Welcome everyone to our August 2026 blog. Malcolm and I are on the move after almost five years on the most northerly of the Orkney Islands.
It has been a fantastic time, we're staying in Orkney, we are just jumping islands and are upsizing.
So for anyone looking for a change in lifestyle, a bit of an adventure and a bit of fun our property is up for sale.
Coastal croft house for sale on North Ronaldsay
A registered croft with a traditional one bedroom cottage (could be 2 bedroom), 3 stone byres, greenhouse, substantial field shelter with attached store, 6.5 acres divided into 2 grass fields (one surrounding the house, the other with shore frontage), outstanding panoramic sea views, near to the island's lighthouse.
Kitchen
Living room
Bedroom
en-suite
back lobby
back door
bathroom
floorpan
greenhouse
with grapevine
peach tree
yellow door to kitchen
field shelter with attached store
To find us use What3words:
pretty.twitches.savers
If you would love watching birds, orcas, seals, waves, the night sky, the Northern Lights, glorious sunrises and sunsets, have freedom to walk, run, cycle and ride with very few vehicles to share the roads, swim on deserted beaches, get involved with sheep, keep livestock / ponies, grow your own food and have peace, safety, tranquility and more, you will love North Ronaldsay 💖
- the most northern island of the Orkney islands, and area of 3.5 miles by 1.5 miles
- home to the ancient, rare breed, seaweed-eating North Ronaldsay sheep
- around 50-60 inhabitants
- surgery with 24 hour, full-time Advanced Nurse Practitioner on call with emergency helicopter service if needed
- community centre with badminton court, stage, kitchen, 2 meeting rooms
- Bird Observatory monitoring and recording visiting birds
- the Bird Observatory offers, B&B rooms, hostel, campsite, small shop, evening restaurant and bar
- 3 bird hides
- 2 breathtaking sandy beaches, rugged coastline and turquoise blue, clear waters
- "Trebb" Community Hub, granted £2million, soon to be completed, will offer well-being centre, gym, office space, meeting room, two-bedroom flat, premises for the relocation of the woollen mill and a meat larder
- exhibition and archive centre of island life in the recently refurbished Kirk/church with grant funding
- the UK's tallest lighthouse offering summer lighthouse tours, visitor centre and 2 holiday let former lighthouse keeper cottages
- annual sheep festival - see website for details and photographs
- archaeological sites and a sense of history
- International Dark Skies status
Job opportunities
at the airfield, ferry terminal, fire service, Bird Observatory, various opportunities at the soon to be completed Trebb centre / Community Hub, remote working, three daily 15 minute flights to Kirkwall for wider job opportunities and plentiful jobs for self-employment eg. electricians, plumbers, mechanics, builders, handy persons, gardeners, taxi service, skilled knitters, change-overs, carers, cafe work, food growers, farming .......
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For those of you who have followed this blog or just looked at it for the first time, you will see that living on North Ronaldsay is not your average.
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You can't just walk out for a take-away, go to the cinema or do some of the things that folk take for granted, a little planning is needed,
BUT
island life can provide so much more if you embrace it !!!!
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If you would like to chat about our property or the island call me:
June 07766765230
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There's always something new to learn on an island, this month I had a go at shearing sheep, under the patient eye of Billy Muir who happens to be the island's lighthouse keeper, too.
I was pleased to have managed to get a fleece off whole although I'm not admitting how long it took me, let's just say the sheep fell asleep and I won't be adding sheep shearing to my cv just yet !
and Malcolm's not bragging but his cabbages are rather large !!!!
So from us,
looking forward to new adventures,
we wish you a bountiful September
June & Malcolm
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