A Scots island home that is said to have inspired Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien has went on the market for just £270,000.
The property boasts picturesque views across the sea to mountains on a neighbouring island.
And it is believed to be while staying at the home on the Isle of Eigg that Tolkien was inspired to create the landscape of Mordor in his trilogy.
Experts believe that Tolkien, who published the trilogy’s first novel ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ in 1954, stayed at Howlin House on the island in the 1930s or 40s.
And it is claimed that he was inspired by the views of the mountains on the neighbouring island of Rum to create the Mountains of Mordor.
Estate agents MacPhee and Partners, who are selling the property, spoke about the property on their website.
They said the house “enjoys a truly exceptional position on the north end of the Isle of Eigg, and boasts spectacular panoramic views towards the Isle of Rum and beyond.
“This idyllic and private location is believed to be where JRR Tolkien stayed and took inspiration for the Lord of the Rings trilogy.”
Camille Dressler, an island historian, previously said: “I have no way of proving it, but there has been a longstanding local story that Tolkien stayed in it in the 1930s or 1940s and that the views of Rum inspired him in writing Lord of the Rings.”
The B-listed 18th century property was last sold 14 years ago when it had an asking price of just £40,000.
But with property availability being rare on the island, the three-bedroom home is now on the market for £270,000.
