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A remote lighthouse, which was built by Robert Louis Stevenson’s family in 1858, was listed for sale on the Shetland Islands for £ 350,000.
Bressay Lighthouse is currently an artist residence and offers a view of the robust coast and a chance to really escape the daily grind.
The lighthouse itself is no longer occupied or essential for modern navigation, but it once played a decisive role in the leadership of ships by Bressay Sound, the protected channel that separated the island of Bressay from Lerwick. The light was automated in 1987.
Bressay Lighthouse is located in Kirkabister Ness on the southwestern tip of Bressay Island, which has around 350 inhabitants.
The complex, currently owned by the Shetland Opportunity Trust, comprises the original lighthouse, two goalkeeper houses, a engine compartment block and the former main building of the goalkeeper, which has currently housed the residence of the Bressay Lighthouse Artists, offers accommodation and studio world space for visiting artists.
The entire location is designated as a category -b building, which means that every restoration or change must follow the standards with suitable traditional materials and techniques determined by the historical environment.
The lighthouse was one of four lighthouse engineers Thomas and David Stevenson built in Shetland, the father and uncle of the writer Robert Louis Stevenson (author of Treasure Island). It was believed that the family was initially very disappointed that Roberts did not continue his work in the family as an engineer.
It is also assumed that David Stevenson initially claimed that the construction of a lighthouse in Shetland was impossible and that every captain who took his ship through this route was crazy.
Today the Keeper’s Building contains a bedroom and living space for an artist as well as studio acid and three exhibition rooms. The one -story separated stone building has a mixture of wood and stone floor, walls made of plasterboard, individual glazing framed with wood and electrical heating mounted on the wall.
The half -detached one -story cottages contained outer walls and three double rooms, a living and a kitchen room and a bathroom. They were previously used as a holiday rental.
Bressay Island is a seven-minute ferry from Lerwick, the capital and the port on the mainland shetland.
There are direct flights from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Internness to Sumburgh Airport, which is located at the southern top of the Shetland festival country, about 25 miles from Lerwick.
The trip from Bressay Lighthouse to Sumburgh Airport takes about an hour, including the ferry to Lerwick.
