Latest News at Kingairloch
In this section we add our latest news on projects at Kingairloch as well as other information about the estate.
We will be sending out Kingairloch newsletters throughout the year. To subscribe please email us with your details. For Spring's newsletter please
click here. For our Summer newsletter please
click here.
Autumn 2010, updated 24th August
Today we registered an account with Twitter, @Kingairloch is the username. From time to time I will update it with the latest news from the estate, and insights into life here.
Our stalking season is due to commence this week, from the 26th August. Please telphone the office on 01967 411 242 before setting out on the hill, safety out on the hill is extremely important to us.
Summer '10
We are having a tremendous season so far. The holiday cottages are all busy with old friends and new faces to the estate.
Plantation work in the new foretry blocks is going well. The new fence is up and the specimen trees are in the ground. The new biomass community heating system is running well.
In June we had two weddings and we send all of our congratulations to the happy couples. Both receptions were held in The Boathouse and produce from the walled garden featured on the wedding menus.
The weather has been exceptionally dry, with little rainfall during the past weeks. Care is required with the water consumption as all water supplies are from the hill. A very odd position to be in in the Highlands!
All of our ewes have had lambs and cows have calved, all are doing well.
Please
click here to view the annual deer management report for Kingairloch.
Tito Bustillo ran at Ayr on Saturday 17th April in the Samsung Electronics Scottish Champion Hurdle Limited Handicap Grade 2 Race, although the race showed promise, he wasn't placed. We have decided to let me down now for a much deserved holiday over the Summer.
Timber harvesting has now finished and the floating pier is being taken away. Timber has been chipped for our new biomass community heating system which went live in mid April. Timber that went out by sea went to Fort William, Inverness and Ireland.
Kingairloch appeared on Three Hungry Boys, to view the episode click on
this link to 4od. The program aired on 6th March, and it showed the boys working on the estate in return for trout fishing on the lochan, vegetables from the garden and Sunday roast venison left overs!
Timber harvesting is well underway on the block close to Home Farm. Instead of transporting the timber by road we opted for a links-span to be put in place to allow for ships to come into Kingairloch to transport the timber away to sawmills.
At the same time plantation has begun of native species in a new forestry block around Coire Bahn and Coire Schalachain.
We have now finished the stalking season, venison is still available for purchase only from frozen stock.
Autumn/Winter 2009
Our new bed and breakfast "The Steadings" is open, please click on the B&B link on our accommodation section.
This evening we had our first falconry display by Steven Brazendale from
Inspired Falconry. This is another activity that can be arranged during your stay, please call the office for more details. Pictures will follow!
Summer 2009
The walled garden is now producing most of our salads and vegetables for The Boathouse. At the moment raised beds and a water feature are being constructed to add to the already fantastic character.
We have just released 10,000 native Sea Trout "fed fry" into the rivers at Kingairloch from our fish hatchery, the report will be available online.
Click here for report.
The Boathouse recently held the Spring meeting for the Morvern Deer Management group, professional stalkers and land owners from across the peninsula were in attendance along with representatives from other stakeholder groups. The Deer Management group is a local forum interested in deer management and addressing the requirements of the Deer Act (1996).
Our local shop at Ardgour, in the village of Clovulin has started to offer holiday cottage welcome boxes that will be available for collection after crossing the Corran ferry. For more details call the shop direct on 01855 841 227.
Coastal Connection has started doing boat trips to and from Kingairloch. Pick-ups can be arranged from the pier next to The Boathouse, followed by a tour of our local waters and maybe lunch in Tobermory, what could be better? For more information on this please visit our links page.
SeaXplorer is another coastal adventure company based in Ballachulish that have started doing boat trips to The Boathouse. For more information visit their website by going through our links page.
We have now put six moorings down in Loch a'Choire, which are all free to use for visiting yachts. Ref:56o36.971N 05o 30.947W
Seaview Cottage is now complete and we are ready to take your bookings for 2009 and beyond
The Boathouse is now open!
Spring 2009
The work carried out on Kingairloch House is now finished. Photos of the additions will be on the website soon.
Renovation work is underway at the steadings at Glegalmadale. We hope that by the summer, the renovated barn will be ready to provide bed and breakfast; making it a great stop off point for holiday makers on the Morvern Peninsula.
We have also started to stock Scotland Outdoors magazine in all of our properties.
