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The house's gabled wing with a decked terrace and two chairs, solar panels along the roof, seen across a grassy slope.
Ardnamurchan

Borradill

Two Swedish-built cabins, 100 metres apart, in 25 acres of wild woodland above Loch Sunart on the Ardnamurchan peninsula.

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Welcome

A cabin for families and a cottage for two to four, between the moor and the sea loch, where the Highlands meet the Hebrides.

Borradill is 25 acres of wild woodland on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, between the moor and Loch Sunart, with Skye to the north and Mull to the west. It takes its name from a Viking prince said to be buried on the moor above. Its two cabins were crafted in Sweden and brought here by sea and road, and they stand 100 metres apart with no other building in sight. The House is for families and friends, with a deck over the loch, and the Cottage is a romantic hideaway in a birch glade by a heron pond. Swim, forage, kayak or walk from the door, then come home to a log fire. Dogs are welcome in both.

Discover Borradill with owner and interior designer Claire Mookerjee
Guests, along with their children and dogs, are free to roam the full extent of the 25 acres. It really is an adventure from the door.
Claire Mookerjee
Our interviewDiscover Borradill with owner and interior designer Claire MookerjeeRead our interview

The houses

A cabin for four to six, and a cottage for two to four.

The house's gabled wing with a decked terrace and two chairs, solar panels along the roof, seen across a grassy slope.Borradill HouseSleeps 4 to 6
  • A deck over Loch Sunart
  • A movie snug
Free 22–25 NovBorradill Cottage, ArdnamurchanBorradill CottageSleeps 2 to 4
  • In a birch glade
  • By the herons' pond
Free 15–18 Nov
Booking for a group
4people

For four of you, Borradill Cottage is just right.

When

November2026

MTWTFSS

Choose the night you arrive.

Borradill Cottage, Ardnamurchan4peopleBorradill CottageJust right
The house's gabled wing with a decked terrace and two chairs, solar panels along the roof, seen across a grassy slope.4peopleBorradill HouseRoomier than you need
WhenAny time

Where it is

From Fort William, the A82 south to the Corran Ferry: five minutes over Loch Linnhe, every twenty to thirty minutes, no booking. Then west along Loch Sunart through Strontian and Salen to Glenborrodale; the 506 bus stops at the end of the drive.

Close byWhere Claire sends her guests.
  1. A rocky headland juts into a loch beneath a cloud-covered mountainLoch SunartThe sea loch below the cabins, a Marine Protected Zone: small beaches and smooth rocks along the road make an easy way in for a swim.A short walk along the road
  2. Copper pot still and oak barrel beside a window overlooking a lochArdnamurchan DistilleryClaire's 'always a treat' for a quick drink: tours and tastings all year, and a new little tasting bar to try the whisky.5 min drive or a 25 min walk
  3. Two dolphins leap from the water near a rocky, heather-covered shorelineArdnamurchan ChartersWhere the owners send guests for boat hire, to explore the sea loch's shores and islands under their own steam.Nearby on Loch Sunart
  4. Curved white sand bay meets turquoise water below coastal hillsSanna BayWhite sand at the end of the peninsula, which some call the best beach in the world, with kelp forests and rock pools.40 min drive
  5. White cottages scattered along a sea loch shore beneath rugged hillsPortuairkClaire's favourite walk: drive out to Portuairk and follow the coast from there to the white sands of Sanna Beach.18 miles 35 min by road
  6. A Caledonian MacBrayne ferry passes a lighthouse along a stone harbour wallArdnamurchan PointThe lighthouse at the most westerly point of mainland Britain, over the open Atlantic; on a clear day you can see the Outer Hebrides.19 miles 41 min by road
  7. Passengers seated by ferry windows overlooking calm water and distant hillsKilchoan to Tobermory FerryThe owners' favourite crossing: turn up and go, Monday to Saturday, but book a car space ahead in July and August.20 min drive then 35 min by sea
  8. Inside the Glass Barn: tables under a glass roof covered in a green vine, the fields beyond the windows.The Glass BarnIsle of Mull Cheese's glasshouse at the working dairy: a counter of cheese, charcuterie and wine, and a great rainy-day trip.ferry and Tobermory
  9. The white Boathouse on Ulva under a pink sunset sky, dark pines behind.The Boathouse, UlvaSeafood on the jetty: langoustine, smoked Tobermory trout and bread baked on the island that morning. Summer only.ferry and the Ulva boat
  10. Copper pot stills with swan necks under a distillery's timber roofNc'nean DistilleryScotland's first fully organic whisky distillery, on Morvern: tours by advance booking. Andy can take you by boat in 30 minutes.by boat across the loch
  11. The whitewashed front of the Tobermory Distillery visitor centre, painted with the year 1798 and bottles.Tobermory DistilleryFounded in 1798, one of Scotland's oldest working distilleries, making unpeated Tobermory and peated Ledaig.ferry
  12. The pale timber building of Croft 3 on the croft, the sea and hills behind.Croft 3Lunch and dinner on Mull, among the owners' places worth the car ferry across the water (07915 994364).ferry on Mull
Directions
Camas nan Geall seen from above, a curving bay of calm water and a shingle spit below green slopes, Ben Hiant rising beyond.AttractionsCamas nan Geall5.1 miles
The black timber Community Garden Shop beside the road, its painted sign listing fresh veg, fruit and flowers.AttractionsWest Ardnamurchan Garden Community Shop7.7 miles
ShoppingIsle of Mull Cheese, Sgriob-ruadh8.7 miles
Resipole Studios, LochaberAttractionsResipole Studios8.8 miles
Visitor looks through binoculars inside a timber-framed wildlife hide overlooking the lochAttractionsGarbh Eilean Wildlife Hide10 miles
Ruined castle on a wooded loch shore beneath clear evening skyAttractionsCastle Tioram12 miles
Ruined stone tower on a rocky headland above a tidal sandbankAttractionsLoch Moidart12 miles
KingairlochThe SteadingsSleeps 10 · 15 miles
Rolling grassland and wooded slopes lead towards distant Highland peaks under a partly cloudy skyAttractionsThe Seven Men of Moidart16 miles
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