An abandoned "ghost village" on the west coast of Scotland which has been unoccupied for more than 35 years has gone on the market.
Pollphail, at Portavadie in Argyll, still contains houses built in the 1970s for oil platform construction workers who were expected to move to the area to build concrete platform systems to meet the demand of the North Sea oil boom.
However, the industry moved on quickly and most of the demand was for steel platforms, so the project was shelved without any of the workers ever occupying the village.
The 25-acre site overlooks Loch Fyne and is situated close to the Portavadie Marina complex. It cost about £3.3 million to construct.
CKD Galbraith are handling the sale on behalf of administrators Brian Milne and Eileen Blackburn of French Duncan LLP.
The property consultants said Polphaill has been designated as a potential development area and would be suitable for a range of uses including residential homes. Previous proposals have included planning consent for the demolition of the existing buildings and plans for five detached houses on part of the site, as well as the construction of a new settlement and ancillary buildings.
Often referred to as the "ghost village", the derelict site has attracted the attention of urban artists and documentary filmmakers.
In 2009, six street artists known as Agents of Change decorated Pollphail's walls and the village featured in a short documentary film directed by Matt Lloyd, which premiered at the Inverness Film Festival.
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