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CNN
24-06-2025
- Business
- CNN
Private Scottish island with ruined castle goes on sale for $7.5 million
An entire Scottish island complete with a ruined castle is up for sale for the princely sum of £5.5 million ($7.48 million). Shuna Island, which sits just off the west coast of Scotland, is being sold for the first time in 80 years, according to listings from estate agents Knight Frank and Sotheby's International Realty. Tom Stewart-Moore, a partner at the Knight Frank office in Edinburgh, told CNN that a number of Scottish islands are sold each year, but Shuna stands out for its size at 1,100 acres. 'This certainly stands above the rest,' he said on Tuesday. 'It feels like something of scale.' And while Scotland has a plethora of small private islands that could serve as boltholes for the ultra-wealthy, most are very hard to get to. Not so for Shuna Island, according to Stewart-Moore, who highlighted the island's relative accessibility: it is just a 30-minute helicopter flight from Glasgow Airport. 'It is very accessible, that is actually very key,' said Stewart-Moore. The island is currently home to eight residential properties, seven of which are used as holiday lets, as well as the ruins of a castle built in the early 20th century by former owner George Buckley, a soldier and adventurer from New Zealand. The castle is 'in an unbelievable position,' said Stewart-Moore. 'The views really are breathtaking,' he said, adding that the ruins could be redeveloped by the new owners into a new principal residence, dependent on planning permission. The island is home to a mixture of native woodland, rough grazing and parkland, he added, as well as boasting both rocky shorelines and sandy beaches. It is also home to various hills that offer 'amazing aspects looking in all directions,' he said. As for potential buyers, Stewart-Moore identified two main groups: those who see the island as a 'trophy asset' where they can spend time in complete privacy, and those who would look to develop its potential for holiday lets, ecotourism or sporting retreats. 'The opportunities are relatively wide on this one,' he said. Shuna Island has been on the market for less than two weeks and has already drawn significant interest from potential buyers from around the world, said Stewart-Moore.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
Driver leads GSP troopers on high-speed chase after attempted traffic stop in Decatur
The Georgia State Patrol said a man took them on a high-speed chase after an attempted traffic stop Tuesday morning. The incident started at 9:48 a.m., when state troopers tried to pull a driver, later identified as Landis Bernard Stewart-Moore, for a speed-related traffic stop. GSP said Stewart-Moore was driving 88 miles per hour in a 65 miles per hour zone. When troopers tried to have Stewart-Moore pull over on Interstate 20 West, he instead drove off, initiating a pursuit. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: 3 companies own nearly 38,000 metro Atlanta homes Alabama college mourns 3 killed in crash in metro Atlanta TikTok influencer Anna Grace Phelan dead at 19 GSP said he then exited onto Flat Shoals Road heading north, made a U-turn, then turned onto Second Avenue as officers pursued him through Decatur. Troopers eventually tried to block Stewart-Moore in his Honda Civic behind a business parking lot on Mead Street but were unsuccessful and he continued driving away. During the pursuit, he ran the Honda into a city street sign and a tree, then drove onto Feld Avenue before hitting two parked vehicles, then getting out of the car and running away. After calling in several teams for assistance, Stewart-Moore was captured and charged with felony fleeing, misdemeanor obstruction of justice, driving on a suspended license, hit and run, damage to property and possession of marijuana. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
