Castaway island Taransay is up for sale – in pictures

And the 3,445 acres include white sandy beaches, rugged cliff faces and heather moorlands. The current owners are also prepared to consider including a small land area on the sea front of South Harris to act as a land base for a boat hut and compound from where a boat can be launched to Taransay. CKD Galbraith, http://www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk/ 01463 224343 Photograph: Media House International Ltd

Whoever buys the islands, which are connected by a peninsula of sand, won’t have any permanent neighbours. The original – a traditional farmhouse, a school chalet and a more basic bothy – have been renovated and, since 2002, used as self-catering cottages. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothy Photograph: Media House International Ltd

However, given the island’s troublesome history, perhaps the BBC anticipated trouble: Taransay has been the site of fierce battles, including the Massacre of Taransay http://taransayfiddlers.com/2009/08/02/history-of-taransay/isle-of-taransay-history-from-300ad/ in 1544 when the Morrisons of Lewis invaded. Photograph: Media House International Ltd

Instead illness, harsh living conditions and a clash of personalities and beliefs led to constant disagreements and unhappiness. The atmosphere became so bad that even Ben Fogle, who has subsequently forged a successful career as a TV presenter, threatened to quit the experiment after other castaways became jealous of his heart-throb status in the series. Photograph: Media House International Ltd

Located in the Outer Hebrides, the stunning islands should have become an idyll of sustainability for the 36 men, women and children recruited to build a self-sufficient community, growing their own vegetables, raising and killing livestock for meat and deciding their own rules for living. Photograph: Media House International Ltd

Taransay http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taransay, the islands that sparked a thousand rows on the BBC series Castaway, is on sale for offers in excess of £2m. Photograph: Media House International Ltd