Isle of Kerrera Development Trust

Less than half a mile off Scotland's west coast, protecting Oban bay from the Atlantic Ocean lies a rugged gem of an island, an idyllic Hebridean paradise, that a small, vibrant and resourceful community calls home. Welcome to the island of Kerrera.

Find out more about Kerrera

The Trust

The island is home to 64 full time residents. The Isle of Kerrera Development Trust (IKDT) was registered as a charity in May 2009 and is also a Company Limited by Guarantee. Its aim is to represent the views of the islanders and to initiate and develop projects that will benefit the island, its community and its visitors.

Find out more about the work we do

What to See & Do

Geology

Geology

Kerrera has some excellent exposure for Geologists and is a hot spot for visiting students who map the island each summer ...

Hiking & Walking Routes

Hiking & Walking Routes

Kerrera has a delightful ready made 10km circuit that starts and finishes at the main ferry port in the middle of the island ...

Wildlife

Wildlife

Kerrera has an abundance of incredible wildlife dotted all over the island and in the rich surrounding waters ...

Eat & Drink

Eat & Drink

From the Waypoint Bar and Grill at the north end, to the Kerrera Tea Garden at the south end, delicious island treats await you!

Gylen Castle

Gylen Castle

Perched high on old sea stacks at the south end of Kerrera, the magnificent Gylen Castle cuts a slim but imposing figure over the Firth of Lorne ...

News

We can buy the school!
2Oct

We can buy the school!

We were successful with our Scottish Land Fund bid to enable us to buy the former school - read more here!

Amazing Volunteers!
26Apr

Amazing Volunteers!

For last year’s AGM we worked out that IKDT's directors had clocked over 1000 hours of volunteer time across the year ...

North / South Link Road
26Apr

North / South Link Road

The council approved the key design work last year and the engineering team have most of the work done ...

Ferry Update
26Apr

Ferry Update

We were happy that Transport Scotland took on board our request to improve the winter timetable with extra sailings ...

Septic Tank Social Enterprise
26Apr

Septic Tank Social Enterprise

We’re receiving some welcome support from Community Enterprise to help us get our first social enterprise off the ground ...

School Update
26Apr

School Update

We were successful with Stage One of the Scottish Land Fund bid to help us look at the business case for purchasing the school ...

Get In Touch

Please use the email address below to contact the Isle of Kerrera Development Trust. For all other contact details please see the Directory page.

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