Eilean Righ (King's Island)

I have never been very encouraged to land here, somehow it seems a bit too intrusive on the clearly very private (and no doubt prosperous) owners of this small island, whoever they may be nowadays. Silly really because I imagine they are hardly ever there, flying in and out from their helipad. And anyway given there is 'freedom to roam' in Scotland it should be OK to wander the island provided you don't get too near the house and garden. The island does seem to change hands quite often and in 2012 was up for sale for about £3 million but I understand was withdrawn from the market. Islands do indeed attract many but ultimately satisfy few. The all-black RIBs and motorboats on the pontoon have a rather sinister look about them, hardly encouraging. Another problem with the anchorage is the strange sound emanating from the fish farm when I was last there — seal-scaring I suppose.