A pub, hotel, and restaurant development on the Isle of Rousay has gained financial backing of over £250,000.
Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre Development Trust has been awarded £267,948 from the Scottish Land Fund which will allow the trust to purchase the Taversoe Hotel, which it plans to operate as a hotel, pub, restaurant and community space. The hotel will also serve as a year-round gathering place for the community, helping to combat rural isolation.
The trust will use a second award of £262,188 to purchase a manse in Rousay from the Church of Scotland. This is to be converted into three separate housing units that will be available for affordable rent.
Picture: Taversoe Hotel