For sale: large Hebrides isle, yours for £4m

To climbers on the property ladder it is the top rung, an island of one's own. And next week those with around £4m to spend will have the opportunity of reaching it when the Inner Hebridean island of Gigha goes on the market.

To climbers on the property ladder it is the top rung, an island of one's own. And next week those with around £4m to spend will have the opportunity of reaching it when the Inner Hebridean island of Gigha goes on the market.

According to the estate agents, Gigha, (pronounced "gear") which is nine square miles and has a population of 110, is one of Britain's largest private islands.

The current owner, multimillionaire Derek Holt, 74, is selling due to ill health and the asking price of £3.85m has already attracted interest from Britain and the United States.

Gigha, off the Mull of Kintyre, is sheltered from the worst of the west coast weather. The buyer will be given the right to a baronial title and is expected to live on the island.