THE chance to be king of a remote Scottish castle will soon be up for grabs.
Former Army sergeant David Armstrong, who used to manage the childhood homes of John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney, has quit the job of running Kinloch Castle on Rum.
Mr Armstrong took over running of the late-Victorian Kinloch Castle in the Inner Hebrides 18 months ago, joking at the time he was the man who left The Beatles for the midges.
The 46-year-old moved to the picturesque island with his wife Lynda, 34, and their three-year-old daughter Elena.
But the Armstrongs have now decided to leave the island, mainly owned by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), with Mr Armstrong taking a high-profile museum job in York.
A spokesman for SNH said: "Mr Armstrong left his employment at the end of January after 18 months in post to take up a new career development opportunity. The job on Rum will be advertised."
The family had moved in 2011 from the Wirral for Mr Armstrong to become Kinloch's new visitor services manager.
He had previously served with the Army Ordnance Corps for 13 years, including in Norway, Denmark, the Falklands, Canada, Germany and Bosnia.
Grade A-listed Kinloch was built in 1897 and is visited by 10,000 each year.
l On Monday, SNH said 623 people had applied for the job of manager of Incholm Island in the Forth.
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