An Ruadh-eilean

Coillegillie is a small former crofting township nestling on the south end of the Applecross/ Toscaig peninsula, Scotland. It is accessible only by a 1.2mile track or by boat landing on the shore. Apparently in the late 19th century Coillegillie had as many as 28 inhabitants whose diet mainly consisted of fish and seafood. It was the tuberculosis outbreak in the 1920’s which eventually led to the majority of homes in Coillegillie being abandoned and the houses stood empty and locked, just as the residents had left them, for almost 50 years. Today at Coilliegillie there is one Modernised Holiday Cottage that you can rent if you really want to get away from the outside World. The views from Coilliegillie across the Inner Sound of the Isle of Raasay to the Cuillins on Skye are tremendous and ever changing so it’s well worth the trek to get there.