A LIGHTHOUSE cottage designed by the father of Robert Louis Stevenson and in a magnificent, remote location is on sale for offers over £225,000.
The property on Mull might appeal to stressed-out city dwellers desperate to escape the rat race - or perhaps those wanting to recreate the famous Chewin' the Fat's "gonnae no dae that" sketch.
Rubha nan Gall is not connected by road and can only be accessed by a mile-long walk along a footpath from Tobermory or boat.
The property - which does not included the lighthouse in the sale - was built in 1857 by Thomas Stevenson and his brother David.
The Stevenson brothers built a series of lighthouses around Scotland, and the family business would provide inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's works including Treasure Island.
Originally designed as two semi-detached houses, the property is now a single, spacious dwelling, but otherwise remains almost exactly as it would have appeared when it was first occupied, with no mains electricity, water or sewer connections.
Water comes from a private spring and heat from solid fuel or paraffin stoves.
The property includes a 32-hectare area of land.
The cottage enjoys uninterrupted, spectacular views across the Sound of Mull and the Ardnamurchan Peninsula.
Gregor King of Bell Ingram's Oban office said: "The cottage inevitably makes you think of the long suffering lighthouse keepers in the BBC's Chewin' the Fat.
"But this is definitely a unique property that people are gonnae need to dae."
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