are nearby. There is a possibility of building grants being available from the Crofting Agricultural Grants (Scotland) Scheme, look up and more general information regarding crofting regulations can be found on the Crofter Commission website.
Travelling west on the A835, turn left onto the A832 just after Garve. Continue along this route until you reach Gairloch, turn left just after the Morrison's store onto the B8021, approx. 9 miles on you will come to a junction with a post box, turn right and go on to the fork, turn left an go to the end of the road, there is a small parking area, the croft is through the gates ahead and to the right.
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- Non_traditional
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-17
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Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
80 Mbps
Superfast · available to 89% of premises
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- HD streaming
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- Web & social
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Nearest Schools
Primary
- Gairloch Primary School7.2 miles
- Pupils
- 56
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Bualnaluib Primary School8 miles
- Pupils
- 29
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Poolewe Primary School8.2 miles
- Pupils
- 9
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Scoraig School18 miles
- Pupils
- 6
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Staffin Primary School20 miles
- Pupils
- 37
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Gairloch High School7.2 miles
- Pupils
- 89
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Ullapool High School25 miles
- Pupils
- 173
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Portree High School32 miles
- Pupils
- 494
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Plockton High School34 miles
- Pupils
- 213
- Type
- Non-denominational
- The Nicolson Institute35 miles
- Pupils
- 1,022
- Type
- Non-denominational
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
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