Scottish islanders are buying out their lairds
But remote settlements will need more than new owners to survive
WITH HEATHER and woodland running down to basalt cliffs, Ulva is a picture-perfect Hebridean island. Since 1835 the 5,000-acre (20 square kilometre) estate, perched off the Isle of Mull on the west coast of Scotland, has been privately owned. Yet times—and titles—change. In June Ulva was bought by its residents, a result of sweeping land reform by the Scottish government. “For the first time, the people who live on the island will get to decide what happens to it,” declared Rebecca Munro, an islander.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The promised land”
Britain December 1st 2018
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