Cill a' Rubha - Uragaig
STB **** 4 Star Award
Some vacancies still for 2010
2010 chart 2011 chart
Cill a' Rubha, our purpose-built cottage at Uragaig
Sabbatical rates: this magnificent house deserves to be enjoyed all year round, so we now offer it on the following winter basis (except Christmas / New Year):
1 week £250, 2 weeks £375, 3 weeks £450, 4 weeks £500 inc. VAT
This house is comparable with our outstandingly popular Longfield House, and we also have Phoebe, our 3-star mini-lodge at Scalasaig - ideal for couples without cars.
This modern and fully-equipped cottage is heavily insulated and designed for sabbatical and study use as well as family holidays. Out of season, it is an ideal base for botanists, geologists and ornithologists.
Cill a' Rubha is also suited to Family Historians - various resources are available in transcription, together with microfilm copies of the original. These resources include the Old Parish Register, all relevant maps in the National Collection, all census returns 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and a careful transcription of all Colonsay and Oronsay gravestones.
The cottage is at Uragaig and faces directly across the ancient chapel-site of Cill a' Rubha (pron: "kil-a-roo"), looking towards Sgibinis and Balnahard. There are panoramic views, encompassing the whole of Kiloran Bay, the Ross of Mull, the Torran Rocks and distant Dubh Hirteach lighthouse. The magnificent wrap-around sundeck provides a choice of shade or sunbathing throughout all the hours of daylight.
 *  Uragaig is an ancient marine platform, now standing some 150 feet above sea level and backed by dramatic cliffs. It is a place of outstanding natural interest, particularly in terms of flora and ornithology. There are only a few houses on the peninsula and it is our hope that our guests will treasure the special nature of the area. The cottage is ideal for persons who seek tranquillity and natural beauty - it is remote, even by Colonsay's standards, and the tortuous single track road is not suited to constant coming and going.
No words can describe the views. A bald summary might be "a magnificent and panoramic outlook, which cannot be surpassed". In the complete absence of light pollution, the night sky is quite breathtaking.
Accommodation:
- A hallway, cloakroom and large open-plan living room and kitchen are on the ground floor. The bright and roomy kitchen is fully equipped (including dishwasher). French doors lead out onto a generous raised deck, designed to catch all available sunshine whilst affording shade to those who prefer it. In addition to central heating, a "coal-effect" gas fire is provided.
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- There is also a comfortable and fully equipped study on the same floor. This includes telephone, digital television, music centre etc., and a futon can be used to provide additional sleeping space. There is a conventional PC with Microsoft Vista and basic Business software, also with full BT Broadband email and Internet functions and multi-function colour printer, copier, scanner and fax. The BT Home Hub is said to give "wired and wireless broadband all over your house".
- For the convenience of guests engaged in genealogical research, resources include O.P.R. records, graveyard inscriptions and all census details 1841 through 1891. Access to these and to a collection of related material can best be arranged during the period of the "winter" ferry timetable.
- A spiral stair leads upwards from the living area, and a conventional stair leads downwards.
- A twin and double bedroom plus bathroom are all upstairs. The bedrooms have fitted wardrobes and generous dormer windows.
- There is a shower bathroom in the basement, also a utility area (washing machine, freezer etc).
- There is a small garden area, managed with a view to supporting native wildflowers.
 Location picture (February 2001), before completion of sundeck etc.
A recent guest commented that this was "the best holiday accommodation that I have ever rented".
Please note that this particular property is not suited to young children - the design of the building and many elements of the furniture and fittings are not appropriate.
The property is self-catering, which means that the tenant is reponsible for normal cleaning and washing-up. It is a condition of letting that it is left in a proper state upon departure. We do not charge for pets but they must not be allowed upon furniture and any dog-hair must be thoroughly removed. A minimum charge of £50.00 will be raised where additional cleaning, washing-up or dog-hair are encountered by our staff.
Please do not smoke or permit smoking inside the lodge. The property is rented only as a holiday let and not as an assured tenancy in terms of Housing (Scotland) Act 1988.
Weekly Tariff for Cill a' Rubha until March 2011
| Now until March 19 2010 |
£310.00 |
| Except Christmas / New Year 2009/10 |
£585.00 |
| March 20 - May 8 2010 |
£440.00 |
| May 9 - June 26 2010 |
£585.00 |
| June 27 - August 7 2010 |
£840.00 |
| August 8 - 21 2010 |
£585.00 |
| August 22 - October 16 2010 |
£440.00 |
| October 17 2010 until March 2011 |
£250.00 |
| Except Christmas / New Year 2010/11 |
£595.00 |
Available in 2010
Is it available? For latest details, see 2010 availability chart
Available in 2011
Although it is without firm commitment, we are very happy to pencil in tentative reservations for 2011. Because guests sometimes have to change plans, we must encourage them to keep us informed. Therefore, when making a provisional reservation for 2011, we ask you for a £50 refundable deposit. The reservation may then be cancelled at anytime before New Year's Day 2011 for a full refund without penalty, but cancellation after that date will entail a £50 administration charge.
For next year see 2010 chart ; or even 2011 chart
Sabbatical rates: this magnificent house deserves to be enjoyed all year round, so we now offer it on the following winter basis (except Christmas / New Year):
1 week £250, 2 weeks £375, 3 weeks £450, 4 weeks £500 inc. VAT
Basic Tariff is per week and includes 17.5% VAT in 2010 and all bed-linen and towels.
Printer-friendly Tariff and Ferry Times
Contact: Kevin and Christa Byrne Tel: 01951 200320
(If we are out, please leave a message...)
K & C Byrne Partnership, Homefield, Isle of Colonsay, Argyll PA61 7YR
Email: byrne@colonsay.org.uk
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