Lagg, Isle of Jura, Argyll and Bute, PA60

From Jura peaks to sea tides a wonderful detached permanent or holiday home overlooking sandy Lagg Bay and the sound of Jura.

The Old Post Office is a detached house of white painted stone and harled exterior and all under a new slated roof. Internally, in recent times the house has been fully refurbished and features a new kitchen with Aga range cooker, many original timber doors have been stripped and feature Suffolk latch ironmongery. The Old Post Office enjoys a slightly elevated setting from where there are wonderful south easterly aspects out across the bay at Lagg. The house is set amid mature and easily tended gardens and the accommodation which is freshly presented is all laid out over two light, bright characterful levels, the front rooms benefitting from the views across the bay.

The Old Post Office provides an excellent home for principal private residency, the Isle of Jura is also a well-known west of Scotland holiday and short break destination and so the property offers considerable scope as a second, or income producing self-catering holiday letting home.

Ground Floor
Outer front storm door, glazed front door to entrance reception hallway, dual aspect sitting room with lattice detail to window, warming log burner inset to stone hearth, character exposed beams, dining room with dual aspects, warming log burner inset to stone hearth, character exposed beams, lovely refitted kitchen in shaker style with matching base and wall units with butcher block worktops and all new cream coloured electric Aga range cooker with Aga overhead canopy extractor hood, downlighters are inset to the ceiling, feature lattice window detail, door to rear gardens, cloakroom and wc off.

First Floor
Stairs to first floor upper hallway, domestic hot tank store and airing cupboard off, bedroom 1 with front facing window louvre door concealing en suite shower cubicle, separate en suite wc, dual aspect bedroom 2 with louvre door fronted fitted wardrobes, access hatch to attic, bedroom 3 with gable window access hatch to attic and en suite wc, well fitted shower room with double glass shower enclosure, gable and velux windows.

Gardens
The gardens at The Old Post Office are laid in the main to grass with numerous berry and flower bushes and small trees. The gardens are fringed with a combination of steel railings, stone walls and mature bushes. A slate paved pathway leads to the rear door, a slate gravel path leads to the front door. A small, raised gravel terrace is to the side fringed by grass and returning to the rear gardens which are gently sloping and fringed with bushes and colourful rhododendrons, a raised drystone bed with flowers and ferns.

Outbuildings
A stone outhouse has water and electricity and is newly reroofed in box profile steel, 2 further attached stone outbuildings under corrugated sheet roofs with polycarbonate roof light panels, both outhouses have concrete floors and offer good general-purpose stores/workshops.

Services
Mains electricity, water is by private supply from the Tarbert estates water supply, drainage is by private septic tank (to which there is a servitude right of access on an adjacent field), air source heat pump fired central heating supported by warming log burners.

Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.

Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council
Kilmory
Lochgilphead
Argyll
PA31 8RT
Tel: 01546-602127


Council Tax
The Old Post Office is in Band D and the amount of council tax payable for 2025/2026 is £1625.64 .

EPC
Rating D

Situation
The Old Post Office is located in a situation of great natural scenic beauty at the northeastern midpoint of the Island of Jura at the small and pretty hamlet of Lagg, the house enjoys an elevated setting with views extending out across the sheltered little sandy anchorage at Lagg and out across the Sound of Jura towards the mainland. On the northern side of Lagg there is a smaller more private beach good for swimming and crab fishing. Today rural tranquillity combines wilderness with agriculture, deer graze with cattle and sheep, kites fly high and seals and otters are not far away.

The main village on Jura is Craighouse a ribbon settlement on the island of Jura, it is typically west highland in style and is very picturesque. Craighouse, is about 8.5 miles to the south of Lagg and is home to an active community and a range of amenities including a well provisioned community village shop, restaurant, café, village hall, welcoming hotel, a good medical service with two resident GP’s, and a world famous whisky distillery. The village also boasts a rum distillery, photography gallery and studio as well as a craft and gift shop. Petrol and diesel pumps and an EV charging station are also present.

