Isle of Colonsay, Scotland

17/10/2025

🎶 Nominate Ceòl Cholasa for Event of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards 2025 🎶 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/STMAnoms2025

06/03/2025

Just over 2 weeks remaining to apply!

Island croft tenancy opportunity for a family! 🐓🐄🌱

Colonsay Community Development Company is delighted to advertise a rare opportunity for a family to take on the tenancy of an 11 acre croft in a stunning location, with a comfortable 4 bed house available for rent.

With Scottish Land Fund support, Ben Sgoiltaire croft in Uragaig, Isle of Colonsay is in community ownership.
CCDC is aiming to attract a family, see the house occupied as a year-round family home and the croft actively worked, ideally with a small business.
The allocation is intended to support Colonsay’s primary school, increasing both the school roll and the number of settled residents of working age seeing a long term future for themselves in Colonsay.

Applicants must be:
- A family of working age wanting to take on a croft here and make Colonsay home; a family unit including those attending either primary school or nursery, or younger.

Applicants must have:
- A croft plan for Ben Sgoiltaire, with the relevant experience & aptitude to support this, along with the finance & resources required to get set up.

- A way to make a living in Colonsay. A willingness to take on a variety of island work is usually required. Working remotely is another possibility, or bringing a trade or particular work experience which would be desirable for maintaining essential services within the small island community.

- Resilience, initiative, adaptability & enthusiasm, with an awareness of the challenges of year-round island life.

Please get in touch to request more information and the application form: [email protected]

Deadline for applications: 23rd March 2025

www.colonsay.org.uk
Colonsay Village Hall
Scalasaig
Isle of Colonsay
PA61 7YW
Landlord registration number: 1480800/130/27092

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15/01/2025

Island croft tenancy opportunity for a family!

Colonsay Community Development Company is delighted to advertise a rare opportunity for a family to take on the tenancy of an 11 acre croft in a stunning location, with a comfortable 4 bed house available for rent.
💫
With Scottish Land Fund support, Ben Sgoiltaire croft in Uragaig, Isle of Colonsay is coming into community ownership.
CCDC is aiming to attract a family, see the house occupied as a year-round family home and the croft actively worked, ideally with a small business.
The allocation is intended to support Colonsay’s primary school, increasing both the school roll and the number of settled residents of working age seeing a long term future for themselves in Colonsay.
💫
Applicants must be:
- A family of working age wanting to take on a croft here and make Colonsay home; a family unit including those attending either primary school or nursery, or younger.
💫
Applicants must have:
- A croft plan for Ben Sgoiltaire, with the relevant experience & aptitude to support this, along with the finance & resources required to get set up.
💫
- A way to make a living in Colonsay. A willingness to take on a variety of island work is usually required. Working remotely is another possibility, or bringing a trade or particular work experience which would be desirable for maintaining essential services within the small island community.
💫
- Resilience, initiative, adaptability & enthusiasm, with an awareness of the challenges of year-round island life.

Please get in touch to request more information and the application form: [email protected]

Deadline for applications: 23rd March 2025

www.colonsay.org.uk
Colonsay Village Hall
Scalasaig
Isle of Colonsay
PA61 7YW
Landlord registration number: 1480800/130/27092

Please share as widely as you see fit!

10/09/2024

06/04/2023

The new business units at Scalasaig are taking shape.....

28/03/2023

More housing opportunities on Colonsay!

🏡 Self-build in Colonsay! We are continuing to accept applications for the 3 self-build plots in Scalasaig:

- Plot cost £20,000-£25,000*
- Full planning permission for a 2-storey 3-bed home on each plot (pending)
- Services installed adjacent to plot boundary
- Part of small community-led development (pictured below)
- Close to ferry terminal and services in Scalasaig
- Applications with local connections, or meeting island needs, will be prioritised. See brochure below for full allocation criteria

*Rural Housing Burden applies. See brochure or website for further details.

👉 Brochure and to apply: https://www.chtrust.co.uk/self-build-plots.html

Colonsay Community Development Company

24/03/2023

The Isle of Colonsay Community Development Company are delighted to welcome yachts to the 6 new moorings they have put in place for the 2023 season. ⚓️⛵️

They are a great addition to this beautiful spot and they look forward to welcoming you.

sailscotland.co.uk/news/

06/02/2023

Exciting times....

19/01/2023

Hard to believe this is Colonsay! Always a treat to see some snow lie.

18/01/2023

Got some nice snowy shots? tag us in your photos and we will repost them on our feed 💕☃️

17/01/2023

New business opportunity in Colonsay!

28/11/2021

Lovely night at Colonsay and Oronsay Heritage Trust annual cheese and wine evening.
The Trust do lots of excellent things and their exhibitions are definitely worth a visit when you're on Colonsay.