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Fixed Price£95,000

West Aith, Sandwick, Orkney

Land size: 2 acres

Description

REVISED PRICE

West Aith is a registered croft and B listed. The cottage and outbuildings require extensive renovation. The property extends to 2 acres or thereby.
Interested parties should consult the Orkney Islands council Planning Department to establish if they require planning consent/ building warrant before commencing works.
Due to the state of the roofs, entry to the buildings is not advised.

KEY FEATURES
Owner occupied croft, registration number O1005
B listed
Former barn, byre and store and various roofless buildings
Extends to 2 acres or thereby
Enjoys beautiful view across Loch of Skaill
Access to buildings is not advised due to the poor condition of the roofs

A prospective purchaser should note that this croft land is regulated by the Crofting Commission. This means that the successful purchaser/assignee is agreeing to abide by certain duties regarding the croft land. These duties are:
A duty to be ordinarily resident on, or within 32km (20 miles) of your croft.
A duty to cultivate and maintain your croft or put it to another purposeful use.
A duty not to misuse or neglect your croft.
In addition, there is a legal requirement to return an Annual Notice to the Crofting Commission each year, confirming whether or not you adhere to these duties. Failure to return this notice is a criminal offence, and if as a result of this, any failure to meet the duties is discovered, you could lose the croft or the right to use it.
Further information on being a crofter can be found at

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Property details

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: TBC
Date Posted: 2026-01-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 429 Homes with Land listings in Scotland (1+ acres).

This Property£47,500 / acre

Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £78,596 / acre

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Utilities & Restrictions

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 59% of premises

Suitable for

4K streaming on every screen
Full-time home working
Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

Dounby Community School3.5 miles
Pupils
133
Type
Non-denominational
Stenness Community School5.2 miles
Pupils
26
Type
Non-denominational
Stromness Primary School5.3 miles
Pupils
127
Type
Non-denominational
Firth Primary School7.4 miles
Pupils
76
Type
Non-denominational
Evie Primary School9.1 miles
Pupils
51
Type
Non-denominational

Secondary

Stromness Academy4.9 miles
Pupils
338
Type
Non-denominational
Kirkwall Grammar School14 miles
Pupils
861
Type
Non-denominational
Westray Junior High School22 miles
Pupils
35
Type
Non-denominational
Stronsay Junior High School26 miles
Pupils
16
Type
Non-denominational
Sanday Community School30 miles
Pupils
25
Type
Non-denominational

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Asda Dounby Express Petrol, Dounby3.5 miles

Co-op Stromness - Ferry Road, Stromness5 miles

Co-op Kirkwall, Kirkwall13 miles

GP surgery

Dounby Surgery3.4 miles

Pharmacy

Norsepharm Ltd3.4 miles

Walking trail

West Coast Path1.2 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Thurso Rail Station32 miles

Nearest bus stop

East Aith Junction121 metres

Typical drive times

Thurso2 hr 16 min · 65 miles

Kirkwall26 min · 16 miles

Stromness10 min · 6.2 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From SEPA flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Not shown on SEPA's flood mapsLower risk

Surface water

No mapped surface water riskLower risk

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The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
Ground risks (included in the full report)

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Lows Solicitors, Orkney

5 Broad Street, St. Ola, Orkney, KW15 1DH

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