Craighouse has both pre-primary and primary schooling, secondary education is at Islay secondary school in Bowmore.

The island hosts events such as the Jura Music festival, Jura Whisky Festival (part of the Islay Festival of Music and Malt,) Regatta and Fell Race which brings an excellent and vibrant atmosphere to the Island. Further up to the end of The Long Road there is a gin distillery at The Stables/Ardlussa and further north is Barnhill where George Orwell lived and wrote 1984.

On Jura there is a regular transport by coach between Feolin and Inverlussa mornings and afternoons all days except Sundays.

Jura can be accessed from the Isle of Islay by car, using the reliable roll-on roll-off ferry from Port Askaig to Feolin. During the summer months day drips to Jura from the mainland are a possibility using the Jura passenger only ferry service between Tayvallich and Craighouse. There is also the seaplane which offers convenient links off the island, with further air connections via nearby Islay Airport.

Historical Note
Lagg was once the main crossing point to the mainland and the pier and slip was built 1814 by Thomas Telford in order to facilitate transport of people, goods and not least cattle coming from Colonsay, Islay and Jura. The cattle droving activity influenced the development of the village. The old Post Office being built in the mid 1700’ became the post office in 1860 when the post was transported by pony and trap to Feolin and back.

Islay
The nearby Isle of Islay is a combination of dramatic sea cliffs, mountain moorland, and sweeping sandy bays bordered by sea water and the machair which is the low lying and highly fertile area of grassy ground between the beach and the peat bogs further inland. The machair is a haven for wildlife in particular in the spring and autumn when migrating birds settle to rest before continuing their travel to Northern Eurpoe or Southern Africa. There are several conservation areas with emphasis on bird watching. The famous archaeological site of Finlaggan tells the story of the Lords of the Isles 1500 years ago.

Islay is world famous for its nine working distilleries and the now well-established Islay Festival of music and malt occurs at the end of May each year and draws people from all over the world.

The centrally located Bowmore hosts several shops for groceries, a butcher, a shop for households and garden utensils, a bank, many cafes, restaurants and pubs. There is also an indoor swimming pool.

The Islay airport is 34 miles distant from The Old Post Office and offers regular flights to and from Glasgow. Car rental is available.

As with most parts of Scotland one is never too far from a golf course and at nearby Islay, the internationally famous Machrie Golf Links designed by Willie Campbell.

Productive sea fishing from shore and boat is available locally and there are trout and salmon opportunities by permit in surrounding rivers and hill lochs. Managed game shooting and stalking are also available on the island.

The countryside is some of the most scenically attractive on the west coast of Scotland, it is a delight to walk, cycle, wild swim or simply just to enjoy the peace, tranquillity and flora and fauna of the island. Wildlife abounds, the distinctive wild goats of the island with their light coats and dramatic horns inhabit the island and foreshore, there are frequent sightings of dolphins, seals, otters, seabirds and numerous large raptors.

Directions
From Glasgow city centre travel in a westerly direction on the M8 motorway. Leave the motorway at J30 following signs for Erskine Bridge. Proceed over bridge turning left on to the A82. Remain on the A82 for 25 miles going up Loch Lomond side. Bear left at Tarbet on to the A83. Remain on the A83 for 61 miles passing through Inveraray, Furnace, Minard, Lochgilphead and Ardrishaig before arriving in Tarbert. At Tarbert continue south on the A83 for a further 5 miles, arrive at Kennacraig Ferry Terminal.

From Port Askaig ferry terminal, take short crossing via ferry to Feolin, upon arrival on Jura, and from the ferry terminal, travel on the A846 for 16.9 miles to reach the signposted hamlet of Lagg. The entrance to the old Post office is on the right hand side the driveway entrance easily identified by the red telephone kiosk and post box. Proceed down the drive to find The Old Post Office on the right hand side.

During the summer period the Jura passenger ferry operates from Tayvallich.

Alternatively, there are regular flights from Glasgow Airport to Islay Airport. Or alternatively the seaplane from Loch Lomond to Jura, Craighouse pontoons."
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