The island was bought by the late Pualita Sedgwick as a retreat for her writing and film work. After her death the property went to her son Angel who began renovations in 2014. The Northern Lighthouse Board and Historic Scotland provided valuable advice and input to restore the building, allowing changes to be made without detracting from the historic fabric of the building. After five arduous years, Eilean Sionnach Lighthouse Cottage was ready to receive our first guests.

Eilean Sionnach Lighthouse Cottage is a luxury four bedroomed self-catering accommodation on The I Isle of Skye. Designed and built by the Stevenson brothers, and built in 1876, it sits on its own four acre private island alongside the Ornsay lighthouse, which is still in operation today. So we invite you to come, share this special place and discover what you’ve been missing. Your holiday begins at the Isleornsay pier where you board the boat and are taken on a short crossing to the island. On this unique, private island nothing interrupts. There’s no rush here – the natural rhythm and nature of the sea dictates the day. Eilean Sionnach is a place to find your soul. An extraordinary place to truly get away from it all. A place where you can simply just ‘be’.

Eilean Sionach sits on its own four acre tidal island off the Sleat Peninsula on the Isle of Skye. We are home to families of otters, seals and a host of wild birds; Bird Island sits just a few hundred meters off the front of the island and is the nesting ground to a vast array of birds. Sealife is varied with dolphins and minke whales passing by from time to time.