We try to be flexible as to changeover days and from late August may be able to agree to varied lengths of stay (minimum 6 nights).

 

Longfield House is in the centre of this picture, with Port Mor to the left and raised beaches to the right. The house faces the open Atlantic and just beyond An Rubha ("The Point") one can see the waves breaking over the reefs beyond Carraig Chatan ("St. Catan's Fishing Rock").

 

 

 

 

 

In this view, Longfield House nestles below the impressive bulk of Meall a' Chaise; Dun Meadhonach, the ancestral home of Clan Currie, is close at hand, as is Tobar Chatain ("St. Catan's Well) and there is a challenging ancient pathway through the hills to Scalasaig.

 

 

Longfield, a family home overlooking Port Mór

This three-bedroomed property is ideal for an extended family, perhaps two adult couples and two children; also suitable for a couple with three sensible children. Particularly suitable for three generations, there is an en-suite double bedroom on the ground floor and no problem for restricted mobility. Longfield is furnished, equipped and intended for sensitive occupation by caring tenants. Sorry - no smoking inside the building; dogs by special arrangement only.

Full BT Broadband and office-grade PC (Microsoft Vista) provided


Available in 2008
This property only became available for the first time for summer of 2008 - availability is given above and our main chart includes 2009.

Available in 2009
Although it is without firm commitment, we are very happy to pencil in tentative reservations for 2009. Because guests sometimes have to change plans, we must encourage them to keep us informed. Therefore, when making a provisional reservation for 2009, we ask you for a £50 refundable deposit. The reservation may then be cancelled at anytime before New Year's Day 2009 for a full refund without penalty, but cancellation after that date will entail a £50 administration charge.

For 2008 and 2009, see our main chart.

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Port Mór is on the west side of Colonsay, facing onto the open Atlantic, with distant views of Dubh Hirteach Lighthouse and the Torran Rocks. It shelters the occasional yacht in settled weather and is a favoured haunt of a wide variety of sea-birds - shelduck, greylag geese, barnacle geese, guillemots, herons and oystercatchers. The shoreline is girdled by a series of imposing raised-beaches, backed by dramatic inland cliffs - expect to notice redthroated diver, curlew, plover, peregrine falcon, chough and corncrake. There is very easy walking to be enjoyed at Machrins and Arskenish, with the option of more challenging terrain along the cliffs or in the inland hills.

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This property is ideal for a family of two adults and two children plus grandparents, or perhaps two adults and three children. Please note that it is not suited to very young children unless carefully supervised - the design of the building and many elements of the furniture and fittings are not appropriate.

The preferred "changeover day" is Thursday - ferry ex Oban is at 09.00hrs, arrives Colonsay 11.40hrs; on departure, ferry ex Colonsay 11.55hrs reaches Oban 14.15hrs. This is very convenient if you have an onward journey - and there is a bonus: the Thursday sailing to Colonsay includes a visit to see the Gulf of Corrievreckan, site of the famous whirlpool. (See "I Know Where I'm Going!" first if possible, available on DVD.) But, we try to go with Wednesday or Friday if possible - if we can make the bookings dovetail. Have a look at the availability chart to see what might fit.

Weekly Tariff for Longfield House until Spring 2009

March 17 - May 10 2008	£405.00
May 11 - June 26 2008	£545.00
June 27 - August 10 2008	£780.00
August 11 - August 23 2008	£545.00
August 24 - October 19 2008	£405.00
October 20 2008 - March 2009	£285.00
Except Christmas / New Year 2008/9	£500.00

Is it available? See our main chart.

Sabbatical rates: during the winter season we offer four weeks for the price of three; we also offer shorter breaks in winter: any 5 nights for £220

Basic Tariff is per week and includes 17.5% VAT as appropriate and all bed-linen and towels.

Please do not smoke or permit smoking inside the building. This property is rented only as a holiday let and not as an assured tenancy in terms of Housing (Scotland) Act 1988.

 

Email: byrne@colonsay.org.uk

 

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