A Scottish island is up for sale 20 years after it was won as the star prize on a German TV show.
Tiny Dun Maraig is about the size of a football pitch and a half, has no modern amenities of any kind, and has no planning permission for anything.
But for anyone simply wanting to boast that they own a Scottish island it could be yours for as little as £10,000.
Dun Maraig – roughly 155yds long by 80yds wide – is close to the north-west tip of Skye. It is a “dry island” because it can be walked to a low tide.
The island was given away on a 1994 episode of My Show that involved a phone-in competition for prizes.
Dun Maraig winner Stefan Schluznus, 20, of Bremen, said at the time he hoped to build a house on the island to “enjoy the view”.
Mr Schluznus and his family have avoided publicity ever since and it is not even known if any of them ever visited the island, which is estimated to fetch anything between £10,000 and £50,000.
The island is being sold by Vladi Private Islands, a worldwide broker whose portfolio includes vast Caribbean islands complete with pools and dozens of properties among its sites for sale. But Vladi struggle to wax lyrical about Dun Maraig, describing it as: “A rocky structure, covered by grass; attentive owners may even find the remains of a fort if they look closely enough.”
Vladi’s Pedro Arez said: “With this kind of island it is very hard to say what is the right price. To own your own island is very special.”
Mr Arez added: “The right value is the right value. Between £10,000 and £50,000 is my feeling.”