image for illustration: Armadale Castle, by Doug Lee CC-BY-SA-2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
A Scottish heritage charity will change its name after completing the multi-million-pound sale of its 20,000-acre estate on the Isle of Skye, which it says will allow ‘a renewed focus on its core mission’.
Civil Society writes:
The Clan Donald Land Trust’s (CDLT) sale of the Armadale Castle Estate and South Sleat Estate to the Canadian Hutchinson family, for a reported £9.4m, was confirmed on 15 January. Following the sale, CDLT will relocate its Museum of the Isles to a new location and rename itself the Clan Donald Heritage Trust…
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Financial difficulties warranted sale, says OSCR
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… ‘In OSCR’s view, the charity trustees’ decision to sell the South Sleat Estate and Armadale Castle was taken following detailed and ongoing consideration of the charity’s long-term financial position, supported by this wide range of information,’ the regulator said.
